Shin Godzilla *SPOILER* Thread

[lhb412]

Well, I think the proto-Godzillas are quite cute, and it may provide some neat suspense as we wait for Godzilla to assume his traditional form.

The beam weapons are more of a stretch for me, but we've seen all sorts of crazy variations on Godzilla's breath/energy weapons through the years, so it's not without precedent, and it looks like they're basically just doing the God Warrior beam again, which looked so cool in that short film.

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Henry88]

but the best part is all the madness and pandemonium going on in the fan base right now, and as for the godzilla light show i am down with it.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

So lets get this straight.

3 forms correct?

Tadpole-Zilla
Turkey-Zilla
God-Zilla

Correct?

[The Great MM]

[Benjamin Haines]

Did someone say beams from every orifice?

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Benjamin Haines]

It's not the same thing but it's clearly a variation on the same idea.




What's wrong with giving Godzilla a new way to discharge his atomic energy in 2016? Was there anything wrong with doing it in 1989 when they gave him that nuclear pulse attack? What about in 1974 when he absorbed lightning during a storm and later used it to turn himself into Magneto?

[Mac]

I'm more curious about the structure of the film now that the photos have been released. We see the adolescent Godzilla attacking mainland Japan, and we also have a clip of Hasegawa's character saying "Is that Godzilla?", implying that the shot of Godzilla in the dark is the first time we see him giant. If that's the case, where do the scenes of him wading ashore Kamakura come into play? It has to be relatively far into the film.

[lhb412]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

My only concern right now is if the movie is boring.

It sounds like there is a lot of yapping and Godzilla is on screen for the same amount of time he is in G'14. However G'14 had Muto scenes to help pass the time. I thought it balanced itself out.

I'm worried this will be a snoozefest until you get to the special effects.

I know this is a sh!tty thing to say but I never thought I'd enjoy watching the intense fracturing in the fandom right now. This is epic.

[The Great MM]

[Psycho Soldier]

And here I was worried the movie would be boring. I guess not. It's going to be weird.

If Godzilla had shot beams from his back and tail in Final Wars, I might've found it fitting, considering how absurd that movie is. I'm curious, then: how is this going to work in Shin Godzilla, which has been advertised as much more serious and grounded? My problem isn't with Godzilla's abilities changing. If previous Godzillas have used magnetism and beam-powered flight, then fine, he can shoot beams from anywhere he likes. He can fire Hadoukens for all I care. I just hope Anno can sell me on the idea of the back beams, because they look silly in that picture, and I doubt the movie wants to be silly. The tail beam bothers me less. It's weird, but the image makes it look respectable. Hopefully some reviews will comment on how well the new abilities work in the movie context.

[Hybrid Gojira]

[lhb412]

^I wonder if they mean the film has about as much monster screen time as G'14 (Godzilla + Mutos)? Are they counting the two proto-Godzillas?

Anyway, even if it is a 1 + 1 equivalent, it's not necessarily bad: the ants in THEM! or the monster in The Host have less screen time than Godzilla in '14... and, hey, I never had a problem with Godzilla's screen time in that movie anyway!

[DannyBeane]

Well this is all unexpected, and to think when I heard Bob Eggleton talk about the tail laser at G-fest, I thought he was just yanking everyone's chain.

[Benjamin Haines]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Henry88]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I was here just under a different account. I forgot my login information and then for a few years this site didn't allow free e-mails. Then I used my work e-mail to get back in.

I saw it, was a part of it. Eric Von Zipper and all.

[The Great MM]

The ONLY thing missing from this movie's fan trolling/speculation/wars is someone coming out of the blue and saying "The American Godzilla will appear." Oh well. Maybe next time.

[Hybrid Gojira]

[lhb412]

[Psycho Soldier]

The Final Wars controversies were hilarious in retrospect. RIP some site.*

The comparison to the GMK scene seems pretty fair. I see how the back beams would make some sense on paper. But if that picture represents how they look in the finished film, I'll probably find them disagreeable. They look too numerous, long and gaudy. The Heisei-era nuclear pulses looked fine because the beams of light were relatively few and short, and disappeared quickly. GMK Godzilla's neck beam worked as an indicator of his wound, and after all, it was only one beam. Again, maybe the back beams will work in the film context, but the picture leaves me doubtful.

* Also, it's been over a decade. Are we still censoring MC's full name?

[lhb412]