by tbeasley » Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:14 pm
I think both accomplished their intended goals. 2014 had to reestablish in peoples' minds internationally what he is in the Japanese films, which is a big, mean radioactive dinosaur. Going with the indifferent, force of nature Godzilla was a smart move because he can be destructive while also a protector by default because he takes care of the really bad monsters. Basically the type of Godzilla we've seen more or less from Toho since they brought him back in 84, but not something we've seen in an American movie before so it's a nice 'default' personality for him to have.
But with Shin, Toho has to prove Japan still has something to say with Godzilla in a world where multiple franchises are going on at the same time. So contrasting the 'normal' Legendary version with a nightmarish take on the character makes sense. It's going to be interesting to compare and contrast the character now that we have US, Japanese and animated Japanese versions all at once.
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