by mechakingghidorah » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:34 pm
Hmm, this is interesting theorizing, but....
For a dose of reality:
- They're aliens, they're bad guys, they're trying to conquer the Earth. It's a 1970's Godzilla movie. 'Nuff said. And kidnapping an Earth scientist? It's evil! It doesn't make any sense, it's evil! They can be bad guys if they kidnap people and put the "heroes" in peril.
BTW, even still, how does Miyajima know how to fix Mechagodzilla? Did he take a "space technology" course while in college?
Also, Terror of Mechagodzilla brings in a new twist which puts a glaring plothole in the first Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla - If they needed the assistance of an Earth scientist to repair Mechagodzilla, why kidnap Dr. Miyajima and his daughter, when Dr. Mafune, who was already a willing ally, was close by, and would have needed no blackmailing to do the job? Terror of Mechagodzilla makes it pretty clear that Mafune and the Simeons have been in cahoots for quite a while now, certainly, they were plotting as far back as the previous year. Also, for that matter, why is it that the Simeon leader looks the same in both movies? Did they clone him?
But of course, Terror of Mechagodzilla is really just a quasi-sequel to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla anyway. Notice how no one mentions King Caesar at all, even though he was helpful in holding off Mechagodzilla the first time, and also, at the beginning of the movie, they are looking for Mechagodzilla's head in the wrong place. Mechagodzilla was defeated in the first movie off the coast of Okinawa, which is not where they are at the start of Terror. They seem to imply that the Simeons have already recovered Mechagodzilla's head, and that is why they cannot find it, when in actuality, they are in the wrong place, so no wonder. I also like how Ichinose acts so shocked when he hears "It's a dinosaur!" in the sub's recording, as if it could be inconceivable that another dinosaur could be discovered, after Godzilla, Anguirus, Rodan, Baragon, Gorosaurus, etc. For that matter, since giant monsters, and even giant monster control have been displayed several times already in the series, why is it everyone still thinks Mafune is a crackpot, along with his theories?
And I believe that "Simeons" was mentioned in The Official Godzilla Compendium and some other places, as being the "official" name that Toho chose for them. But I know I've heard in it several places, and for quite some time, so I've always just used it. Give me a name where there is none, and I'll use it.
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