The all new Godzilla movie is finally in theaters on May 16 and it is a thrill ride worth seeing.
First of all, this is Godzilla we are talking about and the big guy known for representing the nuclear foolhardiness of man is actually playing hero this time out, and well. The film is a monster fight flick at heart, and the storyline involving a father and son, and the latter’s wife and son, isn’t new ground, but it manages to be a compelling, without getting in the way of the action.
Said action is plenty thanks to Godzilla himself, a pair of monsters that are not Rodan or Mothra (unfortunately, but you’ll get over it) and the chaos that occurs when man thinks he can control nature.
That said, check out 10 reasons why you must see the new Godzilla movie in the following pages. We also threw in quotes from actors Ken Watanabe, Gareth Edwards, Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor Johnson.
Minor spoilers ahead…
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Photo: Warner Bros.
Godzilla and all types of destruction. What more do you need?
Ken Watanabe who plays Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, was repping for Japan when he accepted the role:
“After all these years the people [in Japan] still have a fear. We have the same curiosity. As a Japanese actor I wanted to join this project.”
Heisenberg is in this film.
Instead of looking like an emaciated dinosaur, Godzilla resembles a creature even nuclear bombs couldn’t kill. As he should.
Says Aaron Tayor-Johnson (aka Kick-Ass) who plays Ford Brody:
“I play a lieutenant in the navy. The way they talk, the way they carry a weapon; all those kinds of things are my challenges in order to be believable in that kind of setting. I spent two, three months with a great marine who’s been on a bunch of films sets. he understood how to work with actors, he did Black Hawk Down, every kind of major military movie you’ve seen he’s been on it. I trained with him.”
Salute this man’s dedication.
The cinematography in Godzilla is splendid. This sky diving scene is particularly amazing.
M.U.T.O. stands for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism and they are formidable foes, trust.
British director Gareth Edwards is the same guy behind low-budget smash Monsters, and let the bigger bucks only enhance, not deter, his storytelling.
Edwards on the new Godzilla design:
“The main thing I tried to do was refine the shapes. Just give it a little bit more aggressive lines in the face and [a] straighter sort of sharper silhouette so it just feels little bit more fierce.”
Love interests in sci-fi movies are usually annoying, but Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Ford Brody’s wife Elle, held it down.
“I just want to make sure the character I’m playing has a rooted fully fledged out story. It’s also important to have a director you’ll learn from and know you can trust.”
Next stop for these two actors: Avengers: Age of Ultron.
