Genre: Adventure
Running Length: 2:03
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn
Director: Gareth Edwards
GODZILLA the movie clearly propagates an anti-nuclear message - play with fire and you will get burned. Godzilla is like the consequence of man's folly with power, a force of nature so unstoppable when it fights back, men can prepare all they can to execute search and rescue missions, but there's not a lot they can do to stop him. Two things I like about the movie's direction; (1) the movie offers a slow build-up and takes its time with the big reveal because when Godzilla finally appears in its full glory rampaging self, jaws will drop (Godzilla looks absolutely amazing and its deep "throaty" roar sent chills down my spine) and (2) although the movie is about Godzilla, the events that unfold are observed from the human perspective. But here is where the biggest problem lies - the human characters are absolutely wasted. I was totally not invested in them at all. I blame it on bad casting and perhaps a terrible script. The cast is so one-dimensional they barely exist (there were times when they became so dull I wish they were crushed by the monsters). Thankfully, the film makers nailed the last 30 minutes with the jump off the plane scene and the smackdown between Godzilla and other giant monsters.
Rating: 5.5/10
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