Shin Godzilla
Written and directed by one of my favorite anime directors: Hideaki Anno, Shin Godzilla is a new step for the classic giant monster. The film is also poking fun at how the Japanese government works with their reactions to nuclear meltdowns and constant tsunamis.
None of the actors really stood out except for Satomi Ishihara, who plays Kayoko Ann Patterson. She's a US special envoy who actually speaks pretty decent US English in the film. If you've followed the Ringu series from Japan she was Akane from Sadako.
Godzilla was cool at times. His hands never really moved and it bothered me how stiff they were. It was probably intentional to have it appear to be less computer generated. I especially enjoyed when Godzilla attacked using his radiation beam. The sound effects were on point as the classic sounds of his roar and even the beams were used.
The music, done by Shiro Sagisu, was almost all classic Godzilla music. Shiro also worked with Hideaki on Evangelion. Which was one of the better anime's from the late 90s.
Verdict: The movie can get really boring at times, it does this to send a message to the Japanese people rather than entertaining all audiences. I suppose the producers figured that people would go see it just because it's Godzilla so who cares what the story is. In a way Transformers is like a US version of Godzilla. Where people will go see it even if the story is bad. I wouldn't recommend this film for anyone except fans of gigantic monsters.
Written and directed by one of my favorite anime directors: Hideaki Anno, Shin Godzilla is a new step for the classic giant monster. The film is also poking fun at how the Japanese government works with their reactions to nuclear meltdowns and constant tsunamis.
None of the actors really stood out except for Satomi Ishihara, who plays Kayoko Ann Patterson. She's a US special envoy who actually speaks pretty decent US English in the film. If you've followed the Ringu series from Japan she was Akane from Sadako.
Godzilla was cool at times. His hands never really moved and it bothered me how stiff they were. It was probably intentional to have it appear to be less computer generated. I especially enjoyed when Godzilla attacked using his radiation beam. The sound effects were on point as the classic sounds of his roar and even the beams were used.
The music, done by Shiro Sagisu, was almost all classic Godzilla music. Shiro also worked with Hideaki on Evangelion. Which was one of the better anime's from the late 90s.
Verdict: The movie can get really boring at times, it does this to send a message to the Japanese people rather than entertaining all audiences. I suppose the producers figured that people would go see it just because it's Godzilla so who cares what the story is. In a way Transformers is like a US version of Godzilla. Where people will go see it even if the story is bad. I wouldn't recommend this film for anyone except fans of gigantic monsters.
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