My Godzilla King of the Monsters review
Intro: I wish I can say that this movie is underrated I really do.
Godzilla King of the Monsters: The movie takes place five years after the previous movie and Monarch discover that there are more Titans around the world. So, they have a meeting with the world leader to decide what they should do with them? Meanwhile, a Terrorist group led by Alan Jonah kidnaps Dr. Emma Russell who invented a device that can control the Titans, Alan wants to use that device to awaken the other Titans. So, Godzilla and Monarch have to stop them before it's too late.
This movie is a love letter to Godzilla fans! I understand why this movie wasn't well-received, however, this movie can be a blueprint on how to do monster movies. The issue I have with monster movies is that it focus on the human characters and the monster is in the back around, that's the case here but the movie balances both the human and monster stuff well for the most part. (If only the movie didn't beat you over the head with that theme, but I digress.) That's the theme of this movie balance between humans and Titans. Humans are capable of causing as much damage as Godzilla. The movie has Easter eggs for Godzilla fans. I just wish the director was subtle about them like in the last movie. We also get the backstory of the Titans. The CGI looks great, we can see the expression on the monster's face. The movie has some funny bits.
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa is a strong advocate for Godzilla.
Dr. Mark Russell despises Godzilla for the damage he caused but has to learn how to accept him as an ally. What bugs me about him is that he gets too much attention to the point where the other human characters are an afterthought.
Dr. Vivienne Graham is the compassionate one in Monarch.
Dr. Sam Coleman is the comic relief character.
Alan Jonah (one of the villains) is a ruthless tyrant. My beef with him is I wish he was in the last act of the movie.
One of the problems with this movie is that you barely see the monster fights. The movie wasted one of the references to the past Godzilla films. I was letdown that the writers didn't work Robo Godzilla into the movie because that could have worked. I didn't buy the movie trying to build suspense in the first hour of the film. The movie tried to give one character a redemption arc but I don't find it convincing. The movie has too many characters that don't get enough focus.
I would be a fool to say that this is the best Godzilla movie however this is a decent popcorn flick that I would recommend fans give it a second viewing.
Rating = Average
Rating = Average