I don’t want to write too much about the story as this would
spoil it, but in summary the movie follows a family’s involvement during a
realistic take on a natural disaster, it just so happens that the natural
disaster is the appearance of a 300ft+ monster. The narrative primarily focuses
on the human characters and therefore you generally only see Godzilla when a person
makes contact and then it’s from their perspective, which helps sell a more
grounded version of events.
From a technical aspect, the film is superb, the story is
simple but structured well, the acting is great, the cinematography looks
beautiful, the music is impactful and the special effect really are phenomenal.
If there’s ever been a film you absolutely must see on the biggest screen you
can find its this.
Just to pick up on my one gripe, I feel some audience
members may not approve of the relatively low amount of screen time afforded to
Godzilla. I understand you want to tease and build up to the reveal, with obscured
glimpses and quick cuts, but when you’re an hour and half into the film and you’re
still mainly getting shots that hide the majority of the beast it’s a little
frustrating. This is really the only thing in my opinion that stops it from
being a 10 out of 10.
Godzilla is the strongest of all the 2014 summer blockbusters so
far and is highly recommended!
9/10
Also, there’s some very clever movie marketing for this
movie and eagle eyed viewers will notice there are some key differences between some of
the shots in the movies trailer to what is in the final film…
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