After spending my whole life watching Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, I was recently able to finally watch Gojira in all its glory, and man was it worth it.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is good, there is no doubt about that, but the film heavily glossed over a lot of character development that made the characters likable. Dr. Serizawa's argument with Ogata, in particular, is shortened a lot, while in Gojira, you get to see exactly WHY he's so hesitant to use it, what his argument is, and feel his pain.
Other scenes were cut out too in King of the Monsters. In particular, there's a scene where Godzilla's being driven away by the planes, and in Gojira, he turns and looks straight at the camera, creating a real eerie effect.
Being used to watching Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Gojira felt rushed in comparison, with scenes that Godzilla pushed back to give Steve Martin more screentime being prominent and first in Gojira. I had to remind myself that this was normal pacing, and that Godzilla cut away much and pushed scenes back.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Gojira, and I recommend any fans of Godzilla to do the same. It'll definitely be a different experience for you if you've seen Godzilla before it.
Review of Gojira
After spending my whole life watching Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, I was recently able to finally watch Gojira in all its glory, and man was it worth it.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is good, there is no doubt about that, but the film heavily glossed over a lot of character development that made the characters likable. Dr. Serizawa's argument with Ogata, in particular, is shortened a lot, while in Gojira, you get to see exactly WHY he's so hesitant to use it, what his argument is, and feel his pain.
Other scenes were cut out too in King of the Monsters. In particular, there's a scene where Godzilla's being driven away by the planes, and in Gojira, he turns and looks straight at the camera, creating a real eerie effect.
Being used to watching Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Gojira felt rushed in comparison, with scenes that Godzilla pushed back to give Steve Martin more screentime being prominent and first in Gojira. I had to remind myself that this was normal pacing, and that Godzilla cut away much and pushed scenes back.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Gojira, and I recommend any fans of Godzilla to do the same. It'll definitely be a different experience for you if you've seen Godzilla before it.