History Fridge / Godzilla2014

* Creatures from the old world fed on radiation, making them great big batteries --hence why the Muto chrysalides were found stuck to the skeleton of a creature more ancient, and (presumably) larger, than the Big G himself. So, had Godzilla lost the battle... the female Muto would have likely ripped him open and laid more eggs ''inside him''.
** Probably why Godzilla wanted to kill the Mutos in the first place. Kinda like how hyenas and lions want to kill each other. They are each others natural enemy, and since the two mutos are actually capable of matching Godzilla(and presumably hurting him) in combat and both feed on radation, probably rival predators as well.

* Creatures from the old world fed on radiation, making them great big batteries --hence why the Muto chrysalides were found stuck to the skeleton of a creature more ancient, and (presumably) larger, than the Big G himself. So, had Godzilla lost the battle... the female Muto would have likely ripped him open and laid more eggs ''inside him''.

* Why do the Male Muto have wings and the Female Muto is much larger and stronger? The winged Mutos need to hop from mate to mate while the Females need to guard their nest. They need to be big and bad by necessity to protect their young from their predators.
** They are also based on insects, and it is common for females to be larger. If we assume monogamy, flight allows the male to travel and bring food for the female, while the female would stay at the nest as stated.

* Godzilla's fighting style is based primarily on that of a bear. For those of us who are uncomfortable with youtubing what Bears do when fighting, they roar, then slam their massive bodies against their opponent. Thrashing their claws into their side until they are able to be take to the ground. All the while digging their teeth into them. The Horror part? This type of fighting style will be implemented with a beast 350 feet tall...

* The newest trailer features Joe Brody declaring that Godzilla will "send us back to the Stone Age." What's another event commonly feared to be capable of doing this? Nuclear war. It seems Godzilla's original symbolism is indeed returning.
** [[spoiler:He's actually referring to the Muto at Janjira, but it still works because the Mutos can emit electromagnetic pulses which knock out all technology - sending humans back to the Stone Age.]]

* In the teasers, there's a shot where we see both a smashed train and dead bodies lying on the ground. While those bodies might have come from the train, there's another possible explanation. You know how it isn't a good idea to even go near Godzilla due to how [[InstantDeathRadius radioactive]] his body is?

* In the teasers, there's a shot where we see both a smashed train and dead bodies lying on the ground. While those bodies might have come from the train, there's another possible explanation. You know how it isn't a good idea to even go near Godzilla due to how [[InstantDeathRadius radioactive]] his body is?

* The use of Oppenheimer's quote of the Literature/BhagavadGita can be understood as both sinister and hopeful for humankind. The sequence with "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds" is basically about [[YouCantFightFate the inexorability of fate]], and how all things pass away with time (the term translated as Death can also mean Time). So Godzilla can come, wreak havoc, and go - but it will pass.
** Or Godzilla will eventually become humankind's ally.
** YMMV on that one. Even if the "destroyer of worlds" part of the BhagavadGita is often interpreted that way (which may or may not be the case--I don't know), Oppenheimer CLEARLY invoked the quote with an entirely different meaning in mind, a meaning for which the quote is so famous today. The significance of that quote (or rather, Oppenheimer's speech with it) is all about how, almost shockingly, a new and terrifying power had entered the world that would never simply go away--the very possibility/reality of its existence has incredibly sobering/terrifying implications that cannot be unlearned. Oppenheimer was, in that sense, completely correct: nuclear weapons completely changed warfare on Earth in ways that nothing else ever has. It was the weapon that turned every war involving its use into one of permanent damage for the entire world; a weapon so destructive and unstoppable that 'war' would just be simple obliteration on a horrific scale. Conquest was no longer a possibility, because there'd never be any point in fighting a war to take over a radioactive wasteland. On the other hand, learning to live with this new, terrifying reality (Godzilla) and the responsibilities the whole world has to shoulder to prevent future catastrophe is very much like Oppenheimer's message: the world has to change and adapt to the new reality or it would perish. And just like nukes, actually using/summoning such power is not always evil or reckless because there can always be a GodzillaThreshold, just like there was when the very first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

* In the official main trailer, there is a mention that Godzilla was awakened in 1954. Aside from being a MythologyGag, it is a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo Castle Bravo]] nuclear test, which, in this universe, was actually used to try and kill Godzilla.
* Yet more FridgeBrilliance: The nuclear explosion didn't work, because remember Godzilla is radioactive. He would have simply absorbed the radiation and became more powerful.
* Despite Godzilla's more bestial appearance overall, some of his movement is being done through motion capture by Andy Serkis. This is likely to mirror how the Japanese films were all done by PeopleInRubberSuits.

* Instead of his feet and toes sticking out like in previous incarnations, the 2014 version of Godzilla has sauropod-shaped feet. This makes sense when one considers that the toe claws could easily get caught on something and possibly break if they stuck out like in the past movies.

* In the teasers, there's a shot where we see both a smashed train and dead bodies lying on the ground. While those bodies might have come from the train, there's another possible explanation. You know how it isn't a good idea to even go near Godzilla due to how [[InstantDeathRadius radioactive]] his body is?
* Back on the subject of the "Castle Bravo" tests mentioned above, remember that the bomb tested there was no "ordinary" nuclear test but the second most powerful nuke ever tested in human history, second only to Tsar Bomba....and it still failed to kill Godzilla along with all the other "tests".

* Instead of his feat and toes sticking out like in previous incarnations, the 2014 version of Godzilla has sauropod-shaped feet. This makes sense when one considers that the toe claws could easily get caught on something and possibly break if they stuck out like in the past movies.

* Instead of his feat and toes sticking out like in previous incarnations, the 2014 version of Godzilla has sauropod-shaped feet. This makes sense when one considers that the toes could easily get caught on something and possibly break if they stuck out like in the past movies.

* The newest trailer features a speech declaring that Godzilla will "send us back to stone age." What's another event commonly feared to be capable of doing this? Nuclear war. It seems Godzilla's original symbolism is indeed returning.

* In the teasers, there's a shot where we see both a smashed train and dead bodies lying on the ground. While those bodies might have come from the train, there's another possible explanation. You know how it isn't a good idea to even go near Godzilla due to how [[InstantDeathRadius radioactive]] his body is?

* In the teasers, there's a shot where we see both a smashed train and dead bodies lying on the ground. While those bodies might have come from the train, there's another possible explanation. You know how it isn't a good idea to even go near Godzilla due to how [[InstantDeathRadius radioactive]] his body is?

** YMMV on that one. Even if the "destroyer of worlds" part of the BhagavadGita is often interpreted that way (which may or may not be the case--I don't know), Oppenheimer CLEARLY invoked the quote with an entirely different meaning in mind, a meaning for which the quote is so famous today. The significance of that quote (or rather, Oppenheimer's speech with it) is all about how, almost shockingly, a new and terrifying power had entered the world that would never simply go away--the very possibility/reality of its existence has incredibly sobering/terrifying implications that cannot be unlearned. Oppenheimer was, in that sense, completely correct: nuclear weapons completely changed warfare on Earth in ways that nothing else ever has. It was the weapon that turned every war involving its use into one of permanent damage for the entire world; a weapon so destructive and unstoppable that 'war' would just be simple obliteration on a horrific scale. Conquest was no longer a possibility, because there'd never be any point in fighting a war to take over a radioactive wasteland. On the other hand, learning to live with this new, terrifying reality (Godzilla) and the responsibilities the whole world has to shoulder to prevent future catastrophe is very much like Oppenheimer's message: the world has to change and adapt to the new reality or it would perish. And just like nukes, actually using/summoning such power is not always evil or reckless because there can always be a GodzillaThreshold, just like there was when the very first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

** YMMV on that one. Even if the "destroyer of worlds" part of the BhagavadGita is often interpreted that way (which may or may not be the case--I don't know), Oppenheimer CLEARLY invoked the quote with an entirely different meaning in mind, a meaning for which the quote is so famous today. The significance of that quote (or rather, Oppenheimer's speech with it) is all about how, almost shockingly, a new and terrifying power had entered the world that would never simply go away--the very possibility/reality of its existence has incredibly sobering/terrifying implications that cannot be unlearned. Oppenheimer was, in that sense, completely correct: nuclear weapons completely changed warfare on Earth in ways that nothing else ever has. It was the weapon that turned every war involving its use into one of permanent damage for the entire world; a weapon so destructive and unstoppable that 'war' would just be simple obliteration on a horrific scale. Conquest was no longer a possibility, because there'd never be any point in fighting a war to take over a radioactive wasteland. On the other hand, learning to live with this new, terrifying reality (Godzilla) and the responsibilities the whole world has to shoulder to prevent future catastrophe is very much like Oppenheimer's message: the world has to change and adapt to the new reality or it would perish. And just like nukes, actually using/summoning such power is not always evil or reckless because there can always be a GodzillaThreshold.

** Or Godzilla will eventually become humankind's ally.