Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster. An unknown accident occurs in Tokyo Bay's Aqua Line, which causes an emergency cabinet to assemble. All of the sudden, a giant creature immediately appears, destroying town after town with its landing reaching the capital. This mysterious giant monster is named "Godzilla". Do you really want a disaster movie that spends more time showing people in meetings and explaining what hallway they're in then actually showing the monster that is in the title? <br/><br/>Do you want the names of characters talking to be up on the screen explaining who the person is only for that person to disappear after just a few lines?<br/><br/>Did you enjoy how The Phantom Menace spent so much time on Trade Embargoes?<br/><br/>Do you like how the Transformers movie spend more time on the humans then on the Transformers?<br/><br/>If you said yes, then this is the movie for you. Just so you know, I am a long time Godzilla fan. I've been a huge fan since my childhood. I enjoy most of the movies from Toho. But this movie is not only the first Godzilla movie, but the first movie ever that I actually hate.<br/><br/>The story of this movie is just too standard, it develops too quickly, the dialogue is rather confusing,the characters are forgettable, and this new interpretation of Godzilla is atrocious. The design is a mixed bag, in the side views it looks fine in a cool way, but the frontal views looks bad. I hate how his mouth looks when he shoots his atomic breath, it looks downright awful. He should not have the ability to adapt and evolve at will, he should not have the ability to shoot beams out of his back and tail. All of Godzilla's new abilities are downright stupid. What I also hated about it was that it makes Godzilla rather seem like a, quote from Gojira 5400, "generic Gamera or Ultraman monster" instead of seeming like… well… Godzilla, because this is so NOT the real Godzilla. Even Godzilla doesn't seem life-like, as if Hideaki Anno wanted him to appear as more of a man in a suit than a monster. Answer me this question: How was the other movie makers were able to make him seem more life-like like a monster should be in other installments? In the Heisei movies, he was given new powers, but they don't feel out of place, and they make him seem more powerful and threatening. Here though, they are out of place and are just so idiotic. James Rolfe and Mike Matei of Cinemassacre had defended it by saying "You want more". So James if you're reading this, I want more, but I don't want more that is rather absurd and makes my childhood icon look like a joke(Now James, I don't hate you, I love your content, but I have to disagree with you on Shin Godzilla). On the plus side though, the way the characters try to figure out how to defeat Godzilla is entertaining, most of the music is spectacular, and the effects are awesome. While the CGI is hit or miss, the miniatures are where the effects shine, they look awesome and well detailed, and seeing them get destroyed is just amazing. Personally, I prefer Godzilla 2014, because it has a better story with a decent build up, the characters, while most are bland, they're more memorable, and Godzilla himself looks better, he is executed better, and he is the true Godzilla I knew, loved, and grew up with. The movie I wanted Shin to be is a traditional Godzilla movie revolving around Godzilla rampaging through a modern day Japan, but thanks to director Hideaki Anno, we don't get it.<br/><br/>Overall, Shin Godzilla is without a doubt, the most overrated movie in the whole franchise. If you want to see a true Godzilla movie that brings the franchise back to its roots, go watch The Return of Godzilla instead. Shin Godzilla ushers in a new age for Godzilla, and a welcome one at that. It’s not perfect, but it’s ready to ask big questions and also demand thoughtful answers. In that sense, it’s one of the most valuable Godzilla movies to come along in years, decades even.
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