First of all, according to official data, this Godzilla is far greater than any previous one in height and weight. It has reached a height of 118.5 meters and a weight of 92,000 tons. What's even worse is that this Godzilla is ingesting a large amount of nuclear waste, and it is a perfect life form born through constant mutation. As long as it absorbs water and air, it can be converted into the nuclear energy it needs.
Of course, the scariest thing about it is that it can evolve rapidly according to its environment. According to the official setting, the amount of DNA information of this Godzilla is eight times that of humans. It not only has the genomes of various reptiles, but also the genes of animals and insects, which can be freely called according to needs. If left alone, it is presumed that wings will eventually grow, and the range of action will spread to the entire world.
In the movie, Godzilla showed a total of four forms, namely: aquatic, frilled amphibian, erect, and final.
The original source of inspiration for the screen image of Godzilla was influenced by the atomic bombing of World War II and the Fifth Fukuryu Maru incident, creating this 50-meter-tall, terrifying, huge monster, as if it was ravaged just for the sake of destruction. city. Therefore, Godzilla was called the "enemy of mankind" from the beginning, but at the same time, because of the perfection of Godzilla's evolution, he was called "God" by some humans.
And the latest Godzilla is far more terrifying than all of them, and is called the real enemy of mankind, the messenger of God. It appeared purely to destroy all human achievement, and it did so very easily.
So in the movie, all we can see is how Godzilla hangs humans, and human technology is useless in front of the huge Godzilla. First of all, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces attacked, and the Apaches, Type 10 tanks, Type 99 automatic artillery, and conventional Jadam bombs carried by F-2 fighter jets took turns to go into battle. After all, they could not cause any damage to Godzilla.
In the end, he had to rely on the B2 bomber sent by the U.S. military to assist, and successfully dropped the "Bunker Buster" bomb to cause damage. Unexpectedly, Godzilla fired an atomic hotline from his mouth and dorsal fin to destroy the U.S. bomber, turning Tokyo into a sea of fire and directly destroying it. Take the helicopter of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Japan.
In the end, all mankind had to plan to defeat Godzilla through an atomic bomb, but the consequences of dropping an atomic bomb on Tokyo, Japan's largest city, can be imagined. Of course, the end of the movie did not end like this. Humans found a way to freeze Godzilla through scientific research, but since Godzilla's body cannot be destroyed, it can only be used as a statue in the center of Tokyo to coexist with humans.
The Godzilla series has a history of more than 60 years from the first film in 1954, which also includes the 1998 American Hollywood version of Godzilla. The entire series basically uses all the cushions that can be thought of. It is common for Godzilla to destroy a city with one mouth. On Godzilla, there was even a wrestling fight that followed the trend.
Therefore, I once suspected that this Godzilla was just a timely appearance of fried rice, and then peddled feelings and made some money. Fortunately, although director Anno Hideaki was often complained about lack of money and madness, he still spent a lot of effort here. The movie is on.
On the one hand, he chose to return to tradition. Just like the original Godzilla, this film also emphasizes that Godzilla originated from nuclear radiation pollution, and is essentially a human evil, with strong social reflection and criticism; on the one hand, the film also has some In order to make changes, he abandoned the entertainment settings that the Godzilla series continued to develop, and Godzilla once again became a pure god of destruction, making the overall style more serious.
So this disappoints some viewers who have the mentality of watching a big monster movie. They are very surprised: Why is a so-called monster movie more than half of the time the government is in meetings, and the remaining half of the time is monsters walking? But if we carefully speculate on the director's intentions and the meaning of the Godzilla symbol itself, we can really touch the core of the film "New Godzilla".
It is clear that Anno Hideaki is making a disaster movie as a political movie. The film does not directly focus on Godzilla's every move, but instead focuses on the internal reaction of government agencies, from the very beginning of arrogance (to capture, drive away or kill?), to the final defeat, government agencies And the reactions of officials at all levels are very interesting.
Of course, the most prominent and obvious point is that there are formal meetings of various sizes and forms, but each meeting may not be able to draw useful conclusions, so as to criticize the ills of bureaucracy and elder politics. But on the other hand, when any existing government in the world is faced with this unknown, similar problems will arise.
This is also the disadvantage of human politics, which is even more ridiculous compared to the straight-forward Godzilla; but this human politics also has its advantages, at least guaranteeing that in the face of all problems , there are coping mechanisms that can operate.
Japan itself is a natural disaster, especially a country prone to earthquakes, and its preparation for sudden disasters is beyond the reach of most countries. What is even more commendable is that this sense of urgency is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and every Japanese can master the methods of evacuation and disaster relief.
On the other hand, as the characters in the film say, these numerous meetings are also, in a sense, the embodiment of a "democratic society." Although the system is complicated and full of "red tapes", it can play a coordinating role as a whole to meet the needs of all aspects of the society, and it can also check and balance the power of various departments, obliging them to communicate and cooperate, even if a department is dereliction of duty (even the top decision makers in the film are also dead in action), the government can continue to function.
Of course, this issue deserves a more in-depth discussion and will not be discussed here. I just want to explain that Anno Hideaki has incorporated deeper thinking into this movie, which is far more meaningful than a simple monster movie. If the audience can open their perspective and watch this movie with a more inclusive attitude, they may be able to gain different feelings.
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