"Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters" was officially released on May 31. In the more than 60 years of the "Godzilla" series of movies, this year's production is the pinnacle, with special effects bursting and action. Wonderful, the confrontation between Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah and other monsters is devastating. Humans can only be a front row audience at this level of combat power.
However, looking back at the "Godzilla" series, more than 20 Godzilla movies were filmed during the Showa and Heisei eras in Japan. These have constructed Godzilla's traditional worldview. Godzilla also grew from an ancient relic during this period. The king of destruction, evolved into the image of the protector of the earth mutated by nuclear radiation.
It was also during this period that many of Godzilla's opponents appeared, including Biollante, Mothra, Ghidorah, and yes, King Kong.
Originally in the Japanese film industry, the "Godzilla" series ended in 1995. The technology of this period, from a modern perspective, is undoubtedly backward. People play Godzilla and other monsters in holsters, simple architectural models, clumsy movements and rough special effects. It is difficult to make modern movies The audience is immersed.
The change started in 1998 and came very suddenly.
This year, Hollywood in the United States restarted the "Godzilla" series. Godzilla crossed the vast ocean and suddenly attacked New York City from a small island in the South Pacific.
This is "Godzilla" (1998) introduced to you today. Let's take a look at the classic scenes of this film. When I watched it at first, it made many people watch it.
Perfect CG technology, the solemn appearance of modern military forces, and the scenes of large-scale crowds fleeing in panic in the city, these are so realistic and shocking that there is no way to present them in the first 20 films. Sla brought him into the world of modern cinema.
"Godzilla" in 1998 showed polarized reviews in word of mouth. Those who praised it believed that Hollywood injected the classic Godzilla IP with modern elements, and its stronger production capabilities revived the vitality of this classic image. inspire.
——Indeed, after 1998, in 2014, 2016, 2019, and the upcoming 2020, the Godzilla series has been heavily produced, its influence has not diminished, and its visual effects have steadily improved, continuing to expand its influence on young people. .
People with negative comments believe that the advanced CG technology is just to create a super large lizard in 1998, without the image of Godzilla's earth protector in the Japanese Showa and Heisei series. From this point of view, the big lizard Godzilla appearing on the streets of New York is no different from the brainless and destructive Tyrannosaurus rex in the popular "Jurassic Park" series.
Anyway, "Godzilla" in 1998, despite the obvious difference in word of mouth, it still successfully restarted the "Godzilla" series and activated the enthusiasm of contemporary movies for the classic IP of Godzilla. Not only the United States, but also Japan itself chose to continue this classic, and only Godzilla, which was closer to the red lotus form, reappeared in Japan in 2016.
For the follow-up "Godzilla" series, we will continue to bring fans to pay attention in the following articles.
This weekend, let's go to the cinema to see Godzilla vs. Ghidorah, and look forward to next year's battle between Godzilla and King Kong from Skull Island!
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