It was my first time watching a movie at the Dolby Cinema, but unfortunately I didn't arrive a few minutes earlier and missed the Dolby promotional film at the beginning. Since I really can't write a short review, I can just write a few words about my viewing experience.
I read some of the film reviews before, and the bad reviews are mainly focused on two points: 1. The female scientist is brainless; 2. There are a lot of logical loopholes in the plot. After watching the movie, my own experience is that female scientists are a bit brainless, and her views are untenable, but throughout human history, ethnic cleansing is not uncommon, if you stand in the position of some crazy people, at the expense of some human beings The extreme idea of achieving a natural balance has her own logic. The problem with Godzilla is that the director didn't provide a reasonable foreshadowing of what happened to the female scientist and the process of forming such an extreme idea. What I want to say is that I don't mean to call it a brain-dead if you have a different opinion than most people, but for a movie, no matter how strange the protagonist's idea is, as long as the director does a good job of laying the groundwork and the logic is self-consistent, I will buy it. It's a pity, Goth Pull didn't do it. Regarding the point of view that there are loopholes in the plot, I think the plot of this movie is simple enough, except that the position of female scientists is different from that of most human beings, I really can't find a particularly big logical loophole. As for the simplicity of the plot, I want to say that these days, it is too difficult to balance the plot and special effects, and to give the audience the ultimate visual enjoyment on the premise of telling a good story. All that can be done are milestone-level commercial blockbusters , such as Titanic, Avatar, Avengers 3, etc., didn't the attempt fail like BVS? The common problem of commercial blockbusters now is that plot and special effects cannot have both. Because if the investment exceeds 200 million US dollars, it requires audiences of all ages, genders and races to enter the movie theater, and it is possible to return to the capital and make a lot of money. But with so many different souls and varying levels of viewing, how could there be consistent demand? The only way is to reduce the complexity of the plot so that most people can understand it. Even if a small number of senior movie fans are dissatisfied, it doesn't matter. Anyway, movie critics are just rubbish. They know what kind of movie to give a good review. The website rating has a huge impact on the box office trend. In the end, producers, film critics and most audiences made the depth of the plot a sensitive area or even a forbidden area for commercial blockbusters. Only a few masters dare to try, and most of them are at the box office. All failed, such as Alien: Covenant, Blade Runner 2049, etc. Therefore, I really don't have high requirements for the plot. It doesn't matter if it is simple, pay attention to the narrative rhythm, and logically can justify it.
Finally, let’s talk about special effects. Personally, I think this Godzilla is very suitable for watching on the big screen. Unless you don’t particularly like monster movies, the more expensive the screen and sound effects, the better the movie will be. However, too many special effects fights caused another problem, aesthetic fatigue. You must know that people can’t keep climaxing all the time. Only one piece of literary, opera, and martial arts can bring a better viewing experience. As I said before, if there are more details of the female scientist’s mental journey, the scene of the big scene can be restrained. Maybe It will be more friendly to passers-by and audiences, and ultimately get a better box office.
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