Why the 1998 edition of Godzilla is not favored

Nolan 2021-10-22 14:33:29

For the Japanese, the monster represents the counterattack of nature and a symbol of "scourge"; for the Americans, the monster is just a pest that destroys the peaceful life of mankind and must be eliminated. This kind of thinking is fully revealed in the "Godzilla 1998" film, and it is also the reason that Godzilla will never be accepted by the Japanese as Godzilla.
The meaning Godzilla represents is "anti-war" and "anti-nuclear." However, in Hollywood's "Godzilla 1998", Godzilla was shot and killed by a large number of missiles as if warplanes were preaching war. Godzilla's anti-war and anti-nuclear appeals run counter to it, which is quite ironic.
For the majority of movie fans, especially the Japanese version of "Godzilla", "Godzilla" is an invincible incarnation, an incarnation of the destruction of heaven and earth, and an absolutely indestructible existence.
In the 1998 edition, the catastrophic atmosphere was not photographed, and it did not show the cruelty brought about by the disaster. I feel that the whole film is filled with a relaxed atmosphere. Godzilla was played around by the few Yankees who drove the car. In the Japanese version of Godzilla, a single beam of Godzilla destroyed the entire Self-Defense Force.
It is worth mentioning that Godzilla has a wide range of fans throughout the world, but China only regards it as a children's movie. The root cause is the backward shooting method of "Special Photo", which caused the Godzilla in the film to appear fake.
However, at the time of Mummy 1, the ancient Egyptian scenes were all model scenes mixed with CG, and in terms of special effects, only after the CG technology was mature and perfect did they dare to say that they surpassed the leather case + model. It is really undesirable to mock a series that ended its climax in 1995 on the technology of the 21st century.
The 98 version of Godzilla also has nominations for the worst remake of Golden Plum, the Worst Supporting Actress Award, and nominations such as the Worst Film, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. I originally bought the copyright and wanted to make a trilogy. But because The word-of-mouth was too bad and was stopped, the producer also publicly apologized, and even the director of the 14th version of Godzilla promised not to follow the route of failure in 1998.
The 98 version of Godzilla can be regarded as a very bad negative teaching material in the US-Japan film cooperation.

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  • Dr. Niko Tatopoulus: That's a lot of fish.

  • Dr. Niko Tatopoulus: [Repeated line after someone mispronounces his name] It's Tatopoulos.