A kid had to face the world in his own animated version and conquer life's biggest monster. ANI (The Harvest) It's as if a child's imagination is a safe haven, a place where the world is a playground for all the possibilities the mind could think of. And even the tight and humble space called home, situated on a busy Metro could not hinder the inquisitive headspace of a young Mithi (played by Zyren Dela Cruz), a boy who accomplishes the day by playing with his colorful toy robots that perform a vital role in his imaginary narrative. With a loving father and a mother that sings him a self-assuring lullaby, Mithi is blissfully unaware of the harsh reality. But life decided to toy with his fate, and Mithi's perfect little world is now showing its cracks, putting his vulnerability to the test and slowly depriving him of his happiness he thought would last forever. And through his eyes, the world suddenly transforms itself into a menacing monster. Set in a lush
"Godzilla: King of the Monsters" Movie Review - Monster Mayhem With a Turd for a Story
A research organization was formed to investigate and monitor the fossilized bodies of ancient monsters that was once worshiped as Gods. Time is ticking however for these living terrors to roam the Earth once more and claim their dominance.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Photo from NerdReactor
Remember when Gareth Edwards' Godzillafrom 2014 garnered a mixed-bag reaction from both fans and critics alike for its blatant lack of enough screen time for its titular titan, focusing so much of its narrative on the humans and their family struggles as part of this congested monster mayhem. While I personally like the actors and their performances in that film, I also agree that Godzilla should have dominated the whole shtick rather than focusing too much human drama.
Five years later and our colossal buddy is back and not alone this time. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is half-amazing, half-underwhelming, and as I write this, I'm starting to think that I cling a little bit more on the latter part.
Seventeen monsters, yes, 17 of them were apparently rediscovered by a crypto-zooligical organization named the Monarch, who explored the world to find these sleeping giants, monitoring them in preparation of the possible future attacks. The story picks up 5 years after the first Godzilla attack, as Monarch's head researcher Emma (Vera Farmiga) built a sonar device to use as a communication tool for the titans, and was hijacked later on by eco-terrorists who had a bold goal of restoring natural order and to save humanity. Added to the mix was her teenage daughter Madison (Millie Bobby Brown), who for the most part played and feels exactly like Eleven in Stranger Things and was just overall a hindrance to the flow of the story.
A dysfunctional family is the main driving force of the human drama this time, or should I say, again, seeing that it's been done a million times before and to be honest, it just doesn't work even for this film.
Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah - Photo from DreadCentral
As for the monsters, for one, I am greatly astonished by the designs on top of an already CGI bloated smash of a film. Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah were among the top billing monsters this time and they didn't disappoint. The way they move and animated feels like a real threat and have a real weight in them, adding in to the visual hook that they got going on for the sizable amount of the film. Some scenes were a little murky and shoddy for my liking, and sometimes you can't really figure out what was happening because there's a lot going on at the same time.
It's just so disappointing that this film tried to be impactful on the overly romanticized human drama which by the end of it was just laughable and so bad that you could honestly take these scenes as an opportunity to take a pee and maybe focus on your food instead. If you want to give us epic monster battles, maybe next time just focus on it more than dragging the audience with its lackluster script and forced emotional tropes. Poor, poor storytelling.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a satisfying monster pvp that was disgustingly hampered by a flat familial drama that lessens the overall quality of the film. It's as if the writers can't think of a more interesting plot and instead just rehash a formula that perhaps was effective a decade ago but sadly not this time.
It was a good fight for Godzilla and his beastly foes, but I can't say the same for the plot itself.
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