I just came back from watching Godzilla x Kong from the theatres. It is exactly what it was promised - there's no strong plot. Just action, because that's what we're here for. And yes, Godzilla and Kong also fight for a brief moment, but I will keep this review spoiler free.
Like many people have already said here, Godzilla only appears for a small time. You know like those anime where the hero's rival is shown to be on his own adventure doing his own little quest, until the hero calls him? That rival here is Godzilla, while the hero is Kong. And I mean that literally. Kong is the one who travels around Middle Earth and discovers an enslaved giant gorilla civilisation being ruled by an evil Skar King. He has also enslaved Shimo, a four-footed ice version of Godzilla who is being mind controlled by Skar King to threaten any gorilla that dares to oppose him.
Unlike what most people are saying here, I actually thought the human plot was pretty good this time around. There was less talking and more action. I also didn't mind the lack of story because let's be real, who goes to watch a movie of this franchise expecting a story anyway?
My problem was with the departure of the POV that was in the first movies. If you watch the 2014 Godzilla, you will see that the camera angle makes you feel like you're in Godzilla's world. You don't see the world from Godzilla's perspective, you see Godzilla from the world's perspective. And that's what made Godzilla feel so big and scary. Same goes with King of the Monsters. Here, however, the middle earth is seen from the perspective of Kong himself. Because of this, everything doesn't appear as gigantic as it is supposed to be. It just feels like a normal gorilla roaming around the forest.
Another problem was with the lack of 3D effects. I watched the movie in 3D, but there were barely any things that felt worth it. The title screen looked good, but that's about it. And no, my seating place wasn't a problem because I was sitting in the last row, so everything felt like actual creatures behind the screen. That effect was good, but the times the movie tries to make Godzilla or Kong lunge at the screen fails to make it believe that they will fall on you.
Like many people have already said here, Godzilla only appears for a small time. You know like those anime where the hero's rival is shown to be on his own adventure doing his own little quest, until the hero calls him? That rival here is Godzilla, while the hero is Kong. And I mean that literally. Kong is the one who travels around Middle Earth and discovers an enslaved giant gorilla civilisation being ruled by an evil Skar King. He has also enslaved Shimo, a four-footed ice version of Godzilla who is being mind controlled by Skar King to threaten any gorilla that dares to oppose him.
Unlike what most people are saying here, I actually thought the human plot was pretty good this time around. There was less talking and more action. I also didn't mind the lack of story because let's be real, who goes to watch a movie of this franchise expecting a story anyway?
My problem was with the departure of the POV that was in the first movies. If you watch the 2014 Godzilla, you will see that the camera angle makes you feel like you're in Godzilla's world. You don't see the world from Godzilla's perspective, you see Godzilla from the world's perspective. And that's what made Godzilla feel so big and scary. Same goes with King of the Monsters. Here, however, the middle earth is seen from the perspective of Kong himself. Because of this, everything doesn't appear as gigantic as it is supposed to be. It just feels like a normal gorilla roaming around the forest.
Another problem was with the lack of 3D effects. I watched the movie in 3D, but there were barely any things that felt worth it. The title screen looked good, but that's about it. And no, my seating place wasn't a problem because I was sitting in the last row, so everything felt like actual creatures behind the screen. That effect was good, but the times the movie tries to make Godzilla or Kong lunge at the screen fails to make it believe that they will fall on you.
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