When Godzilla meets the main theme

The film is obviously not a simple monster disaster film. Godzilla is not the protagonist in the film, but the main clue to promote the development of the plot. It reflects the Japanese government decision-making response to Godzilla's different states from different stages and angles. There are a lot of scenes of political dramas in the film, as well as a lot of official professional terms, covering economics, politics, military administration, etc., full of the main theme, which is a depiction of the Japanese government bureaucracy.

The filmmakers used this film to give a diverse judgment to the Japanese bureaucracy: on the one hand, it deeply satirized the government's ugly gesture of dealing with a sudden catastrophe in response to a red tape procedure. At the same time, all beings in the face of disaster are the normal state of the content of disaster films. On the other hand, through the stark age contrast of the members of the decision-making group, the film expresses the hope of upgrading and replacing the aging elders in power with the younger generation who are striving for improvement and not giving up easily. Unfortunately, not to mention the contingency of such a cataclysmic event, the flatness and idealization of the role of the young deputy chief of staff are questionable.

In addition, in the process of dividing line narrative, the film does not depict other social class groups, but focuses too much on the government's discussion and decision-making process, which makes the process of fighting Godzilla's front line seem thin, and the entire film relies too much on the Long and dull political drama, the overall rhythm is somewhat protracted and fragmented. The narrative descriptions of Godzilla and the human side are also slightly disconnected.

Looking up, overlooking or wide-angle lenses are often used in the film to capture the activities of the human side. The uneven lens language such as stretching and deformation is used to set off the special time period and the grim situation; the close-up of multiple faces gather together to form characters. The group portraits better depict the huge group of the Japanese government bureaucracy. The shots in the film show a strong Japanese style, and the pictures are generally clean and tidy with bright tones. When shooting the human side, the overall tone is gray and white, which is serious and tense; while shooting Godzilla, it is a warm purple-red color, but it is narrow and colorful with apocalypse, which is well handled.

All in all, this is an atypical monster disaster movie.

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