Political satire is bigger than a monster movie

Tina 2022-03-30 09:01:10

I recently took a vacation and made up a lot of Godzilla's series of movies in one go. This one is quite special. Although it was released in 2016, it feels like it came from 1996. The old-fashioned special shooting method has a strong sense of age. Compared with other monster chapters made with blockbuster special effects, it is really special.

The movie tells the story of Godzilla landing in Tokyo Bay. The Japanese officials are extremely inefficient in dealing with unknown creatures. No matter what operations are deployed, they need to go through a lot of work processes. It also depends on the face of the US government, which delays the implementation of the plan to deal with Godzilla. , When Godzilla completed the evolution of the four forms, even the fighter jets dispatched by the US military in Japan could not cause damage to it. At the critical moment, the Japanese talents reunited and completed the production of coagulants with efficient operation. The cooperation of the sea, land and air force injected the blood coagulant into Godzilla's body, and finally stopped its activity.

The destruction of human beings by Godzilla in this film is not the core focus of the film. The director is more like showing people's reactions to unknown creatures, the reactions of different social classes, academic experts who are completely reluctant to innovate, and dedicate themselves at critical moments. Soldiers, warriors, etc., of course, the top officials of the Japanese government are the ones who write the most, especially the prime minister is portrayed as extremely incompetent. Even a small press conference cannot be handled properly. It is obvious that he has decided to attack Godzilla, but The enemy's current order to launch a rocket must be confirmed through layers, and the soldiers at the bottom can hardly adapt to changes, which is extremely ironic.

Although Godzilla series movies are traditional monster movies, this movie directed by Hideaki Anno is more like a political satire. Although it is also an interesting angle, it does not seem to suit my appetite. Manual three and a half stars Bar.

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Extended Reading
  • Lilyan 2022-03-23 09:03:26

    This is a Godzilla who talks about politics and feelings, and even the roars he makes feel like a recording of monsters in the Ultraman series in the 1970s... Satirizing the civil servants and bureaucracy under the hierarchical system has a strong meaning, and it is also joking Listen to what American Dad has to say. But the people-oriented paranoia of not giving up any individual in the face of disaster is amazing.

  • Damion 2022-03-23 09:03:26

    I've watched the 50 to 55 minute part about ten times.

Shin Godzilla quotes

  • Kayoko Ann Patterson: I won't see a third bomb dropped on the country of my grandmother, who lived through it.

  • Prime Minister Seiji Okochi: There is no precedent.