Well, damn. Longtime readers (ha!) will know that I have something of an affinity for Godzilla movies, and the teaser trailer for Gareth Edwards' franchise reboot has made its way online. It's included below so give it a watch. My six word take on it is this: I am torn, but mostly excited.
On the one hand it just fucking nails the tone. The J Robert Oppenheimer voice-over with his famous "I am become death, destroyer of worlds" is absolutely perfect for more reasons than I can say in just this sentence, and really sells me on the idea that Edwards understands and respects the source material. It also points towards this movie at least doing something new with the whole "all giant monsters are a metaphor for 9/11 always" thing that's so pervasive these days, but that's another post for another day (or did I write it already?). I'll even buy the slightly-cheesy way they worked Gozilla's cry into the Oppenheimer speech, because they're using the iconic sound and it really works well.
On the other hand, that is not a man in suit.
I wasn't the biggest fan of Edwards' Monsters, but with a bigger budget we can at least be sure that this movie will nail the on-the-ground experience of the obligatory human characters. Judging from how dark they look to be going, it seems appropriate that they're focusing on the larger-than-life, beyond-imagination and control aspect of Godzilla. Really fits with the Oppenheimer quote, and actually makes me excited to see how human beings react to this incredible monster unleashed upon them.
Ok, I take it back, I'm almost entirely excited. Fuck! Godzilla man! #pleasedontfuckthisup
Edit: Now with a working video link.
Just admit *you* want to be that man in the suit, Max.
ReplyDeleteYou say that like I've ever denied it
ReplyDeleteThe Teaser was brilliant. This is what Roland Emmerich SHOULD have done in 1998.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Godzilla (Godzilla 1985) in design but slightly updated, The roar is also updated but still def screams Godzilla an sounds more organic (in a good way)
I love the fact that they showed the human deaths (train sequence) which makes it all the more powerful of a scene, an the other dead monster confirms he will battle more then 1 monster, (confirmed he will fight at-least 2 or 3)
Finally the fact at the end when he raises his arm he looks like a tornado, a monster storm or a (force of nature) which is what Gareth Edwards is going for.
This will be a major hit if Edwards can keep this tone an atmosphere for Godzilla 2014