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The last of the Godzilla Series.
Godzillas 6: GMK Godzilla
After the huge backlash following the 1998 Godzilla remake, Toho eventually got the rights to their creation back. They soon started on a new series of films, dubbed the "Millenium" series, starting with Godzilla 2000. The biggest hallmark of this series is that it's more of a series of unrelated Godzilla movies than an actual solid timeline. Each one taking place in it's own little continuity.
In 2001, famed director Shusuke Kaneko, the man credited with reviving the giant turtle Gamera, was given the chance to make his own Godzilla movie, something he had been wanting to do for years. Kaneko attempted to take Godzilla back to his roots, back to being more of a villain, a dark evil force of destruction and death that he was back in the 50's.
This movie was called "Godzilla Mothra and King gHidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack," or GMK for short. This was not your typical Godzilla movie either.
This Godzilla was to be more than just a radioactive monster, he was also to be more of a mystical manifestation of those killed by Japanese soldiers during World War 2.
This Godzilla was also quite possibly the meanest incarnation ever, at times going out of his way to deliberately kill people, showing no mercy whatsoever. This also had another distinct change, in that it also presented Godzilla's long time enemy, King Ghidorah, as a heroic character, one of the "Guardian Monsters" brought together to defend Japan from Godzilla's wrath.
Many fans remain split on whether they like this interpretation of Godzilla or not.
Godzillas 6: GMK Godzilla
After the huge backlash following the 1998 Godzilla remake, Toho eventually got the rights to their creation back. They soon started on a new series of films, dubbed the "Millenium" series, starting with Godzilla 2000. The biggest hallmark of this series is that it's more of a series of unrelated Godzilla movies than an actual solid timeline. Each one taking place in it's own little continuity.
In 2001, famed director Shusuke Kaneko, the man credited with reviving the giant turtle Gamera, was given the chance to make his own Godzilla movie, something he had been wanting to do for years. Kaneko attempted to take Godzilla back to his roots, back to being more of a villain, a dark evil force of destruction and death that he was back in the 50's.
This movie was called "Godzilla Mothra and King gHidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack," or GMK for short. This was not your typical Godzilla movie either.
This Godzilla was to be more than just a radioactive monster, he was also to be more of a mystical manifestation of those killed by Japanese soldiers during World War 2.
This Godzilla was also quite possibly the meanest incarnation ever, at times going out of his way to deliberately kill people, showing no mercy whatsoever. This also had another distinct change, in that it also presented Godzilla's long time enemy, King Ghidorah, as a heroic character, one of the "Guardian Monsters" brought together to defend Japan from Godzilla's wrath.
Many fans remain split on whether they like this interpretation of Godzilla or not.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Macro / Micro
Species Dinosaur
Size 266 x 238px
File Size 6.5 kB
Yes, tho I liked that Godzilla was all business in this. He was, well, TOO destructive in this and showed too many human casulties. Something not really shown since the original. The idea of him being possessed by the war dead did not sit well with me. It got away from what Godzilla is. The costume, tho scary, looked kinda silly with the head bobbing along as if it would fall off any moment. Oh yeah, and I was not a fan of the opaque eye sockets either. King Ghidorah, a hero? Not likely!
To me the costume wasn't that bad at all, though in some shots it really looked bizarre from certain angles.
The eyes didn't bother me, though I DID find the whole "Godzilla possessed by War Dead" concept kinda offsetting to me. It was a concept that didn't really seem to be too played out AT ALL, no development, nothing. Just a reason with no real resolution whatsoever. None of the characters seemed to care about this aspect, no one stopped to wonder what this meant as a whole, and nobody seemed to learn ANYTHING from it, and in the end I was left wondering why it was brought into the story in the first place.
The eyes didn't bother me, though I DID find the whole "Godzilla possessed by War Dead" concept kinda offsetting to me. It was a concept that didn't really seem to be too played out AT ALL, no development, nothing. Just a reason with no real resolution whatsoever. None of the characters seemed to care about this aspect, no one stopped to wonder what this meant as a whole, and nobody seemed to learn ANYTHING from it, and in the end I was left wondering why it was brought into the story in the first place.
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