-
 Stay true to his power! I simply want to see a modern version of the Godzilla we’ve come to enjoy through the classic franchise. The 1998 version of the film failed to live up to a lot of expectations. Godzilla as a female didn’t work. It wasn’t what viewers remembered or really wanted to see. Moviegoers also complained that the creature looked like something out of a Jurassic Park film, rather than what fans of the past films were used to. The ’98 film took away Godzilla’s apparent invincibility and ability to breathe fire. This time around, let's see the monster spitting fire and become virtually untouchable again. Make him a monstrosity that destroys anything in its path.
-
Go easy on the CGI. The reboot will inevitably rely on the use of some CGI. That said, I would love to see some practical effects employed whenever possible, and then use of top notch CG to augment those effects if necessary. Advancements in computer animation and practical effects have come far enough to allow for the Godzilla reboot to wow its audience, and that’s what we’re expecting to see. With Gareth Edwards - of Monsters - at the helm, it's likely we'll just get an all-CG Godzilla, but we can always hope for a return to the "man in suit," can't we?
-
Nation-wide mayhem! Fans want to see Godzilla tear shit up. Watching the giant monster destroy cities and landmarks is what we’ve come to know and expect from Godzilla films. I’d love to see some creativity and extra thought put in to the absolute and total destruction of everything in sight for his return to the screen. One of the few things I did like about the ’98 film was that it was set in New York City. It would be interesting to see New York as the backdrop again. Or, perhaps tell a story that sees the monster transported to more than one city; that would allow for an extra measure of mayhem. If it could be done, without proving detrimental to the film’s continuity, it would be incredible to see Godzilla wreak havoc and terror from coast to coast.
-
 Make his origins thematic relevant. Godzilla was a creature born of "the bomb." A living terror that served as a haunting reminder of Hiroshima. Surely, Godzilla's origins can be repurposed to tap into modern-day real life threats, be it terrorism or something environmental.
-
Embrace some of the camp value. I thought Starship Troopers walked the fine line between serious filmmaking and campy nonsense very well. Godzilla could do the same - have something to say but acknowledge the campy nature of the subject matter without going too far over the top. The premise is preposterous and well-worn by now and the early films were pretty silly. Too far in either direction - serious or silly - would be to the film’s detriment. We don’t want to see a nonsensical waste of celluloid, but we also don’t want to see a script that fails to acknowledge that an invincible fire breathing monster is an outlandish premise.
-
Introduce an equally monstrous villain. Or villains. Plural. It would be terrific to see an old school foe turn up (King Ghidorah, perhaps?), however, let's see what the writers and Edwards can bring to the table in terms of a "new" non-human menace for Godzilla to tangle with.
It’s anybody’s guess what the finished film will look like, at this point, but we would love to hear your thoughts. Leave your comments in the discussion box below!
|
