| Shadow1980 said: Looking good. Glad to see more classic Godzilla monsters. The MUTOs from the previous movie were cool, but nothing beats the classics. Hollywood seems to be doing justice with Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah, "westernizing" them while still respecting the source material. |
Yeah, much like the 2014 film did a good job of modernizing Godzilla while remaining true to its original design, what little we see of Rodan/Mothra/King Ghidorah here seems to strike a similar balance of new and badass yet faithful.
As someone who grew up with these characters I can't wait to see them in action with cutting edge modern effects. We haven't seen Rodan or Mothra in action since 2004, and King Ghidorah since 2001, and even then they were held back somewhat by the fact that the Japanese movies had like 1/10th the budget of a Hollywood blockbuster and hence couldn't afford to use top end effects even for their time.
Hopefully they nail the personality of the monsters too; the 2014 film did a commendable job in my opinion of giving Godzilla a real sense of character; he was powerful and destructive, but at the same time majestic and sympathetic, an ancient, battle-weary warrior coming out of retirement to defend his turf. The trailer already seems to suggest a gentle and benevolent Mothra and a fierce Rodan.
