From a lifelong Godzilla fan....

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2014)

I'm disappointed with all of the people who are panning this film due to the fact that Godzilla allegedly did not get very much screen time. These people do not remember watching Godzilla from 1954, clear up through the recent Toho productions. Godzilla got as much screen time as a Godzilla fan would expect. Most of the older films had extremely cheesy stories (Godzilla vs. Megalon anyone?), but this one I felt had a little more substance. I was more afraid that we would end up seeing a film where Godzilla would be the all-out villain, with the humans trying to mercilessly kill him. Instead, they tastefully gave me the "hero" that I adored as a kid. When I was growing up, I loved Godzilla. I liked when he was scary, but I also liked when he was the hero. I loved how Godzilla was unstoppable, godlike, and powerful. When he took more of an anti-hero role in the Heisei era, I (and my childhood friends) cheered him on all the more. This movie portrayed Godzilla much in the same way. However, they left us wondering. I felt Godzilla and the main character were sharing somewhat of an affinity toward the end, whether real or imagined, the director knew what he was doing and I think it worked. It doesn't mean that Godzilla is our friend per se, but I like how he wasn't necessarily portrayed as an all-out villain. In my opinion (and I have watched and own every single Godzilla movie ever made, except 1998), this was a fantastic movie. I hope to see Edwards do one more. It was great to see the Big G on the big screen and the monster battles were epic.