The Kaiju King Of Monsters Is Back!

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2014)

The movie which i had been waiting for a long long time. I still remember the first time i saw Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla" in 1998, to be honest at that time i quite liked the movie. But, the movie was a major flop, not getting a thumbs up from critics as well as from the audiences. It took total, 16 years to make "Godzilla" happen again with worldwide release. The other Godzilla movie only released in some of the Asian countries. The hype with this flick was enormous. As the first trailer rolled, people went buzzards to see the movie as soon as possible. So, does this live up to the hype? The Answer is YES, obviously.
The movie starts in Japan, in which a young scientist, Joe Brody played by the "Breaking Bad" fame "Bryan Cranston", studying the seismic activity around the nuclear plant he & his wife is working in. He believes that the seismic activity that has been going on is not due to earthquakes but due to electro magnetic pulse & believes something is hiding in this place as it is the only plant & place who is experiencing it. In all this, Joe loses his wife due to a lethal gas leak in the plant & due to this seismic activity, whole plant is turned into dust & is named a "Quarantine Zone" after the incident. After, 15 years, his son "Ford Brody" played by "Aaron-Taylor Johnson" is in US Army's Bomb Disposal Team & is now living happily with his wife, Elle, played by "Elizabeth Olsen" & his son Sam. But, Joe is still finding his way to know the truth that what caused that activity, to which he goes to his old house in Quarantine zone with his son, but sees that their is no radiation in that zone & Government, is just covering it up. He gets, what he has come for, the documents & disks which tells that something responded to the waves that were sent by Joe, to know exactly what is going on inside the earth's core. Police finds both father & son & takes them to the plant, which was said to be closed but in real is not. The scientist, "Dr Ichiro Serizawa" played by "Ken Watanabe" (Inception fame) & his team has found something which is showing a very high radiation. To, which Joe, says that he already knew that it was the earthquake, it was something else hiding underground. When they see that nothing is happening they decide to kill the structure but it turns out that the structure needs radiation to get more power. So, in turn to kill it, they free out a creature named "MUTO", who is man-made genetically engineered monster. In order, to kill this "MUTO", Dr. Seriwaza believes that only & only, "Gojira" can kill this monster. Will Gojira be able to stop this monster?, Is MUTO alone?. Well, i will give you no spoilers as many people are yet to see the movie.
"Gareth Edwards" is the director of the movie, who has the made the small budget, sci-fi hit "Monsters". But, he needed something big to this movie & he has done that. Edward;s latest venture "Godzilla" is not just a 3D bonanza, but he also maintains a fine grip on the narrative as the action-adventure moves on. The movie's script has an interesting spin, which i cannot discuss in detail, or that would be spoiler for all. I would just say that "Godzilla is a Good Guy Here".
The human drama content in this movie works. I hear people saying, human part was a bit-too much, now you can't just see "Godzilla" for whole 2 hours on the screen. It had to be there. This creature feature film, that is primarily meant for violence & special effects, the movie has got some good & interesting names in the movie, Aaron Taylor Johnson plays the role of an army man & also Joe's son, he quite good in his role, providing some insights of the life of Joe & Ford, as dad & son. But, sometimes looks stiff on the screen. Ken Watanabe, has a good role & is amazing in it. Elizabeth Olsen, shown as fun loving girl, who loves his husband & son, is a fun to watch, even with a role that is very short. Bryan Cranston, is spectacular in this short role & the emotions he shows during his scenes are fantastic. Now, the main hero of the movie, oh you know, "Godzilla", some of the people in Japan said that this Godzilla is too fat. Well, they are right, he is a little fat. But, he is as fit as a fighter, when he fights in the movie. The time he comes on the screen, the visuals are breath-taking & the entry he gets, you would just want to "clap" for the beast to come in.
Warner Brothers, played a deadly game to come up with this project, after the debacle of Sony's "Godzilla" in 1998 & they have done a smart job. I can see, a whole new franchise for "The King Of Monsters".
GO WATCH THIS BEAST! RECOMMENDED!