Faithful adaptation

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
Godzilla is a 2014 monster movie that is directed by Gareth Edwards. The movie's screenplay is by Max Borenstein, and the story is written by David Callaham. The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen. A nuclear power plant suffers a catastrophic failure leading to several deaths in the power plant staff. A father and his son investigate and discover evidence of titanic monsters.
Godzilla is a movie that one watches for the spectacle. The spectacle here is impressive to watch with every scene having an epic feeling. The movie is shot incredibly well. The only disadvantage to the movie is it may appear too dark. This was not a problem for me as the movie wanted to have an apocalyptic feeling. The CGI and effects still hold up even in the overly dark cinematography of the movie. Godzilla and the MUTOs are impressive to watch and they cause many grand scenes to appear. Even the introduction of the military in observing the creatures is incredibly well done.
What separates this Godzilla movie from the 1998 Godzilla movie that was directed by Roland Emmerich is that this one focuses more on the human characters. The human characters have more important roles in this movie as they serve as gateways to the monsters and the audience's connection to them. Surprisingly they even help Godzilla deal with the threat of the MUTOs. It was important for the human characters to exist and they offer good characterization. Bryan Cranston delivers a great performance in this movie along with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Elizabeth Olsen. The characters do not have deep characterization but they have enough to make the movie enjoyable.
The sound in this movie is awe-inspiring. Every military vehicle has a great distinct sound. The monsters are also impressive to hear. This movie is best enjoyed with a grand sound system as the movie wants to immerse the audience in a great auditory experience.
I would recommend Godzilla.
Grade: B