Godzilla 2014: An Exciting Ride

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2015)

I was quite impressed by Godzilla (2014), as it surpassed my expectations and was an exciting ride from the beginning to the end.
Godzilla (2014) is mostly placed in the modern day, where a creature, known as Godzilla, is hidden from the public eye by the government since 1954. However, fifteen years after the discovery of the Godzilla, two more creatures, known as MUTO's, wreck havoc in the city, along with Godzilla. Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), is a Navy officer who works alongside the Navy to stop these monsters. However, when the monsters head to San Francisco, he must face the responsibility of defeating these monsters and protecting his wife, Elle Brody (Elizabeth Olsen), his son, Sam Brody (Carson Bolde), and the whole world from the danger these creatures can bring.
To start off, Godzilla himself was not seen in the first half of the film, besides in short glimpses at his basic design. However, it adds suspense to the film, and makes you wonder how he looks like. The design on Godzilla was well done, and believable for the most part. The old lizard look is still there, but there is a modern feel to the character as well. I believe the way the made Godzilla on the screen was spectacular, and it couldn't be done any better.
The acting in this film was pretty good, and the actors/actresses seemed to fit in their roles. The actors managed to let their acting go with the flow, making the film more enjoyable and easier to watch. The CGI in this film was also impressive, especially in the design for Godzilla (stated above). The other two monsters looked realistic as well. This film perhaps has one of the best CGI I've seen so far, in 2014 and 2015 films combined.
There was excellent character development in the film, and you really got to connect to them. Characters such as Ford had a long backstory since the beginning of the film, and that helped make you understand his character more than you would without. The only problem about this film was that action was okay to good. It was pretty ordinary, and nothing was surprising or very impressive. Godzilla didn't really have an action scene until near the middle of the movie, which was a disappointing factor for me. When he finally does appear in the film, however, he is given mediocre actions scenes against both the humans and the MUTO's. Although there is room for improvement, the action scenes were at the very least, satisfying, and added an interesting touch to the film.
Overall, this film easily surpassed the standards for a Godzilla movie. It was fun, thrilling, and was an exciting ride from start to finish. Although the action scenes were mediocre, the acting, character development, and storyline makes up for it. If you want to watch an interesting and well made monster film, do yourself a favor and watch this. This is the Godzilla film all the Godzilla fans have been looking for.