This is a nicely written journey of a surviving kamikaze pilot on his way to his own personal redemption ... but instead of war as the background it's Godzilla. It feels kind of funny in a way but you stop laughing when the movie takes itself very seriously with cars, buildings and train cars thrown around like in the old live action series. It has it's nostalgic feel the way the citizens runs away from a giant monster while the drama between Shikishima and his family unfolds.
Godzilla's movements is true to the original and more grounded / believable, not like Hollywood's wrong and excessive use of CGI makes everything seem floaty and physics defying. It feels like a homage to the original series but with modern effects. Japanese modern movies are clearly evolving. There is a bit of overacting but that is very common to most Japanese movies, it has it's own charm. What I like about their most recent movies and even in animation as of late is that it's fully aware of cliches and how they try their best to mask it out to keep the audience from predicting what will happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Godzilla's movements is true to the original and more grounded / believable, not like Hollywood's wrong and excessive use of CGI makes everything seem floaty and physics defying. It feels like a homage to the original series but with modern effects. Japanese modern movies are clearly evolving. There is a bit of overacting but that is very common to most Japanese movies, it has it's own charm. What I like about their most recent movies and even in animation as of late is that it's fully aware of cliches and how they try their best to mask it out to keep the audience from predicting what will happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
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