Shin Godzilla

 

              Fans of Godzilla will thoroughly enjoy the 4K restoration of the original 2016 film.

              The film looks great and the special effects are excellent. Miniatures are seamlessly intertwined with live action sequences. 

               Poor Godzilla. He comes out of the ocean for a nice walk and aimlessly destroys everything in his path without intent. Unfortunately, the population of Japan don't see it quite the same way and the government gets caught up in ridiculous red tape trying to decide how to deal with the creature. What makes it even more difficult is that each time he is attacked, Godzilla evolves and grows bigger and stronger.

                Eventually other nations get involved and of course, the U.S wants to nuke Godzilla but Japan is clearly not interested in another nuclear explosion in their country and seeks a different solution.

               The film pivots between Godzilla's path of destruction and government talking heads having endless meetings about what to do. There are no subplots, no love story, just how do we stop Godzilla?

               The principle actors are Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara. The entire cast take their respective roles very seriously which makes the film actually more fun.