Sayings Sundays (June 22, 2014)

Recently another Godzilla movie was made. It advertised Bryan Cranston heavily while the actor doesn't appear that much in the movie.

One of the problems I have about the movie is that it's too artistic for its own good. Instead of giving us a lot of monster on monster action, some of the fight scenes are cut short.

I chose this quote because it both talks about a main point in the movie as well as one of my favorite things in sci-fi: the fact that people think they can control things they really can't and so things go to Hell very quickly.

Firefly is a great series that was cancelled early. And the theme song is one I can put on repeat for hours and hours and hours. While listening to the theme song I noticed that it would be perfect for a certain character's theme song.

Which character? Tobias Fangor!

Just the line "you can't take the sky from me" just seems like a very Tobias thing to say. Flying is one of the things that he takes joy in even though he's trapped as a hawk. You can take everything away from him, but he can still fly.

I might do something more with this idea at a later time.

Godzilla (2014)

Title: Godzilla

Series: Godzilla

Director: Gareth Edwards

Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Bryan Cranston

Rated: PG-13

Released: 2014

Personal Rating: 3.5/6

Oscars: N/A

Plot: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
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Lack of Monster Fights
One big drawback of this film is the lack of monster fights shown. When I go to a movie like Godzilla I want some awesome monster on monster action. While the fights in the film were artistic, they were too artistic for the kind of film this is. I'm not saying don't focus on the characters, but when you promise a monster fight give the kindness to show it. The monster fight at the end was great but the other fights in the movie always had something lacking.

Bryan Cranston
For all the Breaking Bad fans that are going to see this movie because of Cranston, this is for you. Cranston does a great performance as Joe Brody and makes each of his scenes very enjoyable. However, Cranston is not in this movie for very long. You can basically blink and then he's out of the movie. I can see why Cranston would be heavily advertised in the movie. You've probably heard this from everyone else. But in case you're one of the few that this is the first time you're hearing this, I wrote about it here.

The Opening Credits
There was artistic style put into this movie and you can see it in the opening credits. They give the beginning of the movie a feeling that they were shot way back when. Seamus McGarvey, the cinematographer for the movie, used 1960s camera lenses and digitally tinted those shots to give them the look they have in the final product. I love when people working on movies spend a little time and effort to create things like this.

Final Thoughts
This is a good movie with the fight scenes being artistically done. The first time Godzilla appears he causes a tsunami which is beyond awesome. However, the lack of detailed monster fights makes me have to suggest you wait until this comes onto dvd/blu-ray. The human story is good and Cranston is used to good effect, which is why I didn't rate this movie lower.