The film starts out in 1999 in Japan surrounding the Brody
Family (Bryan Cranston, Julie Binoche, and CJ Adams/Aaron Taylor-Johnson). A devastating accident happens at the local
nuclear power plant that permanently fractures the family. Fast-forward 15 years to present day and once
again the Brody family lands themselves back at that same nuclear power plant
looking for answers. From here forward
the action starts to roll with “creatures” raining havoc on major cities. It takes some time for Godzilla to appear,
but when he does he makes his voice heard.
The action sequences between Godzilla and the creatures are pretty
insane and fun to watch.
The special effects in this movie are really well executed, sometimes I wondered “How are there still buildings left to destroy in this city?” but that’s only because there was so much destruction and mayhem. Overall Gareth Edwards did a great job directing this film, while it runs over two hours long, it never felt like it and a number of the shots felt like a tip of the hat to old Hollywood movies (which I highly enjoyed). Aaron Taylor-Johnson does a pretty good job helming such an enormous movie. While the character Ford isn’t too deep, he portrays loyalty as a soldier well, compared to Elizabeth Olsen (playing Elle Brody, Ford’s wife). Her character was not deep at all and some of the acting was a little uncomfortable to watch, but she wasn’t exactly given a lot to work with. Thankfully, her role is not that big and doesn’t distract from the overall movie.
So if you’re a lover of summer blockbuster movies with tons
of action, devastation, and mayhem, this movie is for you!
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