Godzilla

Godzilla

The world ends, Godzilla begins.

Rating

2.3 (2)

Release Date

5/14/2014

Runtime

123 mins

Overview

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$160,000,000

Revenue

$524,978,362

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How It Feels

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A massive-scale creature feature that treats its monster apocalypse with deliberate seriousness, building dread through long stretches of anticipation before unleashing devastating set pieces of urban destruction. The human drama keeps the stakes personal even as cities crumble around them.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseEpicBleak

Themes

SurvivalFamilyPowerNature

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Widescreen epicNaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

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