Review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) by Thatnonamedguy — 11 Jun 2019

After watching this film I thought it was a fantastic edition to the monsterverse building on the lore for the monsters and the world around it.The fight scenes we're amazing on every level and the monsters had personalities I instantly fell in love with.

I thought the humans were relatively good even though there wasn't as much character depth to most of the side characters. So it shocks me to see this movie being reviewed so poorly even by those who say they are fans of the monster, and I think the reason for that is because of the bar the MCU has set for cinematic universes.

Marvel mastered character and character development having us fall in love with (almost) every character for a different reason. This has made people expect the same from any other universe that comes out nowadays and its a double edged sword.

It has made film makers realize that we expect higher quality in our movies but it also leads to good movies (like this one) being chastised for not living up to the legacy that marvel has left behind when they do not need to.

The characters and plot in this movie may not be much to write home about but there is at least some level of emotional depth with the human characters and the monsters alike. And as stated before it builds great lore for these gigantic creatures and even gives them distinct personalities.

Yet still the critics that went into the movie wanting deep characters and story will often say its nonsensical or just say it didn't exist in the film at all. It is the complete opposite though and if your not one to harp over deep story lines and character development you will find this film to be amazing.

And f you are a long time Godzilla fan you may just tear up from the film. Overall the movie was a joyride from the start to the end and I wasn't let down in the slightest. Don't let the the critic's words sway you into not seeing this movie if you we're looking forward to it.

A movie doesn't always need deep characters and a philosophical plot to be fun. Sometimes it just needs to be fun. 8/10 from me no question.