Kong's affection towards a female character, which has been a popular trope in the ape's earlier films, is present here too, albeit with a twist. He has also incorporated modern sensibilities, and sneaky little tributes and references to its previous iterations are scattered throughout. Early in the film, you get the feeling that director Adam Wingard had indeed respected the rich source material, and has smartly interwoven several goosebump-worthy high points seamlessly into the script. After all, the much-awaited Godzilla vs Kong gridlock happens to be the 36th Godzilla film, and the 12th Kong movie, to have made it to the theatres. Over the years, both the monsters have been through so much drama and have spawned a rich and lasting pop culture legacy spanning almost 90 years. The biggest convenience of the presently-revealed MonsterVerse is that the ultimate standoff between Godzilla and Kong, arguably two of the most heavy-duty monsters in the world of fiction, practically writes itself. The private organisation Apex wants to access this hollow earth to come up with a power source that can effectuate their sinister plans.Ĭast: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree He nry The film digs deep, quite literally at times, into the hollow earth theory that the franchise had earlier teased about, and consequently, we are witness to some unseen areas of the MonsterVerse.
And then, we have the perfunctory bunch, trying to unearth the reason behind a mysteriously-abrupt attack by the usually passive-until-provoked Godzilla. This is where the rather-formulaic disaster drama must-haves like a secret government agency (Monarch), a private tech company (Apex), come into play. But, since the lone prospect of the two beating the living daylights off each other is too purist a film, the makers decide to throw in a handful of humans into the crisis as garnish. The tentpole film, as expected, sees the two titans, Godzilla and Kong, clashing head-on for the position of the apex predator. Though not as elaborate as the Marvel Cinematic Universe or as fan-frenzied as the DC Extended Universe, this monster franchise has gained massive popularity culminating in the release of Godzilla vs Kong. With a lot riding on its shoulders, the film thankfully delivers exactly what's required and expected of the genre, and despite its flaws, stands out as the best film of the franchise.
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