Post #709485 by Tiki Shark Art on Wed, Feb 26, 2014 4:50 PM

On 2014-02-26 03:13, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Here you go Brad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu85WQTPRc

Looks Great so far! Great moody tone! Let's hope they keep it serious.
(and don't fall back on dumb-New-Yorker-Mayor-humor the way the 1980's US version did.)
Sheesh, it's mostly unwatchable now because of the horrible jokes.
"Cloverfield" was serious, I liked it.
"The Host", was serious (mostly), I Liked that too, even if it was a little depressing.
Japanese Godzilla - is stylized.
Godzilla is kinda' like Japanese Bunraku (traditional Japanese puppet theater). We know they are big puppets, we know the guys working the rod puppets dressed as ninja are not supposed to be there (hence invisible ninjas!), but... the Puppets are really, really beautiful, and really, really cool!
Same with Godzilla.
We know he's a guy in a suit, but it's a really beautifully detailed suit ....and there are LOTS of great explosions!

Perhaps my favorite Godzilla film: "Godzilla Vs Destroyah" was darned serious. I really like it. - Great in that traditional, stylized form, that TOHO has of presenting Godzilla. Got everything you could ever want in a Godzilla movie. Even Godzilla's radioactive heart going critical and if it melts down the whole planet will go with him! (hmmm.... too much like art imitating real life!)

Anyways, you gotta' know it ALL comes down to good story telling.
No matter how good your effects.
A good story is what we all really want.

(....and LOTS of great explosions!)

[ Edited by: tiki shark art 2014-02-26 17:24 ]