14 DAY TRIAL // People are getting more and more excited about this new “Godzilla” movie, that not only promises to be the most outrageous of the franchise, but also claims to be faithful to its original movie made by Toho.
The full trailer manages to awesomely introduce the viewers into the whole end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it atmosphere without giving any major plot twists away, which is kind of refreshing, in a day when one can honestly admit that he or she has seen the entire movie just by looking at the trailer.
This new trailer opens up the possibility that there is more than one monster out there and that they're all bent on destroying mankind, the species responsible for awakening them. Just like in all previous teasers and trailers, the viewer can catch only short, incomplete glimpses of the monster, leaving the full reveal for the theatrical release.
What's probably more interesting than the scenes of destruction of cities which happen to show up in all monster movies, is the fact that in the script writers tried to explain Godzilla's origin, hailing back to the controversial nuclear tests the Japanese performed in the Pacific.
The producers would have us believe that what the Japanese performed in 1954 weren't exactly tests, but attempts to kill off the monster they had awakened. Mind you, the trailer doesn't specify how long the creature had been dormant.
Bryan Cranston's voice again makes its appearance, just like in yesterday's trailer, to hint at the upcoming destruction and at the possibility of Godzilla bringing back the human race to the Stone Age.
“You're not fooling anybody when you say that what happened was a natural disaster,” he shouts at an unnamed interlocutor. He goes on to profess that “You're lying! You're hiding something out there! It was not an earthquake, it wasn't a typhoon. This is what caused everything in the first place. Don't you see that! And it is going to send us back to the stone age...”
This new Godzilla claims to be a rebirth of the original epic by Togo, which coincidentally came out the same year that the Japanese started their nuclear tests in the Pacific. The film is said to pit the famous monster against some malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific development and arrogance, threaten to destroy our modern society.
The film is directed by Gareth Edwards, and apart from Bryan Cranston, it also features Aaron Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen. The movie will be released in cinemas across the world starting with May 16.