That's how they did it, and I appreciate them for doing so, but I have to wonder... is LegendaryGoji's atomic breath as strong as his other counterparts or could it be weaker since it didn't blow up the MUTOs when he used it?
Considering it looks like they went for the Showa version Superheated Vapor breath, it's a lot weaker since he's pretty much spewing either a very hot vapor of radioactivity or lava-esque radioactivity, compared to the laser-esque Heisei and Millenium Godzillas. Also, this Godzilla seems to be drained heavily by his breath attack, which is why I think it's another reason why he doesn't spam it as often as even Gojira 1954 did.
Lot's of spoilers and ranting.
Saw this movie last week. It was really "eh". First of all, the characters didn't really have much time to flesh out as the one you held the most attachment to doesn't even last to the critical points of the movie. The other main character felt so... transparent. Not only in personality but also in appearance. There were even times where I couldn't tell him apart from the other soldiers.
While the CGI was good, the fights were really lackluster. The monsters would collide and then it would cut away to something else. The only thing that got me hyped was when Godzilla did its Atomic Breath. You just saw the spikes on his back light up in the background and then he unleashed that mother! Also, these are probably the sneakiest colossal monsters I've ever seen! They just... appear behind people on some ninja kitten and then start making loud noises. I'm also a bit confused as to why the other two monsters were clearly violent towards humanity and yet Godzilla wasn't. At the end it just strode back into the water after saving humanity while they clapped and hailed it a hero. How cheesy!
I cringed every time the scientist was on screen. They couldn't have a monster movie without having a wise old Asian man saying profound things for no reason. All he did was look bewildered and say profound kitten. "The arrogance of man is thinking they are in control of nature and not the other way around. Let them fight." Pfft! Had no problems with letting three colossal monsters fight in a populated city.
And finally, too much damn focusing on the kids! What was the point of the Japanese boy on the train? What an absolute waste of time.
Sorry but the movie was disappointing for me, but I did have a lot of fun making fun of it with my friends in the cinema.
It's not really different than most Godzilla movies.
