[quote]Gareth Edwards confirmed an origin story for the film. Frank Darabont, the screenwriter, described his plans for Godzilla as returning it to a "terrifying force of nature" in interviews. The film will add a "very compelling human drama" and that Godzilla would be tied to a "different contemporary issue" rather than the original atomic bomb testing. Director Gareth Edwards, at a promotional appearance in 2012, described the tone of the film. "We're just going to take it really seriously. I've wanted to see this movie this way all my life. Imagine if this really happened – as crazy as it sounds – what would it really be like?" In January 2013, it was reported that Warner Brothers, in a meeting for advertisers, revealed that the film would contain two new monsters in addition to Godzilla, and the plot of the film would revolve around the story of a young US Marine. David Goyer, who is also a screenwriter, stated that there were two other monsters in the script when he worked on it. Elizabeth Olsen described the film as "definitely not lighthearted. It's kind of going back to its roots of the original Japanese film" and that "there's a strong theme of the importance of family, as well as the theme of trying to control nature, and how that backfires in the end".[2] Cranston says that he plays a scientist called Joe Brody that "discovers an anomaly in some sonar, signalings, patterns, and is just starting an investigation when all hell breaks loose".[/quote]
Hamfisted global warming messages inbound?
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probably hamfisted genetic engineering is bad messages inbound =/
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I had thought about this as well. In the original Godzilla movie, Godzilla was supposed to symbolize the dangers of nuclear weapons. So I was wondering if they were going to do the same but with a more relevant issue for today. [quote] the plot of the film would revolve around the story of a young US Marine. David Goyer, who is also a screenwriter[/quote]mfw I read this as one sentence
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david left really, really early. he literally worked on the script for two weeks before frank darabont showed up and stole it from him.
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[quote]the theme of trying to control nature[/quote] I thought global warming at first, then I saw this. IDK what to think now.
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probably not. humanity's scientific arrogance almost certainly has to do with the radiation aspect of everything. probably nuclear engineering.
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I heard somewhere that Edwards described the monsters as a defense mechanism for the planet, which to me, sounds a bit too "Happening" for me. I could be wrong, and so could the source, but I definitely sense a certain heir of "save teh planet" about this.
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not at all. that would go against everything godzilla is. edwards has said [i]godzilla[/i] will play a role of an anti hero and basically kill the other monsters in traditional godzilla fashion [i]along with[/i] us. [this positive reception is making my inner fanboy squeal] [squeals]