1:58 NR

8/10

After 12 years of rest, the King of the Monsters is back on the attack. The film is the 29th Godzilla film in the series made by the Japanese company Toho. There were also two American films that Toho did not create in 1998 and 2004.

“Shin Godzilla” was the first Godzilla film made in Japan since 2004’s “Godzilla: Final Wars” and is the 3rd reboot of the Japanese franchise.

The film is from the perspective of the Japanese government and shows how they deal with the threat of Godzilla. The situation worsens when Godzilla comes onto shore and starts to destroy the city of Tokyo.

The attack concerns the UN, led by the United States, that Godzilla might come to the west and decides to step in. The US wants to evacuate Tokyo and nuke the monster, but the Japanese government looks for another solution to avoid casualties from citizens left behind and the trauma of living through another nuclear strike.

As the first Godzilla film did in 1954, this film makes a comment on the consequences of nuclear war. The US government is looking out for the best interest of the world, but does not fully comprehend what the negative impact of launching a third nuclear bomb on Japan is.

The US acts as an antagonist in the film, which is very interesting considering almost every movie we watch is made by the United States and therefore from their point of view. To see the US in a film from another country’s point of view is refreshing and provides some perspective.