Recently we found out that we can expect a sequel to Gareth Edward's
Godzilla (2014) in 2018 and that we can expect to see Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidora in the sequel. Before I get to what I want to see in the sequel I should probably tell you what I thought of the first film. In my opinion
Godzilla (2014) had a lot of problems that could have been very easily fixed. I thought the story was very cliched and full of boring characters. The worst flaw of this movie was actually the lack of Godzilla, I could have forgave the film if it had good monster stomping action. In the end I was really disappointed with this film, but I saw a lot of potential in a sequel if they just fixed the flaws the first film had. Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of the newest Godzilla movie this news got me really excited. I am a big Godzilla fan and my favorite Godzilla movie is either the original
Gojira (1954) or it's follow up
Godzilla Raids Again (1955). I will admit though even if I didn't enjoy
Godzilla (2014) I loved every second Godzilla was on screen, I thought they handled him extremely well. So I thought in the fun of speculating I would share what I want to see in the Godzilla sequel.
Less Humans, More Godzilla
I walked into the theater to see Godzilla and out of the 123 minutes of the movie I think he was only in about 20 to 25 minutes. Granted when he was on the screen it was amazing and there was some truly jaw dropping moments, but I want to see more of that! I didn't pay to see Ford Brody and his wife fret over their family I came to see the King of Monsters. In the end they tease Godzilla so much that the actual pay off wasn't even worth the wait. I'm pretty sure even the Mutos got more screen time then Godzilla... In the sequel have the film centered around Godzilla and give the audience what they want!
Better Characters
I understand that the studio wants the film to have human characters so that the audience has someone to relate to, so if you are to give the film human characters at least make them intresting dynamic characters and not just walking cliches! The only character who had any depth in Godzilla (2014) was Joe Brody and that was mostly due to the acting ability of Bryan Cranston. All of the other performances are so wooden and two dimensional that they feel like cardboard cut outs and not characters. In the sequel make the human characters as intresting and compelling as the monsters.
More Classic Toho Monsters
My biggest complaint about Godzilla (2014) was that there were no other Toho monsters in the film besides Godzilla! I wanted to see Jet Jaguar or Megalon or Anguirus or any of the other classic monsters on the big screen with today's special effects! I am not to worried about this though, because it looks like they have already fixed this problem in the sequel.
Thanks for taking the time to read my editorial, it certainly means a lot. What would you like to see in Godzilla 2? And what did you think of Godzilla (2014)? Sound off below!