Sunday 15 April 2018

A new Godzilla for a new Japan


Shin Godzilla (2016)

Directed by Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi this film has a large cast including Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi and Satomi Ishihara. The political apparatus of Japan struggles to deal with the sudden appearance of Godzilla rampaging round Tokyo.

Taking the original Godzilla this film uses the monster as a way to explore Japan's political machine and the way it responds to disasters. A little confusing at times the film is still a good exploration of Japan and it's place in the world. Some of the CGI is maybe a little on the ropey side but over all it holds up.

4/5

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