Now don't get me wrong I saw the Godzilla movie back in 2014 and it was great for a kaiju on kaiju all-out brawl, However Shin Godzilla is a faithful homage to the original Godzilla, But instead of showing the horrors of nuclear fallout it shows how poorly the japanese government reacts to times of crisis which is shown throughout the movie. I think though it's a little more than just their country that has these kinds of problems, Our government at times is the same way we are almost always divided and can never decisively act when the time has come which splits us apart during our dire times.

This film deserves a viewing if you truly appreciate the Godzilla franchise.

Perfect acting, perfect casting, perfect CGI, great plot!nothing more to say, it was an awesome movie!

SHIN GODZILLA / GODZILLA RESURGENCE (SHIN GOJIRA). Viewed on DVD. Cinematography = eight (8) stars; special effects (excluding Godzilla) = eight (8) stars; sound field = eight (8) stars; score = seven (7) stars; subtitles/translations (Japanese version) = five (5) stars; Godzilla visualization = three (3) stars. Not again already! Directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi provide yet another iteration of Tokyo's least favorite (but arguably most famous) part-time resident by reaching back almost 70 years to successfully re-image what has made the first film an enduring cult favorite. Just about everything you may recall (or wish to forget) seems to be here. A multitude of actors shouting expository one-line dialog at the camera, public address systems doing the same, quick shots of the monster beating up Tokyo, the same shots of military equipment/models being reused Ad Nauseam, etc. This time the mayhem ends with the Japanese using a biological countermeasure (instead of nuking it and what remains of the city) to immobilize the critter on tip toes in the middle of Tokyo to provide city-viewing completion for Sky Tree (?) and a lead-in for a sequel. The Directors jam pack their movie with convincing scenes (but not for Godzilla--see below) of physical and virtual model destruction that fully fill the wide screen. Unfortunately, the film is also jam packed (beyond the tipping point?) with actors (and a few stray actresses) who mostly direct their bureaucratic speak to the camera rather to each other. The objective is to amusingly underscore the decision-making paralysis of Japan's current governing style (a new law needs to be passed by the Diet before the monster can be dealt with!), but it ends up paralyzing the audience's comprehension of parallel unfolding events. Acting is fine when directed away from the camera. Stunning actress Satomi Ishihara provides a beauty-and-the-beast juxtaposition. Cinematography (2.35 : 1, color) and lighting are very good. Score provides a unique blend of music from earlier films, some re-scored riffs on the same, and an imaginative original score. Subtitles for the Japanese version suffer big time from overkill. The top of the screen contains 3-5 lines that identify bureaucrats and their titles plus the locations of every-changing conference rooms (who really cares?). The screen bottom provides overly-generous line-reading translations that flash by at light speed (serious adult grammatical editing is called for). Signs/text are not translated. Godzilla's visualization is often cheesy or just plain lame. The monster is depicted as a cuddly, plush kiddie toy with puppy-dog eyes in early scenes, and as a highly-accurate multi-laser military machine later on (perhaps a weapon from an unfriendly nation state?). Great fun despite Godzilla's rendering! WILLIAM FLANIGAN, PhD.