Gojira (1954)
Rating : ★★★★★/ 5 stars
NOTE:THIS IS A REVIEW FOR GOJIRA NOT GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
If you were a G-Fan, you’d know the difference between the two, but back to the review, this is where it all started (minus the origin of Godzilla, which we will cover later). The original Godzilla is a masterpiece, simply put. It’s a must see for every kaiju fan to see. Directed by Ishiro Honda, the plot spins a tale of a love triangle with an atomic monster standing over it, and the city of tokyo. As boats mysteriously start disappearing, a girl torn between a love for sailor and her promise to a scientist is thrown into the middle of a story no one could possibly conceive. Her father finds a giant atomic behemoth who decides, after sleeping for eons, to go visit the mystical land of Tokyo, where disaster soon waits as the over sized guest terrorizes the populace. The director of special effects is Eiji Tsuburaya, a master in early cinema special effects. Personally, nothing beats a giant monster film with out fancy cgi. The flames over tokyo, the models used in this film, it looks astounding. Gojira has an astounding cinematography, with the black and white film, the movie looks remarkable. The monster scenes are particularly haunting as the large shadowy Gojira laments over tokyo. The score composed by Akira Ifukube is stunning, building such suspense with the bone chilling music. The music itself is enough to cause shivers down spines, tears to well-up in eyes, and strike awe with the theme of Gojira. As the start to the Kaiju craze, Gojira definitely deserves it’s 5 stars, with amazing acting, astounding effects, beautiful cinematography, and spectacular sound score. I suggest it as a must see.
