#godzilla and kong spoilers

[rustybottlecap]

In theory that the new villain from the new Godzilla/Kong movie appears to be "just an orangutan" should be dissapointing... but the way they seem to be playing the creepy factor with its uncanny proportions got me hyped. A lot has been said about how we are more likely to root for mammals, specifically apes, than for reptiles; but this teaser just reminded us something that should have been obvious: the closer something looks to a human, the scarier it can be.

We are getting a genuinely scary uncanny-valley kaiju. The movie in general will probably be action and adventure but the scenes with this thing may not be out of place in a horror one.

[cullensart]

He stick he leggy out real far

[thatoneawkwardhorse]

Top ten things I never thought would happen this year. Uh. Me getting severely back into Godzilla?

[areiphilos]

GODZILLA AS HIMSELF GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, 2024

[kaiju-krew]

how people think i want the reunion to go vs. how i actually want it to go

[poochyhyena]

I've now officially seen GxK twice, all I got from it was that my boy has the best nap spot

[navalta-gfx]

ON SIGHT NO (one) EXCEPTIONS

[hawkofkrypton]

[1mm4d13]

Lamp problems

[fortunelowtier]

I love the idea that Mothra showed up in Egypt like "for FUCKS sake can you two go FIVE FUCKING SECONDS without RIPPING EACH OTHERS THROATS OUT" and they're both like

"ʸᵉˢ ᵐᵃ'ᵃᵐ ˢᵒʳʳʸ ᵐᵃ'ᵃᵐ"

[fyeahmovies]

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE (2024) dir. Adam Wingard

[rustybottlecap]

I SUSPECT Godzilla fans are going to love the new movie's direction with the new villain.

On the surface it may seem like "Just More Kong Stuff", but consider the following:

Godzilla vs. Kong was, despite the title, a Kong movie. Kong was the underdog and the hero. Godzilla for the most part was an antagonistic force and didn't get much room for characterization. Sure, Godzilla won their fight, but it only cemented Kong as the underdog. General audiences were more likely to celebrate Kong's journey than Godzilla's victory.

Meanwhile Godzilla fans for the most part were ECSTATIC about Godzilla winning the fight with Kong. It goes without saying that they went to the movie already liking Godzilla. I've noticed these last few years that SOME Godzilla fans wished the movie took Godzilla's victory even further, with Godzilla outright killing Kong in brutal gory detail, or with Kong recognizing Godzilla as the King of the Monsters by becoming his slave, not caring that either of these would go against the rest of the movie in tone and story. Some Godzilla fans resent Kong a lot is what I'm saying. I've also noticed some fan-works here and there portraying Kong as a massive rude jerkass despite this incarnation of King Kong being one of the most chill, obviously to make Godzilla look better...

So...

You saw the teaser...

Now we have an evil member of Kong's species (or similar). An evil Kong that has killed members of Godzilla's species all by himself.

Godzilla can now fight a Kong and be the good guy. He can even be the underdog. Wether he wins or loses against this Kong he will be remembered as the hero. Audiences who are not Godzilla fans (yet) can cheer for Godzilla and booh at the Kong he's fighting. Hopefully, this version of Godzilla may get more characterization than he's ever gotten, now that he doesn't have to play the mysteryous antagonist.

It's Godzilla's turn is what I'm saying.

[endominator]

A new friend

[pyrasterran]

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire's New Groove

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Godzilla vs. Scylla in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

[kaiju-krew]

momo doodles❄️