Godzilla 1954 and my review! plz read. :)

I've been meaning to do this for a long time now actually. So, I'll get started with it.

A film that only had 3-4 months of production before releasing in Japan on November 3,1954. A film that I personally will consider the greatest Godzilla film to date. Tomoyuki Tanaka the executive producer of the Godzilla films from 1954-1995, had wanted to create his own giant monster movie since Hollywood was making their own.

Eiji Tsuburaya was the special effects director. He got influenced by the famous stop motion ever since seeing the 1933 classic King Kong by Fray Wray. Eiji Tsuburaya didn't have the time to produce a stop motion film. He had called Harou Nakajima to play inside a 180 pound latex rubber suit. During the early production, Eiji Tsuburaya had made Godzillas look by using the elements of dinosaurs, mainly the tyrannosaurus rex and the stegosaurus. However, Godzilla was originally going to look like a humanoid creature resembling a mushroom cloud head. That particular design didn't come to fruition.

Harou Nakajima had a 13 minute stroll as Godzilla in the miniature sets of Tokyo. The ominous presence of first seeing Godzilla can't help but give chills. The documentary style realism is also what separates this Godzilla film from all others. While playing in the suit, Harou Nakajima has stated that he had lost 20 pounds while working inside the suit.

Akira ifukube scored the haunting music for this film and would continue for King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla 64', Ghidorah the 3 headed monster, invasion of astro monster, destroy all monsters, terror of mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 91, Godzilla vs. Mothra 92, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 93', and his final outing in Godzilla vs. Destroyah 95'.

If you were a Japanese movie-goer and was watching this film for the first time, the opening scene would have frightened you. It was related to the lucky Dragon #5 incident that had happened years prior to the film. Godzilla was given the elements of the atomic bomb by film director Ishiro Honda who in my opinion is the greatest Godzilla director.

The thing about this film is its powerful messages. The dangers of radiation and the destructive power of the atomic bomb. People don't like it because it's black and white. I say to them deal with it. Technology wasn't what it is today back then.

Original scenes that didn't make final cut were too brutal at the time. One of which I'm familiar with is the scene where Godzilla rises up over the hillside of odo island. He was supposed to have been eating a cow but, they removed the cow and had Godzilla use his trademark roar.

The legend being spoke about by an old man couldn't but help add a bone chilling imagery. The exorcism ceremony dance also added a particular haunting sense.

When Godzilla is finally discovered, Dr. Yamane tells that due to the repetitive usage of H-Bombs, Godzillas natural habitat was drastically altered and had woke Godzilla up from a long hibernation.

People like to say that Godzilla has regenerative healing abilities. I can't quite agree with that. When Godzilla dies by the oxygen destroyer, there is nothing left but bones and even the bones disappear. When production was happening, I'm also sure that was the last thing on their minds. It's really never been proven by the directors that he did.

Now, my rating. 5/5 stars. Even though the movie is far from perfect, it still has a higher ground than all other Godzilla films. Which of course have their own flaws.

If anyone wants to talk about this particular film, I'd be glad to.

Hope you all enjoy my review and the small facts I brought up! Thanks for reading!