Godzilla (2014)

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Movie
German title Godzilla
Original title Godzilla
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Country of production United States , Japan
original language English
Publishing year 2014
length 123 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Gareth Edwards
script Max Borenstein (screenplay),
Dave Callaham (story)
production Jon Jashni ,
Mary Parent ,
Brian Rogers ,
Thomas Tull
music Alexandre Desplat
camera Seamus McGarvey
cut Bob Ducsay
occupation
synchronization
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Godzilla is an American monster movie directed by Gareth Edwards from the year 2014 . In the main role is played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson , in other roles Elizabeth Olsen , Bryan Cranston , Sally Hawkins , Juliette Binoche and Ken Watanabe . It is the second US film adaptation (after Roland Emmerich's Godzilla from 1998) of the monster of the same name from the Japanese film series, which was first produced in 1954 .

action

In 1999 the scientists Dr. Ishiro Serizawa and Dr. Vivienne Graham of the secret organization Monarch went to the Philippines to examine a gigantic, hollow skeleton that was discovered during mining operations. From it hatched a prehistoric giant monster that shortly afterwards destroyed a nuclear power plant in Japan . Sandra Brody, the wife of engineer Joe Brody, who both work in the power plant, dies. Her son Ford Brody has to watch the collapse of the power station from afar. The catastrophe is covered up as an earthquake accident and the power plant and the adjacent city are declared a restricted area.

15 years later, the now grown-up Ford Brody is serving as a soldier in the US Army and has started a family in San Francisco . He is called to Japan after his father illegally entered the restricted area. Joe Brody, who never believed the official accident and wants to find out the truth, persuades his son to re-enter the restricted zone with him. But they are caught and taken to the former power plant, which is now a large research complex. In the ruins of the nuclear power plant the monster pupated and fed on the radioactivity , but it is now ready to hatch. It breaks out of the exclusion zone and flies away eastwards. Joe is seriously injured and later dies. Ford Brody is led by Dr. Serizawa asked for help. His father recorded a kind of "calling" from the monster, which from now on is called "Muto" ("Massive unknown terrestrial organism"); a mating call, it turns out. The female hatches from a second pupa that was stored in a nuclear waste dump in Nevada and was believed to be dead. Dr. Serizawa informs Ford about the organization Monarch, which serves to research the giant monsters, and he learns of the existence of an even more powerful monster who is also the natural enemy of the Mutos: Godzilla. Soon Godzilla emerges from the sea. In Honolulu there is the first fight between Godzilla and the male Muto; then Godzilla pursues his opponent.

The monsters cannot be killed with conventional weapons; the US military is planning - contrary to Dr. Serizawa's protest - the use of atomic bombs . Since the Mutos can release electromagnetic pulses , the bombs are equipped with mechanical time detonators , but a now ticking bomb is caught by the Muto male. Both monsters meet and mate in San Francisco. The female builds a nest in which to lay her eggs. The bomb serves as food for the young and now threatens the whole city with its explosion. It can only be defused on site. As a ordnance disposal company , Ford is supposed to help. Ford is dropped off with a small troop of soldiers by parachute jump over San Francisco. A bitter battle has been raging between Godzilla and the Mutos for many hours. The defuse team reaches the nest, but the bomb cannot be defused. The warhead is therefore carried to a boat in the harbor and is to be brought out to sea from there. Ford also manages to open a wrecked tanker truck, setting the nest on fire and killing the Muto offspring. He can start the boat and steer it away from the city, but then collapses injured and exhausted. He is rescued at the last second by a military helicopter before the atomic bomb detonates in the open sea, far from the city. Godzilla defeats both Mutos in the end, but collapses after his fight.

The next day, Ford reunites with his wife Elle and son Sam. Godzilla awakens and is seen by the people as the “savior of the city”. He disappears again in the depths of the ocean.

production

prehistory

An American Godzilla film was released in 1998, directed by Roland Emmerich and produced by TriStar Pictures , a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment . The film was supposed to lay the foundation for a new Godzilla film series, but the sequels never came about and the license acquired by Toho was allowed to expire unused in 2003.

In August 2004, Yoshimitsu Banno, then director of the Godzilla film Frankenstein's Battle Against the Devil Monsters (1971), announced his plans to re-release Godzilla as a 3D IMAX short film. Kenji Okuhira was named as the producer. Banno had the necessary rights and the Japanese team came into contact with the American producer Brian Rogers. From 2007, after renegotiations with Toho, the rights holder Godzillas, the production of a full-length 3D feature film was planned. When looking for a film production company , they finally came to Legendary Pictures , where they wanted to implement the material as a reboot .

Project development

On March 29, 2010, Legendary Pictures announced that Toho had acquired the necessary rights to produce a Godzilla film in the form of a reboot. The film is said to be a co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures , the release of which is planned for 2012. In addition to Legendary Pictures, Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers will serve as producers and Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira and Doug Davison will serve as executive producers . In January 2011, Gareth Edwards became known as a director. Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni took on the producer roles for Legendary Pictures . At the end of 2011 it became clear that the theatrical release for 2012 could not be kept. According to Edwards, although there were a lot of loose ideas, the production had still not taken on a clear form and complete cessation also seemed possible to him. Only when a one and a half minute teaser was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2012 and received enthusiastic reactions did the film project, according to Edwards, receive the necessary push forward. In September 2012, Legendary Pictures announced the US theatrical release on May 16, 2014 and also announced that the film would also be released in 3D. Warner Bros. Pictures will handle worldwide distribution , with the exception of Japan, where Toho will be responsible for distribution. Alex Garcia and Patricia Whitcher joined as executive producers . About two months later, IMAX Corporation announced that it would also release Godzilla in IMAX format . The film budget of 160 million US dollars contributed Legendary Pictures to 75 percent.

In January 2013, Mary Parent joined production as producer for Disruption Entertainment, while the original producers Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Doug Davison were fired. This should result in a lawsuit, as Legendary Pictures only wanted to pay a fraction of the original compensation, which according to the three producers had been orally agreed, to them.

script

The plot and the first draft of the script was written by Dave Callaham . The draft was later revised by David S. Goyer within three to four weeks in the function of a script doctor . In November 2011 it was announced that Max Borenstein will write the actual script for Godzilla . Borenstein was in close contact with Edwards and a realistic, grounded approach was chosen. It was supposed to be a serious movie, along the lines of what would happen if Godzilla actually appeared in the real world. This made a conscious decision against an overly funny or (self-) ironic tone of voice ( see also the section on topics and motifs ). At the end of 2012, Drew Pearce was hired to make minor corrections to match the age of the characters to the cast. In January 2013 - two months before filming began - Frank Darabont was entrusted with the creation of the final version of the script. According to Darabont, Godzilla will appear as a "huge, terrifying force of nature".

Direction and cast

Left to right: Gareth Edwards, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston ( San Diego Comic-Con International 2013).

It undertook Gareth Edwards as a director, as was announced in January 2011th Edwards had only made a feature film with Monsters , also a monster film . The budget was only $ 500,000 and he created the visual effects himself on his laptop. The producer Thomas Tull was impressed that Edwards had created such a visually complex film with such limited resources and offered him the position of director. With Edwards to direct a $ 160 million tentpole film, both sides were aware of a certain risk.

The main role was originally intended to be Joseph Gordon-Levitt , who, however, was unable to accept the role due to scheduling problems. Henry Cavill , Scoot McNairy and Caleb Landry Jones were discussed as replacements . The role favorite was then Aaron Taylor-Johnson , as learned on January 10, 2013. In early February 2013 it was announced that Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen would play, and in late February 2013 that Juliette Binoche was in role negotiations. In a press release dated March 18, 2013 (on the day the shooting began), Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed the cast and also announced Ken Watanabe as an additional actor. Godzilla was "played" to some extent via motion capture by TJ Storm. As a well-known specialist in this technology, Andy Serkis held an advisory role. The motion capture work only happened during post-production and only served as a motion template for the animators; the figure was then animated classically using keyframe animation.

Akira Takarada, co-star of the first Godzilla film (1954) , one was Cameoauftritt planned. The scene didn't make it into the finished film. It was Takarada's seventh involvement in a Godzilla film.

Filming

Filming began on March 18, 2013 in Vancouver and lasted until 13-14. July 2013. Seamus McGarvey acted as cameraman . Was filmed Godzilla in the aspect ratio of 2.39: 1 with the digital cinema camera Arri Alexa Plus 4: 3 in combination with anamorphic lenses of Panavision C series for the title sequence McGarvey vintage lenses used in the early 1960s. Godzilla was shot in 2D and subsequently converted to 3D. The conversion was carried out by the Gener8 and Stereo D studios.

A significant part was shot in Vancouver and the surrounding area due to the local film studios. The Vancouver Convention Center served as the backdrop for Tokyo and Honolulu Airports and BC Place Stadium as the emergency shelter near the end of the film. The High View Lookout in Cypress Provincial Park was the location for the "Tactical Operations Center, Oakland, California ". The mobilization scene was filmed in Richmond (marked “ Lone Pine ” in the film ). The film was shot on location in Hawaii at the beginning of July 2013 . To record the tsunami scene in Waikiki , over three hundred extras were hired to represent the fleeing population. The film was made with the participation of the US Navy , which allowed filming on the aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson , USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan .

For the Production Design was Owen Paterson responsible. A total of 95 sets were built. The biggest studio sets were the hollow Godzilla skeleton (at the beginning of the movie) and the Muto Nest.

Monster design

Roland Emmerich's Godzilla received harsh criticism for the fact that it had little in common with the Japanese original. Already when the reboot was announced, it was announced that the original artwork would be treated more respectfully. Toho provided a list of character traits that needed to be considered. In contrast to the Japanese films, where Godzilla is traditionally played by an actor in costume, the one in the US film version is completely computer-animated .

The design was inspired by bears, Komodo dragons, lizards, lions and wolves. The design of the face was influenced by dragons, dogs, cats and eagles, among others. The structure of the skin or scales was based on solidified lava. Edwards attached particular importance to an expressive silhouette . In the end, the digital 3D Godzilla model created by Weta Workshop should show the optimal appearance from all sides. To determine the size of the figures, different sized Godzilla models were run through a 3D city model and the effect was observed. At 107 (108) meters it became the tallest Godzilla of all the Godzilla films. Edwards gave a pragmatic reason for this: the cities and skyscrapers have also grown larger over time. The Moving Picture Company then transferred the concept art to the photorealistic CGI version of Godzilla in the finished film. Sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn worked on the Godzilla Scream for about six months. The final version is the fiftieth that the team produced.

The Mutos do not come from the Toho studio's monster pool, but were redesigned for this film. Nevertheless, the classic Toho monsters served as a model. Mosquitoes, insects and birds came into consideration as the basis for the design; the streamlined shape was copied from airplanes. The sounds of the Mutos should clearly distinguish themselves from those of Godzilla with their own clicking and chattering noises.

Visual effects

For the visual effects was Jim Rygiel as VFX supervisor responsible for the especially through his work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy was considered profiled effects specialist. Godzilla, the Mutos and their fight scenes were animated by the Moving Picture Company (MPC), the VFX work on the trestle bridge scene and the Muto cocoon is from Double Negative (Dneg) and the tsunami animation from Scanline. In order to obtain natural-looking movements, an anatomy with skeleton, fat and muscles was specially designed for Godzilla. Film recordings of animal fights between bears and Komodo dragons were studied for realistic movement and behavior in the monster fights. For the final battle, the MPC digitally recreated downtown San Francisco, in which the keyframe-animated monsters could be moved freely. Previously, they went on tours in the city and took high-resolution panoramic photos with gigapixel cameras that served as a template. The simulation of smoke, rubble and debris and the interaction of the monsters with these elements as they move through the city proved particularly difficult. For this, MPC used in-house simulation software that enabled high-resolution simulations of building collapses and dust turbulence.

Film music

The soundtrack for Godzilla comprises 20 tracks and was composed by Alexandre Desplat . Knowing that it would be a loud film, Desplat put together a large orchestra for a powerful, voluminous soundtrack; electronic music elements should be avoided. He relied heavily on violins, brass instruments and horns, which ultimately result in the pounding, rumbling soundtrack. The parachute jump scene, in which the composition Lux Aeterna by György Ligeti is used, occupies a special position . According to Edwards, this happened by chance: while he was still working on the pre-visualization of the scene, he got the idea when he was walking and his cell phone happened to be playing this music.

marketing

The promotion of the film began with the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. The first teaser film poster was presented here, but only showed the film lettering. A specially made teaser was also presented here ( see section project development ). Until the end of 2012 there was little news about the film.

With the start of shooting in March 2013, the marketing increased. On the second day of shooting, Edwards reported to the fans with a "greeting video" and the first photos from the set were published. During the filming, pictures and film recordings of the set were occasionally published. The first movie posters were presented at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013. The first still images and the first official English-language trailer were released on December 10, 2013; The same trailer in the German version on December 13, 2013. Further official trailers followed on February 25, 2014 (in the German version on February 27, 2014), on March 18, 2014 (in the German version on March 27, 2014) and on March 7, 2014. April 2014. In addition, they produced their own trailer variations for Japan and for TV broadcasts. The trailers never show Godzilla completely or only vaguely behind smoke and dust.

publication

The film opened in several European countries on May 14, 2014. The German theatrical release was on May 15, 2014. In the United States, the film was released on May 16, 2014. The home release (German-language DVD , BD and 3D-BD) was on September 25, 2014. The first broadcast on German-language free TV took place on New Years Day 2017 on ORF eins and ProSieben .

With production costs of 160 million dollars, the film on its opening weekend played worldwide 196 million US dollars , of which a 93 million US dollars in the United States and Canada. Total revenues worldwide were approximately $ 529 million, of which $ 201 million was in the United States and Canada. Legendary Pictures stated the break-even point at around $ 380 million. Due to the commercial success Legendary Pictures is working on the continuation in the form of a franchise , the MonsterVerse ( see section Godzilla as part of the MonsterVerse ).

In the list of the world's most commercially successful films of 2014, Godzilla ranks 14th. In Germany there were almost 960,000 moviegoers (36th place in 2014).

background

Staging

Gareth Edwards wanted to stage Godzilla realistically, which is why he had a lot shot with a handheld camera. Above all, the camera should take positions from which a natural observer could also have seen the action (from the ground, helicopter, etc.). He wanted to avoid “impossible” perspectives. Often people can be seen in the foreground to give the viewer a size comparison. The parachute jump, on the other hand (underlined by György Ligetis Lux Aeterna ), should look like a “jump into hell” - including the prayer of the military priest.

Godzilla is deliberately shown only sparingly. Only after about an hour can this be seen in full for the first time and all Godzilla scenes make up only 8 to 11 minutes (depending on the counting method) of the film. Rather, the filmmakers wanted suspense moments following the example of Steven Spielberg's classic film Jaws create. Several film critics also saw influences from Spielberg's films in Godzilla .

Themes and motifs

Godzilla as a force of nature

For Max Borenstein, when writing the script, the question arose what Godzilla represented thematically. He saw the common denominator of the films that have emerged over the course of time (despite various topics such as nuclear wars, alien invasions, natural and environmental disasters or bioengineering) that Godzilla is like a force of nature outside of human control. He wanted to take up that. Despite modern weapons, humanity remains powerless and is thus reminded of its smallness. Edwards described his film as a "man-versus-nature" story in which Godzilla represents a force of nature. He didn't see the character as good or bad, but rather as an antihero . The critic Philipp Stadelmaier wrote: “This Godzilla, however, is no longer an expression of the collective atomic bomb trauma or any eco-political message [...]. He is simply a being that shares the earth with humans and cannot be conquered. ”Humans remain only“ spectators of something bigger ”, the monsters“ fight their fight among themselves ”.

Relation to real disasters

According to Edwards, the fact that the images of destruction are reminiscent of recent catastrophes is “not an accident”: “Other generations had the Titanic or the Blitz . For us it's the tsunamis and September 11th . ”Many critics saw the destruction of the nuclear power plant in the fictional Japanese city of Janjira as a reference to the Fukushima nuclear disaster . Edwards said: "Our film is not about Fukushima at all [...], but I wanted it to reflect the questions raised by the Fukushima incident." According to critic Christian Buß , the film is like the early Godzilla - Films charged with collective trauma : “Aircraft crashing into skyscrapers awaken memories of 9/11; The pictures of the wave mountain piling up in Honolulu are strikingly similar to pictures of the 2004 tsunami disaster , and of course the ruins of the (fictional) nuclear power plant inevitably make you think of Fukushima. ”The title sequence with atomic bomb tests in the According to Philipp Stadelmaier, the 1950s refers to the original context of the Godzilla series.

Reviews

German-language reviews

From the German-language review, Godzilla received positive to mixed reviews.

Several times, Edwards' Godzilla was praised as a bow to the famous film character. Christian Buß found the film on Spiegel Online to be “ethically and aesthetically very close to the Urechse”, but at the same time free of nostalgia. For Jörg Buttgereit ( epd film ) Edwards is a “sensitive fan who preserves the Japanese roots and the atomic nursery of the monster icon”. According to Dietmar Dath in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , he remains loyal to the Gojira canon and shows the monster “respect in every respect”. Some critics saw the animation style of the computer-animated Godzilla as an homage to the rubber costume of the original films. Edwards' production was also particularly well received. Philipp Stadelmaier wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the "wonderful appearance and disappearance of monsters in the fog and [...] great variation of the distances". According to Drehli Robnik ( filmgazette ), the film has "some simply stunning action panoramas" to offer . He highlighted the special atmosphere:

“All in all, 'Godzilla' presents itself as the not too frequent [sic!] Case of a blockbuster that is not only picturesque [...], but often has downright dreamlike notes: frontal monster appearance in a long, gray total shot with red lanterns in the Foreground, plus a note on the piano; Parachute soldiers in free fall, not staged as a bungee jump or any other sport [...], but as a dawn before an inferno, [...]. Much here is daring and huge. "

- Drehli Robnik (filmgazette)

Christian Buß liked the approach to the material:

“Because that's the brilliant thing about the blockbuster fable by the young director Gareth Edwards […]: How Edwards brings retro-chic and fabulous madness into a story that takes its fantastic material absolutely seriously and develops an apocalypse scenario with spatial depth and a disturbing pull. "

- Christian Buß on Spiegel Online

Not every critic saw this as positive. For Christoph Huber from the press , the film turned into a depressive-aggressive spectacle because of its "demonstratively serious tone" and Harald Peters saw it in the world as "another example of the nolanization of action cinema". The script was also criticized. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, this is the weakest thing about the film. For Björn Becher ( Filmstarts.de ) there is "some idle time". Christoph Huber called Godzilla "a rather unimaginative Hollywood disaster film" that lags behind its competitor Pacific Rim .

A frequent point of criticism was inadequate figure drawing: The actors are “inevitably degraded to unbelieving supporting actors”, for them there are often “hardly any opportunities to shine”. No character can “really interest” and Aaron Taylor-Johnson remains a “colorless” or “rather wooden hero”. Bryan Cranston is still trying, according to Björn Becher ( Filmstarts.de ), to set the “strongest accents”, for Harald Peters his character is even “so one-dimensional” that he “doesn't know how to help himself other than to shout his lines, plead or whimper. "Peters' criticism in the world was negative:

“On the other hand, the banging is only fun if the people [...] mean something to you. In 'Godzilla' one has long since lost interest in them because the way Gareth Edwards tells the film, it doesn't make any sense in terms of content, emotions or dramaturgical. "

- Harald Peters in Die Welt

Caspar Shaller slating in the time the film: Godzilla is equated with America and America with the military. The "giant moth monsters" stand for the enemy image of Asia / China. The film is "clumsy agitation " and "crude propaganda ".

Some US reviews

Todd McCarthy's criticism in the Hollywood Reporter was positive, despite some cutbacks. Godzilla was made excellently in terms of craftsmanship and technology, but suffered from boring characters. Edwards would show his title character "too much" respect: "[..] as if he were an older stage star who is treated respectfully, the title character hardly appears until the second act." Eric Henderson awarded 3.5 of in Slant Magazine 4 possible points: In its steady increase, Godzilla is the cinematic equivalent of Ravel's Boléro , a “contemplative crescendo of destruction”. Matt Zoller Seitz also rated the film with 3.5 out of 4 points on RogerEbert.com, describing it as a combination of an epic horror film and a parable about the revolting nature. He said: "I would give the film serious negative points if it weren't so brilliantly staged [...] and if the filmmakers didn't do everything in their power to make people's marginal status part of the film's worldview [...]. .]. ”Peter Debruge asked himself in Variety what it takes stars in a destruction film like Godzilla . He found the balance between the monsters and the human characters unsuccessful. In addition, the film wastes too much energy on a plausible representation of the events.

Sequels, franchises

Godzilla is the prelude to a series of monster films that form a fictional cinematic universe known as the MonsterVerse . This series, produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures , also includes:

There was also speculation about a crossover between Godzilla (or the MonsterVerse ) and Pacific Rim . The thematically similar film - also a production by Legendary Pictures - was released the year before. Later, however, the Pacific Rim brand went to Universal Pictures , which made crossover plans unlikely.

Trivia

  • When Joe and Ford Brody visit their former home in the restricted zone Tokyo, briefly into this scene terrarium to see the inscription "Ford's Moth" (in German "Ford Motte bears"), with the letters "RA" were supplemented what thus " Mothra " means.
  • The "Project Monarch" or the secret organization of the same name in the film should not be confused with the supposedly real Project Monarch , a conspiracy theory .

synchronization

The German dubbing comes from the company RC Production from Berlin. The dialogue book was written by Klaus Bickert , Marius Clarén was responsible for the dialogue direction .

role actor Voice actor
Joe Brody Bryan Cranston Joachim Tennstedt
Lt. Ford Brody Aaron Taylor-Johnson Ricardo Richter
Sandra Brody Juliette Binoche Katrin Decker
Elle Brody Elizabeth Olsen Annina Braunmiller
Admiral Stenz David Strathairn Reinhard Kuhnert
Cpt. Russell Hampton Richard T. Jones Oliver Siebeck
Sgt.Tre Morales Victor Rasuk Julius Jellinek
Military analyst Taylor Nichols Axel Malzacher
Stan Walsh Garry Chalk Roland Hemmo
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Ken Watanabe Tōru Tanabe
Dr. Vivienne Graham Sally Hawkins Katrin Zimmermann

literature

Novel adaptation, prequel comic

Production notes

Criticism mirror (in German)

Positive:

Rather positive:

Rather negative:

Negative:

Web links

Individual evidence

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