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As we plunge into summer blockbuster season, deciding whether or not to shell out for another huge screen spectacle can be a challenge. In the case of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” perhaps a questionnaire can help.
Do you enjoy Godzilla movies mostly for the human drama that happens around the feet of the giant monster fights?
Do you agree with Thanos’ worldview from “Avengers: Infinity War”?
Would you like to see Gojira crunch Fenway Park to smithereens?
Would you say your reaction to Bradley Whitford shouting “Serizawa got that lizard juiced up!” is positive, negative or neutral?
If you answered “yes” or “positive” to most of these questions, the monster mash splash “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” could be the blockbuster for you.
“King of the Monsters” might not be for you if kaiju battles are the main appeal of Godzilla movies. The last 30 minutes of this two-hour, 11-minute film have plenty of giant lizards noisily throwing themselves through skyscrapers (shrieking all the way). But the film prioritizes the human-scale stuff as a war of wills breaks out in the wake of the 2014 attacks (and film).
Directed by Michael Dougherty and written by Dougherty, Zach Shields and Max Borenstein, the film introduces us to a family who lost a son in the previous calamity and has since splintered along ideological lines.
