Comedy scenes

[Megaton17]

NO Transformer style humor, PLEASE.

I want some dead pan humor.

One scene I thought of has a cryptozoologist and a General watching a monitor that has Godzilla advancing towards a fleet of battleships. The General character has seen Godzilla's strength but the cryptozooligist hasn't. The cryptozoologist scoffs going "Pfft. how strong can this thing be?'. The General replies "He's a twelve story dinosaur. He's strong as sh*t".

A more situation based scene could have Godzilla kill some right wing politician that has been basing his campaign off of the potential threat of Godzilla. Godzilla isn't actively attacking and is still out at sea. Political unrest gets the Navy out to attack Godzilla.

[Sydney Aradi]

I'd like the humor to be like that from GINO and to use humor to lighten the tension a little bit (I don't want this film to have Christopher Nolan level of serious which is ultra serious) but a nice mix of humor & somewhat serious tone (like in Mothra vs Godzilla)

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

NO Transformer style humor, PLEASE.

I want some dead pan humor.

One scene I thought of has a cryptozoologist and a General watching a monitor that has Godzilla advancing towards a fleet of battleships. The General character has seen Godzilla's strength but the cryptozooligist hasn't. The cryptozoologist scoffs going "Pfft. how strong can this thing be?'. The General replies "He's a twelve story dinosaur. He's strong as sh*t".

A more situation based scene could have Godzilla kill some right wing politician that has been basing his campaign off of the potential threat of Godzilla. Godzilla isn't actively attacking and is still out at sea. Political unrest gets the Navy out to attack Godzilla.

I fail to see how either of those things are funny.

Comedy needs to be present to lighten the mood, obviously. But it needs to be appropriate so it doesn't take the audience out of the story.

[Godzilla 1995]

I wanna see somebody slip on a puddle of banana oil.

[Petezilla]

I don't want this film to have Christopher Nolan level of serious which is ultra serious

Actually, that's exactly how I hope this movie will turn out. Dark in tone, just like Nolans Batman trilogy, which did great in resurrecting a quite cheesey movie franchise. Same could (and most likely would) happen to the Godzilla franchise.

[ZillaMaster91]

I don't want this film to have Christopher Nolan level of serious which is ultra serious

Actually, that's exactly how I hope this movie will turn out. Dark in tone, just like Nolans Batman trilogy, which did great in resurrecting a quite cheesey movie franchise. Same could (and most likely would) happen to the Godzilla franchise.

The only Godzilla films that spring to mind when I think of that dark tone are Gojira, The Return of Godzilla, and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. It could work, but a giant monster movie deserves some subtle traces of humor. Not laugh out loud stuff, but just like a chuckle here and there. Despite that I still wouldn't be against a dark toned Godzilla film. It'll be nice for a change since the Millennium series was just chuck full of quirky moments of cheesy comedic relief.

[Sydney Aradi]

I don't want this film to have Christopher Nolan level of serious which is ultra serious

Actually, that's exactly how I hope this movie will turn out. Dark in tone, just like Nolans Batman trilogy, which did great in resurrecting a quite cheesey movie franchise. Same could (and most likely would) happen to the Godzilla franchise.

I'm not against a somewhat serious Godzilla film but as long as there is some humor to releve the tension at points (unlike the Nolan Batman films which were depressing IMO) then I'm fine with the final product

[TokyoVigilante]

The inclusion of humor was what made the films of the sixties so wonderful. They had a dynamic tone that could be thrilling, funny, and make you think. I could write a screenplay that's just plain dark the whole way through, but it's a mark of a strong screenwriter if I could make someone laugh, think about the world around them, pull their heart strings, and put them on the edge of their seat in a 90+ minute time span.

[shinmattiathekaiju]

[quote="Sydney Aradi"

(unlike the Nolan Batman films which were depressing )[/quote]

Batman Begins wasn't depressing.

[Rody]

The Dark Knight was a little depressing.


I don't mind if they put a little humor in the film, as long as it's actually funny.

[kaiju115]

I don't mind putting some comedy into the film, just so long as its done right the right way, and as long as they don't shove too much into it like in Transformers 2.

[ゴジラ]

I'm not against a somewhat serious Godzilla film but as long as there is some humor to releve the tension at points (unlike the Nolan Batman films which were depressing IMO) then I'm fine with the final product

Well, to be fair, there was indeed humor within the Dark Knight. It was simply dark humor, I have to be honest, the Joker in that film did make me chuckle more than once when the moment was right for it.

I'm sure that I'm not alone on that one.

As for the topic itself, well, I wouldn't mind some decent humor. Something well put together, but nothing too edgy as if the film is trying so hard to seem intelligent with its own humor. Just make it well put together, and have it well portioned. Some for the fans, and some for the normal audience.

For the fans it could be something minor, or small but with substance. Kinda like how in Kingdom of Monsters there was a minor joke reference about the Hanna Barbera's Godzilla and the laser eyes.
For the normal audience, I'm not completely sure, most likely will have to make some original straps of humor.

[Primevalgodzilla V2]

The inclusion of humor was what made the films of the sixties so wonderful. They had a dynamic tone that could be thrilling, funny, and make you think. I could write a screenplay that's just plain dark the whole way through, but it's a mark of a strong screenwriter if I could make someone laugh, think about the world around them, pull their heart strings, and put them on the edge of their seat in a 90+ minute time span.

The humor in the '60s Godzilla movies...wasn't really funny though. But yes, I do want a somewhat light-hearted film

[SimeonAssassin]

There should be no comic relief character in this, there's simply no room for him if Legendary wants to establish a franchise with Godzilla, which is most probably the case. They could make a "he's the funny one" character in a sequel, but not when their goal should be to establish characters and the mood of this particular mythopoeia.

I think a good example of the comedy I would find acceptable for this new Godzilla, would be The Incredible Hulk (Norton). Not the volume of comedy, but the level of maturity and intelligence of the jokes I think would suit the film.

[Rody]

The humor in the '60s Godzilla movies...wasn't really funny though.

Sure it was. It was just very mild, enough to make the audience smile for a moment.

[Legion1979]

There should be no comic relief character in this, there's simply no room for him if Legendary wants to establish a franchise with Godzilla, which is most probably the case. They could make a "he's the funny one" character in a sequel, but not when their goal should be to establish characters and the mood of this particular mythopoeia.

Absolutely, because Godzilla needs to be AS SERIOUS AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

[Ethan]

Serious movies like Star Wars, Burton's Batman films, Mothra vs. Godzilla or The Lord of the Rings have comic reliefs. I see no harm in having 1 or 3 in Legendaryzilla.

[shinmattiathekaiju]

Serious movies like Star Wars, Burton's Batman films, Mothra vs. Godzilla or The Lord of the Rings have comic reliefs. I see no harm in having 1 or 3 in Legendaryzilla.

Mothra vs Godzilla is not the only good Godzilla film.

[Ethan]

Serious movies like Star Wars, Burton's Batman films, Mothra vs. Godzilla or The Lord of the Rings have comic reliefs. I see no harm in having 1 or 3 in Legendaryzilla.

Mothra vs Godzilla is not the only good Godzilla film.

Nobody has said otherwise.

[Gyaos]

It should be full of sex jokes, sterotypical characters and kaiju, as well as a shot of Godzilla's testicles as he scales a building.

Oh wait, Im thinking Michael Bay.