How could Toho make Godzilla even "weirder"? What new directions might they go in after 2020?
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What if..... what if..... they brought Godzilla's ears back? That'd be the craziest thing since telling me that Godzilla can walk on land.
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I thought Godzilla's ears had been brought back ever since at least 1984, maybe 1989.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:42 pm What if..... what if..... they brought Godzilla's ears back? That'd be the craziest thing since telling me that Godzilla can walk on land.
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Here's a bizarre idea. It doesn't so much concern Godzilla himself, but rather the setting a las The Monster Planet Trilogy. Why not put Godzilla in a high-fantasy setting complete sword and sorcery?
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Oooohh i like the sound of this! A medieval Godzilla movie could really be a great entry of the series, and could also be the catalyst for the mythos to tackle other stuff like it; like a steampunk setting or something.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:37 pm Here's a bizarre idea. It doesn't so much concern Godzilla himself, but rather the setting a las The Monster Planet Trilogy. Why not put Godzilla in a high-fantasy setting complete sword and sorcery?
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I think you could do something with Godzilla in pre-Meiji Japan.
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^I am thinking something complete with stuff like elves, dwarves, dragons, ect. You know, the usual fantasy-stuff.
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Oh, I know. I was kinda building on Gigantis' "medieval Godzilla movie" comment.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:51 pm ^I am thinking something complete with stuff like elves, dwarves, dragons, ect. You know, the usual fantasy-stuff.
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I thought of a talking animal fantasy story with Godzilla as a literal king. Not exactly like that samurai Godzilla manga, but mostly animalistic in body monsters inexplicably havin a society sorta like Mouse Guard. Creatures like skeleturtle and meganulon would instead be the giants of the setting. Spacegodzilla as evil wizard and bastard cousing of the royal family hatches an evil plot.
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Oh you're right, but I'm referring to the recent four Godzillas, who don't have ears.mikelcho wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:28 pmI thought Godzilla's ears had been brought back ever since at least 1984, maybe 1989.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:42 pm What if..... what if..... they brought Godzilla's ears back? That'd be the craziest thing since telling me that Godzilla can walk on land.
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Ultima actually does have ears. They’re just super hard to see.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:01 pmOh you're right, but I'm referring to the recent four Godzillas, who don't have ears.mikelcho wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:28 pmI thought Godzilla's ears had been brought back ever since at least 1984, maybe 1989.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:42 pm What if..... what if..... they brought Godzilla's ears back? That'd be the craziest thing since telling me that Godzilla can walk on land.
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Damn Jermobooka coming in clutch! Here I was staring at Ultima's design for ten minutes trying to find ears With all those head spikes it's hard to tell.Jermobooka wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:02 pmUltima actually does have ears. They’re just super hard to see.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:01 pmOh you're right, but I'm referring to the recent four Godzillas, who don't have ears.
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I only found out once I expanded various images of Ultima’s SHMA and looked at the details. Wouldn’t blame anyone for not noticing because of that damn lizard-mohawkMechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:05 pmDamn Jermobooka coming in clutch! Here I was staring at Ultima's design for ten minutes trying to find ears With all those head spikes it's hard to tell.Jermobooka wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:02 pm Ultima actually does have ears. They’re just super hard to see.
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He has ears!? Are the external or internal?
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Evolve Godzilla into a damn virus.
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All that radiation surrounding his body just evolves into a giant super-virus that makes any infected person gain keloid scars!
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One can do both of those things, though. Continuing the stories of existing timelines doesn't inherently get in the way of going in new directions, there's no reason why both approaches can't mutually coexist. Plenty of other franchises do that, it's not a zero-sum game.
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Just look at the millennium movies. Each had their own origin stories.Gerdzerl wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:18 amOne can do both of those things, though. Continuing the stories of existing timelines doesn't inherently get in the way of going in new directions, there's no reason why both approaches can't mutually coexist. Plenty of other franchises do that, it's not a zero-sum game.
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Weird idea: make Godzilla a local "nuclear-winter" generator. Breath weapon is a disintegration ray that fills the skys with soot.
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Oneshot idea: Godzilla raised by King Kong.
A Kong closer the asshole version in the 1933 movie.
A mutated, sickly amphibious creature washes up on the shore of Skull Island, and is found and carried away by a beachcombing Kong with other finds.
When he reaches home, Kong bites into the creature only to to find it disgustingly foul and throws it in the corner of his cave. However, Godzilla still lives. Kong’s primate curiosity comes in and he starts feeding the creature scraps of food. And slowly, Godzilla grows...
So many ways story could go.
A Kong closer the asshole version in the 1933 movie.
A mutated, sickly amphibious creature washes up on the shore of Skull Island, and is found and carried away by a beachcombing Kong with other finds.
When he reaches home, Kong bites into the creature only to to find it disgustingly foul and throws it in the corner of his cave. However, Godzilla still lives. Kong’s primate curiosity comes in and he starts feeding the creature scraps of food. And slowly, Godzilla grows...
So many ways story could go.
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I love this story idea. It doesn't have to be with Godzilla, even, to be emotionally moving. Like having the Godzilla and King Kong find and raise a monster they eventually have to kill...or Godzilla raises it, King Kong and everyone else realizes it needs to die, then they have to convince Godzilla somehow...Dinoskell wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:35 pm Oneshot idea: Godzilla raised by King Kong.
A Kong closer the asshole version in the 1933 movie.
A mutated, sickly amphibious creature washes up on the shore of Skull Island, and is found and carried away by a beachcombing Kong with other finds.
When he reaches home, Kong bites into the creature only to to find it disgustingly foul and throws it in the corner of his cave. However, Godzilla still lives. Kong’s primate curiosity comes in and he starts feeding the creature scraps of food. And slowly, Godzilla grows...
So many ways story could go.
And, just cause I can't pass up the joke:
Or have King Kong find a small Baby Godzilla, then the big G comes by later...
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Then to make it totally weird, they both got to court to decide custody!
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