Japan Release: 2014
Running Time: 123 minutes

Godzilla

GODZILLA ゴジラ
[Godzilla Gojira]

A giant monster emerges in the South Pacific in 1954. Under secrecy, humanity nukes the beast. The creature disappears and the attacks are disguised as nuclear tests. The fact the creature existed at all is known to only a few. Many years later, in 1999, scientist Ichiro Serizawa visits a devastated mining area in the Philippines. The crew operating had detected levels of radiation and presumed they had discovered a uranium deposit. However, their efforts to drill further causes a massive cave in. Below the surface they discover a massive set of bones, first believed to be the remains of the monster from 1954 before its clear it's a different creature. Attached is a parasitic-like host, and one empty area where another might have rested although a trail of destruction from its location leads out to sea. Meanwhile, tremors start to grow in Japan around a nuclear power plant...

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Godzilla

Godzilla
US Distributor: Warner Bros. (2014) / Time: 123 Minutes

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• The film is the first in Legendary's "MonsterVerse" cinematic universe. Timeline wise, though, it is predated by Kong: Skull Island (2017), which takes place in 1973.
• The 2014 Godzilla movie was nominated as one of the best foreign films by the 38th Japanese Academy Awards. The animated film Frozen, however, won the award in the category that year.
• Composer Tyler Bates vied for the job of crafting the score for the 2014 Godzilla film. His agency submitted a sample of his work, which included themes from the films Doomsday, 300 and Sucker Punch.
  

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