20 Behind-The-Scenes Shots That Make Films Look Stupid

3. Half-Undressed Godzilla

There's always a degree of camp and a certain suspension of disbelief when watching one of the classic Godzilla films. Nowadays Gareth Edwards has all the computer magic and Breaking Bad stars he wants to craft a believable giant nuclear monster who breathes atomic fire from his mouth. Back in the sixties, though, Toho relied on the old man-in-a-rubber-suit gambit. The sort of people who watch those classic Godzilla films have a sort of unspoken agreement not to chuckle too much at the rubber suits and miniature cities being crushed beneath him, or at least, it's part of the fun. Yet for some reason it feels like a step too far, just beyond the pale, to see the actor without Gojira's top half, trying to figure out how to walk.
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