21 Monstrously Stupid Pieces Of Writing In Godzilla

9. Not Shooting At The Egg Sack

People miss the obvious in films all the time but when the big bad beastie walks past you with its ass glowing red and unprotected by leather it might as well have had a huge bullseye painted on it saying €œweak spot, please shoot here€ yet no one bullet is leashed. Quite happy to fire round after ineffectual round at the bullet proof skin but the big glowing target full of eggs? Nah, let€™s leave that well alone. At least if someone had tried and failed or it turned out to bounce bullets off fine, at least the question would have been answered. But not firing at an obvious target like that is just ridiculous.

8. Firing Missiles Into The Air

We know Americans have a reputation for fire first think later and an almost criminal disregard for human life but are we seriously to believe that they would fire high powered missies near a population centre like that? We€™re almost led to believe that Godzilla takes the hit for the sake of the kids since he€™s portrayed, not as a bad guy, but as a hero. But the idea that an experienced Navy commander would risk hitting civilians in a futile attack on something you know for a fact can withstand a nuclear blast is utterly incredulous. If it had been the MUTO they were firing at there is maybe an argument that the risk would have been worth the potential gain but since it€™s Godzilla they€™re firing at, not so much.
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