21 Monstrously Stupid Pieces Of Writing In Godzilla

18. The Dog

Let€™s ignore the fact that Godzilla swimming ashore would never have caused a Tsunami in the first place and go straight to the most annoying part of that scene. The dog getting away. Simon touched on this briefly so we won€™t labor the point too much, but that dog was tied to a tree. It wasn€™t getting away, it was definitely a gonner. Then in the next scene it€™s managed to break free from the leash and is running down the street faster than the humans. Dog saved, everything cool. Except, no, it isn€™t. This is either a ridiculously cynical move or one borne of a focus group saying that the didn€™t like the bit where you killed the wee doggy. We€™re fine with all the kids and families being washed away but don€™t kill that one dog! Please.

17. Diving Under The Ship

Godzilla is quite happily swimming along on the surface when, for no apparent reason, he suddenly dives under the ship with all the main characters on it only to pop up a second later and wipe out 2 other destroyers. He€™s clearly big enough and hard enough to have ripped right through the hull so why dive under the boat? Or, for that matter, why is the boat even directly in his path? It€™s a fairly big sea and if they know he€™s coming why is nobody firing at him? It all makes for nice CGI and a big spectacle but what it doesn€™t make is any sense at all.