8 Mistakes That Will Ruin Upcoming Movies

2. Too Little Humanity - Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

Kong Skull Island
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The Mistake: Neglecting human characters in favour of spectacle.

After two movies (Godzilla/Kong: Skull Island) Warner Bros' MonsterVerse has failed to deliver a set of human characters that are as compelling or exciting as the monsters punching each other and destroying stuff.

Godzilla started off well, with Bryan Cranston's arc adding a lot of emotional weight to proceedings, but he was unceremoniously killed off early on, leaving a huge void in the rest of the film that the dull Aaron Taylor-Johnson and sappy Elizabeth Olsen couldn't fill.

Kong: Skull Island was even worse. Barring John C. Reilly's memorable turn, every other character was instantly forgettable, with generic motivations and wooden, cookie-cutter personalities. If you can remember Tom Hiddleston's character's name, you deserve a medal.

While the main attraction is the monsters, a rubbish human element just makes every monster-less second of screen time feel downright boring. This is an easy flaw to forgive when watching on a giant cinema screen, but on your home TV (where the spectacle is less impactful) it stands out even more.

With two out of two movies succumbing to this issue, the odds are not in Godzilla: King Of The Monsters' favour - especially considering the fact that it's set to feature "a battery of god-sized monsters", which means there's even less screen time for some engaging characters.

It's also scripted by Max Borenstein - the same man who's written all three of these movies. Things are not looking good.

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