Godzilla 2: 10 Ways To Make Sure The Sequel Is Better Than The Original

2. Let There Be Light

Unlike most of these suggestions, this one is more about visuals than story. Particularly the literal darkness that engulfs the film. Pretty much any scene with the Mutos or Godzilla is completely dark or filled with particle effects that obscure the monsters. While this is at first meant to build up tension for the eventual reveal, Edwards' incorporated this into EVERY scene with the monsters. Even the climax! This isn't helped by the fact that the screen never manages to fit in Godzilla's whole body, so we're never really sure what his entire body looks like. Before the film was released, an article on Vulture.com relayed that Edward's goal with the revealing of Godzilla was "to tease them. It€™s kind of like cinematic foreplay". And just like any overdone foreplay, by the time Edwards was about to do the deed, the audience had already lost interest. We understand the need for build-up, but if half the movie is over and we haven't fully seen the main attraction, the tension has already been lost. The thing about darkness is that it often obscures lurking dangers. This is why Michael Myers being in the shadows is scary; you never know when he might strike. The point of Kaiju is that they're BIG. They're natural disasters; you can't hide a tidal wave or an earthquake. As such, the next film should emphasize the scale of the monsters by having more scenes in broad daylight. Imagine a scene where an approaching monster blots out the sun for several city blocks. Rather than the monsters being hidden, they'll be something un-ignorable and - more importantly - unavoidable.