4. Mass Destruction/Monster Fights
One of the most enjoyable aspects of any Godzilla film is watching the big G duke it out with another monster in a major city, causing mass destruction on an epic scale. Despite the simplistic special effects, Godzilla films always go for the big guns when it comes to sheer spectacle. Every film sees at least one city get totally destroyed, either through the actions of Godzilla himself or as the result of collateral damage during a fight between two or more monsters. Always combating the monsters themselves is the military, which is always inept except when they bring in the occasional Super X or giant robot. Monster battles and mass destruction is the tried and true formula for any Godzilla film, and this is one (of many) reasons why our first attempt at making our own Godzilla film failed, as it had neither of these. Our Godzilla didnt destroy New York, he merely walked or burrowed his way around in it. He didnt battle the military so much as run from it. And he didnt battle another monster, because there wasnt one. All of these were missed opportunities that the new one appears to want to rectify. Again, at this point we frustratingly know very little about the film, but it has been confirmed that Godzilla will both cause massive amounts of property damage and fight another monster. This is fantastically good news, as it further demonstrates the makers ability to recognize the core components of a Godzilla film. The idea of Godzilla-level mayhem and destruction realized with state of the art special effects is reason enough for this fan to be excited. Fans are so used to seeing Godzilla rendered with suitmation, and while any fan will tell you that this is part of the appeal, one cant help but drool over the possibility of seeing him rendered in fully detailed CGI. We have yet to see such scale rendered in a truly convincing way, which is reason enough to look forward to it.