Godzilla: King of the Monsters - a podcast by Chris, Sean, Jeremy | Force Fed Sci-Fi

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We are a bit late in the game with a podcast episode and posting on our take of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but we still wanted to take a look and give our audience our view and thoughts on this movie. We'll dive into the Godzilla: King of the Monsters'post credit scene, the initial Godzilla: King of the Monsters box office standing, Godzilla: King of the Monsters titan list (it seemed like there were so many!), our Godzilla: King of the Monsters rating and review, and more! (Warning for Spoilers!)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Movie Cast and Brief SynopsisSynopsis: Following the events of 2014's film of Godzilla, approximately five years have passed. Monarch, the organization responsible for studying the Titans, are under pressure to start killing and destroying these Titans. That is until a scientist by the name of Dr. Emma Russell has created a machine that can help control the Titans, dubbed as the Orca. However, her actions are somewhat devious as her purpose for releasing them is to bring somewhat of a fall to man and bring balance back to Earth (with the idea of humans being a"virus"to the Earth). Her husband is roped into chasing her down to help prevent the awakening of the Titans. Along the way, the other worldly Titan King Ghidorah is awakened, but this does not bode well for the humans and Godzilla is forced to step in to help stop this powerful creature.

Movie Cast:Kyle Chandler as Dr. Mark Russell

Chandler plays a scientist who previously worked for the Monsterverse organization Monarch. He has become an animal communication / behavior specialist. Unfortunately, he gets roped into the film's conflict due to his ex-wife being involved in awakening the Titans.



 Vera Farmiga as Dr. Emma Russell

The audience eventually finds out that Farmiga's character actually kind of turns out to be the main antagonist of the film. She's the one that wants to awaken the Titans that are either unhatched or in some type of stasis. To do this she needed to team up with Charles Dance's character (at the beginning it looks like Dance kidnaps Farmiga). Of course in the end, she regrets her actions, but much damage had already been done.




Millie Bobby Brown as Madison RussellBrown who had previously starred in the popular series Stranger Things, plays the daughter of Chandler and Farmiga's characters. Her character seems like she is torn between which parent to follow, but is ultimately forced to follow her mother most of the film.



 Ken Watanabe as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa

We here at Force Fed Sci-Fi are a fan of Ken Watanabe and go as far as to bring him up to legendary status, at least in our minds. In any case, Watanabe is one of the few characters that appeared in the 2014 Godzilla movie and his role is reprised in this sequel. We do enjoy his character in both films. Perhaps it's just that he plays a wise and caring character towards the Titans, but I know I had an issue with how much radiation he was exposed to as he sacrificed himself to help heal Godzilla (he should've died early on in that scene as he would not have survived that long).


Charles Dance as Alan JonahShould Dance have been made the main villain? We think so. We think Farmiga's character could have just been that classic scientist that became kidnapped and was forced to release the Titans under the force of Dance's character. However, that's not what we got, apparently it was all Emma Russell's plot. In any case, Dance did a great job and had some of the best lines and delivered them well.



Godzilla: King of the Monsters Box Office PerformanceAfter being out a little over a month, Godzilla: King of the Monsters box office performance has earned $380 million over a budget of $170 to $200 million. So, the film has made up its budget and has not surpassed that much. We wouldn't call this a success at the box office, but at least it seems like it's going to make a bit...

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