Quote from: Gilfryd on Nov 17, 2022, 02:13:37 AMHonestly if Godzilla should appeal to anyone it should be kids. That doesn't mean you talk down to them or exclude adults (even the 1969-1975 films are earnest and played straight) but an edgy grimdark version with a hard R-rating would be beside the point. Even Shin doesn't get that bad.
Of course, its important to remember the very first Godzilla movie in 1954 was a very serious and grim movie, it certainly wasn't targeted to kids with its somber depiction of massive destruction and casualties, not to mention the tragic sacrifice of one its main character to stop Godzilla's rampage. Its only later in the subsequent sequels in the Showa era (60's to 70s) that it became kid-friendly, when the producers made a more concerted effort to focus on kids as their target audience.
Speaking of Showa era Godzilla films, some of them became way too...trippy. I mean, 1971's "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" has this weird psychedelic vib that makes you wonder if the director was on acid when he directed the movie.
The Heisei era (1985 to 1995) of Godzilla movies struck the right balance I think, when Godzilla was returned to its original role as a destructive "force of nature", yet the films wasn't so dark as to prevent kids from seeing and enjoying it. That way, adults don't have to be embarrassed by watching a "silly man in rubber suit" movie thanks to the more mature take on Godzilla, yet at the same time, he or she can bring their kids along to enjoy the film as well.
Quote from: nanison on Nov 17, 2022, 01:33:59 PMEvery giant monster or dinosaur movie from the 1950s onwards has been ailed at kids/young teenagers.
Well, there was 2008's "Cloverfield". The found footage movie featuring a giant monster. It isn't excessively gory or bloody...but it is PG-13, so it would exclude the younger kiddies.
