What 'Godzilla' Should Learn From 'The Dark Knight'

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[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/1111765/personmain.jhtml"]Gareth Edwards[/url], the man tasked with resurrecting "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/470382/moviemain.jhtml"]Godzilla[/url]" for U.S. audience, recently spoke with [url="http://www.totalfilm.com"][i]Total Film[/i][/url] (via [url="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95619"]ComingSoon[/url]) about his formidable task. Though the teaser footage unleashed at San Diego Comic-Con in July largely wowed Hall H, the actual film will be the real test of Edwards' concept, which will rely on a more realistic approach.

"I've always been interested in Godzilla and the ideas around him. I really wanted to see another Godzilla film and jumped at the opportunity," Edwards told [i]Total Film[/i]. "My main idea was to imagine 'If this really happened, what would it be like?' I want to take a grounded, realistic approach to a Godzilla film."

Considering Edwards' quote, the script co-written by David S. Goyer, and Legendary's role, it's not difficult to draw parallels to Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy, and if a reboot along those lines is what's in store for Godzilla, we have a few helpful tips.



[b]Focus on the People[/b]
Nolan's Batman films were never solely about the cultural icon at their core. It was always more about Bruce Wayne and his relationship to Batman than it ever was about a man in a mask and black cape. Those movies were more about why a man would do what Wayne does, and that kind of logical approach seems to be reflected in Edwards' approach to Godzilla.

[b]Go Back to the Source Material[/b]
Most people remember Godzilla as a man in a suit that fought a never-ending line-up of other men in monster suits, but Ishiro Honda's original 1954 film had roots in the real-life nuclear fallout of post-World War II Japan. Instead of focusing on the monsters, Edwards' "Godzilla," as the teaser has already hinted, should tell a story about the kind of society that creates a radioactive giant lizard and what happens as a result.

[b]Remember What Made Your Previous Movies Great[/b]
If you haven't seen "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/451377/moviemain.jhtml"]Monsters[/url]," the movie that won Edwards the "Godzilla" gig, you need to [url="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Monsters/70135635?trkid=2361637"]do so now[/url], because it is proof positive that this movie is in the right hands. What made Nolan's Batman movies great is, in a lot of ways, what made "Following," "Memento," and "Insomnia" great. They were dark, twisted, and exciting, but they always told a compelling story about people. The same can be said about "Monsters."

[i]"Godzilla" is scheduled to open on May 16, 2014.[/i]



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