G O D Z I L L A VS KO N G PA C K S A P U N C H I N T H E AT E R S
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BY PETER CARAM
fter many delays, Godzilla vs Kong was finally released in theatres this spring season of 2021. This film is the fourth installment of the cinematic Monsterverse franchise and surely met the audience’s expectations, including a fight between a giant ape and a large lizard that breathes a t o m i c breath. Yet, one question remains: did this film deliver what audiences wanted during COVID? Starting with a company that sp ecializes in strange anomalies called Monarch, these Monarchs contain Kong, a monster ape, on Skull Island. Within Skull Island resides the head of the operation, Dr. llene Andrews, played by Rebeca Hall, and her mysterious daughter, Jia, portrayed by Kaylee Hottle. Though the two are studying Kong in order to find a way in which to communicate with him, only Jia can actually interact with him through sign language. Believing that Kong can lead them to a world called Hollow Earth, home of the Titans, the mother-daughter duo team up with Dr. Nathan Lind. Meanwhile, a young girl named Maddison Russel meets up with a mysterious broadcaster by the name of Bernie Hayes to discover why Godzilla is attacking people and destroying buildings, despite the fact that he tried to save humanity in previ-
ous films. While the movie’s human characters are making their discoveries, this does not stop the two monsters, Godzilla and Kong, from clashing with one another in a rivalry that dates back centuries. Can the story’s human heroes find the mysterious d i s c ov e r i e s while these monsters fight? The film has roared out of the gate with $406 million at the box office -- a huge boost to ailing movie theatres looking for people to return to theatres in the aftermath of COVID. Overall, this film was very great. It delivers on the audience’s expectations, which was having two monsters go head-to-head with one another on the big screen. Additionally, this film skips the human character development (unlike the previous film Godzilla, The King of Monsters) and made the story almost completely about the two fighters. Of course, the action sequences were definitely over the top as well. Overall, this film scored a 10/10 for delivering exactly what the audience wanted. For those who have been King Kong fans since their younger days, seeing him on the big screen again really brings back childhood memories. The film is much better to view in theatres because seeing these two rivals dueling on the big screen roars! THE ROYA L NEWS
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