Godzilla 60 years ago and still afraid. "It reminds us of the risks we are running"

Bryan Cranston: "It is not just a monster movie, it gives a good lesson to men"

Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

                                                                                 Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

Sixty years after its first appearance Godzilla makes his return to the big screen and this time, in 3D, is back to stay. The radioactive monster created after the war by Ishiro Honda to remind humanity of the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bypassing the censorship imposed by the Americans, has found new life in the highly anticipated film from Warner Bros. released two days ago at the cinema. In the first instance, suggests a lizard that destroys everything in its path, but in truth its nature is much more complex and, according to the director and actors including Bryan Cranston, unforgettable Walter White in the television series Breaking Bad, it is a metaphor that shows the abuse of man towards nature and the danger of atomic energy in all its forms.

"Godzilla reminds us how devastating this can be kind of energy, waste and abuse in general that man perpetrates against the environment in which he lives. Had it been a simple monster movie , all special effects and explosions, I would not have accepted the part - said Cranston , who plays the scientist who has an inkling of the existence of Godzilla - is the one who brings balance to the universe and it does give a good lesson to men. "

But not everyone is familiar with mythology and the director of Godzilla , the young Gareth Edwards, has had to bend over backwards to convince the actors to take part, but make sure a respectable cast with even the Japanese Ken Watanabe, Oscar-nominated for the Last Samurai , alongside Tom Cruise: " it's crazy that Japan is the only nation in the world to have experienced the devastation of a nuclear device and that it is at the same time one that bases its survival on nuclear power plants . even the latest tragedy , the earthquake and tsunami that struck us , gave a shock to the public : we have to stop using nuclear power . this film also talks about this, Godzilla is born of fear and serves to remind us of the danger we are running . "

In the cast as well as a brief appearance by Juliette Binoche, also Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor Johnson , asters growing in the Hollywood scene and pillars of the film, where they interpret the part of a married couple , her nurse , he a soldier , the real protagonists , if excluding Godzilla film . The two soon to be brother and sister also in the sequel to The Avengers . " In films that tell stories so far from reality human relationships , the bonds between the characters and the realism of their relationships make the difference between a movie to watch a movie and to be avoided. Prior to accepting the facts we give guarantees from director on the type of film he had in mind , and once you understand that we were on the same line as we boarded . 's a very beautiful story , that between these two characters , touching and rare in a film so spectacular, " said Johnson and the Olsen, who then gave a little preview on their next role : "We have two new superheroes Avengers, two brothers who come from Eastern Europe , two very tied together and they become an important part of the company."

Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

Yet another film dedicated to radioactive lizard that was born as a metaphor for atomic nightmare. But Gareth Edwards (author of "Monsters") provides: "It will be an original story." With a strong environmentalist


Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

                                                                           Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

Over twenty films produced by Toho Company Ltd. Tokyo from 1954 to 1995. More than 200 titles to background radiation; merchandise, toys, commingling between cinema and comics, fiction and critical essays in film history. The lizard came from Japan is immense, not only in size but, more importantly, for the impact it has had on art in general: as a metaphor for the nightmare atomic-underground pop icon to the trash drifts irresistible. The saurone radioactive Godzilla is back among us, and in good hands: it will be the author of Monsters, Gareth Edwards to take charge of reconstruction. "It's not a reboot or a westernized remake, but an original story," assures the director at Comic-Con in San Diego, where he was even set up a headquarters dedicated to the monster - "Godzilla Encounter" confidential.

Godzilla 3D is much closer to the original Gojira IshirĂ´ Honda than it has been trying flop Roland Emmerich - hyper , dark, almost a " Sex and the City with the monster " because of the setting of New York nightlife. The cast Aaron Johnson , Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen , Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston . The baby boomers of the fifties and sixties consider an amphibious dragon " saint " untouchable. Edwards says he is ready for the challenge : filming ended, now you go straight into post-production with the deployment of means that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures keep it for themselves . In the screenplay , among others, Frank Darabont ( The Mist , The Walking Dead ) .

There are many mysteries that underlie the Edwards' Godzilla : the teaser posters seem to stand the test of fire for dishing references to traumatic events such as September 11 or the tsunami , there are those who talk about the presence of " more creatures in the same movie " ( Godzilla has to contend against the giants of the robot in '74 or '72 ? ) and who knows what part of the world Edwards will adopt from history. Certainly not in the United States : "It could be Japan, but we'll move on several levels, with some global influences " the director tells conference in San Diego.

Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

                                                                                Godzilla 3D, the lizard is back

The special effects used in '98 to bring on the big screen reptile mutant according to Emmerich, then, can we forget : the design of Godzilla back in the early days , Edwards will modernize the look, we will see it in its entirety finally spit fire and acid . Like the good old days. "It is also a strong sense of empathy towards him - adds Edwards - spectators certainly feel compassion and tenderness for Godzilla and his progeny , however, not forget that it is a destroyer and we often like to just sit in the lounge and watch the giant reptile put fire to entire cities. the film epic . Godzilla We will make a spectacular tour of the world , his power would spare no one , has no limits . "

The theme of Godzilla returns to the clash between man and nature : "I'm very close to the environmentalist and climate policies - said Edwards - and the abuse of power by man over nature is a recurrent hype , given the times we live in . creature personality shapes itself day after day , I see her birth , change of shape, scares and fun at the same time , just like in front of the model of Ray Harryhausen . "

The film, in 3D , will be released May 16, 2014 and ends ten years after the creation of Godzilla : Final Wars has signed the fiftieth anniversary of the successful franchise of Toho Co., Ltd. In 2004, the company has reserved the right to put the beast in hibernation craft for at least a decade. It was enough to touch the British director of Monsters to convince them to collaborate together. 2014 can only be the year of Godzilla , the year of the dragon.

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