Godzilla vs. King Kong 2 is about to be released, and the film has recently exposed a new wave of promotional materials.
The first was the exclusive stills given by Empire Magazine. Godzilla and King Kong roared at each other. The background should be near the Egyptian pyramids.
This is the first time the full size of Godzilla in the film has been exposed, which is obviously more symmetrical than that in the previous forecast, except that the abdomen is thinner and the arms and legs are thicker than that of the King of the Monster. the most obvious thing should be a larger proportion of the head.
The action of 14G on the left in the picture below is different. I adjusted the angle of the picture. I just want to have a look at it. Different positions can not be used as a basis for comparison.
In an interview with the magazine, director Adam Wingard explained the relationship between the two monsters. After two battles and a joint fight against mechanical Godzilla, Godzilla and King Kong reached a truce. Godzilla ruled the surface world, and King Kong was exploring the hollow earth, but they were not the kind of friendly relations that could help each other whenever they were in trouble. it is most appropriate to describe them as "police brothers".
"Police Brothers" is a special movie model, which is about two protagonists with very different personalities. For the same threat, they put aside their prejudices and work together. The prominent representatives are the "lethal weapon", "rush hour" and "Jedi Police" series.
Wingard says Lethal Weapon is one of his favorite series, and he looks for story inspiration from these classic movies of the 1980s. Godzilla and King Kong would definitely have some misunderstandings. After all, the communication between Titan monsters was not that direct.
On Godzilla's new look, Wingard said that it's like Godzilla's training process. He likes Shaw martial arts movies in Hong Kong very much, and the model of these martial arts movies is basically like this. There is a big boss, and then the protagonist has to work hard to defeat boss.
And, Wingard stressed, there will be a variety of different forms of Godzilla in the film.
With a B-rated background, Wingard is particularly special. according to common sense, to make this kind of monster blockbuster, you must look for inspiration from Hollywood's early monster movie classics, or some myths and legends, and from "the lost World." the original "King Kong", Willis O'Brien, Ray Hallihausen, or Stan Winston's films look for salutation points.
Just like the skull crawler in Skeleton Island is inspired by the soy sauce two-legged lizard in the 33 version of King Kong, the director also incorporates many elements of MiyazakiHayao animation. "King of monsters" not to mention, various mythological monsters become a reality, Kidora also made reference to the world-famous paintings of red dragons, all kinds of pictures are full of oil painting, the style is not too high, you can see that the director is a cultural man.
However, when I came to Wingarde, all kinds of inspiration came out. What impressed me most was the action of King Kong dropping snakes in Godzilla vs. King Kong. Wingard said that he was imitating "Jason in Space" in the "Friday the 13th" series. This passage is really funny, and anyone who has seen the original film should know it. Even if it pays tribute, it is not the first generation or Pingcheng, but the Godzilla of the Showa period, the tree stalks of the underworld, and the hanging King Kong. And "Godzilla Victory Dance" also appeared around "Godzilla vs. King Kong 2", which would certainly become a famous stalker if it did appear in the movie.
The director said that the inspiration was "Thundercat", "Special Forces" and "Transformers". He wanted you to watch the movie as if you were standing in front of a toy shelf in the 1980s. Among them are the above-mentioned "Transformers" and other toys, giving people a dazzling feeling.
Then there is the latest saying that the relationship between Godzilla and King Kong is similar to a "deadly weapon", and the evolutionary image of Godzilla is in Shaw martial arts mode.
Originally, these inspirations have almost nothing to do with monster movies, and there is simply a feeling that the sword is deliberately on the wrong side. of course, this unusual path is not necessarily bad. Although Wingard has a very simple B-level film aesthetic, but it is also in the same camp with the majority of audiences. In the past, when making B-level films, they knew how to sprinkle ketchup to please the audience, but now the cost has soared from 1 million to 100 million. However, he still maintains the "original mind" and knows what the key point is. Unlike Jiadao's desperate efforts to create a repressive atmosphere and Mii's desperate epic temperament, monster fighting is the first priority.
Thinking about the excellent characterization and plot progress in the first half of the 2005 version of King Kong, it was also criticized for being too procrastinating. Wingard's "Godzilla Wars King Kong" is like cutting out the first half of 05 "King Kong". The characters are reduced to a minimum, anyway, we are watching the war, as to how to fight, the logic is not important. After the 2005 edition of King Kong, he set up a sequel, skull Island, and Peter Jackson chose Adam Wingard as the director, perhaps to make a simple and rough sequel to save the 2005 version of King Kong.
Peter Jackson did have vision. Wingard did not make Skeleton Island, but he made Godzilla vs. King Kong a success. However, after the plot and editing of King of Monsters failed, Godzilla vs. King Kong certainly brought a lot of freshness. If Godzilla vs. King Kong 2 copied the previous model completely, would it still arouse everyone's enthusiasm?
At least from the personal point of view of KDM, the reliable whistleblower of Monster Universe, he thinks we are likely to see more Monster Universe movies directed by Adam Wingard in the future.
Godzilla vs. King Kong II will be released on March 29, and a new trailer will be released on Wednesday.
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