godzilla vs kong is finally here and after months of debate surrounding who wins
and where everything fits into the monster verse we finally have our answers i have just
been able to watch the film for the first time and in this video i'm going to be breaking down
explaining and giving you my recap for the plot and ending of adam wingard's godzilla vs
kong this analysis will contain spoilers so if you do happen to be someone who hasn't seen the
film yet then i would recommend watching this video after you've seen it if you
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so after a handful of delays the epic showdown between godzilla and kong has finally arrived
and the wait has been mostly worth it from the beginning of this movie we understand
that something is wrong with godzilla he's been considered the planet's savior who has helped
keep all of the other titans in line during the five years since the events of the previous film
godzilla king of the monsters but a seemingly unprovoked attack on u.s soil has many wondering
if the monster is still a protector or if he needs to be dealt with madison russell who was played
by millie bobby brown doesn't believe godzilla has turned into a villain and is dead set on
figuring out what is making godzilla do the things he has recently with the help of her friend josh
valentine played by julian denninson they work with a conspiracy podcaster to learn the truth
after bursting into the remnants of the apex cybernetics facility godzilla destroyed they
discovered something far more sinister the company is working to develop technology
to end the titans once and for all but they need something to make it fully functional but then
there's kong and things have changed drastically since the last time we saw skull island like many
of the other monsters the monarch organization has contained kong on the island itself
utilizing a massive dome or containment center to keep him isolated apparently the storm surrounding
the island continued to worsen ending up killing off all but one of the native ewes who called it
home gia played by kaylee hottle a little girl is all that's left but she's formed an unusual bond
with the mighty kong dr eileen andrews played by rebecca hall has adopted and cares for the
child while also working directly with kong as part of research and development in short kong
isn't just a rampaging and unknown monster as we saw in his previous solo film the problem however
is he's also grown way too big for his containment to continue holding him he knows this and it won't
be much longer before monarch will have to find another solution part of the concern is that
kong's containment also helps keep him hidden from godzilla and since taking down ghidorah
godzilla has been roaming the planet and putting down any other titans who could pose a threat
with kong being another alpha titan it's possible godzilla would be compelled to track him down as
he has the others it's an interesting plot thread that helps explain kong's absence from the rest
of the world's events during all of godzilla's i personally like the idea behind this as kong
has become much more than a monster and shows a determined willingness to work with humanity and
of course we learn that he even communicates with the little girl gia it's a great take on the icon
that i think has potential for even more stories down the road though it doesn't really take the
focus in this particular film what does take the focus surrounding a solution to kong needing a new
location and the finding of the power source that apex is after results with the hollow earth theory
we've seen this concept mentioned a few times in the monster verse films already but in godzilla vs
kong it's a central part of the story monarch has been studying the hollow earth idea which supposes
that at the earth's core is another world entirely and the source of the titans in general there's an
untapped energy source there one which gives godzilla his power and it's exactly what
apex needs to get their secret project up and running in the legendary pictures monster verse
the hollow earth idea was first introduced to us by monarch's william randa played by john goodman
in kong skull island in these movies the hollow earth theory was postulated by dr houston brooks
as played by corey hawkins in kong skull island and again by joe morton in godzilla king of the
monsters who believe that throughout our planets hollow conduits exist that provide easy access
from one end of the world to another these are shortcuts that run through the earth itself
and within them are pockets where civilizations and creatures can exist undetected two movies ago
randa explains that skull island was one of the places on the planet where these pathways exist
above ground thus explaining the island's very strange wildlife in godzilla vs kong we meet dr
nathan lind played by alexander skarsgard a hollow earth expert who assists walter simmons and apex
cybernetics on their quest into the planet's core however they seem to have moved away from the
pockets of civilizations theory in this particular movie and settled on the idea of there being
another self-contained earth at the center of this one in godzilla vs kong the hollow earth seems to
be a place early in the movie dr lind makes a throwaway comment about genetic memory and how
it may be the key for them to be able to travel into the hollow earth genetic memory is based on
the idea that the common experiences of a species have become incorporated into their genetic code
in this situation it is that kong's idea of home is somehow hardwired into his dna
dr linde proposes that they use kong as a sort of genetic anchor and compass in order
to follow him back to his home in the hollow earth getting there though proves problematic
the head of apex has enlisted dr nathan lind to help lead an expedition using their specialized
craft to get into the hollow earth and discover the source of this power they'll need kong to help
guide them along the way once they do get there kong has to save them through a battle with some
warbats eventually finding his temple home along with a battle axe made with the shell of one of
the ancestors of godzilla thus the two monsters are set on a collision course with one another
godzilla isn't about to let kong go unchallenged and kong sure as hell isn't about to roll over and
take a beating after a quick journey to the centre of the earth the titans find themselves locked in
battle with one another while having to contend with apex's secret project but the question is
what does water simmons and apex want the motive of this is incredibly unclear as walter simmons
seems to be motivated purely by the need to build his own apex titan so that humans would once again
be at the top of the food chain which sounds admiring enough he isn't a mustache twirling
villain looking to conquer the world he just seems to have a particular hatred for godzilla
we don't really get too much motivation and it's not really a personal vendetta of any kind maybe
his alpha personality just couldn't deal with godzilla being crowned the king of the monsters
that said it is his efforts towards building his own mechagodzilla that triggers godzilla
into attacking the mainland for the first time in three years so yes mechagodzilla is in the movie
and i must say the few action scenes we get of the mechanical monster are great originally in
the film it appeared as if mechagodzilla required a pilot which was suggested to be shin aguris ren
who is the son of kem wantanabe's ashiro from 2014's godzilla and 2019's godzilla king of the
monsters but once they infuse it with the special power that they retrieved from the hollow earth
it develops a mind of its own killing walter simmons and going on a rampage through hong kong
ren who is connected to the robot at the time also dies what happens is that the special energy from
the hollow earth causes the dormant's ghidorah skull which rem was originally operating in
to come alive and infuse itself into mechagodzilla so mechagodzilla is actually ghidorah in a weird
way but before we get to a big showdown between mechagodzilla and our other famous monsters
we do have to live up to the title of this movie it turns out the fights between godzilla and kong
are structured like a round-based boxing fight the first being on top of the cargo ship and below the
ocean in which kong is being transported to the hollow earth and then the final two rounds take
place in hong kong following godzilla's atomic destruction that makes its way down to kong in
his new home in short godzilla takes round one at the cargo ship after some heavy blows and once
kong has climbed his way back up to the surface at the end of the film he eventually takes round
two but godzilla gets pretty furious at this point and comes back for a finishing blow in round 3.
there's a few brilliant moments in the final fight which to be honest we've already seen in
the trailer such as kong's axe being charged by godzilla's atomic breath and also in the moment
where godzilla wins the fight him and kong have a bit of a roar off but kong is down for the count
and on the verge of death until nathan lind rewires one of the heave aircrafts and explodes it
on his chest in order to kick-start kong's heart this all takes place while mecha godzilla who is
now actually ghidorah reborn fights godzilla for revenge and the both of them really destroy hong
kong godzilla weakened by his fight with kong is no match for mecha godzilla who relentlessly beats
him into submission but just when things look bland for the monster kong shows up and both
monsters team up to take down the evil robot kong re-obtains his magic axe the blade of which seems
to be from one of godzilla's relative scales and in the ultimate showdown godzilla charges
up that axe in kong's hand using his atomic breath before kong uses it to cut mechagodzilla
into pieces so yes the final 20 to 25 minutes of this movie is pure chaos and in the process we get
godzilla beating kong and kong with the help of godzilla beating mechagodzilla the movie does also
have a final scene where we see that kong is now back at hollow earth and the human characters also
have a base there but there was no sign of any post credit scene so it's up for debate where this
story now goes but i wouldn't be surprised if we ended up seeing a movie in hollow earth with kong
but that was my video explaining the brief plot and ending of godzilla vs kong overall
we got a great fight between the two monsters alongside a great addition of mechagodzilla
apart from some weaker human characters like millie bobby brown and her sidekicks i think
the film delivered on its title and opened up some really interesting areas of the world
that the monster verse can tackle in future movies i will be uploading my review on the film tomorrow
where i will go into more details surrounding my thoughts on the film but for now i must say
that i did have a lot of fun watching it i do hope this breakdown helped some of you
guys understand the events a bit better and overall i'm looking forward to hearing what
else you picked out from the film so don't forget to let me know down below in the comment section
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