Warning: This article contains spoilers Godzilla x Kong: New Empire, now At the theater.
Ever since 2017 Kong: Skull Island, the heroic great ape at the center of the new MonsterVerse movie has one name and one name only. However, as time passes, Godzilla x Kong: New Empire, Kong finally discovers his kingdom. It is a hitherto hidden civilization of great apes living in the deepest depths of the Earth's hollows. Unfortunately, these apes are oppressed by the iron laws of Kong's new nemesis, the Scarking.
“There's a very mythical feel to this movie in terms of Kong's journey,” says director Adam Wingard. entertainment weekly. “He literally travels through the underworld and meets this demonic character.”
At first contact, Kong's brawn succumbs to the Scarking's brains, or even his magical crystals that bring the powerful Titan under control. Even if he becomes one with his old enemy Godzilla, it will not be enough to defeat his new enemy. Thankfully, his two famous characters aren't alone in the climactic battle.
When the time comes to fight the Scar King on the surface world, Kong and Godzilla discover that a third Titan is on their side. Yes, Mothra is coming back!Queen of the Titans was last seen in 2018 Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Her unique powers are ultimately unleashed in a climactic showdown involving five different Titans. The large number of combatants was Wingard's homage to her favorite classic Japanese monster movies.
“My favorite movie from the Showa era is destroy all monsters. I love the battle royale element of that movie,” says the director. “I think I'm a very lucky director in the sense that I was able to make two movies where Godzilla and Kong share the screen. So when you introduce Mothra, things get really crazy. destroy all monsters atmosphere. That's really what I want to evoke with it. ”
There, Kong, with the help of both his enemy Godzilla and new ally Mothra, overthrows the Scar King and finally claims the throne.
“It’s quite remarkable that the MonsterVerse version of Kong is just that: Kong. “His trajectory as a character throughout this series was always to crown him as King Kong,” Wingard says. godzilla vs kong, Kong found his home, but without his subjects. he was alone. This is where he will find his people and he must earn the right to be their leader. Everything is connected here in this version of Kong. ”
Godzilla x Kong: New Empire is currently in theaters.
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