Godzilla: The Planet Eater is the culmination of Netflix’s Godzilla anime film trilogy. After the Bilusaludo revealed their cards in
the previous movie, it’s now the Exifs’ turn to do the same. And it involves bringing their god – Ghidorah
– to Earth to defeat Godzilla. However,
the destruction that Ghidorah brings is much worse than Godzilla’s. Betrayed by both their alien allies, Captain Haruo
Sakaki and a handful of human survivors must make the hard choice to determine humanity’s
future.
When I first
saw the first film of this series, I immediately appreciated that its premise diverted
from the standard “Godzilla attacking a metropolitan city” formula. The futuristic setting and new look of the “fighting
Godzilla” dynamic upheld a sense of freshness for a while. But as the trilogy progressed, it gradually
lost steam. And I eventually realized
why the standard formula had been used over and over again. It’s because it works! It is where Godzilla is at its most exciting.
In short, this Godzilla anime trilogy’s vision was
initially intriguing, but it progressively became boring.
So, by virtue
of being the last, The Planet Eater
is my least favorite. For at this point,
whatever appreciation I had for its unique premise was exhausted.
Moreover, it
didn’t surprise much; the story generally played out as I had pictured it. On the other hand, flawed its predecessors
may be, but they at least had twists that I didn’t predict (especially the
first one).
I also didn’t
like its depiction of Ghidorah. Pretty stupid
and lackluster. In turn, the
Godzilla-Ghidorah battle – if one can call that a battle – was underwhelming. Look. To be honest, going in, it didn’t really
matter to me if the movie sucked, as long as there was an epic kaiju throwdown. But it didn’t even have that as redeeming
factor.
Thus, all in
all, The Planet Eater settles it: the
Godzilla anime film trilogy is a disappointment. It has its moments, but it’s just mediocre at
best.
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