The trailer opens with shots of piled up cars following a plane crash and children being evacuated from a school whilst Bryan Cranston’s voice over snarls with disbelief at the possibility of any natural disasters. What follows are several shots of a destroyed city, army soldiers going into battle, the reveal of the monster being found in the 1950s and failure to nuke it, plus Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston exploring a destroyed area. Taylor-Johnson hoarsely asks;“can we kill it?” as it turns into a montage of action, evacuation and one final shot of the beast.
Keeping in tradition, there is still very little of Godzilla seen in this trailer. This can go either way; many fans want to see more of the monster as they can’t contain their excitement, yet others hope to see as little as possible before the release of the film. The movie is looking less like a Godzilla film and more like a sequel to Pacific Rim (one of last year’s mixed bag films) without the Jaegers; which may or may not be a disappointment to fans of the original Japanese monster movies, depending on how much they liked PR. With so much happening and some beautifully done shots scattered throughout the trailer, it’s a mystery as to how this trailer can be so dull. There is no excitement or energy to be found in this slow preview. At least the previous teaser trailer made an attempt to be scary and tense, and whilst it didn’t work on everyone, it sure got people fidgeting in their seats waiting for it.
Godzilla comes out on May 16th, and hopefully it’s a lot better than this trailer promises.