Everything GREAT About Godzilla vs. Kong! 

Apex: *activates Mechagodzilla* Godzilla, somewhere in the ocean: *”You wouldn’t dare”*

I like to think from the beginning Godzilla is constantly laying out his plan to Kong every time it roars, but it was in Japanese so Kong had no idea what was going on.

Honestly what I really love about this film is that while it was a VS Movie where the title characters team up in the end, it didn't wimp out on the "who would win" angle. Kong gets beaten so badly that he has to get his heart restarted, monke would have died if not for human intervention.

Also, a little fun fact: when Mechagodzilla starts to get powered up by the hollow earth energy, if you listen closely, what sounds like engines revving are actually king Ghidorahs roars. Also, after it takes control, all of MechaGodzillas roars are Ghidorah roars.

Godzilla four-legged feral mode was jawdropping. Something we've never seen before, and how quick and brutal he was... Wow.

What's great about this movie is how it portrays Godzilla. He's not the "good guy" like Kong and never was. He's simply meant to keep the balance.

Win: They actually gave us a winner instead of "Eh, let them keep fighting until the actual big bad shows up."

When I rewatched this and realized that moment of him running through Hollow Earth was the first time Kong ever got to all out run anywhere in his life it really moved me.

I honestly love the emotional differences between Godzilla and Kong. Even though Godzilla is above the mindset of a regular animal he STILL has those animalistic tendencies and will full on feral people especially if he’s gotta restore balance. It’s more cold and calculating which makes sense because he’s- well a cold and calculating lizard. Kong is a giant ape and we can see even with real life Gorillas that they can be very emotionally complex and this shows in his actions like saving Jia.

Funny thing, in "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra were talking with each other with the fairy twins translating for the nearby humans. The twins did call out Godzilla for his foul language.

It’s explained in a graphic novel that after King of the Monsters, Godzilla inherited Mothra’s perception and intelligence after absorbing her essence after she got killed by King Ghidorah. It beautifully explains that just Godzilla as he was aware and curious about his surroundings, but with Mothra’s essence he was able to feel every living being on the planet, and understood the nature of life in general.

One thing I love is how Godzilla was having trouble learning to fight Mecha. This was entirely unnatural movement, he couldn't just go on past Kaiju-busting skills, he's never had something swing back and then just ROCKET PUNCH him before. He didn't have a target he could simply tank and outlast, or wear down with superficial damage. This thing was pure, Godzilla slapping power.

So, I know it's a bit of a stretch, but I always thought him pouring his flask on the console was actually a nod to Japanese mythology. Orochi, the multi-headed dragon, was defeated by getting him drunk. Ghidora draws a lot of inspiration from Orochi, so using alcohol to defeat him seemed deliberate.

This film was exactly what people needed after such a stressful year of the pandemic. Just a fun rollercoaster ride of a movie, and I love it!

The fact that Godzilla won the titular battle is what made me happy, Kong beating MechaGodzilla was an added bonus.

That “Pretty sure this is why I watch movies,” is why I love this channel. You don’t feel the need to criticize a movie for not having a story as good as The Dark Knight or something when that’s not the intent of the movie.

I love that godzilla’s response to being punched in the face is to bitch slap kong, absolutely amazing

My dude caught more references in this movie than 70% of breakdown channels. Wow.

No matter how old you are, a giant lizard fighting a giant gorilla is always going to be awesome! I know that because I saw my stepfather very excited about their fight and he's already in his 50s

When I saw that the movie got re-uploaded onto HBO Max, I thought to myself “I sense an EGA video about this coming along…” And Lee, sir, you never disappoint

I feel like one of the best things this movie did was showcase both Godzilla and Kong's strengths in a way that stayed true to the lore. Realistically there was no way Kong was standing up to Godzilla in a straight fight, but they used Kong's intelligence and ingenuity to even the odds. It made it so even when Godzilla inevitably came out on top, it still did Kong justice. Not an easy feat to pull off.

This movie was just such a blast from start to finish man ngl, yes the human stuff was boring but finally getting a GvK in such good quality is just a dream come true so this movie is definitely one im gonna be rewatching a lot

I love how Mechagodzilla was done in the movie. It calls back to Showa, Heisei and Millennium series. Alien controlled, human built, and a ghost in the machine.

Great video. Here is an additional win: Every single one of the kaijus have their own unique fighting style. Godzilla mostly relies on brute strenghth and his atomic breath. During the final battle, he keeps spamming his atomic breath on Kong, seeing him as more of a minor obstacle in his way and trying to simply subdue him, until Kong gets a good hit with his axe on Godzilla and then sneak attacks him. Godzilla then got pissed and procceeded to end the fight as quickly as possible and attacked Kong on all fours procceeding to bite him and scratch him with his claws, just like a raging animal. Kong relied more on intelligence and tried to come up with different tactics and tools during the fight in order to counter Godzilla's atomic breath and get close to him so as to use his speed and more advanced arms to delivered close-quarters-combat combos on the slower Godzilla. Mechagodzilla was charging in battle with immense speed and strength, while also doing some outmaneuvring of his own. Plus, there was quite some character animation with Mechagodzilla not only focusing his attacks on Godzilla, but also clearly torturing him before procceeding to finish him off. Even the warbats had their own unique fighting style, since they attempted to grab on Kong and squish him, ending the fight as quickly as possible, just like a real python would do. This movie did an excellent job showcasing each kaijus strengths and weaknesses and seeing their fighting styles clash and interract was interesting......and sooooo much fun.

Godzilla vs. KingKong is such a fun film, exactly what the Kaiju fans want. No complicated things and lots of actions

I watched this with my cousins at their house at night and they had a pretty nice view of the Willis tower and the skyscrapers next to it so when we paused it for a bathroom break I looked out the window and pictured Godzilla and King Kong standing next to them to them. Gave me chills

I honestly appreciated that most of the human attempts to "Fix the problem." usually did little or fell short, leaving it back to the monsters. Shorting the computer doing little more than a hiccup. (Enough to buy a second but not turn him off) felt like a good choice as opposed to "Ah guys we turned off Mechagodzilla we good now."

Hands down the best Jean-Ralphio impression I've ever heard

Kong's roar translating into "How dare you, sir!" made my day.

15:16 it certainly looked like it, could be a nod to the fact that the OG actor for Godzilla (back in the era of the rubber suit) was a Judo Blackbelt and used that training to influence Godzilla's movements.

Every time Monsterverse Godzilla rolls into a scene I hear him saying “It smells like b***h in here”, so I’m glad to see your translation is in the same vein.

I love that they gave us Mechagodzilla while technically giving us Mecha-king Ghidorah. Such a fun movie!!!

I love everything about Mechagodzilla. The way he jets around to make up for the mobility he'd lose from being so, so much heavier than a titan of his approximate size, the Red lasers and the energy punches, the fact he has rockets and stuff to deal with enemies that clearly don't warrant the big laser, really just S Tier design.

I love, love, _love_ the music on the opening credits. I also appreciate that we genuinely got to see Godzilla and Kong chose to fight, without mind control or something else forcing them too! We even got a definitive answer, rather than "the rightsholders won't let either one lose!"

King Kong: Ah what a nice day to take a walk! Godzilla: *Ah, what a nice day to kill something*

13:05 Thats such a good point. The Hollow Earth gave reference to the fact that Kong and Godzilla weren't ancient enemies, but allies. Somewhere in time they lost that. Also i am so stupid. I didn't realize Kong grew a beard 🤣

Recently read that most of the people that worked on this movie admit that had Godzilla not lost so much energy boring a hole to the center of the Earth and fighting Kong in Hong Kong, MechaGodzilla probably would've been destroyed by Godzilla alone. They said Godzilla was at half power by the time Mecha showed up.

One thing I really liked about this movie is how Jia felt like an addition to Kong...lore? Like it's always just been Skull Island nothin much really adding on. I felt like Jia could be something like the Mothra Twins, but for Kong.

Honestly Kong pulling out mecha Godzilla’s head gave serious sub zero vibes. And I was all for it when I saw it. And I’m still here for it

"We need kong, the world needs him" Godzilla: bruh I legit saved you from a planet destroying dragon that eats planets Kong: M O N K E Mechagodzilla: *DUNDUNDUN*

There’s so many amazing cgi details in this movie it’s unbelievable here’s a few of my favourite Every time Kong or Godzilla roar you can see spit flying from their mouths When the Warbat wraps around Kong it whips the corpse of its buddy. When Godzilla entires Hong Kong the lights flicker every time he takes a step. Mechagodzilla is constantly admitting steam from his body There’s more but these are just a few

4:18 Godzilla getting described as being like "Huh, cool..." oddly amused me. The filthy vs polite speech gag was also funny.

the funniest thing about that Wolf Study is the fact that in actuality, the closest to the "Alpha" in a Wolf Pack is usually just the parents, since they tend to be big family units, iirc so, in essence, Godzilla and Kong are fighting as the Alpha Titan, because they both have big mom/dad energy

I always thought they were implying they were ancient enemies as well because what I thought it was supposed to represent is that Kongs race hunted Godzilla since his axe appeared to be made of the bone skin and scales of Godzilla.

the greatest thing about this movie it has not one but THREE DAYTIME FIGHTS (two gvk fights and one kong vs warbat fight) literally all movies have mainly nighttime fights to 1 daytime fight but this one has three best thing ever

We really need a word for “that is the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen but holy crap I need to change my pants.”

When my friends and I discussed it, the conclusion we came to was this: Overall, we are ready for a kaiju movie where the kaiju themselves *are* the MCs. Speaking personally, I was actually cool with the Kong group of humans, but the Godzilla human subplot was frustrating because it was either exposition, or it were jokes or characterization that fell flat. But Godzilla vs Kong, and then Godzilla and Kong vs MechaGodzilla were great because the facial animation and choreography were done well enough where a viewer can infer what's going on.

Fun fact in the original Ghidorah the three-headed monster mothra's ferry twins were able to understand Godzilla they translated what he said and one time their only reaction was "oh Godzilla, what foul language!"

Kong is a child, relatively speaking. Godzilla played with him the whole time, taught him a few lessons, and even gave him the win at the end (against mecha) for an ego boost. Godzilla is a great older-brother figure!

Fun fact on that judo throw joke, Godzilla's fighting style is derived from judo, which was developed for him by one of the original guys who wore the goji suit.

Going into this movie I had my money on Godzilla winning against Kong. And although he is basically the villain of the movie I still rooted for him. And the final battle between Kong, Godzilla and MechaGodzilla was absolutely amazing!

have to admit i do enjoy the wins more than the sins, need the positivity

The shot at 8:04 was MY "Oh yeah, he's a lizard..." shot when i watched this. Just look at all that scales definition!

13:49 I honestly broke out in laughter watch the movie the first time at this scene, I just love how Kong’s face is, he looks like he’s thinking “Look how insignificant these tiny apes are”.

I remember watching this movie and thinking "badass bad guy" almost every time Godzilla was on screen until mechagodzilla came along and proved that the OG was actually a bad ass good guy

18:16 is so funny It also fits so well

The exact moment I saw the hovertrains through the underground tunnels connecting Florida to Hong Kong I thought: "Oh. So this is modern, big-budget treatment of a silly Showa-era Godzilla vs. film? Cool." And on that level, it absolutely does not disappoint.

There is an easter egg: MechaGodzilla's defeat being caused by alcohol is a reference to the myth of Orochi. Orochi was defeated by getting drunk, Ghidorah was inspired by Orochi, Ghidorah takes over MechaGodzilla, MechaG is defeated by alcohol.

10:29 if you listen carefully u can literally hear the warbat yelling the f word

Something I actually really love about the Monsterverse movies is that in every form, Ghidorah is constantly shown to be vastly superior to Godzilla in nearly every way, & the only way Godzilla is able to beat him is with human assistance, or else just luck (i.e. the earth's natural defense mechanisms aren't enough to maintain balance if humanity doesn't also work with them).

To answer the question on if there's a word for something being "cool" and "terrifying" at the same time, the word literally "Awesome" Awesome is a play on "Awe" which also means "Terror". Thus the original meaning of "Awesome" was "Terrorsome".

The intro for the movie absolutely AWESOME showing us a basic recap of the movie, and the MUSIC was absolutely on point

Beside Godzilla and Kong fighting, the Hollow Earth Sequence was amazing. Honestly it reminds me of the game “Gravity Rush”, and it’s amazing. Plus I always love the note that Kong can do Sign Language.

I actually took a closer look at the axe that King Kong was holding and it matches Godzilla’s back fin spike thingy. So it may have been made out of an ancestor of Godzilla. In case anyone messed it.

human: we need Kong the world needs him! Godzilla: *am i a joke to you?* Mechagodzilla: *evil laughing intensifies*

Whilst I will admit the score can hit you in the right place for KvG, you just can't top Bear McCreary and his work in KotM. My man put so much hard work into that score.

15:01 OMG SOMONE finally said it thank you

I have been taking an ASL class here for a few years in college, as my language for my degree. I watched this movie, then in the next ASL class I half jokingly told my deaf teacher that Kong signed better than I did, which she though was very funny.

After 2014 Godzilla, I went into the movies only expecting to see big monsters fight and I was never let down. Honestly, the humans getting less story impact is fine by me since this is really Godzilla's and Kong's movie

I will say I caught all the hints towards Mecha Godzilla, and still nerded out like crazy to see him, cause Mecha Godzilla is always a win

"I'm taking nap!" Is one of your best comedic edits. Thank you for the belly laugh!

How he was able to keep it together when Kong joined the Godzilla fight is astonishing.

15:45 that’s the thing. He didn’t. If he truly submitted than he wouldn’t have roared back which if anything shows that he isn’t a pushover.

Very good Bo Burnham reference. Can’t even complain. It was really good.

The Pensacola opening was the first time I was actually SCARED of Godzilla in ANY of his films

I think the fact that kong is humanized vs Godzilla is interesting because lizards don't really show attachments in the same ways apes would show emotional needs.

One of my favorite moments in this film was the scene where it looks like the energy failed to power up Mechagodzilla. You get the typical villain monologue in the foreground but in the background you see Mechagodzilla develop a mind of its own and work on its own accord. This turn of events happens out of focus but yet when it happened, everyone in my cinema screamed. That's powerful film making, when a background moment has as much meaning as what's happening in the foreground. Am I the only one who thinks this was a missed win?

I enjoyed this movie and I loved that because Godzilla gets the 1v1, they gave Kong the killing blows on Mechagodzilla. Also, Kong fixing his shoulder on the building was so badass. So many moments in this movie of just, badass monster being a badass.

The one change I'd make is a maybe 5-10 minute scene to show the absolute despair into absolute fury that would come from having your ancestral home destroyed just moments after finding it. I would do a moment where kong collapses and tries to put the rocks back together only to fail into him slowly getting up, picking up his axe, doing the gorilla chest beating roar then immediately charging up to kill godzilla.

OMG IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS 😭😭😭

I loved the several scores throughout this movie, thank you for bringing it to light once again!

18:15 lol

I absolutely Love this movie, the CGI style is so Clean and readable compared to 2014 and 2019. It's so Epic and Loud and Crazy fun, I liked how you could hear Ghidorah's calls mixed in with MechaGodzilla's sounds. that high pitched whine that trails off I can't wait for more in the Legendary Monsterverse

13:00 if you look back to the Godzilla skull around the time Kong picks up the axe, you'll get the distinct impression that these two species were not friends.

My favorite moment is the roar off. Godzilla wants Kong to submit, but Kong (despite being beat) roars back in defiance. That short scene really illustrates two things: 1. Godzilla is king of the monsters 2. Kong bows to no one.

Dude, MG "warbling laugh" is Ghidora's roaring digitized.

“I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” *GXK:* Well, yes. But, no.

7:44 whoever was in charge of the Kong sequences was clearly a diehard fan. This pose while jumping from the explosion is ripped straight from diehard one

It’s actually pretty crazy how Kong’s even older then marvel/dc. Idk I just couldn’t even imagine it lol. I mean it makes sense how so much of Godzilla and his story are inspired by him

at the beginning i was constantly laughing when godzilla roars, cuz it sounds like he always has a voicecrack while roaring

Here’s to a hopefully bright future for the MonsterVerse!

This was such a fun movie, one of the most enjoyable that's dropped all year. I think Godzilla was always going to win, thanks to that atomic breath, size, and those jaws, but they did a good job selling the big advantage that Kong has, the intellect of a primate.

16:41 that reminds me a quote that I shall now bring here "Such devastation... This was not my intention..."-Gaius (van) Baelsar I dunno.

Apex: Activates Mechagodzilla. Godzilla: So, you have chosen death?

3:14 "CEO, entrepreneur.. Born in 1963?" What? Ah, the actor who plays Simmons is a year older than bezos. The lyrics almost lined up.

Fun fact that 4 legged lizard in hollow earth was actually a branch of the Titanus gojira family which is what Godzilla defended from. Soooo all fours Godzilla? Also there was a war between the Kong and Godzilla species . That skull Kong pulled the axe from was made from a dead godzillas dorsal plant and a huge bone from a larger creature in the Godzilla family. That skull belonged to one of those very large godzillas which was exicuted in front of all the kongs and their king.

This is honestly the most beautiful movie I've seen this year, the cinematography in the fights and hollow earth is amazing

Yes!! I've been waiting for this EGA breakdown.

I just love Kong's *"Oh shit"* face in this scene 7:38

My favorite bit was how the scene with the fight on the battleships is reminiscent (if not an outright reference) to the scene in Evangelion where Asuka fights the fish angel on the battleships