"He Looks Fat," says Japanese fans of New Godzilla

(Recently Published on Bleeding Cool)

My favorite Japanese import, edging out both Gundam Wing and Asahi Super Dry, I have been hoping for years that American Cinema would redeem itself for Sony’s Godzilla by giving the iconic monster the re-imagining it deserves. As the quality of CGI creatures developed over the years I thought a big budget remake was inevitable and, following the success of Cloverfield and Monsters, I knew it wouldn’t be far off.

When it was then announced that Gareth Edwards was going to direct Warner Bros. and Legendary’s upcoming remake I thought the studio had concocted the right recipe for success.  But according to some fans, that recipe included a few too many carbohydrates. 

Personally, not since The Dark Knight has every piece of production and promotional material given me more confidence in a big-budget film. However, with lack of anything else to complain about, a large contingency of Japanese fans have taken to body shaming the beasts’ new look in the upcoming film. According to a report released earlier today on THR.com a large number of Japanese fans have taken to the Internet with complaints about the waistline of the beast as revealed in recent trailers. 

“He got fat in America on cola and Pizza,” tweeted one fan.

Some other gems that have been appearing across social media include: “He’s couch potato Godzilla,” “Marshmallow-Godzilla,” “He’s got no neck,” and “Calorie-Monster.”

Harsh, no wonder Godzilla always had it out for Japan. Anyway, in my opinion, giving Godzilla a sort of unimaginably huge look was a great way of reestablishing some of the ‘shock and awe’ factor that may have worn off after sixty years of appearances in movies.  That being said, despite the fairly revealing shots in recent trailers, I think fans should reserve judgment on the beasts’ look until we get to see how it looks on the big screen.

Fortunately, we don’t have long to wait as Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Godzilla will be released on May 16^th in the United States and on July 25^th in Japan in 2D and 3D.