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Director Michael Dougherty says there is a hidden message in the “Godzilla” franchise beneath all the monster mayhem and apocalyptic destruction.
Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island“, the next chapter “Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters” will open in India on May 30, a day before its US release. The film will release in India in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. It is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, in association with Toho Co. Ltd.
The film, directed by Dougherty, follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of God-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan and his ultimate nemesis the three-headed Ghidorah.
“Godzilla has always had a sense of mythic purpose. ‘Godzilla’ movies are big, they’re fun, but underneath all the monster mayhem and apocalyptic destruction, these movies are allegories,” Dougherty said in a statement.
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“That’s how the Japanese initially invented and portrayed the character, and I think it’s one of the reasons Godzilla has endured for as long as he has,” he added.