Godzilla: The King of Monsters Ending Explained | collider

Know that there is spoilers plenty for Godzilla: King of the monsters below.

Godzilla: the king of monsters turned out to be rather the division entrance in the Godzilla gun. The monster epic was not as well received by Rotten Tomatoes' critics, but the number of viewers is more than double the total number of critics, and many Godzilla fans have discovered that there were a lot to like. Michael DoughertyLetter of love to the king of monster franchises. This really includes yours.

That's why we were delighted to host the screenwriter and director in a recent episode of Collider's horror podcast, The Witching Hour, where Dougherty was about to take a close look at the end and key moments. of the film.

First of all, the filmmaker has a lot to say about the crucial scene in the middle of the film where Ken WatanabeDr. Ishiro Serizawa, a franchise representative at Godzilla, went to an underwater cave where he sacrificed his life for Godzilla and launched a nuclear bomb to revive the dying monster.

"Of all the characters in the 2014 film, Ken Watanabe's characters, Dr. Serizawa, are the ones I've identified the most," said Dougherty. "It was my favorite because, even though I enjoyed the fun adventure of Aaron Taylor-Johnson doing his GI Joe thing with Godzilla, the idea of ​​scientists who knew him." and who followed and studied him seduced me very much. The concept of Monarch as a secret organization interests me a lot because it is the job of my dreams, I would give up everything to work for an organization like Monarch. "

Eager to get into the workings of Monarch, Dougherty also wanted to explore Serizawa's unique perspective on the monster. "So, Serizawa being my favorite character, I wanted to flesh him out a bit more, get to know him, really understand how he sees Godzilla. The idea that he respects, fears, admires the creature. He sees Godzilla in a way that corresponds to my own way of seeing the creature. "

This motivated Dougherty's decision to say goodbye to the character and use his death to reflect the role played by Dr. Serizawa in the 1954 film. I thought that if there was a character ready to sacrifice himself for Godzilla, it would be Serizawa. And I thought it was a good reversal of the role played by Serizawa in the movie '54. In this film, Dr. Serizawa reluctantly uses the oxygen scavenger to kill Godzilla. I therefore thought it would be great if this incarnation of Serizawa was the opposite. And if he took a weapon of mass destruction there to save and revive Godzilla. "

But Serizawa's death is not just a moment of character, it's linked to King of monsters find ways to respect and coexist with the forces of nature. "For me, the whole movie talks about us trying to understand Godzilla and even potentially to form a relationship with him, "said Dougherty. "The concept of having a lion and mouse moment between a human being and Godzilla, where a tiny human being, little insignificant in theory, would be unique except for Godzilla, that seemed quite appropriate on the thematic plan. "

The place of Serizawa's death is also thematic – look closely at the marks on the walls and you will see evidence of a primitive society that worked with Godzilla. "In this mythology, the man and the monster coexisted," said Dougherty. "We have found a way to bridge this gap and we have cleverly formed alliances with Godzilla, Mothra, Kong and maybe some other benevolent monsters that have helped us survive."

The message, Dougherty explained, was "to say that, if it existed in the past, if there was a civilization that knew how to coexist peacefully with Kaiju / nature, then if everything went well, if we finally flourished, we could do the necessary. same thing."

Speaking of Mothra, the filmmaker also evoked the heartbreaking moment where the queen of monsters sacrificed herself to save Godzilla during the great battle against King Ghidorah. In short, do not expect this to be the end for Mothra. "Mothra never dies. Mothra always comes back, said Dougherty with a smile. "That's what I like in Mothra in all of Godzilla's films: it represents this endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. She is so far above other creatures and we, as a stupid species of talking monkeys, she sees the situation as a whole. She knows that her sacrifice is noble and that she finally wins. She knows that she will live thanks to her children. But Dougherty does not just think it's his lineage that lives. "I like to think that his children have all the collective memories of the previous Mothras, "he said.

As for the end of the film, the biggest revelations were recorded for the film's film sequence, where Easter eggs and hints pointing to Godzilla vs Kong. "This will lay the groundwork for the next chapter, Godzilla vs. Kong, "said Dougherty – who also co-wrote the script for Adam WingardThe next test of the monster icons. But itThese credits were not the source of the end credits.

"At first, it was a sequence of opening credits," Dougherty said. "It was traditional headlines, then it became the main title, which is the latest trend. We no longer have the opening sequences because we have no more attention for them … So for a moment, all types of reports and headlines created the world and when we realized that it was becoming main, I thought it was an opportunity to create an epilogue. Because the movie ends on a strange cliffhanger where all the geniuses are out of the bottle, so to speak, I thought it was logical to tell at least the story of the day. 39, immediately after the event.

And what does this epilogue mean? For Dougherty, this is to establish that the end of the film is not apocalyptic, but the beginning of something new and exciting. The teasing of the credits allows the public to "see that the world does not end as much as it is being born, ideally in a better shape," said Dougherty. "The end of the film represents a world that I would gladly do if I gave him the opportunity, the idea that monsters roam the planet, just being part of our natural ecosystem." Vera Farmiga"Anti-hero, Dougherty said that it would be"to do this world without hesitation. "

For those looking to spot all the Easter eggs and the details hidden in the end credits sequence, Dougherty had one last piece of advice: "I would also like to pay special attention to the written text.

Finally, there is the question of this scene of credits. Charles DanceThe evil Jonah Alan may have lost the Orca device, but he ended up in possession of King Ghidora's head. When asked if this was related to the previous reference that Alan was manipulating genetic engineering, Dougherty replied:This is related to so many different things. The fact that Ghidorah is not of this land, that it can affect our ecosystems simply by existing, that it is capable of regeneration, "he continued. "The possibilities with the severed head of King Ghidorah are endless. What happens to flies picking his flesh? It's a huge waving effect or a domino effect. "

We will have to wait Godzilla vs Kong to find out exactly what this workout effect might look like, but for now, you can watch the full talk of spoiler with Dougherty in the video below.

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