Director: Takao Okawara
Written by: Kazuki Ohmori
When a falling meteor reawakens a sleeping Godzilla and uncovers a giant egg on Infant Island, it falls to a shady archaeologist and his ex-wife to uncover an ancient prophecy and save the world.
Our reluctant heroes travel to Infant Island to discover prehistoric cave paintings depicting a great battle between two behemoth insects. It is here that they discover the tiny Shobijin twins, known here as ‘The Cosmos’ and learn that eons ago a great battle was fought between Mothra, the guardian of the Earth, and Battra, a sinister reflection of Mothra, created to destroy humanity before our destructive ways destroy the Earth.
Mothra won this battle but now, humanity has once again proved to be an opposing force to Mother Nature and Mothra must once again re-awaken to do battle for humanity’s survival.
Battra’s imminent arrival causes Mothra’s egg to hatch and the two larval titans clash in the ocean, only for Godzilla to join the battle. The force of their battle cracks open the sea floor, pulling Battra and Godzilla into the depths and leaving Mothra to head for Japan in search of the Cosmos (who have once again been abducted by an evil corporation).
An unusually destructive Mothra wreaks havoc until the tiny twins are rescued, and then she cocoons herself in preparation for a coming battle with an evolved Battra. However, Godzilla emerges from the ocean, still enraged and powered up from his resurrection in the previous film it seems as though nothing can stop him, until Mothra hatches and she and Battra team up to defeat Godzilla.
It’s great to have Mothra return, the pure-hearted Titan once again earns her place as the Kaiju Queen, with her bright colors and thick fur she suits this more, family-friendly adventure well. Newcomer Battra resembles something out of an episode of The Guyver, with its lightning-spewing horn and bat-like wings.
The newest Godzilla suit, known as the BatoGoji, differed from its predecessor, the BioGoji suit, in several key aspects. It boasted a sleeker build, imparting a robust yet less imposing appearance compared to the bulkier Godzilla suits of the 1990s. Notable changes included rearranging the dorsal plates, with the largest plate positioned at the center of the back. Additionally, the legs were slimmer, and the arms featured increased flexibility at the biceps.
While the facial structure remained largely unchanged from the BioGoji suit, the BatoGoji suit introduced new elements, such as a smaller, flatter forehead, golden eyes, and a thick neck adorned with pronounced ribbing. The inclusion of golden eyes added a heightened expressiveness to the BatoGoji's visage, albeit at the expense of the more realistic, animalistic look characteristic of previous iterations.
Furthermore, the size of the teeth was noticeably reduced compared to the BioGoji suit. A novel feature of the BatoGoji suit was the incorporation of an electronic mechanism, allowing the head to tilt independently of the body, enhancing its range of motion.
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