I’ve seen the previous movies in this franchise, though they were quite a long time ago, so I can’t really say I remember a whole lot about them. However, it was enough that I was familiar with both Godzilla and Kong, even if I didn’t necessarily remember most of the human characters.
The whole concept of Hollow Ear h as an unexplored territory where Kong lives, so that he and Godzilla don’t run afoul of each other, is a really good one. I particularly enjoyed being able to see the contrast of Hollow Earth with the rest of the world above, and I thought the visuals of the movie worked really well. When it came to Hollow Earth especially, I felt like I was actually experiencing it for the first time myself. I definitely felt that the visuals of this movie were really beautiful as well, especially when it came to the untouched-by-humanity (or much of it) Hollow Earth.
I mentioned that it’s been a while since I watched the previous movies in this franchise, so I didn’t really remember much about Jia and Ilene’s relationship. However, I did really like their relationship in this movie…and I especially felt able to connect with Jia as a character, considering she felt like an outsider and that she didn’t really belong. I also related really well with Ilene’s worry about what was going on with Jia.
I really liked both Bernie and Trapper as characters, although Trapper was a bit of an enigma. I did find him a bit hard to take seriously as a person, even though he was clearly very knowledgeable and able to recognise danger. Plus, I loved the scene when he showed up leading a whole flock of warbats to help out.
I really liked the fact that Jia was able to meet more of her people, even though they were living in Hollow Earth. It was nice to see how the Iwi had been able to survive down in Hollow Earth, and I especially enjoyed seeing how their culture and community worked. I would have liked to see a bit more of their telepathich communication, as they seemed to be able to talk with people who weren’t Iwi (Bernie), but it wasn’t exactly made clear how.
I also really liked being able to learn more about the Titans and how Godzilla initially fought and trapped Scar King. It was also great to see Kong find other apes…although I really disliked Suko for attacking Kong to begin with. I also really loved being able to see Mothra, as I truly loved her design in the movie.
On the whole, this movie was a really fun one to watch, and I really liked seeing Kong and Godzilla again. I would have liked to see more of the human characters from the Godzilla movies, but on the whole, I think this is definitely a good addition to the franchise with some great moments in it and nice character interactions.
Ink of Blood 