The quiet screams and ashes falling is so intense and emotional just like the fallout of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Like how it wasn't overdone. The simple things make it so powerful.
I totally love the transition from the falling ashes to the flight over the Philippines forest in the movie. It's seamless, so natural. One moment you see the tiny black spots (the bulks of ashes), the next you see holes in the density of the trees, exactly where the spots were.
Just came back to this scene after watching the 3rd episode of Monarch. And it's almost spot on how it took place! The MonsterVerse has come a long way since Godzilla. The world building is top notch
No it's not? The nuke is way smaller, and doesn't initiate untill a bit after Godzilla stands up to look at it as opposed to here where it initates as he's starting to stand up.
Its the same scene if you look at the intro its just cut up scenes and the one exploding in the ocean was a separate test the one we saw was the one on the island and had the same bomb and everything and when you see that one explode it was on the surface like where godzilla was standing and in the series in the intro im pretty sure the clips were cut so him coming out of the water was cut then they skipped to the bomb exploding the series actually shows you the full clip lol its chopped up in the intro and skipps around between the bikini bomb and the ocean detonation@dfmrcv862
@@dfmrcv862 Exactly, both events in Castle Bravo are different, the one in the series is different because until before Operation Castle Bravo, they did not know about the existence of Godzilla or his name. While in the 2014 film, its existence was already known before appearing in Bikini Atoll when encountering the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus and the American and Soviet armies.
DenotheFreak years later and it’s still an objectively amazing movie intro. It harkens back to one of the few good things about 1998, the intro. Then improves on it- by making a reference to the Cold War subplot of Godzilla 1984 only making it more believable. One of the few Godzilla films where I truly believed that in this world, Godzilla existed.
people say this was a horrible movie because u never see godzilla that often. first here, then during a slide show, then the first battle and then near San Francisco. but the ratings of this movie 74%, this movie was one of my top favs. one of the best 2014 movies ever
Faizan Malik cuz every other movie sucked besides winter soldier and guardians of the galaxy but tru this movie was pretty good my only complaint is that they caught off most of the fights but i still like it
To be honest, the monsterverse is probably going to keep the comic book tone that gvk had but the Japanese godzilla which comes out I'm November will definitely have a darker tone
Unfortunately I feel some elements I and many others love that this film has but the others don’t, may be a bit more lost. One of the parts of this movie is just how mysterious and terrifying this “new” threat is to humanity. Both the audience and characters have experienced Godzilla more, their world knows these creatures exist by now.
Something I appreciate about this movie is how eerie they made Godzilla swim. I always liked this design for the dorsal fins more because it just looks like a cursed island full of jagged spikes. Just constantly still moving in one direction.
Seriously, this has to be one of the best openings to any blockbuster film...hell, I'm going to say it, any FILM ever! The opening score? Completely eerie and makes you feel like Godzilla is looming somewhere close. John Williams and Danny Elfman would be proud. The credits? Genius! What a great idea to make it look like military black outs to display the titles. The visuals? They tie together with the score perfectly and gets you amped to see the film! Well done opening credits to Godzilla (2014)! You might not be the best film I've seen this year, but you sure came in on a hell of an opening!
Lilo & Stitch Are From Hawaii & Stitch Loves Godzilla! So I Don't Agree On That One. You Said That Because Hawaii Got Flooded By Godzilla & It Was A Disaster Later After Godzilla's Fighting With A Female Muto.
It’s a real shame this movie is mostly being ignored or hated by fans because of “Muh Screen time” Gareth Edwards, I wish everyone can understand your vision. Edit: I may have started a war in the comment section.
I, too, love this opening sequence. It perfectly sets up the backstory behind Godzilla and Project Monarch without trying to spoil too much, while also still retaining the nuclear weapons allegory by showcasing the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests were actually futile attempts to kill Godzilla.
when me and my girlfriend saw this for the first time, she look at me with genuine fear in her eyes and said `these archive footage are fake, right??` i said yes, she relaxed and we carried on with film... I love movie magic...
The nuke in Bikini wasn't a test. There are 2 possibilities. A - They were trying to kill Godzilla. B - Humans asked Bikini for the Krabby Patty Formula, The Krusty Krab said no, humans nuked Spongebob and the rest of Bikini Bottom.
jonnoweb have u seen the videos they been putting out previewing a new trailer it starts off as saying its a monarch video which is pretty good nod and a good way to tie these two worlds together
We're definitely getting more Monarch in Kong: Skull Island. Already confirmed by WB/Legendary. We know what they were up to in the 50's... they thought they defeated Godzilla, then they find Kong in the 70's...
I miss this dark and grim tone 2014 had the cinematography was chefs kiss and the angles were an amazing way of seeing the monsters clash this is pure nostalgia
That's the opening we deserve d and put the GRAVITY of the movie and set the serious tone I love this level of menacing openings Now after KOTM ,GvK, GxK 2024 it's just another Superhero like CGI movie
I remember seeing this film in the theater with my friend and when this part came up it got me pumped up for the film. What a perfect way to open up a Godzilla film. Edit: Thanks for the 1K likes. I never thought I'd get that many likes on one of my comments.
He's right. According to the original film's story, the Godzilla that surfaced in Tokyo back in 1954 survived the H bomb but it's last remaining family didn't survive the nuclear blast. That's why Godzilla attacked Tokyo and Japan alone. It's revenge for its family.
There is an art to this movie. The theme is the best part. It is the malefactor of the terror Godzilla can cause. Despite heroism, it was all instinct and rage to defeat the MUTOS. It wasn’t to save us. If he however was after us, we’d be dead…let that sink in. And we would never stop him
Me, too. I think the screams are from whatever is harming the humans and the gentle music with the name Godzilla appearing is meaning that Godzilla is coming to restore balance.
Real, I dislike all the recent ones because ive always felt like they just slapped the first one in the face. Ive also hated that they've like never referenced to 2014.
A little over five years later and this opening still gives me chills. I have my issues with this movie, but at the theater I was completely spellbound by it. :)
"Reability of these sightings is still questionable based on the character witnesses. One must ask, is 'GODZILLA' owned and created by TOHO CO., LTD." is my favorite out of all of them, it just sounds like a question you would ask Google, but you also remember that you're the star of your school play so you type it in extremely dramatically.
0:42 are these animals real? Can we prove they even exist? Or are they merely men in rubber suits with COSTUME DESIGNED BY tricksters SHAREN DAVIS we may never know the answer what lurks below?
0:30 Even with nuclear weapons, there is no guarantee the creatures will succumb. Evidence show that that it is likely the creatures will come back with DAVID STRATHAIRN's head.
This intro clearly borrows from 1998 one. Although the pacing in both is well done, the 1998 one is more chilling and eerie. It genuinely sent chills down my spine when I first watched it.
@@HabibUSA1 Agreed. Hate on the rest of that movie if you want, but it’s one of the best cinematic examples I’ve seen of “show, don’t tell” a character’s backstory by using the opening titles/credits, saving run time for what we really wanted to see: monster action! 👹😆
Best opening credits scene of 2014! When I saw this in theatres for the first time, I knew this was gonna be a good movie. Despite what most haters will say.
@@austintrousdale2397 Most of the critics was about Godzilla not being much in a Godzilla movie. He was there a lot, just the audience didn't get to see him that much. All they gave us were shots and scenes on tv, breaking news and stuff. Sure it's not what everyone expected, but this movie was more focused on the human characters. That's an issue in a monster movie, people want to see the titular monster and not some guy looking for his family. But overall it wasn't a bad movie, it was just different. Later movies fixed that. I still love this 2014 movie more than the later ones. Honestly don't know why. I seriously don't care that much about Ford Brody or his family (except Joe), but still love watching this movie a lot. Whatever the critics say.
I remember watching these opening credits for G14 and I got chills from listening to the music as well the historical footage of Godzilla when the Casto bravo Nuke tried to kill him. In my opinion, the Monsterverse has some of the best opening credits of any movie, combining historical footage with the fictional kaiju timeline, take notes marvel and DC.
A little historical knowledge makes this even better. This is heavily implied to be the infamous Castle Bravo nuclear test, which performed well over expectations and produced a blast of fifteen megatons. Godzilla didn't just tank a nuke, he tanked the most powerful nuke the US ever detonated (only three Soviet nuclear tests ever exceeded it). Fittingly (and tragically) the fallout from Castle Bravo led to the same tragedy that inspired the original Godzilla film.
My mom wanted to see this in theaters, and I could not have been less excited. I hate Godzilla movies and big dumb action movies. So when we sat down and this incredible titles started, I saw all the little flashes of lore and the changes in history happening, and the incredibly exciting music! I was all in, the movie kind of blew me away. I didn’t mind the lack of Godzilla scenes, and was completely engaged.
Have you seen the original Godzilla 1954 movie? I at least recommend giving the original movie a chance because it’s very serious in tone like this movie. Godzilla 1954 is free on RUclips with English subtitles
I want they re use this theme for the opening of Godzilla 2. I imagine showing ancients draws about dragons and pictures of medieval knights fighting dragons, then images of space, stars, planets, galaxies and a meteor aproching the earth....draws of Lovecraft's cosmic gods and in the end the metor crash on the earth and hear the classic Ghidorah's roar
Nice to see a proper Main Title-Scene in a modern movie for a change. I get the impression that these have really fallen out of use in the last decade or so.
If you pause at just the right moment at 0:32 The words Walter and White are the last to be high lighted on Cranston's credit 😅 very subtle and i love it!
1:36 I love how the cliche of using the _Baker_ shot, an atomic bomb test, from old sci-fi movies about atomic monsters manages to creep its way into this modern movie in a scene intended to replace the _Bravo_ shot, a hydrogen bomb test.
The reason Godzilla help to defend the planet from bigger threats and saves mankind is cause he is thanking us for giving him a radiation bust when they nuked him all the way back in the 1900s
Sure, just because people fed him, he's protecting the planet? Yea, serious logic. He is an apex predator, he hunts the MUTOs, because they are his prey, not because some people threw a (food) bomb at him back in the fifties.
Words can not express how much i love this intro. The buildup when Godzilla was spotted, then the countdown for the bomb, then its dentanation, then bomb's debree covering the screen, and then the final moment: the faint sound of civilians screaming, and then the title card fades in... Perfection
The thing I love about those little blurbs that appear and then immediately get censored during the opening credits is that not only are they world-building and very intriguing, but some of them are also kinda hilarious. “Evidence show that it is likely the creatures will come back with David Strathairn’s head.” “Richard T. Jones has claimed unique knowledge of the creature’s odd mating habits with CJ Adams.”
Too bad the newer Monsterverse movies don't follow G14 tone anymore. Not that Skull Island or KOTM were bad, but I miss the more serious and grounded feel of G14.
Tbh, if the newer films had the realism and more gritty tone of this film, then the fights would not only be way worse in comparison, but the monsters may not have been done justice. The way they are handled in the later films is genuinely better then how Godzilla is treated in terms of screen time. Eric Carter even said that this film had bad pacing due to it being so slow, and focusing far too much on the blandly written human characters. GvK does actually have the better pacing of the Mosnterverse films as well, given how we actually get what we want to see instead of being forced to watch the annoyingly awful human characters take up most of the runtime of the film.
@@OptimusPrime-wq3nz he didn't, he just made a love letter to the entire Godzilla franchise whilst keeping some elements from Godzilla 2014, but with improvements.
The cinematography in the later films are so much less interesting than in this one. The shot of Godzilla emerging from the ocean in Hawaii is the best kaiju sequence ever filmed... it actually made Godzilla feel like an enormous force of nature. With the floaty artificial camera work in the newer films you wouldn't ever have noticed that Godzilla is actually larger in the new films because the way they're shot don't do it justice.
I loved this movie. When me and my two mates went, one of their girlfriends joined us. The scene at the nuclear plant where his wife is locked and sealed in the radioactive steam she teared up a little but later on when Godzilla did his roar in Hawaii we all got goosebumps and it made us get all warm lol
I have ADHD, this is one of my favourite films, along with saving private ryan, bridge of spies, and jurassic park (because jeff goldblum) but yeah i don't understand why people keep complaining that you don't see the monster enough, and yeah this opening is the best ever. i want a film about monarch
I love the Opening titles of this movie and I’ve been a movie fan for nearly 60 years. The images are so evocative and so convincing I get goosebumps every time I hear that fantastic theme. Only ONE criticism. As the countdown commences you see the bomb and a bunch of helicopters beating a retreat. They are shown so close to the Monster Bomb they would all have been vaporised !!! However, love it, my Number 1 opening sequence….tells the story nicely.
I grew up watching Godzilla since I was 5 years old watching most of the Godzilla movies from 1954 to 2004 (I’ve now watched every Godzilla film) when they teaser came out I got so pumped and excited. Finally when I saw this movie my childhood came back and I left the theater with a huge smile. This was my favorite movie of 2014 and now I cannot wait for King of Monsters and Godzilla vs Kong. Long Live the King
1:53 if you hear closley in this part you can hear nagazaki and hiroshima peoples suffering from atomic bombs and its also reason for wake up godzilla from underground of earth
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These opening credits are what finally made my body ready when I first saw this movie in theaters.
:D
Same
Agree. The trailers were downright too boring compared to the actual movie.
My body is ready
😯
Loved how they tied real-world events to Monsterverse lore. This opening was amazing!
Did it slightly better then the Bay Transformers in my opinion
Its like in Wolverine Origins opening
Yeah, even I’m impressed.
@@darthvaderluigi Slightly?!
@@darthvaderluigi Nahh pacific rim original has a better opening
I love how they seemlessly blend movie footage with real footage.
It's hard too tell which is the real footage sometimes!
@@medevialpuppet3695 That’s what really sells it. I loved this movie so much
It’s makes the movie feel like it was decades in the making since the Cold War and we were witnessing The arrival of Godzilla
The quiet screams and ashes falling is so intense and emotional just like the fallout of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Like how it wasn't overdone. The simple things make it so powerful.
I totally love the transition from the falling ashes to the flight over the Philippines forest in the movie. It's seamless, so natural. One moment you see the tiny black spots (the bulks of ashes), the next you see holes in the density of the trees, exactly where the spots were.
Yes
Just came back to this scene after watching the 3rd episode of Monarch. And it's almost spot on how it took place! The MonsterVerse has come a long way since Godzilla. The world building is top notch
Facts! I love what legendary has done both godzilla and kong are in great hands 🙌
No it's not? The nuke is way smaller, and doesn't initiate untill a bit after Godzilla stands up to look at it as opposed to here where it initates as he's starting to stand up.
Its the same scene if you look at the intro its just cut up scenes and the one exploding in the ocean was a separate test the one we saw was the one on the island and had the same bomb and everything and when you see that one explode it was on the surface like where godzilla was standing and in the series in the intro im pretty sure the clips were cut so him coming out of the water was cut then they skipped to the bomb exploding the series actually shows you the full clip lol its chopped up in the intro and skipps around between the bikini bomb and the ocean detonation@dfmrcv862
@@dfmrcv862 Exactly, both events in Castle Bravo are different, the one in the series is different because until before Operation Castle Bravo, they did not know about the existence of Godzilla or his name. While in the 2014 film, its existence was already known before appearing in Bikini Atoll when encountering the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus and the American and Soviet armies.
@@greatomegax8175Not, they are not the same
Such a clever way to open a Godzilla film in my opinion. I love it.
It was had all the reference from the 1954 film from Japan. They even use the old footage of the nuclear explosion like some Godzilla movies would do.
Still got to give credit for the 1998 one as that's what this opening credit sequence took inspiration from
DenotheFreak years later and it’s still an objectively amazing movie intro. It harkens back to one of the few good things about 1998, the intro. Then improves on it- by making a reference to the Cold War subplot of Godzilla 1984 only making it more believable.
One of the few Godzilla films where I truly believed that in this world, Godzilla existed.
@@calebreynolds9183 Yes. For all its warts, the Legendary Monsterverse never forgot nor denied its pedigree, and that’s cool with me.✌️
It's unfortunate such proper title sequences are disappearing from movies nowadays.
It doesn't work for every movie.
@Adam J. Harper but that was still awesome tho in my opinion
@Adam J. Harper They allready did that with Infinity War
@Adam J. Harper... The intro of Infinity War isn't the Avengers theme, it was Thanos his theme
That’s debatable, but I agree
people say this was a horrible movie because u never see godzilla that often. first here, then during a slide show, then the first battle and then near San Francisco. but the ratings of this movie 74%, this movie was one of my top favs. one of the best 2014 movies ever
Faizan Malik me too
Faizan Malik cuz every other movie sucked besides winter soldier and guardians of the galaxy but tru this movie was pretty good my only complaint is that they caught off most of the fights but i still like it
the thing I love about this movie is that they do such a perfect job making you feel the sheer size godzilla
Faizan Malik I agree I love this movie
Love this movie too
Every thing about it is great
The 2014 film still remains my favorite of the Monsterverse, and I really hope a future installment brings back the overall tone of 2014.
To be honest, the monsterverse is probably going to keep the comic book tone that gvk had but the Japanese godzilla which comes out I'm November will definitely have a darker tone
They probably just do the godzilla vs Kong version cos that's sell
Unfortunately I feel some elements I and many others love that this film has but the others don’t, may be a bit more lost. One of the parts of this movie is just how mysterious and terrifying this “new” threat is to humanity. Both the audience and characters have experienced Godzilla more, their world knows these creatures exist by now.
You can thank Monarch Legacy of Monsters for granting your wish
@@enricosarmiento6279Monarch leagacy definitively gonna be successful if it follows this same tone and intro.
"Instead of killing the creature, we fed it" Godzilla must have been supercharged that time
Where does it say that quote can u put a timeline?
@@arishem7693 They were quoting someone else's comment I think
Something I appreciate about this movie is how eerie they made Godzilla swim. I always liked this design for the dorsal fins more because it just looks like a cursed island full of jagged spikes. Just constantly still moving in one direction.
Seriously, this has to be one of the best openings to any blockbuster film...hell, I'm going to say it, any FILM ever! The opening score? Completely eerie and makes you feel like Godzilla is looming somewhere close. John Williams and Danny Elfman would be proud. The credits? Genius! What a great idea to make it look like military black outs to display the titles. The visuals? They tie together with the score perfectly and gets you amped to see the film! Well done opening credits to Godzilla (2014)! You might not be the best film I've seen this year, but you sure came in on a hell of an opening!
I couldn't have worded it better... :)
Bvs intro was also great
@@storrmiiiz lol
I think this and Zack Snyder’s Watchmen and Dawn of the Dead are the best ones I’ve seen
Don't forget every james bond movies
We tried to destroy him with castle bravo, but we just fed him.
It was Able or Baker (Two smaller tests at Bikini), Castle Bravo was a 15 mt thermonuclear detonation.
Like throwing a fish at a crocodile.
It was baker not castle.
That’s why he likes us
@@phoenixking2406 NO YOU
After Watching GxK iam telling you This Movie is still the best godzilla movie
1:52 Love how you can hear people screaming as the title fades in.. so eerie!
Damn you Americans!!
Godzilla was just enjoying his vacation!!
Jajaja
We heard complaints from the neighbours...
The hawaiians didnt like godzilla very much...
Lilo & Stitch Are From Hawaii & Stitch Loves Godzilla! So I Don't Agree On That One. You Said That Because Hawaii Got Flooded By Godzilla & It Was A Disaster Later After Godzilla's Fighting With A Female Muto.
Don't worry, he was wearing SPF 50,000 sunblock. XD
I love this opening so much!
Strongly agreed
First
This opening intro and gvk was amazing !
The opening credits of “Godzilla” are like documents being classified.
It’s a real shame this movie is mostly being ignored or hated by fans because of “Muh Screen time” Gareth Edwards, I wish everyone can understand your vision.
Edit: I may have started a war in the comment section.
I loved this movie, one of my top 5 honestly
WTH lol
@@austintrousdale2397 Yeah, Feel real bad
Si se ofrecen de todo hoy en día pero buena peli
I do, its one of my fav godzilla movies (and ive seen every godzilla film) and one of my favourite movies
No matter what type of Godzilla films they make, this intro will always make 2014 the best one out of each of them.
The only intro scene i never skipped
Bah. It's one of few intro sequences I rewatch over and over again.
Anyone know where the very first picture is at??
I, too, love this opening sequence. It perfectly sets up the backstory behind Godzilla and Project Monarch without trying to spoil too much, while also still retaining the nuclear weapons allegory by showcasing the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests were actually futile attempts to kill Godzilla.
when me and my girlfriend saw this for the first time, she look at me with genuine fear in her eyes and said `these archive footage are fake, right??` i said yes, she relaxed and we carried on with film... I love movie magic...
Fernando Alves cool
Today on nothing ever happens
Fernando Alves Your girlfriend is an idiot.
and you are very smart for point this out.. thank you for existing...
What will happen if she saw Gojira (Godzilla 1954, Japanese Dub)??????
The nuke in Bikini wasn't a test. There are 2 possibilities.
A - They were trying to kill Godzilla.
B - Humans asked Bikini for the Krabby Patty Formula, The Krusty Krab said no, humans nuked Spongebob and the rest of Bikini Bottom.
lmao
Or maybe, just maybe, it could have been...BOTH!
Andrew Gerwig A
Andrew Gerwig spongebob is the monster
or that scene where Plankton splits an atom in spongebob and BOOOM!
This how we got introduced to the monsterverse. A stunning opening for us all
And so begins one of the best Cinematic Universes of all time.
Worst. Fixed.
@@kiracollie7115 Better than MSheU or DCeased
Not bashing the rest of the movie, but this is probably the best scene
Jacob Storm Maybe we'll get references to it in Kong: Skull Island as that is a prequel to this.
jonnoweb have u seen the videos they been putting out previewing a new trailer it starts off as saying its a monarch video which is pretty good nod and a good way to tie these two worlds together
We're definitely getting more Monarch in Kong: Skull Island. Already confirmed by WB/Legendary. We know what they were up to in the 50's... they thought they defeated Godzilla, then they find Kong in the 70's...
Solider found kong in 1944.
serizawa and graham returning for 2019 film according to imdb
0:00 the Monsterverse is born
And will never die
@@max.mat39 toho: Lemme introduce myself.
@@redstarrevenant6753 yeah right, with how much GvK made they should know better to extend the contract
@@redstarrevenant6753 I think the contract got extended, due to how successful GvK is
@@syailenthahir3289 that actually is. And with Godzilla KOTM too
I miss this dark and grim tone 2014 had the cinematography was chefs kiss and the angles were an amazing way of seeing the monsters clash this is pure nostalgia
That's the opening we deserve d and put the GRAVITY of the movie and set the serious tone
I love this level of menacing openings
Now after KOTM ,GvK, GxK 2024 it's just another Superhero like CGI movie
real
Yep, it's a shame they chose to pander to the general masses rather than keep a tone in line with Edwards' vision.
@@Gnostic_Oppai_EnthusiastSkull Island and King Of The Monsters were kind of similar to G2014. Then, everything changed when Adam Wingard attacked.
This opening is epic, powerful, and tremendous. When I saw the movie in theaters, my heart was racing just from the soundtrack..
I remember seeing this film in the theater with my friend and when this part came up it got me pumped up for the film. What a perfect way to open up a Godzilla film.
Edit: Thanks for the 1K likes. I never thought I'd get that many likes on one of my comments.
so 15 megaton nuclear bomb cant kill godzilla than why did hiroshima bomb killed godzilla?
@@oaaisjdujsi wtf it didnt kill Godzilla
He's right. According to the original film's story, the Godzilla that surfaced in Tokyo back in 1954 survived the H bomb but it's last remaining family didn't survive the nuclear blast. That's why Godzilla attacked Tokyo and Japan alone. It's revenge for its family.
SpinoDragon ProductionsTM So basically, this beginning sequence and before is basically saying that the original 1954 film was cannon
Look the 98 version with Ford the MTV crowd okay now the 2014 version was for the millennials case closed.
We need this tone back.
Remove adam wingard
@@VinayPaa yeah and get gareth edwards back
@@VinayPaa 100%
Dude's a hack. His death note adaptation should have been grounds for never hiring him in the first place.
@@VinayPaaWish granted 🙏🏽
Real
I've been obsessed w this opening since 2014, and the fact they made a whole scene out of this, for ep 3 of Monarch, is giving me life!!!
Those are two different events they’re not the same
@StormYTStudios5657 that’s pretty disappointing
Hands down one of the best opening scene for monster movies
Worst.* fixed.
@@kiracollie7115Godzilla vs kong had the best one honestly
@@kiracollie7115Yeah then tell us what comes in first place
Every time I listen to this soundtrack, it give me chills
There is an art to this movie. The theme is the best part. It is the malefactor of the terror Godzilla can cause. Despite heroism, it was all instinct and rage to defeat the MUTOS. It wasn’t to save us. If he however was after us, we’d be dead…let that sink in. And we would never stop him
Oxygen Destroyer, Mechagodzilla
@@lassenker07 Monster zero/0
the screaming before the title gives me the chills
Me, too. I think the screams are from whatever is harming the humans and the gentle music with the name Godzilla appearing is meaning that Godzilla is coming to restore balance.
Me three.
GodzillaMan03 That's actually a gong cymbal played with a cello bow.
Godzilla:"hey whats-"
US:*BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM*
Godzilla: thanks for radiation boost
It’s like walking into the kitchen because you smell dinner cooking, then it explodes onto you 🥘 💥 😦
@@austintrousdale2397 nah it's like walking into a party and ur friend shoves a burger in ur face
Godzilla: hmm tasty radiation
Literally how it went down in MLoM
Even until now, definitely my favorite opening of the Monsterverse 100%.
While I love all of the MonsterVerse movies I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss the Gritty and Grounded feeling of the first one.
Real, I dislike all the recent ones because ive always felt like they just slapped the first one in the face. Ive also hated that they've like never referenced to 2014.
The build up in the soundtrack of this movie is incredible.
Here I'm 6 years later and I still don't remember a better opening scene for a movie like this one. Awesome.
The Best Godzilla movie
A little over five years later and this opening still gives me chills. I have my issues with this movie, but at the theater I was completely spellbound by it. :)
0:53 i love that part of the soundtrack
1:10 "Produced by the fire breathing Thomas Tull" XD!!!!!!
lets scratch that out too Tom wouldn't like that
Kaijuzilla621
All of these blanked words are accually jokes !
"Reability of these sightings is still questionable based on the character witnesses. One must ask, is 'GODZILLA' owned and created by TOHO CO., LTD." is my favorite out of all of them, it just sounds like a question you would ask Google, but you also remember that you're the star of your school play so you type it in extremely dramatically.
0:42 are these animals real? Can we prove they even exist? Or are they merely men in rubber suits with COSTUME DESIGNED BY tricksters SHAREN DAVIS we may never know the answer what lurks below?
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This shall become part of cinema's history
Best opening to a movie ever!
This Intro is a MASTERPIECE
Agreed 100%
The way his body rises out of the ocean gives me chills
0:30
Even with nuclear weapons, there is no guarantee the creatures will succumb. Evidence show that that it is likely the creatures will come back with DAVID STRATHAIRN's head.
WTF, ikr.
Wow
If America can't take it down, no one can.
Poor david
Foreshadowing... sorta.
Best opening eva
pretty similar to the 1998 Godzilla opening though... watch?v=D6O4Pm5_D8w
Daniel Chapman The 1998 Godzilla movie opening was stock footage for this opening.
This intro clearly borrows from 1998 one. Although the pacing in both is well done, the 1998 one is more chilling and eerie. It genuinely sent chills down my spine when I first watched it.
@@HabibUSA1 Agreed. Hate on the rest of that movie if you want, but it’s one of the best cinematic examples I’ve seen of “show, don’t tell” a character’s backstory by using the opening titles/credits, saving run time for what we really wanted to see: monster action! 👹😆
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Best opening credits scene of 2014! When I saw this in theatres for the first time, I knew this was gonna be a good movie. Despite what most haters will say.
Even sliced bread has haters... the sense I get from most fans and critics was that this movie did right by the title character.
@@austintrousdale2397 Most of the critics was about Godzilla not being much in a Godzilla movie. He was there a lot, just the audience didn't get to see him that much. All they gave us were shots and scenes on tv, breaking news and stuff. Sure it's not what everyone expected, but this movie was more focused on the human characters. That's an issue in a monster movie, people want to see the titular monster and not some guy looking for his family. But overall it wasn't a bad movie, it was just different. Later movies fixed that. I still love this 2014 movie more than the later ones. Honestly don't know why. I seriously don't care that much about Ford Brody or his family (except Joe), but still love watching this movie a lot. Whatever the critics say.
I think Ishiro Honda (The Director of the Original 1954 Godzilla) Love this movie if he was still alive
I remember watching these opening credits for G14 and I got chills from listening to the music as well the historical footage of Godzilla when the Casto bravo Nuke tried to kill him. In my opinion, the Monsterverse has some of the best opening credits of any movie, combining historical footage with the fictional kaiju timeline, take notes marvel and DC.
I miss the 2014 themes...
I think they should keep it as the monster ver. one
not just reuse and reuse the same old japanese one
Wow, those islanders lived in the presence of a living god. What an honor....
Just like in the original Gojira.
Shin Godzilla, God of Misery and Devastation
Godzilla 1954, God of Tragedy and Wrath.
Godzilla 2014, what kind of God is he????????????
the god that smite those who are unholy.
nope, Kong is King, Kong is God
Dark Masquerade no he can't
A little historical knowledge makes this even better. This is heavily implied to be the infamous Castle Bravo nuclear test, which performed well over expectations and produced a blast of fifteen megatons. Godzilla didn't just tank a nuke, he tanked the most powerful nuke the US ever detonated (only three Soviet nuclear tests ever exceeded it).
Fittingly (and tragically) the fallout from Castle Bravo led to the same tragedy that inspired the original Godzilla film.
If I remember correctly, the incident of castle bravo fallout was lucky dragon number nine
This and the HALO jump scene were my two favorite parts of the movie, because they perfectly tie into the Lovecraftian cosmic horror aspect of it.
This intro is one of the best I’ve ever seen in a film
My mom wanted to see this in theaters, and I could not have been less excited. I hate Godzilla movies and big dumb action movies.
So when we sat down and this incredible titles started, I saw all the little flashes of lore and the changes in history happening, and the incredibly exciting music! I was all in, the movie kind of blew me away. I didn’t mind the lack of Godzilla scenes, and was completely engaged.
Have you seen the original Godzilla 1954 movie? I at least recommend giving the original movie a chance because it’s very serious in tone like this movie.
Godzilla 1954 is free on RUclips with English subtitles
Cool mom, I'm glad you narrowly avoided disappointing her
I want they re use this theme for the opening of Godzilla 2. I imagine showing ancients draws about dragons and pictures of medieval knights fighting dragons, then images of space, stars, planets, galaxies and a meteor aproching the earth....draws of Lovecraft's cosmic gods and in the end the metor crash on the earth and hear the classic Ghidorah's roar
That would be the most awesome opening for Godzilla 2 ever!!
I wish you'd write the opening scene because that sounds badass!! There's so much they can use to like the Tunguska event!
yeah his signature "roar"
*high pitched trilling*
Sounds awesome
Dude, I could so totally see that happening.
Nice to see a proper Main Title-Scene in a modern movie for a change. I get the impression that these have really fallen out of use in the last decade or so.
+Schwatvogel yup, very much true. I miss proper title sequences.
1:30 Oppenheimer post credits
One of the greatest opening credits in film history.
Such a perfect opening for a movie, I can't describe why I love it, I just do.
Terrible. Fixed.
Ah. The very movie that got me into all things monsters and Kaijus. Thank you Godzilla (2014) 😌
0:42 "are these animals real? can we prove they even exist or are they merely men in rubber suits with costumes designed by tricksters"
XDDDD
Wtf lol Great catch
HAH!
Yes.
Nemesis_The_Zombie_King LOL
That's definitely a reference to the old Godzilla films lmao
No matter how many times I hear it, I absolutely love the 2014 theme music
I know that after watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters EP.3, there will definitely be people coming back to watch this clip
That opening music gave me the chills . Completely underrated track.
This was a masterpiece
If you pause at just the right moment at 0:32 The words Walter and White are the last to be high lighted on Cranston's credit 😅 very subtle and i love it!
Oh my goodness it's actually real.
Malcolm is in there too
Cmon breaking bad was released in 2014
And godzilla
Was released in 2014
So it might be a referance
@@leeknow953Breaking Bad was released between 2008-2013
1:36 I love how the cliche of using the _Baker_ shot, an atomic bomb test, from old sci-fi movies about atomic monsters manages to creep its way into this modern movie in a scene intended to replace the _Bravo_ shot, a hydrogen bomb test.
The reason Godzilla help to defend the planet from bigger threats and saves mankind is cause he is thanking us for giving him a radiation bust when they nuked him all the way back in the 1900s
Sure, just because people fed him, he's protecting the planet? Yea, serious logic. He is an apex predator, he hunts the MUTOs, because they are his prey, not because some people threw a (food) bomb at him back in the fifties.
Words can not express how much i love this intro. The buildup when Godzilla was spotted, then the countdown for the bomb, then its dentanation, then bomb's debree covering the screen, and then the final moment: the faint sound of civilians screaming, and then the title card fades in...
Perfection
This opening still amaze me today. I didn't watch a opening that good for years!
The thing I love about those little blurbs that appear and then immediately get censored during the opening credits is that not only are they world-building and very intriguing, but some of them are also kinda hilarious.
“Evidence show that it is likely the creatures will come back with David Strathairn’s head.”
“Richard T. Jones has claimed unique knowledge of the creature’s odd mating habits with CJ Adams.”
I love the hidden jokes under the blackout marks. "Directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters)"
Don't forget Walter White with Bryan Cranston's credit!
Andrew Davis AND it also has "Malcolm" in there too, lol.
People who say the movie is bad because godzilla is barely there probably dont know it was the same case for the original 1954 film
By far the best opening in the monster-verse, they didn't reveal much which makes it even better in a mysterious way...i love this.
Who came here after watch one of the Kong: Skull Island tv spot
which they mentioned the nuke test in 1954
it's totally related to it.
Emanuel Gavia did Godzilla survive???😰😰😰
Cindy Durr yep
I hope they make a movie about the government trying to kill Godzilla in the mid 1900s.
Emanuel Gavia Which was the first godzilla movie
1:13 this part gave me chills
0:33 The "Scientist" and occult author RICHARD T. JONES has claimed unique knowledge of the creature's odd mating habits with CJ ADAMS
O_o
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@@ramrosecanada3080 (grabs you) "You be looking like a double-wide surprise."
the scary part is that cj adams is a kid
Who else is rewatching this in 2024?
Too bad the newer Monsterverse movies don't follow G14 tone anymore. Not that Skull Island or KOTM were bad, but I miss the more serious and grounded feel of G14.
kong skull island still kinda kept that feel but ever since Doughtery threw a wrench in that you really can't go back
No offence to Dougherty but he ruined it
Tbh, if the newer films had the realism and more gritty tone of this film, then the fights would not only be way worse in comparison, but the monsters may not have been done justice.
The way they are handled in the later films is genuinely better then how Godzilla is treated in terms of screen time. Eric Carter even said that this film had bad pacing due to it being so slow, and focusing far too much on the blandly written human characters.
GvK does actually have the better pacing of the Mosnterverse films as well, given how we actually get what we want to see instead of being forced to watch the annoyingly awful human characters take up most of the runtime of the film.
@@OptimusPrime-wq3nz he didn't, he just made a love letter to the entire Godzilla franchise whilst keeping some elements from Godzilla 2014, but with improvements.
The cinematography in the later films are so much less interesting than in this one. The shot of Godzilla emerging from the ocean in Hawaii is the best kaiju sequence ever filmed... it actually made Godzilla feel like an enormous force of nature. With the floaty artificial camera work in the newer films you wouldn't ever have noticed that Godzilla is actually larger in the new films because the way they're shot don't do it justice.
I loved this movie. When me and my two mates went, one of their girlfriends joined us. The scene at the nuclear plant where his wife is locked and sealed in the radioactive steam she teared up a little but later on when Godzilla did his roar in Hawaii we all got goosebumps and it made us get all warm lol
This movie was way too clever for today's popcorn-munching ADHD audience. The opening scene alone gives my chills.
I have ADHD, this is one of my favourite films, along with saving private ryan, bridge of spies, and jurassic park (because jeff goldblum) but yeah i don't understand why people keep complaining that you don't see the monster enough, and yeah this opening is the best ever. i want a film about monarch
too clever? you have very low standards if you think this movie was even slightly "clever"
The people who talk bad about this film are probably the same people who praise stupid shit like Transformers and the Resient Evil films.
Your point is stupid af.
Can't agree more with you.
I love the "Walter Malcolm" on Bryan Cranston's name.
there's also the "walter" "white"
Amazing opening sequence. Still get chills as if I were in the seats back in 2014.
I love the Opening titles of this movie and I’ve been a movie fan for nearly 60 years. The images are so evocative and so convincing I get goosebumps every time I hear that fantastic theme. Only ONE criticism. As the countdown commences you see the bomb and a bunch of helicopters beating a retreat. They are shown so close to the Monster Bomb they would all have been vaporised !!! However, love it, my Number 1 opening sequence….tells the story nicely.
I love this title scene, best title scene I can remember seeing for a monster movie ever.
1:13 This radioactive sound are so amazing
Listening to it again, the music score is structured very similarly to the original Godzilla theme, and it’s highly appreciated.
*The movie started the Legendary Monsterverse.*
I grew up watching Godzilla since I was 5 years old watching most of the Godzilla movies from 1954 to 2004 (I’ve now watched every Godzilla film) when they teaser came out I got so pumped and excited. Finally when I saw this movie my childhood came back and I left the theater with a huge smile. This was my favorite movie of 2014 and now I cannot wait for King of Monsters and Godzilla vs Kong. Long Live the King
Just sayin, this is probably one of the best scene in the movie for me
1:43 Just came back from Scarif...
KaloTube lol
KaloTube too soon :(
KaloTube and the director who direct star war rogue one is also the director of this movie
I guess he likes beaches getting involved in explosions
Monsterverse have so many deep and fascinating lore and this is one of them
I'm glad Monarch show exist, so they can showcase these lores in details
The best Opening
1:53 if you hear closley in this part you can hear nagazaki and hiroshima peoples suffering from atomic bombs and its also reason for wake up godzilla from underground of earth
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