No one talks about Godzilla briefly teabagging Gigan during the fight enough

I like the new wave of realization that fans took on the Anguirus and Gigan scene. Back then most people thought he ran in to Gigan because he was just dumb and didnt realize he had a whole buzzsaw in his stomach, but if you like actually watch the movie, Godzilla was suffering from the combo of the towers beams and Ghidorahs assault, and Anguirus was trying his hardest to run to his aid. Gigan was always blocking him, so he was just standing on the sidelines. After time passes, Anguirus couldn't bear to see his friend dying while he stood there doing nothing, and runs foward regardless of the consequences, and got his head cut open in the process. It really shows how hopeless the fight was at that point Glad you clarified that

What I love about g14 and kotm is that godzilla struggles against the mutos so seeing him fell down after the fight did make you worried but made the ending impactful. For godzilla kotm, godzilla struggled against ghidorah in Antarctica and failed to beat him when he is superchared and got constanly wrecked by ghidorah in which he needed mothras help and the humans which helped godzilla FINALLY beat ghidorah. So seeing him actually become king of the monsters felt impactful.

Anguirus runs face first into a buzz saw 10/10

All great heroes have struggles with their villains. It’s why you root for the hero in the first place, to defeat the bad guy after a heated struggle

This is one of my favorite Godzilla films in the Showa era. I love the writing, tone, and music in this film.

And the song/March that is at the end of this film remains one of the catchiest ever. I use it for workouts and sparring sessions, and try to sing along, even though I can't speak a word of Japanese

7:30 You're right on the nose with that one. Godzilla is still a living creature who can bleed and I think his "King of the Monsters" title only worsens the idea that he is unstoppable, he can't be defeated (it feels like a curse more than anything now). This gives newer fans the impression that he can never lose or rather is not supposed to, giving us people who complain when he does. It's also seems like that's the only thing he has going for him since the last two Monsterverse entries didn't give him the same treatment he received in 2014 and 2019. 10:05 This is why I and many others love Gigan so much. He was a true menace that used brutal weaponry to defeat Godzilla and is one of his worse match ups yet. A close combat fighter that uses long blades? Godzilla can't block any of that with his tiny arms. I really hope we get Gigan in the Monsterverse soon and that they do him justice by giving us one of the most gory fight scenes Legendary Godzilla has ever faced.

Godzilla vs Gigan was my first Godzilla film. Found the VHS as a kid and was blown away.

Anguirus is one of my favorite films, and this is why. Hes a underdog and even though this is a situation that had him at a disadvantage, he still does his best to back up Godzilla. Heck makes the idea of Anguirus a reliable ally, a sticking point

It also has one of the saddest scenes in the franchise. The moment when Godzilla thought he found another member of his species, the way he walks up to him, but it was the Godzilla tower. Super sad imo.

Great video! I absolutely loved this entry as a child. Even watching it as an adult regardless of the stock footage and lower budget the human characters are charming, the soundtrack is great and the new footage fight scenes are brutal. Not to mention the cockroach aliens are creepy. I too would definitely like to see more films were Goji has to struggle and earn his victory

My favorite as a kid and still is. The music is amazing too. I used to go to the video store in my town all the time and I would rent this movie every couple weeks throughout my entire childhood. And man!!! That music that plays during the scene where godzilla almost dies from the godzilla tower encounter. Gives me chills everytime I hear it. Haunting and beautiful.

This is why I would want Gigan to be the next villain for The next monsterverse movie Imagine How brutal they would make Godzillas and Gigans fight in the monsterverse

god i could not agree more with the Raising the Stakes section more. Fantastic essay as usual. I really hope the next MV movie makes worry about Godzilla! I wanna see him get beat up, then rise to beat the odds!

The Godzilla march at the end is one of the best songs ever

I remember watching this as a kid in the 80s just willing on Goji and Anguirius against Ghidorah and Gigan. When they triumphed I was ecstatic. Great movie.

This movie is just awesome, what makes gigan one of the best Godzilla villains is the fact that he is the first monster to ever make Godzilla bleed! As durable as Godzilla is, he was actually able to cut him open! And seeing a bloody faced Godzilla fighting is a bad ass look!

One of my favourite Godzilla films. It was also the first Godzilla film I ever saw when I was a kid back in 1998.

Yeah, I very much dislike when stories have Godzilla defeat an enemy in the past and have said enemy come back in the present to fight him as it takes away the tension, especially in the latest Monsterverse installments as much as I like them. King Ghidorah was understandable as it was established that they were unique and ancient rivals to one another and that the events of KOTM was their proper rematch but for Kong and Skar King, felt very lackluster and not completely satisfying on Godzilla's end. To be fair, Kong has the advantage since this was a rematch built up for 60 years after the original King Kong vs Godzilla came out but terms of in-universe, they don't have any real buildup and I don't even need to bring up Skar King; he deserves to have a lot more menace and stakes as the villain.

Godzilla vs. Gigan is definitely my second favorite film in the series.

Yessir! But Terror of Mechagodzilla had the most baddass Godzilla ever!

its honestly one of the best films ever

This film was always in my top 5. Always though, why his partner(don’t know how to spell his name) was used when I knew even as a kid, was not going to be much, if any help at all. Poor little guy, always giving his all, never a coward, but never getting a win by himself. Realizing that how much of a beatdown G gets too, it sets up G making a Rocky like comeback, gives you that definitive to stand up and cheer, to say, “yeah, now you’re really gonna get it!!” Take that you big robot chicken! Great movie!

Great analysis and great film. Gigan, next to Mechagodzilla is one of my favorite Godzilla villains.

To me if Godzilla doesn’t struggle and doesn’t get his ass beaten then there’s no point in watching the fight.

This has always been one of my favorite Godzilla movies, for pretty much all the reasons you have pointed out. Its what cements Godzilla as the King of the Monsters for me. Not because he is the most powerful, but because of his fighting spirit and determination. Even in the face of impossible odds, Godzilla will never give up. Godzilla will take on any challenge with everything he has. He doesnt back down or give in. Godzilla is king because of his unbreakable will.

As always, thank you so very much for the videos.

Gigan and Destroyah are the two classic Kaiju I want to see the most enter the Monsterverse. Besides them, I’m cool with only brand new monsters.

just discovered this awesome channel and wanted to comment that i already enjoy the content you give haha keep it up‼️ this Godzilla movie was one of the main ones I watched one dvd before going to school when i was younger and little(only the kaiju scenes since I couldn’t watch the full movie before school lol) but I always found Gigan very intimidating since he made Godzilla bleed and pretty much bullied the heck outta him but our king never backs down‼️

Great analysis! I hope you one day make another video about Godilla 2014 since i really want that movie to not be so overshadowed by its predecessors. Side note : I feel less lonely knowing that there are other Godzilla fans who aren't the biggest fans of Gxk, lol.

I always hear people bash this film, nice to see other people like it too.

As a kid during the Showa era, I can tell you that I always worried when I saw the three-headed demon arrive on the scene. However, I always knew the KING of ALL MONSTERS the Big G would come through in the end! Yeah, I don't mind the big fella taking a few lumps, however, I would have seriously stopped watching the Monsterverse had they allowed Kong to defeat Godzilla...simply because of all the arguments I had being a Godzilla fan during my childhood and hearing how "Kong defeated or killed Godzilla" in their epic 1962 clash! No matter that Big G beat Kong from pillar to post for 90 percent of the battle, but because they tumbled off the mountain and Kong had to come up for air while G swam away like the aquatic/amphibious creature he is, most took it that Kong won. Not so! So yes, there is the ire of a grade school version of myself and yes even though I'm pushing 60 with a terrifying medical test in a few days that may mean my last Godzilla film was Minus One, I still carry a grudge from that childhood drama defending Godzilla against the scores of Kong fans LOL. Seriuously, another solid video D Man!

I do have to find it amusing that something like "Godzilla's Revenge" is criticized immensely for all the stock footage, but not so much for "Godzilla vs. Gigan", which has a GREAT deal of stock footage, especially with G's battle with Ghidrah, which was lifted from both "Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster" & "Monster Zero".

Godzilla vs. Gigan is probably one of the only movies from the Showa era that I enjoy

One of my absolute favorite showa entries

I remember buying this movie for the first time and being uneasy because I already knew Godzilla was gonna bleed and I cringed every time he did, good times 👍

To be fair? Mechagodzilla always gets the upper hand initially on Godzilla, in canon. But I couldn't agree more as to this is one of the reasons I dislike the newer Monsterverse movies; Godzilla is so OP in those movies. I watched this one as a child for the first time, and even though it was the edited English dub it still made a strong impression on me for the reasons you mentioned here. That and it also made me a huge fan of Gigan. Sure, it's really low budget and relied on stock footage, and it was Kaiju Wrestling Federation by then, but Toho did it better than Legendary Pictures because they weren't talking down to their audience the way the MV movies appear to be doing. IMO, anyway.

Skreeeeeonk - Gigan 1972

I love Godzilla vs Gigan its one of my favorites

Not that I disagree with the thesis, as far as it goes, but Godzilla got mulched pretty badly in his final fight against Hedorah, too. Which preceded this, and has a fairly strong science-fiction driven plot, plus darker themes and imagery reminiscent of G55 at times. At one point Godzilla is writhing in an acid-filled grave in the depths of night, screaming in despair and impotently shooting his breath weapon while the Smog Monster chuckles! He's only saved by distraction. But I'll grant that he isn't blasted down to the point where he's being mocked as he lays defeated. Still, this was one of the very first films (maybe the first one) I ever saw in an actual theater. (After my first film ever at a drive-thru: Godzilla vs Megalon!)

Godzilla had also struggled in Godzilla vs Megalon Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla Terror of Mechagodzilla Godzilla vs Biollante Godzilla vs King Ghidorah Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2 Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla Godzilla vs Destoroyah Godzilla 2000 Godzilla vs Megagirous Godzilla Final Wars (At The Climax However) Godzilla 2014 Godzilla The Planet Eater (Kinda Somewhat) And Godzilla King of the Monsters (Also Kinda Somewhat)

It comes full circle. In King Kong vs G. Kong is put into a similar situation and makes a comeback and kicks ass.

Re GxK, I don't think we're supposed to be worried about Godzilla at all, but rather about Kong. Still, ScarK has Shimu this time, who (we're told) singlehandedly nearly destroyed the Earth by causing an ice age, is larger than Godzilla (despite occasional scaling glitches {wry g}), and might have even solo'd King Ghidora. It's more a case of will Kong be able to help G deal with this problem -- because after all the _character_ focus is on Kong.

Goji-sama bleeding got me when i was little

I would 100% have cried when Gigan knocks Godzilla down and it looks like he might be dead if I had seen it as a kid

Gigan getting the respect he deserves ❤

I hate it when protagonists receive help to overcome their obstacles. Watching them fail and work to achieve success is immediately engaging and more rewarding when they have to work for victory. I love seeing them get their ass kicked in the beginning and actually overcome them on their own in the end. This applies to all characters really regardless of their morality. It was just as haunting to see Michael win in Halloween Kills just as much as it was amazing to see Batman finally overcome Bane in the end.

I'm one of the few people that are glad Adam Wingard is not coming back for next monsterverse movie.

It’s sloppy but so much fun!

As much as I love Ifukube's music, I really dig Masuro Sato. Almost as much as Ifukube, to be honest.

Anguirus is a true friend.

Good video. I think you are missing the concept of Fighting Spirit, Tokkon/Toushi. It's a concept in Japanese Puroresu(pro wrestling). Looking at it that way, it is FAR from contrived. Japanese wrestling legends powered through bloody batterings and won during the 60s and 70s. Guys like Antonio Inoki and Rikidozan probably influenced Godzilla's comeback. It isn't random or contrived to me. It's fighting spirit.

Fun fact if you ask Alexia to tell you about Godzilla Vs Gigan, she says Godzilla Vs Giggin lol

I for one love Godzilla over powered and unstoppable.

This was my favorite as a kid! Good analysis about its tension and other honorable merits! Why do you think the human element here is uninspired?

The only thing holding this movie back is the barrage of stock footage.

My first G-fest film I saw!

Hey Dman! What do you think of Emi from Ultraman Rising use Mothra’s roar?

Godzilla would have lost to Kumonga in Son of Godzilla if the humans wouldn’t have froze the island. The Spiga (sorry for spelling) was Amazing in that movie but not Final Wars

I'm perfectly fine with Godzilla's "invincibility" in the Monster verse, simply because the previous American Godzilla was literally a wimp.

One title...it took ONE title to piss on Hedorah, Mothra, and King Kong's credibility. Some fan.

Vs gigan is underrated af

Monsterverse Godzilla is easily my favorite iteration. It’s way cooler for him to be an unstoppable beast rather than getting whooped.

I disagree with your assessment of godzillas power in KOTM and Godzillavs Kong. First he almost got defeated by the oxygen destroyer. Later he almost got defeated by King Ghidorah. Only the power up by Mothra and the distraction by the Russell family allowed Godzilla the chance to make a come back. In Godzilla vs Kong, Kong was the underdog so it is understandable that Godzilla would wipe the floor with him. Mechagodzilla trashing Godzilla after shows that,even though powerful, he can be defeated. I agree with your views on Godzilla x Kong however.

The aliens in this one are genuinely creepy.

We don't even know if Godzilla was supercharged thousands of years when he fought Star King and cast him into The subterranean realm

While gigan is a solid edition and a good chunk of the final fight are pretty good (minus the stock footage) this movie still has it's problems Blah characters The plot is a bit slow It takes too long for the space monsters to show up obvious villains 1:19 this movie isn't that dark

Didn't godzilla almost die in kotm too?

To be fair In Godzilla King Of The Monsters during the climax Godzilla was getting weak and Mothra had to sacrifice her life for him.

I don't think you can really call Gigan a coward for fleeing yet King Ghidorah, Flees and no one calls him a coward, Destoroyah tried to flee and no one calls him a coward, Mechagodzilla 74 tried to flee and no one calls him a coward, and same goes for Hedorah. But when Gigan is successful at fleeing, he's deemed as a coward... But overall Godzilla vs Gigan is my favorite showa film

Guess we can ignore the other times where he almost lost, or DID lose. lol.

It doesn't

I disagree with some of this. Godzilla king of the monsters 2019, godzilla is roundly beaten by ghidorah in boston until mothra steps in. I have no problem with godzilla beating kong as it felt like kong was the under dog (which he was). Godzilla was exhausted from his fight with kong so its no suprise that mechagodzilla had an advantage. The fact that mecha godzilla was able to hold its own easily against kong and godzilla combined (albeit both where drained) shows how big of a threat he was. I 100% agree about Godzilla x Kong making no sense however. Scar king was a poorly written antagonist. Kong could have probably solod him 1v1 if the fight had been allowed to continue uninterrupted. And the existence of shemo baffles me. She is bigger and potentially stronger than Godzilla. She was able to easily rag doll him off of her multiple times in the brazil fight and mostly shrug off his attacks....

Great analysis. Rewatched this recently and was a delightful film to revisit. Also COCKROACHES!

Tell me do you bleed you will

I rewatched this movie a few days ago after like 10 years. Honestly, I thought the final fight was a bit boring and lacking just because of how much Godzilla was getting beat up and how helpless he appeared.