Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Brain Farts.

Cult Kingdom: The Godzilla 28 Movie Challenge: Number 5 - Ghidorah, the  Three Headed Monster (1964)

Written: Tuesday. August 18, 2020.

  • The Venusian Princess was a nice touch for the plot.
    • she was paired with the Shobijin sisters, which was a nice way of dealing with all of these characters from different movies.
      • the Venusian was a new character, so what better way to introduce her than to have her in the same scenes, and have the same motives, as the Shobijin Sisters?
    • The Venusian princess's intentions were to warn the humans that Ghidorah was coming to destroy their planet. The humans only saw her for an insane person, but the protagonists believed her words. Which helped with the plot.
  • The Shobijin sisters were special guests on a talk show!
    • this was what I was looking for in these movies: a sign of the humans having some knowledge of the existence of monsters living in the world!
    • the humans now treat the Shobijin Sisters, as well as Mothra and the other monsters, as familiar characters, which is exactly what these movies need--Continuity!
  • The Team Up!
    • at first, Godzilla and Rodan are seen fighting each other and destroying the village and city as they do it. But the Shobijin sisters suggest that, with the news of Ghidorah coming to Earth to invade it, the monsters must work together in order to stand a chance against Ghidorah.
      • and the only one who could manage to knock some sense into them, is Mothra! And she succeeds in this.
  • Star-studded with recurring actors and actresses from previous Kaiju movies.
    • I can't specify which of them are in here, but their faces are familiar enough, and they've recurred in other movies as well within this franchise, that I just had to point this out. 
    • I guess it's sort of a way for these movies to feel connected with each other: by having previous actors play a part in it, regardless of if they're playing the same role or not.



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