Which is Better? The Return of Godzilla or Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II? · 12:20am Nov 12th, 2017
Which one of these two movies do you think is better? As Heisei movies go, they are the most polarizing because they are filled with so many good ideas but had weak execution of these ideas when compared to Godzilla vs. Biollante, but nobody's arguing that they are worse than Godzilla vs. Mothra (Heisei version of course) and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, because they're not.
Both had existing and intriguing but somewhat messy plots. The plot of RoG is defined heavily by Godzilla himself to the point in which few others besides Goji can be developed, and the problem is that plot points aren't teased in the beginning, but tend to be revealed as soon as a character mentions they are necessary. Still, the plot adequately demonstrates the impact Godzilla has on the greater world around him, such as how the Russian and American emmissaries try to get Japan to use nuclear weapons, using Godzilla's return as an opportunity to test their warheads. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II's plot partially unwinds before it re-knits itself together again, and furthermore, it's a chick flick. I shit you not. After the fact that lots of women went to see Godzilla vs. Mothra, it was decided to make Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II something of a chick flick, and it has those elements to it, and it's even why Baby Godzilla is so heavily emphasized, but to be fair this is justified by a plot that like so many other Japanese things back in the 1990s, had a moral about how life always trumps the artificial.
Something that could be said about both is that both have character writing issues. With The Return of Godzilla, the one character who wasn't flat was the Prime Minister. With Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, it's actually harder to say because nobody's totally flat, they all kind of change a little, but nobody totally isn't either, as they still could do with more to them than they had. Most of them tend to walk that fine line.
Both had the most powerful soundtracks out of any Heisei movie. 'Nuff said.
So, which one is better?
I haven't watch ether in many years so maybe return of Godzilla I guess
Godzilla vs Destoroyah