Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle story
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市, Gojira: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi) is a 2018 Japanese computer-animated kaiju film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, written by Gen Urobuchi, and produced by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix. It is the 33rd film in the Godzilla franchise, the 31st Godzilla film produced by Toho, the second entry in the franchise's anime trilogy, and the third film in the franchise's Reiwa period. Synopsis: A sequel to the 2017 film Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the film continues the story of humans fighting to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla, this time with the help of a weapon known as Mechagodzilla.
20 total · 2 major · 18 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| giant monster | major | The titular giant dinosaur-like creature Godzilla had taken dominion over the Earth. |
| human vs. monster | major | A group of humans we fighting to reclaim the Earth from the giant dinosaur-like, heat ray shooting creature Godzilla. |
| extraterrestrial being | minor | The religious Exif and warrior Biluodoso humanoid aliens were helping the humans in their fight against Godzilla. |
| fight vs. flee | minor | Haruo gave those under his command this choice to make: Board one of the escape vessels and flee Earth to the safety of the mothership or stay behind to battle Godzilla in an effort to reclaim the Earth for humanity. Nearly all of them decided to stay and fight Godzilla. |
| global warming | minor | It was said that Godzilla and other monsters had somehow arrived in part owing to carbon dioxide mediated global warming. |
| hologram | minor | Haruo periodically examined a greenish holographic map that emanated from the glove of his environmental suit. |
| identical twins | minor | The identical twin Houtua girls Maina and Miana were inseparable. |
| loyalty to a leader | minor | Yuko assured her commander, Haruo, that she would follow him and fight at his side no matter that happened. |
| monster apocalypse | minor | Metphies spoke of how his home world had been destroyed by a tremendously powerful monster named Ghidorah. |
| nature's revenge | minor | According to the "accepted theory", repeated human-caused environmental damage from pollution, global warming, and nuclear tests had brought the arrival of such Earth ravaging monsters as Godzilla. |