Godzilla: The Planet Eater story
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (GODZILLA 星を喰う者, Gojira: Hoshi o Kū Mono) is a 2018 Japanese computer-animated kaiju film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, written by Gen Urobuchi, and produced and animated by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix. It is the 34th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 32nd Godzilla film produced by Toho, the final film in the franchise's anime trilogy, and the fourth film in the franchise's Reiwa period. Synopsis: A remnant of humanity, their extraterrestrial allies, and Godzilla battle to survive against King Ghidorah.
19 total · 4 major · 15 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| giant monster | major | The titular giant dinosaur-like creature Godzilla had taken dominion over the Earth. The giant three-headed dragon-like creature Ghidorah attacked 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 and later the giant three-headed dragon-like creature Ghidorah. |
| organized religion | major | Central to the plot was Metphies' fanatical devotion to the god of the Exif people, the giant three-headed dragon-like creature Ghidorah. It turned out that the Houtua worshiped the giant moth Mothra. |
| religion as a control mechanism | major | Metphies used religion to dupe the men under Haruo's command into following Metphies' insane plan to bring the giant three-headed dragon-like monster Ghidorah to Earth. |
| covert alien observers | minor | Mephites revealed that his alien people had been secretly watching the people of Earth since the dawn of civilization. |
| divine retribution | minor | One of Haruo's men asserted that Yuko's coma-like fate was a divine punishment. |
| extraterrestrial being | minor | The religious Exif and warrior Biluodoso humanoid aliens were helping the humans in their fight against Godzilla. |
| heroism | minor | Metphies prophesied that Haruo would be a hero to humanity, and so he did by sacrificing himself in the end to rid the world of Godzilla once and for all. |
| hologram | minor | People were using greenish, holographic screens here and there. |
| human sacrifice | minor | Metphies knowingly sacrificed his followers to Ghidorah. |