Godzilla vs. Kong story
Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. A sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), it is the fourth film in Legendary's MonsterVerse. It is also the 36th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 12th film in the King Kong franchise, and the fourth Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. Synopsis: The titular giant ape Kong clashes with the titular giant dinosaur- like creature Godzilla as humans lure the ape into the Hollow Earth to retrieve a power source for a secret weapon to stop Godzilla's mysterious rampages.
13 total · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| crackpot theory | major | Much was made of young Madison having fallen in with the conspiracy theory podcast host Bernie Hayes. Hayes advanced any number of cookie cutter conspiracy theories, most of which were proved true within the context of the film. |
| giant monster | major | The giant dinosaur-like creature Godzilla was rampaging around the world at large and Hong Kong in particular. |
| Hollow Earth | major | A main novelty of the film is that Godzilla and the other Titans had originated from a vast primeval ecosystem deep inside the Earth. |
| human vs. monster | major | The humans were trying to stop Godzilla from rampaging all over the place. |
| speculative robot | major | The Apex Cybernetics CEO unleashed the giant dinosaur-like robot Mechagodzilla on Godzilla. |
| travel into the Earth | major | Nathan led an expedition to a vast primeval ecosystem that existed deep within the bowels of the Earth. |
| unethical business practices | major | Apex Cybernetics had secretly created the dangerous giant robot Mechagodzilla as part of a rogue effort to exterminate Godzilla and the other giant monsters. |
| anti-gravity technology | minor | The HVEC flying vehicle was said to have anti-gravity engines. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | The tragic death of Bernie Hayes' wife shaped him to become a raving conspiracy theorist. |
| disapproving parent | minor | Madison's father Mark disapproved of her listening to conspiracy theory podcasts. |