Godzilla vs. Megaguirus story

movie: Godzilla vs Megaguirus (2000) · 2000-11-03

The Japanese military attempts to swallow up Godzilla inside an artificial black hole and keep it prisoner there for all eternity. It is the 25th film in the Godzilla franchise and the second film in the franchise's Millennium series.

12 total · 5 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
black hole major A main novelty of the film was the plan was to tarp Godzilla inside an artificial black hole.
giant monster major Tokyo was the scene of death and mass destruction when the titular monsters Godzilla and Megaguirus (a giant prehistoric dragon fly of some sort) rampaged through its streets.
government secrecy major It was revealed that Godzilla was attracted to Tokyo because of a secret, government run plasma energy project housed at a scientific institute.
human vs. monster major The titular monsters Godzilla and Megaguirus (a giant prehistoric dragon fly of some sort) rampaged through Tokyo.
speculative weapon major The Japanese military developed an experimental satellite-based weapon that fires miniature black holes, called the Dimension Tide, to use on Godzilla.
cryptid minor A scientist explained that the strange insects were actually prehistoric dragon flies.
human childhood minor A boy found a strange egg while mucking around on his summer vacation.
nuclear power safety minor It was explained how the Japanese government deemed nuclear power plants to be unsafe after Godzilla came to the archipelago to destroy one back in the 1960s.
nuclear weapons minor In the film intro, it was explained how the threat of nuclear weapons had drawn Godzilla to Tokyo back in the 1950s.
speculative energy generation technology minor The Japanese developed "plasma power" as a clean energy source to replace nuclear power in the country.