American Godzilla is a Fatty!! ゴジラでぶだよ!! OR Godzilla: God of War
No matter what you do, some just won't be satisfied. "Fat Godzilla" was reaction I heard from a Japanese friend who just saw pictures of the revised Hollywood version of Godzilla. A lot better than "Fake Godzilla". A reference to the 1998 American attempt at Godzilla directed by Roland Emmerich. Japanese Godzilla (or Gojira /ゴジラ in Japanese) fans don't even acknowledge that version as it's referred to as "Zilla". So, Hollywood must be making progress. Asking which was his favorite version of Godzilla, (there have been so many) I was surprised to hear, "The first Godzilla." ゴジラ / Godzilla (Toho 1954). He said that war was still fresh in the minds of Japanese in 1954, as World War II was only nine years before. "Japanese see was war is a kind of monster. It is not controllable and it has a will of its own. It comes unexpected wreaks havoc and then just leaves the same way. (Kind of like this monster) ...