{"id":6935,"date":"2021-04-02T14:57:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2021-04-02T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T22:24:37","slug":"godzilla-vs-kong-best-action-movie-of-2021-so-far-amazing-graphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2021\/godzilla-vs-kong-best-action-movie-of-2021-so-far-amazing-graphics\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla vs. Kong * Best Action Movie of 2021 So Far! Amazing Graphics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.kong_.poster.jpg?resize=137%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6936\" width=\"137\" height=\"201\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash on the big screen in a spectacular battle for the ages. As a squadron embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans&#8217; very origins and mankind&#8217;s survival, a conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ethan P. comments, \u201cI like <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em> and rate it as the best action movie of 2021 so far. It keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat. I really like the amazing graphics and the computer generated image effects.\u201d Benjamin P. adds, \u201c<em>Godzilla Vs. Kong<\/em>pits two cinematic titans against each other in a fight for the ages but one that relegates its undercooked human characters to the sidelines, as it should, in favor of spectacular clashes, monster to monster, in all their big-budget glory.\u201d See their full reviews below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Godzilla vs. Kong<br>Ethan P., KIDS FIRST!, Film Critic, Age 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em> and rate it as the best action movie of 2021 so far. It keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat. I really like the amazing graphics and the computer generated image effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SNiksYXN7jA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.b.jpg?resize=225%2C107&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6941\" width=\"225\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.b.jpg?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.b.jpg?resize=768%2C364&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.b.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie is about two strong titans who won&#8217;t back down from their throne. It happens that Godzilla&#8217;s and Kong&#8217;s ancestors were enemies centuries ago. While Kong is captive in a semi-artificial environment dome, Godzilla comes out of the ocean and walks in the city destroying everything that crosses his path. This is not the heroic Godzilla we watched from his last movie. No one understands\u00a0why Godzilla is so angry. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall), who takes care of Kong and Dr. Nathan Lind (Alexander Skarsgard) helps Kong find a safe place to live, which is the core of the Earth. While Kong is being transported on a huge ship, Godzilla senses Kong in the ocean. That&#8217;s when the first extraordinary and intense battle of these two titans begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.d.jpg?resize=225%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6940\" width=\"225\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.d.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.d.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.d.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This film has amazing CGI. Godzilla&#8217;s rough skin and red eyes make it look like he is real. Kong looks like an actual gigantic ape. You can sense his soul in his eyes. He surprises the audience by having a special bond with an orphan named Jia (Kaylee Hottle), the only person able to communicate with him. The sound effects are amazing. The cast are all outstanding including a more mature Millie Bobby Brown who plays Madison Russell and a funny Julian Dennison who plays Maddie&#8217;s friend Josh.<br><br>The moral of this movie is that greed and excessive pride lead to an unnecessary rivalry situation. We need to leave the past in the past and start fresh. Unity is the key in this film.<br><br>I give <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em> 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 6 to 18, plus adults.\u00a0<em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em>\u00a0opens March 31, 2021 on HBO Max and in theatres.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Godzilla Vs. Kong<br>By Benjamin P., Kids First! Film Critic, Age 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wImjl9XWuk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Godzilla Vs. Kong<\/em>pits two cinematic titans against each other in a fight for the ages but one that relegates its undercooked human characters to the sidelines, as it should, in favor of spectacular clashes, monster to monster, in all their big-budget glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.f.jpg?resize=225%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6943\" width=\"225\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.f.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.f.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.f.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the events of 2017\u2019s <em>Kong: Skull Island<\/em>and 2019\u2019s<em>Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/em>, Godzilla has become the alpha to the similarly-powered titans roaming the earth. Meanwhile, Kong has left his island home with one of its natives, a little girl named Jia (Newcomer Kaylee Hottle), as he is monitored and researched by a team of specialists trying to keep him from Godzilla\u2019s grasp. Well, you read that title, so you know that\u2019s not happening, and indeed it doesn\u2019t! Godzilla begins attacking after years of stability between humanity and skyscraper-sized creatures. Kong\u2019s greatest champion among the researchers, Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall), is approached by an old colleague (Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd) and is convinced to take Kong to an underground world called Hollow Earth. Hopefully, in this habitat he can thrive and find more of his kind, free of the threat of Godzilla and others like him. It\u2019s not before long on this journey that Godzilla senses his primate competitor and arrives to dispatch Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.a.jpg?resize=225%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6938\" width=\"225\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.a.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.a.jpg?resize=768%2C335&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Godzilla.Kong_.a.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been several Kong\/Godzilla solo efforts in recent years in the lead-up to this face-off, and somehow it is all worth it. Although there are flaws\u2014the two main plot lines feel disconnected and previous story developments abandoned\u2014they don\u2019t compare to the immense joy it is to watch these titans go at it. That would be enough: a mildly enjoyable large-scale romp, the cinematic equivalent of smashing two well-loved action figures together. However, Adam Wingard\u2019s direction elevates the action sequences. Consistently satisfying and, better yet, consistently surprising\u2014watching Kong leap from building to building, dodging Godzilla\u2019s atomic breath, or Godzilla getting Kong\u2019s ax launched at him doesn\u2019t grow stale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Godzilla Vs. Kong<\/em> humanizes Kong as someone who\u2019s lost his family and now the home he protected. I didn\u2019t expect to feel emotionally attached to a 400-foot ape, but there you go. Whether you\u2019re team Godzilla or team Kong, I have no doubt, you\u2019ll find some enjoyment in the shenanigans they unleash. I was entertained\u2014and if this match-up means anything to you, I think you will be too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give <em>Godzilla Vs. Kong<\/em>3 out of 5 stars and an age rating of 12 to 18 for mass\u2014and I mean, <em>mass<\/em>\u2014destruction, some mild language, and the injuries each of the titular creatures sustain. <em>Godzilla Vs. Kong<\/em> is out March 31, 2021, simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash on the big screen in a spectacular battle for the ages. As a squadron embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans&#8217; very origins and mankind&#8217;s survival, a conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ethan P. comments, \u201cI like Godzilla vs. Kong and rate it as the best action movie of 2021 so far. It keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat. I really like the amazing graphics and the computer generated image effects.\u201d Benjamin P. adds, \u201cGodzilla Vs. 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