Godzillais, in some ways, as big a star that any movie franchise has ever produced, both in terms of physical size and long-lasting impact. For more than fifty years now, the world has had a fascination with the monster, and he is just as relevant now as he was when he was first created. 2016 saw Toho revive their version of the legendary movie monster withShin Godzilla(orGodzilla: Resurgence), which was received very well by long time fans. Now, Universal Studios is capitalizing on the renewed fever forGodzillawith a new 4D ride, and it looks absolutely nuts.
A short, but seriously intense, trailer for the 4DGodzillaride coming to Universal Studios Japan later this year made its way onto YouTube recently. The trailer only clocks in at a very brisk 15-seconds, but it is more than enough to getGodzillafans thinking that a trip to Japan later on this year may be in order. It looks as though the ride will be taking cues fromShin Godzillaand blending the horror of the newly revampedKing of the Monsterswith real-life, physical effects.
Godzillahas gone through plenty of different iterations over the years, butTohois responsible for the original version, which debuted in 1954. After years of not releasing aGodzillamovie and after the 2014 American version offered up its own updated take on the monster, Toho decided to do their own revamp and the resulting creature is purelyterrifying.Gareth Edwards' 2014Godzillamovie had the monster as something of a neutral party butShin Godzillafeatured a pure, destructive force that had a terrifying look. As cool as it would be to see any version ofGodzillain a ride like this, it seems like this new Japanese version could be more effective, as evidenced by this trailer.
We have to wait until 2019 for the sequel to the most recentAmerican Godzilla, butShin Godzillahelped to fill that void for monster loving moviegoers around the world. The movie was a tremendous hit in Japan and had success in limited screenings domestically. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie managed to gross just shy of $78 million worldwide, with the bulk of that take coming from Japan. So it makes sense that Universal Studios would want to move ahead with this new attraction.
Sadly, at least for now, it will only be in Japan. Who knows? If the ride does really well over there maybe Universal Studios in either Hollywood or Orlando will decide to do some sort of 4D attraction withGodzilla. For now, if you are a fan ofGodzillaand really want to check it out, better start saving for a trip and brush up on your Japanese. In any case, even if you can’t make it to Universal Studios Japan to check out the ride for yourself, you should definitely check out the trailer for the new 4DGodzillaride for yourself, because it looks pretty awesome.
