Genres Godzilla has yet to do

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We all know Godzilla is no stranger to mixing genres. The franchise and Gojira itself in addition to being its own genre (kaiju) blends the Monster movie, horror, science fiction, and thriller. Ever since then, its dipped its toes into everything from spy movies (GTTHM and TOM), , even Yakuza (Spacegodzilla). Thats not even getting into other mediums of the franchise.

However, for all the wide variety, there are a few yet to be reached. Can anyone name any?
One is the Western. This honestly makes a lot of sense: the average Western work is set way before even the advent of nuclear weapons in a region far away from Japan (and japanese-americans to my knowledge didn't really become prominent until the early 1900's when the setting as we know it was winding down), so its no surprise its never really been done (to my knowledge). The fact that even the largest building in the settings would barely even come up to most kaiju's toes would not help give scale to them (... or maybe it would, at least up close).

Lets face it, the moment you read this thread you wanted to start speculating how genre could be done for Godzilla.

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And although Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla very briefly includes characters with yakuza ties, I wouldn't say that brings it anywhere close to the yakuza genre.
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Personally, I'd like to see a coming-of-age film.

I know we technically already got something sort of like that with Godzilla's Revenge, but I think it'd be cool for the franchise to dip its toes in there again. While Godzilla's Revenge was about monsters existing in a child's imagination, I think it'd be nice if we got a film following an individual throughout the years, from child to adulthood, coping with living an a world of monsters.

Actually, on that note, more movies which take place over a long timespan would be welcome. A film detailing the discovery of Godzilla and other kaiju, and how their existence affected society and history over several decades would be welcome.
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Fantasy adventure is something I haven't seen in the franchise. Kaiju could easily take the place of dragons, giants. and other mythical monsters. Mothra and the Shobijin and tailor made for the genre.
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Terasawa wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:45 amAnd although Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla very briefly includes characters with yakuza ties, I wouldn't say that brings it anywhere close to the yakuza genre.
TV Tropes considers it one. But then again, TV Tropes.

So yeah, an outright crime genre shift would be interesting, kind of like what Dogora did.

One specific kind of crime would be blaxploitation. This shouldn't come as a surprise, since while the US has a large Black population and African culture for these to appeal to, Japan... doesn't, so it has no reason to.
On a more racially sensitive note... racial drama about interracial relations. Now social drama is no stranger to this, to be fair.

Other genres Godzills has only barely dipped toes in are:
- Martial arts (a bit in Final Wars, and we get some in Vs. Mechagodzilla through King Shisa)
- Romance
- Swashbuckler
- Samurai (Daimajin style)

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Actually. y'know what? I'd like to see a Godzilla-take on a superhero film. Not a film where Godzilla behaves like a superhero (i.e. late Showa era flicks) but rather a film that features a superhero-type character alongside Godzilla. Could be Zone Fighter or an equivalent Super Sentai character, or alternatively a western-themed superhero.
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Al Diplodocus wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 1:36 pm
Terasawa wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:45 amAnd although Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla very briefly includes characters with yakuza ties, I wouldn't say that brings it anywhere close to the yakuza genre.
TV Tropes considers it one. But then again, TV Tropes.

So yeah, an outright crime genre shift would be interesting, kind of like what Dogora did.

One specific kind of crime would be blaxploitation. This shouldn't come as a surprise, since while the US has a large Black population and African culture for these to appeal to, Japan... doesn't, so it has no reason to.
On a more racially sensitive note... racial drama about interracial relations. Now social drama is no stranger to this, to be fair.

Other genres Godzills has only barely dipped toes in are:
- Martial arts (a bit in Final Wars, and we get some in Vs. Mechagodzilla through King Shisa)
- Romance
- Swashbuckler
- Samurai (Daimajin style)
How about Blaxploitation AND Martial Arts? Black Dynamite vs Godzilla, a masterpiece for the ages :lol:

In all seriousness while it is pretty detached from the genre's roots I do feel like a Western could be possible in some capacity? Perhaps instead of having it set during the actual "wild west" period have it as some sort of post-apocalyptic desert wasteland filled with Kaiju. Give it a surrealist vibe akin to older Western Spaghettis or something like Rango in terms of how the everyday lives of people are affected by the presence of Monsters and it could work wonders imo.

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Dv-218 wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:24 amHow about Blaxploitation AND Martial Arts? Black Dynamite vs Godzilla, a masterpiece for the ages :lol:

In all seriousness while it is pretty detached from the genre's roots I do feel like a Western could be possible in some capacity? Perhaps instead of having it set during the actual "wild west" period have it as some sort of post-apocalyptic desert wasteland filled with Kaiju. Give it a surrealist vibe akin to older Western Spaghettis or something like Rango in terms of how the everyday lives of people are affected by the presence of Monsters and it could work wonders imo.
1. That would be awesome.
2. That's just post-apocalypse, and the Monster Planet trilogy did it. Badly, but still did it first already.

Also, how about a full-blown musical Godzilla film instead of one off ones?

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We never got a full on Samurai era Japan Godzilla movie. Why not do that?
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Gigantis wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:18 am We never got a full on Samurai era Japan Godzilla movie. Why not do that?
This tbh. It would be a great genre twist and could be a fantastic way to incorporate kaiju that are more rooted in Japanese mythology, like King Caesar. Not to mention the perfect ground for a genuinely interesting character cast and plot.

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That's something I'd like to see.

I don't know if this would cross into Yakuza or crime territory, but a noir style mystery set around the solving of a murder or disappearance that occurs during a Godzilla attack.
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It'd be difficult to pull off, but I would unironically love a Godzilla romantic comedy.
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MaxRebo320 wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 4:07 pm It'd be difficult to pull off, but I would unironically love a Godzilla romantic comedy.
Ehh, I don't think it could be that difficult to insert romantic comedy elements into a Godzilla film, because a lot of Godzilla films already have a lot of romantic comedy elements.

There's a lot of great set up and hijinks: Meeting in a comedic way during a monster attack/Maybe re-uniting during a "break up" or what not.

You'd just have to tone down violence and death or else you'd have a really bizarre film.
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It would be cool to tackle the Superhero genre again like in the 70’s with Zone Fighter.

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LegendZilla wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:28 pm It would be cool to tackle the Superhero genre again like in the 70’s with Zone Fighter.
But Godzilla’s already done that.
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A mokumentary would be kinda neat.
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Samurai period drama!

Edit: didn’t see this was already suggested. Glad to see I’m not the only one with this idea!

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edgaguirus wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:13 pm That's something I'd like to see.

I don't know if this would cross into Yakuza or crime territory, but a noir style mystery set around the solving of a murder or disappearance that occurs during a Godzilla attack.
This was what I was going to suggest next!
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Literally any period drama. I’d be down for Godzilla to appear anywhere in history, but like I said a while ago in another thread, a Cold War period drama would be awesome with Godzilla fighting the Soviet Union and have Japan stuck between the two.
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