WORST iteration of Mothra
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What I learned on this site is people less judge the incarnation of the actual character of a Kaiju or how it is used, but get prissy if a puppet does not meet some arbitrary standard.
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Not really…? They’re just not very good films.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:28 pmThat’s where most disdain for the Heisei series stems from.
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I mean, I think a majority of Heisei flicks are pretty good.Voyager wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:29 pmNot really…? They’re just not very good films.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:28 pmThat’s where most disdain for the Heisei series stems from.
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No worse than the many of the Showa films.Voyager wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:29 pmNot really…? They’re just not very good films.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:28 pmThat’s where most disdain for the Heisei series stems from.
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How? The Showa films are all unique and full of heart while the Heisei films are soulless carbon copies of eachother.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:43 pmNo worse than the many of the Showa films.Voyager wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:29 pmNot really…? They’re just not very good films.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:28 pm
That’s where most disdain for the Heisei series stems from.
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This thread is about which Mothra incarnation you think is the best, for whatever reason. Not a thread about arguing about it high puppet or incarnation is used.
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I wasn't sure which anime the poll was referring to, I like her design in SP but have no idea what her shadow was supposed to be in TPE.
But to go off of which Mothra incarnation actually took me out of the film and *bugged me*, then it would have to be KOTM. I remember seeing her larva form being aggressive for no reason then having to be calmed down by a device... I dunno that just didn't feel like Mothra to me. I personally always saw her as more reserved and noble than that, not to mention being sentient enough not to need a device to calm her. Onto the designs, neither the larva nor imago did anything for me. I think they tried too hard to make Mothra look "cool" but like Rodan, she did not have a real presence in the story. Of course, different incarnation so the status quo would be different - however the changes didn't work for me personally.
For instance GMK is my second favourite Mothra of all time, and those changes worked better for it's story since she was nearly purely mystical.
But to go off of which Mothra incarnation actually took me out of the film and *bugged me*, then it would have to be KOTM. I remember seeing her larva form being aggressive for no reason then having to be calmed down by a device... I dunno that just didn't feel like Mothra to me. I personally always saw her as more reserved and noble than that, not to mention being sentient enough not to need a device to calm her. Onto the designs, neither the larva nor imago did anything for me. I think they tried too hard to make Mothra look "cool" but like Rodan, she did not have a real presence in the story. Of course, different incarnation so the status quo would be different - however the changes didn't work for me personally.
For instance GMK is my second favourite Mothra of all time, and those changes worked better for it's story since she was nearly purely mystical.
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Well I made this thread in 2020, so I was most certainly referring to Polygon Mothra.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:38 am I wasn't sure which anime the poll was referring to, I like her design in SP but have no idea what her shadow was supposed to be in TPE.
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Designwise, probably Heisei (too plushie-like), but I wouldn't use the term 'worst'
Scriptwise, GKOTM. Does absolute jack and skreonk, and jack left town
Scriptwise, GKOTM. Does absolute jack and skreonk, and jack left town
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Gotcha. Well 2022 made things more complicatedVoyager wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:13 pmWell I made this thread in 2020, so I was most certainly referring to Polygon Mothra.MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:38 am I wasn't sure which anime the poll was referring to, I like her design in SP but have no idea what her shadow was supposed to be in TPE.
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Re: WORST iteration of Mothra
GMK.
Anime can't be the worst, because we literally never even see her outside of a dream/silhouette. And there, she still had the same basic moth design and similar God role she has. GMK is just a butterwasp.
Anime can't be the worst, because we literally never even see her outside of a dream/silhouette. And there, she still had the same basic moth design and similar God role she has. GMK is just a butterwasp.
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