Talkback: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

[HedorahIsBestGirl]

Godzilla and the kaiju had continuity, the humans not so much.

Occasionally? In the earlier films, to an extent. There are still lots of unexplained things like a new Anguirus, Baragon and Gorosaurus popping up in DAM after they very clearly died. Sure, it's been explained away as "oh there was another one" but the films themselves make no effort to offer such explanation, except for when a new Godzilla appears in 55. Godzilla's heroic transformation is also something that just kind of happens. He goes from being a dangerous being that is simply the lesser of two evils to a superhero-like figure without a proper explanation. Again, I take no issue with this, he changed with the tone of the films, but I don't think he got the carefully constructed arc that some fans pretend he did.

[edgaguirus]

Continuity is nice if you are leading up to something, but having some creative leeway offers better storytelling IMO. I don't mind kaiju rising from the dead or characters unaware of past events if the story and film are good.