Japanese fans accuse the new 'American' Godzilla of being too fat

[RandySF]

The new trailer for impending summer blockbuster Godzilla finally gives fans a glimpse of the monster in all his glory and some fans have been quick to point out that he is looking a little on the hefty side.

The character was originally created for a 1954 Japanese sci-fi movie and it is fans in that country that has been quick to voice that alarm at the bulkier version on display in the latest Hollywood re-imagination.

Fans on internet forum 2ch had comments such as 'Did he get fat?' and 'That's what happens when all you do is eat and lay around.'

Others commenting described him as 'out of shape', with either 'no neck' or one 'like an American football athlete's.'

One user said simply: 'He's gone Supersize Me,' while another was more forgiving and described him as 'pudgy and cute'.

Some viewers thought he looked like 'a komodo dragon', as another asked if he was 'Sin from Final Fantasy X', and someone explained that he must have become 'beefed up from the radiation at Fukushima.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2615908/New-Godzilla-trailer-gives-closer-look-monster-finally-reveals-enemies.html#ixzz30pCU2l2A

[pinboy3niner]

1. I TOLD them not to use Chris Christie as their model!

[davidpdx]

5. That is a good one

[rickyhall]

2. He also has big feet

[shenmue]

3. And you know what they say about monsters with big feet

[yuiyoshida]

4. They may have a point....

But THE USA has produced two Godzilla Movies now, and both Creatures were criticized for their look. Toho probably approved it in the end, so what can one do?

[davidpdx]

7. I used to love the old black and white Godzilla movies

I remember watching them as a kid.

[davidpdx]

6. OMG Godzilla is fat

Like we don't have other problems in the world. Geesh!

[Orrex]

8. Can we talk about how shitty the Japanese King Kong looked?

And what the hell is up with that "gains strength from electricy" nonsense?

[AnneD]

9. I think it must be...

all those buses and power lines.

[lame54]

10. That's what makes him American

[Rob H.]

11. 'The Onion" take on this is hilarious

Full article here.

Japanese fans deem the new Godzilla too fat, in continued sizeism toward giant monsters
By Sean O'Neal
May 1, 2014 3:29 PM

While many assumed that the delayed reveal of Godzilla in the new, Americanized Godzilla trailers was just a clever marketing strategy, designed to keep you in suspense as to whether this Godzilla movie might have Godzilla in it, there may have been another explanation for the monster’s reticence. He’s just ashamed at how fat he’s gotten—a weight gain that was singled out, then immediately ridiculed by the Japanese as part of that culture’s long history of criticizing American waistlines, all because they luxuriate in eating rich foods, populations, and buildings.

“He’s so fat, I laughed,” wrote one user at Japanese forum 2ch, who’s clearly never felt the sting of sizeist comments from the people he’s crushing. “That’s what happens when all you do is eat and lay around,” wrote another, once again perpetuating hurtful stereotypes about radioactive ocean monsters.

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Even more unfairly, these Japanese fans don’t seem to take into account that the new, Americanized Godzilla is also the tallest Godzilla ever at around 350 feet, and as such his weight is perfectly healthy for his size. Also, they aren’t monster doctors, so Godzilla doesn’t have to listen to them.

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[Skittles]

12. they're just jealous