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OK, so who cried at the end?

posted 16 years ago by JohnnyOldSoul
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I know I'm opening myself up to a lot of ribbing, but I've had a few Vodkas, so I'm feeling brave.

Did anyone find the end of this film remarkably touching? I first saw the film (in it's adulterated, 1985 American makeover) while I was working at a movie theatre in the early 1990s. As the Godzilla creature was dying, crying out as he burned to death in the volcano, I actually started crying!

Godzilla (in this film, anyway) was simply a product of our human ingenuity when it comes to finding ways to destroy ourself (nuclear weapons, etc) and in turn it came to bit us on the bum (Godzilla.)

I can't be the ONLY one who was genuinely touched by the creature's demise, can I? Hey, at least I'm man enough to admit it publically!

[–] fceurich 16 years ago

no but it was very sad until they came out with the sequel that showed he was just trapped inside the volcano not killed or burned in the direct sequel godzilla vs biollante

[–] peterm2007 16 years ago

i wasint sad becasue i knew that a volcano could not kill godzilla lol

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[–] TheUnknown837-1 15 years ago

Tears weren't coming from my eyes, but I would be lying if I said I did not sit there in stone silence with utter sympathy in my heart. It's a very sad, powerful ending to a very powerful film.

[–] XtroTerrestial 15 years ago

I felt sad, but I knew he'd be back. No Volcano nor other giant monster nor crappy American remake could keep Godzilla down! Go Go Godzilla!

[–] bachuss87 15 years ago

i was like 4 or 5 when i first saw it, and i cried, it was the first godzilla movie i ever saw, and the way how it ended with him going in the volcano like he did, yeah it was sad for me back in the day. dont know if it will have the same affect on me now, but was very moving for me then.

[–] Big_Mike549 15 years ago

I cry at the end of Godzilla vs. Destroyah every time.

[–] wallacesawyer 15 years ago

I was a little sad.

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[–] movieman-232 15 years ago

I probably did as a kid. I almost did the other night after I watched it for the 1st time in over a decade. I know he doesn't really die, but it's the sentiment that gets me, especially because of Steve Martin's eulogy.

[–] Corey1981 14 years ago

I did cry at the ending the first time I saw this on tv. I must have been six or seven years old, circa 1987

[–] tjmeyer526 14 years ago

Me too, when I was a little kid.

[–] voight84 14 years ago

just like me!!!!!!when i saw the movie yesterday again after more than a decade it made kind of sad again
despite those awful miniature effects i really liked that film and it was great to see it again after all those years

Either you die a hero.....or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain!!

[–] Spartan_X 14 years ago

I thought the ending was hilarious.
They spend all this time trying to defeat this monster that's destroying their city and when they finally do they get all emotional? At the end I could just picture the Doctor thinking to himself "I'm the real monster! waaaaah"

And then the ending music was just icing on the cake (Japanese version).

[–] The_Keeper_of_Angela_Baker 12 years ago

It's because the Japanese characters actually have perspective: they know it's not Godzilla's fault that American atom bombs created him and made him into this fearsome monster. It would appear Steve Martin in the U.S. version also has this perspective.

[–] CommanderMakara 14 years ago

Same here, saw the film in the late 80s when I was a kid and I do remember crying!

[–] toolsquatch 14 years ago

It's the music, oh God was that score was so haunting and effective in that scene: I get chills just thinking about it right now, I might just pop the VHS in to watch it now for nostalgia.

[–] FearTime22 14 years ago

Ok I am dating myself here but I was eight when I saw this movie and up until that time I had seen probably half of the original run. I cried like someone shot my dog at the end of this movie. I don't get as emotional now since there has been numberous sequels although I do still get a little teary eyed at the end of Godzilla Vs. Destroyer.

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[–] themightymartin-952-378787 13 years ago

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I disagree.

Godzilla vs. Desotroyah... Now THAT had a sad ending! You actually see Godzilla die in that film as he literally goes into meltdown. Not only that, but until the very end you are led to believe that Junior is dead also!