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Decided to register because I can't help but comment:

Wow, I personally find it surprising that people here are criticizing this design for looking so ugly and deformed when the original intention behind the classic design for Godzilla and the unique texturing of his skin was meant to resemble that of atomic bomb victims. I mean, I get that people have preferences and all, but given Godzilla's conceptual origins you'd think that people would do a double take on this. Given how Godzilla is one big Japanese social commentary on nuclear weapons (WWII and all) it's a little saddening that not many people here caught on that and just view him as some giant lizard.

In this case, Shin Godzilla actually updates his appearance to similarly match that original concept. It's just strange that people would poke fun at this for looking so deformed and disgusting when it actually captures the true spirit of Godzilla's intended concept design a lot better than just simply turning him into a dinosaur (90s Zilla) or an oversized bear-lizard (2014's Legendary Godzilla).

Personally, I'm excited to get this (have him pre-ordered already). It's such a striking appearance that nails the intended concept of Godzilla as a nuclear monster, and if reviews and word-of-mouth are anything to go by, it sounds like Anno really nailed it with this film by bringing ol' Goji back to his roots.