Every few years, humanity is gifted with a terrifying miracle:
A towering, nuclear-powered lizard rises from the sea, flattens a city or two, and defeats a cosmic, world-ending monster with brute force and atomic breath.
The credits roll, the kaiju falls, and Earth lives to see another day.
And then—
In the very next movie:
"Godzilla is back. We must stop him."
Cue jets. Launch missiles. Panic ensues.
Why? Why is it that in every new chapter, humans conveniently forget that Godzilla is, in fact, the planet’s grumpy protector?
Let’s break down the madness.
1. Selective Amnesia: A Monster Movie Tradition
In Godzilla (2014), he fights off MUTOs and literally saves humanity.
In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, he takes down King Ghidorah, an alien hydra that wants to terraform Earth into a monster wasteland.
Still, when Godzilla vs. Kong begins, the first thing people do is... try to kill him.
It's like watching Superman save the Earth, and then the next day someone yells, “He’s flying again! Shoot him!”
This is not plot development.
This is narrative amnesia — a hard reset designed to recycle the same conflict again and again.
2. Humans Need to Feel Relevant
Let’s be honest: in a world with 300-foot apex predators, human characters are largely spectators.
So what does Hollywood do? It straps a rocket launcher to a generic general and tells the audience,
“Look! We’re doing something!”
Except they're not.
They’re just agitating the giant creature that’s already proved it can win world wars with its roar.
It’s like poking a lion with a stick after it rescued your village from hyenas.
3. Military Logic... That Isn't
Why does the military attack Godzilla again and again?
Maybe it’s fear. Maybe it’s pride.
Or maybe it's just a script that says:
“Page 12: Jets scramble. Tanks fire. Nothing works.”
You'd think after the fifth failed missile barrage, someone would say:
“Hey, maybe we stop wasting tax dollars and let the guy finish vaporizing the alien insect.”
But no — it’s protocol to try, fail, provoke him, and then gasp when he levels a city block by accident.
4. Godzilla Is Nature’s Wrath, Not a Villain
Godzilla is not evil. He’s not even a hero in the traditional sense.
He’s balance. A living force of consequence.
He wakes when the planet is threatened. He fights. He rests.
Humans? We keep misunderstanding him. Every. Single. Time.
Imagine if Earth itself grew fists and said,
“You’re messing up the climate. Here, meet my nuclear lizard.”
Would you shoot it?
Hollywood says: “Yes. With tanks.”
5. The Real Monster Is the Reset Button
In the end, the real antagonist isn’t Godzilla.
It’s the screenwriter’s refusal to evolve the human perspective.
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We could have governments building shrines to him.
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We could have scientists figuring out how to coexist.
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We could have children writing books called “Godzilla: Protector of Earth.”
Instead, we just rinse and repeat:
"He's coming."
"He must be stopped."
Five minutes later...
"He's saving us again. My bad."
Final Roar:
Godzilla doesn’t need humanity’s applause.
He doesn’t fight for medals, flags, or recognition.
But one of these days, when the sky cracks open and a space dragon invades,
he might just stay asleep.
And then humanity will wish it had stopped trying to kill its only hope...
a long time ago.
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