The TROUBLED History Of Godzilla 1998 (How Zilla Became So HATED?!)

Have you ever wanted to know how Godzilla 1998 or Zilla came to be? This video will go over the evolution of the first American Godzilla movie, and the cancelled movies that inspired it.

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[DangerVille]

Which of these 3 American Godzilla designs do you like more!? Also, please be cool to everyone regardless if they have a different opinion than you. (In the end its all just for fun anyway)
- Jacob

[joeramosiii]

This movie is what got me watching Godzilla. It was the first ever Godzilla movie I ever watched. It came out the same year I was born. It still holds a place in my heart to this day. Love the 98 movie and always will.

[Kaiju-bmts]

Whether you like godzilla 1998 or not there's no denying that without it we wouldn't have the amazing animated series

[clcg]

I grew up with this version of Godzilla so I love him, and when I found out about the first original Godzilla, even though I didn't see too much of the original as I grew older, my mind was blown away. Everyone gives '98 Godzilla so much hate but I will always love my Kaiju iguana boi❤️🦎

[grandadmiralzaarin]

I'll say it, I actually enjoyed this film when I was younger. I don't think of it as a Godzilla film so to speak, but I really liked the different take on it. It's a time capsule of the 90s.

[undeadmage]

This was my introduction to godzilla, so zilla will always hold a special place in my heart

[Newlife]

As the original Godzilla was actually based off of a mutated or whatever T-Rex I actually love that idea of old Godzilla 3D! I would for sure love to see a future video about its story!

[Supersaurus]

I’ve grown to accept Zilla. Even though he’s not as popular as Godzilla himself, he has been getting put to use as of late, especially in the IDW comics.

While I’m not getting my hopes up, I think he would qualify for inclusion in the MonsterVerse as a Hollow Earth Titan that is presented as a species distantly related to the Gojira family, but is different enough to qualify as it’s own genus.

[tapinewoods]

This is considered Godzilla lost media that deserves it's own iceberg.

[dragonforce]

Godzilla 1998 has the best design tbh💯That Godzilla actually felt realistic where the letter versions just seems and act like cartoon characters👀

[Some_Cat_]

My favourite out of the 3 is honestly Zilla's release design. I always liked his face especially. The strong, chunky jaw looks powerful and imposing but compliments his overall sleek build with it's pointy shape.

[anthonylee]

I enjoyed Godzilla 98 as a kid. As I got older and looked back on it once the 2014 reboot was around the corner, my opinion of the movie dwindled. To each their own, I'll take the Legendary Godzilla films any day.

[Tyrexthecreaturedesigner]

I don’t necessarily hate Zilla. I don’t like to consider Zilla a version of Godzilla. Zilla is a perfect stand-alone monster with a super cool design. Someday I hope I can design a kaiju for a movie

[XenoTeeth]

I freaking love Godzilla 1998 . Probably my favorite Godzilla film and design . Really like how they portrayed Godzilla more as a down to earth animal and i love his more theropod like design . Like Klayton Fioriti said it's kind of a Godzilla for Jurassic Park fans.

[patrick_j_lee]

I'd definitely like to see a video on the unmade Godzilla 3D's plot. That story board art used in here looks really cool!

[stephanie]

I loved the movie. I found this version of the G-man very sympathetic, from an animal lover's point of view. I liked that he was made more true to what a real animal might have been.

[ethancole]

You were right, DV! My love for the Godzilla started from this movie and the animated tv series, along with the problems people had about Zilla. But I love the movie and it's titular monster regardless of it's flaws.

[relativist]

This was actually the first Godzilla movie I ever watched as a kid and thought this is the original design. I never watched any other other movies until Godzilla vs Kong in 2020. I was pretty surprised to see how Godzilla was actually designed

[WildStudios]

That early T-Rex-like design is actually pretty cool.

[JAA]

I'll admit it's not my favorite godzilla like many people agree with me. But Zilla holds a special place in my heart since it was my introduction to godzilla as a kid.