Godzilla

'A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days'

Godzilla is a 1998 American science fiction film. It is a Hollywood remake of the Japanese film of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich.
The film's opening credits play over a montage of French nuclear tests in French Polynesia, observed by lizards. One of their eggs is irradiated by the fallout. Years later, a Japanese fishing ship is attacked by an unseen, giant monster that attacks from below the water: only one Jamaican sailor survives. Traumatized, he is questioned in a hospital by a French scientist as to what he saw. His only reply is "Gojira", which is later Romanized as "Godzilla". Another attack near the Eastern Seaboard culminates in the eventual destruction of a fleet of fishing ships. The crew survive, after witnessing their boat sinking, but it shoots up from underneath and lands with a huge splash in the surface. Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos, an NRC scientist, located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone researching the effects of radiation on wildlife, is interrupted by the arrival of an agent of the U.S. State Department. He is sent to Panama, escorted by the military, to observe the wreckage of the recovered Japanese fishing ship and a set of massive footprints in the grassy soil. The Frenchman is also there, observing the scene and introduces himself as an insurance agent. Aboard a military aircraft, Nick identifies skin samples he discovered as belonging to an animal "unknown to science". He dismisses the military's theory that the creature is a reawakened dinosaur, theorising that its origins in French Polynesia make it a mutant created by nuclear testing. An old man is seen fishing on the dock. He takes a bite from his fishing rod, and a big wave comes toward him after a few minutes of trying to pull in his line. The big wave happens to be Godzilla, and he emerges from the dock. Godzilla then travels to Manhattan and creates havoc in the city, killing dozens of people. Godzilla is revealed to be a gigantic, bipedal marine iguana that towers over much of the New York skyline. The city is evacuated and the military attempt to destroy Godzilla, first luring him out with a huge pile of fish. He takes the bait, but is scared off by small arms fire and retaliates by breathing strong gusts of combustible wind. Godzilla is chased by three AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, who destroy the top of the Chrysler Building. After the battle, Nick collects a blood sample, whence he learns that Godzilla reproduces asexually and is collecting food for his children. Nick is determined to find Godzilla's nest. A videotape from Panama is stolen by Nick's ex-girlfriend, Audrey Timmonds, a would-be TV journalist for news channel WIDF, and broadcast by her superior. The military is outraged by the broadcasting of the classified tape and Nick is thrown off the team. Nick is then kidnapped by the French scientist, who introduces himself as Philippe Roaché, an agent of the DGSE, the French Secret Service. He and his team have been keeping close watch on events, and now mean to confront Godzilla. The military lures out Godzilla again, trying to trap him in the open ground of Central Park, but fail when he flees from a premature fire. The creature dives into the waters of the Hudson River, where he is attacked by three U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Two submarines fire torpedoes at Godzilla, but hit their compatriot Anchorage instead. The other submarines fire again; Godzilla is shot and appears to be dead. The military celebrate their seeming victory. Nick and a French team led by Philippe, surreptitiously followed by Audrey and cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti, track through the subway tunnels to Madison Square Garden, finding hundreds of man-sized eggs. While the team plants explosives, the eggs begin to hatch and the baby Godzillas begin to feed on the fish left to them. When they run out, they begin hunting and eating the team. During the commotion Animal and Audrey find their way into the Garden. After failing to contain the babies and losing several members of the team, Nick, Philippe, Animal and Audrey take refuge in a TV broadcast booth. Believing that the babies will eventually force humanity into extinction if they escape, Nick, Audrey and Animal alert the authorities, who order an immediate strike by a trio of F/A-18 Hornets. The four escape just before the building is destroyed, and the babies are burned to death. Seconds later, Godzilla (still alive) emerges from the wreckage. He sees his dead children, and looks at Nick, Philippe, Animal and Audrey. Assuming they were responsible for killing his children, Godzilla chases them. The group escape in a taxicab and are almost eaten, then, they alert the military about Godzilla's survival. They then lure Godzilla to the Brooklyn Bridge, where he becomes helplessly trapped in the steel suspension cables and is an easy target for the returning fighter planes. Godzilla is then hit mercilessly by twelve missiles, whereupon he falls to the ground and slowly dies. The crowd and the military celebrates Godzilla's death. As Nick, Audrey and Animal reconcile, Philippe quietly leaves, taking the videotape Animal had recorded, detailing the entire incident. In the smoking ruins of Madison Square Garden, it is revealed a single Godzilla egg has survived the bombing.

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