Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)

Godzilla Vs. Kong is a deliberately silly movie that accidentally got swept up in a number of larger forces. It's the first major studio film to make a big splash in American theaters during the pandemic, meaning that cultural historians of later generations may examine it as a signpost of how society reacted to the specter of Covid-19. Did audiences show up to Godzilla Vs. Kong for its promises of escapism? Did they buy tickets because this was simply the first massive studio release to come out after much of the population decided that it was officially safe to see movies in theaters? Or, is there something else afoot? That being said, Godzilla Vs. Kong subject was chosen by Toby, Ryan's ten year old nephew. He picked it because he thought that giant gorillas punching robot dinosaurs is pretty sick. Ryan, Cheryl, and Toby do spend a decent chunk of this episode talking about how cool it is to see giant gorillas punch robot dinosaurs, but other discussion points include Godzilla Vs. Kong's lack of direct allegory, a comparison between this film and the Kong/Godzilla battle in 1963, the superfluous use of the human characters in this movie, Godzilla Vs. Kong's bold use of color, and why Kong is often more sympathetic than his saurian opponent.