Kong vs. Godzilla

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Godzilla vs. Kong will be released in 2021 as a sequel to King of the Monsters and Kong: Skull Island.

However, just as he is about to finish downloading the data, Godzilla comes and attacks in an unexpected manner. One of the oddest pieces of equipment found at the site, which resembled a massive robotic eye, is among the ruins.

Following the assault, the public has turned against Godzilla, who is no longer seen as humanity's savior. Madison Russell, now an adult and a regular listener to Bernie's podcast, is concerned when she hears about Godzilla's latest assault on her school. She attempts unsuccessfully after school to reason with her widowed father Mark (who is serving as Monarch's director) about a potential lead on the source of Godzilla's rampage, but he ignores all she says, saying merely that beasts, like humans, may evolve. Madison later enlists the aid of her closest friend Josh Valentine to track down the person responsible for Godzilla's rampage and uncover Apex's mysteries.

Meanwhile, Apex's founder and CEO, Walter Simmons, recruits Nathan Lind, a former Monarch scientist who has become a Hollow Earth theorist, to assist them in their search for a powerful energy source in the Hollow Earth, an underground world beneath the Earth and the hidden home of the Titans, which is located beneath the surface of the Earth. The fact that Nathan's brother attempted to explore the Hollow Earth and was killed by a powerful anti-gravity field within the tunnel initially makes him wary of going into the Hollow Earth. Apex has invented and built Hollow Earth Aerial Vehicles, specialized vehicles that are capable of withstanding the gravity field's pressure, and Walter explains this to him, and he finally accepts.

It's Maia, Walter's daughter. Maia, Nathan, Ilene, and Jia are all on board a modified barge with a lightly sedated Kong chained up to keep him from getting away. One rainy night, Kong gets agitated and restless. Jia calms him down by letting her and Kong touch fingers in solidarity while Kong signs the word "home" much to Ilene's surprise. The next day, Ilene tells Nathan about how she raised Jia as her own daughter after dangerous and unpredictable storms wiped out most of the Iwi and her parents. Jia was the only survivor because Kong was the one who kept her safe, which led to the two forming a bond.

Because they have no other choice, Nathan thinks that the gang should instead shut down all the ships' power to fool Godzilla into believing he destroyed them and Kong was vanquished, which finally works. He swims away, feeling he had triumphed over the enemy, after seeing the obliterated fleet. Since reactivating the ships may bring Godzilla back, they adjust their intentions and instead fly Kong to a Hollow Earth entrance site in Antarctica where Ghidorah had been frozen, where Ghidorah had originally been frozen. After that, Jia shows Kong where his house is, but Kong is apprehensive about going through the front door to see it.

When Nathan and Ilene realize that Kong will not be able to survive in the cold and that they will not be able to return him to Skull Island, Nathan inquires as to whether Kong will go through the tunnel if he believes there are others like him down there. Ilene responds by telling Jia to inquire as to whether Kong's family may be down there, prompting the Titan to enter the tunnel and the teams to follow him in their HEAVs.

Upon finding Bernie, Madison and Josh realize that he is Mark's daughter and he joins them in their investigation. The "eye" Bernie had previously indicated has gone from the Apex headquarters. The group mistakenly sealed and moved Skullcrawler eggs to Hong Kong through an underground conduit.

The three disembark and discover Apex's ultimate weapon "Mechagodzilla", a mechanical version of Godzilla, operated by Dr. Ishiro Serizawa's son and Walter's main technological officer Ren Serizawa. As soon as Mechagodzilla is started, Walter releases a gigantic adult Skullcrawler designated "Number 10" into the room. Mechagodzilla grabs and restrains the Skullcrawler, who is then cleaved in two by a tremendous red energy beam, enabling Madison, Josh, and Bernie to take cover in a tiny hatch. However, because to power supply limits, the mecha shuts down soon after the test.

In the next scene, it is revealed that Walter aims to harness the energy of the Hollow Earth in order to overcome Mechagodzilla's constraints. Madison then understands that Mechagodzilla is the cause for Godzilla's assault in the first place: Apex is attempting to replace him and all of the Titans in order for humans to become the Earth's apex species, which is why Godzilla attacked. When Madison and the others are trying to find an exit, they come across a room where Ren is sitting inside the severed head of Ghidorah, which has been transformed into a biological supercomputer and cockpit for Ren to control Mechagodzilla through radio waves after Apex acquired it from Alan Jonah five years ago during Godzilla's battle with Ghidorah.

When Godzilla makes his way into the city center and senses that Kong is lurking in the Hollow Earth, he uses his atomic breath to dig a hole through the biosphere, causing a temple to fall apart. Despite the fact that Kong and Nathan's team are fighting off a horde of Hellhawks and Maia and her team are attempting to escape in their HEAV, Kong manage to grab the aircraft and crush it in his hand after peeking inside to make sure Jia, Ilene, and Nathan are not inside, killing Maia and her crew.

Kong and Godzilla both recover and get back to their feet, with Godzilla searching for Kong, who hides from the Titan by perching himself on a skyscraper. Kong throws a construction crane into a building, distracting Godzilla to the point he ambushes him from above and places the Titan in a chokehold intending to strangle him, only for Godzilla to break free and unleash his full fury against Kong, eventually dislocating his left arm, slashing Kong with his claws and even stomping on his chest twice, despite Kong trying to force Godzilla off of him by punching his wounded thigh. With Kong subdued and pinned down, Godzilla furiously roars at his opponent in a show of dominance, but Kong, defeated, angrily roars in defiance against Godzilla.

Godzilla shows pity and spares his rival's life, as though inspired by Kong's tenacity and power, before walking away, leaving Kong alive but gravely hurt, as he finally loses consciousness due to commotio cordis.

Because of the combined impact of the energy source and the Ghidorah's brain networks, Mechagodzilla suddenly goes berserk, slaying Walter with a sweep of its hand and electrocuting Ren, all while Walter is blinded in the process. Ghidorah's consciousness takes possession of Mechagodzilla, which escapes from the Apex facility under Victoria Peak Mountain in order to evade Godzilla. A rocket barrage is launched by Mechagodzilla at Godzilla before the two engage in combat.

While Mechagodzilla is about to fire its crimson energy beam into Godzilla's throat, Kong climbs atop the robot and deflect the beam into the air, therefore sparing Godzilla's life. Godzilla assists Kong in his struggle against Mechagodzilla after realizing that Kong saved his life and recognizing an ally in him upon discovering that he is not an adversary.

Seeing Kong holding his axe, Godzilla supercharges it by blasting the weapon with his atomic breath, allowing Kong to dismember Mechagodzilla limb from limb and ripping its head off before holding up his trophy with a mighty roar of triumph and sitting down to rest.

In the aftermath, Nathan, Ilene and Jia sit together among the debris while Madison reunites with Mark and introduces him to Josh and Bernie, who is delighted to see Mark and invites him onto his podcast to talk about the Monarch facility in Roswell. Suddenly, their moment is interrupted when Godzilla approaches Kong, prompting the Titan to grab his axe and prepares to resume the fight. However, Godzilla doesn't attack and merely stares Kong down. Understanding that their true enemy has been defeated, Kong lowers his axe, putting an end to the feud between his kind and Godzilla's. Now that they are no longer rivals, Godzilla and Kong regard each other as equals before Godzilla returns to the sea peacefully as Kong and all the gathered humans watch.

Reception for Godzilla vs. Kong has been mostly favourable. On Rotten Tomatoes as of April 16, 2021, the film has 341 reviews, 254 of which are fresh, and a "Tomatometer" with a 74% certified Fresh rating. Godzilla vs. Kong, according to the reviewers' consensus, "Delivering squarely on its title, Godzilla vs. Kong swats away character development and human drama to deliver all the spectacle you'd expect from giant monsters slugging it out."

This long-awaited blockbuster matchup makes it easy not to think about the so-so story and characters by serving up plenty of action and incredible effects. the site's assessment of audience evaluations said. Indeed, although most critics appreciated the film's monster brawling, others were disappointed by the film's "half-baked" human aspect. The picture was credited with breaking a box office slump brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic, earning an estimated $48.5 million in the United States by Sunday morning of its five-day weekend distribution period. WarnerMedia could not provide specific figures on the film's HBO Max reception, but noted that it was a picture that fans were watching several times and that it had a greater viewership than any other series or feature released on the service since its debut. The picture also did very well in overseas markets, grossing an extra $236 million.