It’s kinda ironic that of all the hollywood directors to straight up love Godzilla or were hugely influenced by the movies, the one who got the gig for the first American Godzilla had no love for the series

Adding Spielberg (influenced by the original for Jaws and Jurassic Park) and John Carpenter to the list as well… and say what you will about Star Wars episode 1 but I 100% buy this dig from Lucas was person cuz he was a fan of the older films

*personal

I actually enjoy Godzilla 1998 to an extent but like damn, Hollywood had a lot to choose from