Mothra for those of you who don’t know is perhaps one of the most famous Kaiju in all of cinema, and had four films to her name, Mothra and the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.

So what did I think of this film?

I really liked it, although it’s not without its flaws.

The film is about Mothra, and her battle against the fearsome Desghidorah, and the rise of her son Leo after she is killed in the battle. It is also about how a family is drawn into the conflict between Moll and Lora, the Shobijin, and their evil sister Belvera who is the one who releases Desghidorah in the first place. Overall I think it has a good plot, as while it’s relatively simple, it works in that you can just sit back and enjoy a relatively entertaining movie to relax at. Something I really appreciate is that the Shobijin in here are actually given personalities and presented as being separate brings, with Moll being the more serious older sister, while Lora is the inexperienced more emotional younger one. The two main humans are siblings like them, and it makes a perfect parallel to them and their relationship with Belvera. My favorite character in the movie however happens to be Mothra Leo, because of his courage in facing down Desghidorah despite only being a larva, and how he grows into a fierce warrior like his mother was, being the one to utterly defeat Desghidorah in the end. The musical score and monster fights are all great in my opinion, and the acting is pretty good, and the kids are actually tolerable.

This film for me also has what I consider to be the saddest death of Mothra in any Kaiju film. To be honest, none of Mothra’s past deaths have made me feel much at all, with her death in Mothra vs. Godzilla being a little shocking to me, only for it to be undone when she immediately reincarnates, her death in GMK being kinda eh, especially compared to Baragon’s sacrifice against Godzilla earlier in the film, and her death in Tokyo S.O.S being brought upon her own arrogance and cocky attitude, although I blame the writing more for that. I did find her death in KOTM sad though. The reason for this, is that Mothra in this film is very old, and is no longer at her prime, but she still chooses to go out and fight Desghidorah, dying of her wounds after saving Leo from him. And we get to see Leo cry and scream as he tries to save her from drowning in the ocean, but it’s no use, and she sinks beneath the waves. I actually ended up crying during this, because I felt so sorry for Leo.

Now, some of the visual effects have not aged well, and Desghidorah himself has a awesome design, but he’s bland characterwise. Also, the film drags a little in the beginning, and I would’ve liked to have seen a scene of Mothra and Leo spending time together. That’s really it for my criticisms.

All in all, I really liked this film and I’m glad I watched it.

See you all next time.