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Originally Posted by neverending
Sorry to be the cynic here, but c'mon people- GET REAL!
Jaws wasn't the tremendous blockbuster it was because of the amount of revenue it pulled in- plenty of films before its release and after have earned more- it was a landmark film for the effect it had on people. It crossed the genre audience and was seen by EVERYONE, and it had an effect on them. As V mentioned in his introduction, legions of people became afraid of the water. It sparked an obsession with sharks that lasts to this day.
Hollywood changed its marketing style in an effort to recapture the phenomena to such a degree that every big budget film released in the summer is the next SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER, but they never recapture the effect Jaws had because, well, they're NOT JAWS. It wasn't the big budget that turned Jaws into an iconic film, it was the fact it tapped into a heretofore unrealized primal fear.
The new Godzilla film? No matter how well it's done, it's still, forgive me, just another Godzilla movie. It's nothing new, nothing startling, nothing original, and will therefore have no lasting impact on society. Therefore, it will not be a "blockbuster" of the magnitude of Jaws. I'm sure the studio publicity machine will be trumpeting its gigantic box office and declaring it the new Jaws, but they lie.
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I thought being a blockbuster was about how much money a movie makes, not about how iconic it becomes. Isn't that what we've been talking about? When did this become a Jaws vs. Godzilla debate? Obviously it won't match up to Jaws, it's a remake/reboot. If you're going to compare, it should be comparing Gojira vs. Jaws unless you're talking money which is what i thought this was all about.
Maybe i'm confused as to what this debate has been about but given how much money the movie has made, Hollywood of course is going to try and capitalize on that by making more sequels (already confirmed) and a bunch of other giant monster movie ripoffs. The same as when Paranormal Activity made a bunch of money and got popular and we got a bunch of found footage movies, as well as any horror trend that gets popular.
But it's all money, that says nothing to how iconic the film is, it's effect on it's viewing audience or how it will be viewed in the future. It will not hold up as Jaws has done simply because its a remake/reboot.