Review: Godzilla

I plan to view this film a second time.

Thoughts after first viewing:
3/4
I saw it in the theaters and in 3D and after hearing a few spoilers from my friend: all of this should be noted.
Wow, this movie is awesome. I enjoyed the experience of viewing it thoroughly, despite the awful 3D! I think that this is the culmination of the disaster/epic/military-movie genres, the peak to date. It has every element of these films, so in that way it is somewhat conventional and predictable, but still it does all of this SO WELL, and pushes the ceiling of these genres higher, and in fact there are a few great surprises in this film! Examples of the vein in which this movie runs include War of the Worlds, Pacific Rim, Avatar, Man of Steel.
Let me list some surprising elements of this film, things that set it apart from others in the vein, not necessarily in a good nor bad way.
The protagonist! It's extremely odd that I haven't heard of the actor that is the star of a big-budget Godzilla movie. He's very charismatic and I love him here, so I feel that he will catch on in Hollywood very soon if he hasn't already and I'm under a rock.
Surprising characters take the limelight and surprising ones lose it!
The whole nature of Godzilla's character! I'm talking beyond the physical.
This movie was ridonculously fun and felt GREAT. One moment toward the end I recognize as one of the few greatest moments I have ever felt in a movie. Although the film holds pretty true to its genre and expectations, it pleases in huge ways, and I cannot wait to view it again.

The reason I need to view it again before I write a comprehensive review is because I know that there are elements of this film that I did not catch fully. I feel that it is a flaw of the movie that this happened, that certain things were breezed over. However, these elements are interesting enough to warrant my second viewing, and they will help me criticize the movie in a deeper way.