The HEARTBREAKING Story Of Shimo! (Godzilla X Kong EXPLAINED)

the monsterverse has made sure that viewers understand each monsterverse Titan Godzilla is a balance of Nature and seeks out to restore order no matter the cost Mothra is a protector and guards the ewe from Invaders and Kong is a protector that wanted nothing more than to find out if he was really the last of his kind but then you have the villain Titans the skull crawlers were violent beasts that to wipe out the Kong species gadora wanted to flatten Earth and terraform it into his own image and Scar King wanted to reach the surface world after being trapped in the hollow Earth for thousands of years but what about shimo poised as the world-ending threat of the film that could destroy the entire planet what is her motivation well the answer to that may be more heartbreaking than you could possibly imagine when we first meet shimo it's following Kong's fight with the scar King in his hollow Earth Lair Kong gained the upper hand so scar pulled out his trump card behind his waterfall of lava lies the frost Titan shimo who steps forward at the will of the king now Warner Bros tried really hard to keep Titan shimo out of the trailers meaning that this reveal would come as a surprise now they didn't try hard enough to keep her out of toy shelves but what can you do all we knew going into it was what Wingard stated the starting point was scar King was always going to be this anti- Kong and shimo was going to be this anti- Godzilla s for the movie because I wanted a threat that was so big that the two of them would need to unite to take it on and the fun thing about shimo is that she really is this kind of weapon of mass destruction weapon of mass destruction that's what we expected going in and reading the novelization it said that she is at least 3 million years old and is the Catalyst that started the latest Ice Age where glaciers covered an expanse of 32% of the planet starting 2.6 million years ago she cooled the Earth and started an entire era of snow and ice and within that era gadora attacked and with shima's help Godzilla was able to take the devil with three heads down and trap him in a glacial prison so it's clear that whilst shimo is powerful she isn't a force of evil just a force of nature very much like Godzilla but 11,000 years ago the Ice Age ended and as the earth started warming up the ice began receding but for what reason well it's clear that this is the time shimo was in fact captured by the scar King during the Great Titan war that involved Godzilla and Kong's species shimo was caught in the crossfire being overwhelmed by Scar King's Army that he commanded during the conflict she was chained up and bound to the core of the hollow Earth where magma flows and fire bursts from the cracks in the earth instead of being free to roam the surface living benevolently naturally altering the climate to support the new forms of life she was dragged down into the physical embodiment of hell as we know in the new Empire scar King and Kong's kind were locked away by Godzilla trapped in the depths of the hollow Earth where no one could find them that means shimo alongside them was also trapped in Scar's hellish domain bound to the walls with the spines of dead War bats and surrounded by a river of fire she had nowhere to escape since shimo was a Titan so used to cold climates due to her ability to create Frost wherever she goes this demonic landscape would have burned constantly feeling several times hotter for her compared to the endothermic Titans that can regulate body temperatures even the act of breathing would have been painful living would have been an absolute torture but if this wasn't bad enough what we see in the film makes the situation even darker scar King is an evil and malevolent Titan that Revels in the pain of others following his brief fight with Kong he was eager to test out his great weapon to see Kong suffer so he tries to get shimo to use her Frost blast on the king of Skull Island which would freeze him solid but in order to get shimo to do his bidding he uses a crystal that's telepathically linked to shimo which sends immense shocks of pain pulsing through her body so intense that it causes her to collapse and scrape her face on the rough terrain screaming aloud some people have speculated that this Crystal even comes from the remains of one of her children that was slaughtered by the scar King and as connected beings the offspring's pain is shot through her body like a bullet when the scar King uses the crystal against her it's especially sad because we see how much she doesn't want to be Scar's pet as she Yanks on the chains and threateningly Roars at the SC our King she does everything in her power to not use her Frost blast until she is forced through means of extreme torture so for 11,000 years shimo has been held captive chained up tortured not just by the Crystal but by the environment surrounding her constantly in pain constantly wanting Freedom she had her chance of Freedom when scaring Unchained her shackles and rode her into battle but once again she only abides to his commands due to the fear and pain inflicted upon her by the menacing Tyrant if she refused to assist him a worse fate may be awaiting her when her and Scar's battle against Godzilla and Kong made its way to the surface of Rio De Janeiro she fought alongside the scar King who used the crystal as a kind of pointer telling her where to attack but once the crystal was destroyed severing that telepathic link it meant scar had no control over her anymore Dazed and Confused she wasn't sure what to make of it and looked back and forth awaiting the torture she came to expect from the scar King but that never came she looks at Godzilla for approval who Roars as if giving shimo the go ahead and shimo blasts scar King with her Frost attack freezing the tyrant in his place so Kong could smash him to pieces shimo was now free for the first time in thousands of years she could smell the fresh air and live comfortably without the constant torment from her captor in the conclusion of the film we see Kong and suko guide her to the hollow Earth to free his species and we see Kong giving physical affection to her scratching her head and showing her love for the first time in possibly her entire life so so whilst the story of shimo is a heartbreaking one being chained up and tortured for Millennia as Scar's slave the story ends positively with shimo surrounded by those that care for her guiding her to a better life of happiness and freedom I hope we get to see shimo again in the future a monster with elemental powers that suffers a great tragedy and is bound to torture for thousands of years she wasn't the villain she was the victim something that I could imagine being told through Norse or Greek mythology an ancient legend of what happens when you fight for what's right against those that only indulge in hatred and pain with Kong on her side she would be a force of good helping stabilize the climate against global warming and defending the planet against uncoming Invaders the novel hints at a darker future imp Ling that shimo is too big of a power to be allowed to live humanity is planning on invading the hollow Earth threatening shima's hard eared Peace So whilst the ending of the new Empire is one of happiness and hope the future may end up even more heartbreaking than the story just told but let's hope that's not the case I've been Alis and we'll see you residents in the next one [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 9min 17sec (557 seconds)

Published: Wed May 29 2024