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If I'm with my friends at my favorite food truck and Gordon Ramsay showed up telling us it's sub par food. I'd tell him he's right and that I don't care. Because that's what Godzilla is to me, Godzilla is not gourmet, he's comfort food. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, did everything right in my book. It made no attempt to be anything more than what fans wanted it to be, which is a movie about giant monsters. It was fun, it was schlocky, and it followed the spirit of its predecessors through and through. My opinion is, Godzilla's one of the few franchises out there, where the outlandishness is not only forgivable but also customary. The story is simple, which is rare in movies these days. Big bad monster fights big not-so-bad monster. The villain is King Ghidorah, a space monster who wants to destroy the earth and make it his home. He's menacing, he's dangerous, and he has a simple motivation with no pathos. Take THAT Thanos! Another trope and staple in Godzilla films is the melodramatic actors and dialogue. The human characters' sole purpose is to give the audience exposition and context. And that's fine by me. I don't watch Godzilla for the human element, no more than I'd watch porn for the acting. The constant theme with Godzilla is, we as humans are powerless in the situation. Unlike superhero movies, where the spotlight is on humans becoming empowered. Because as I said before, I'm invested in Godzilla saving the day, not Millie Brown's character arc. And at last, there's the destruction and calamity. King of the Monsters wouldn't be a Godzilla film if no real estate gets destroyed. There's plenty of disaster and carnage to go around. The special effects are a major upgrade from the traditional miniatures and rubber suits (RIP Mr. Nakajima). So you won't hear me complaining about "murky" filters or CGI anytime soon. So, if you go to see Godzilla: King of the Monsters, expecting something other than what the title suggests. That's your own fault. If you don't like it, then that's a shame. Because all things considered, it's a fun B-movie. It celebrates why Godzilla's been popular for over 60 years and still going strong.