Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
The original Godzilla is a metaphor for the atomic bomb and the responsibility and consequences that comes with that much power and using it. Godzilla the creature being only incidental to telling that story.

As I understand it, the new movie is more along those lines rather than the campy, men in rubber suits have cheesy fights while incidentally destroying everything their tails slam into.
Yep, he's a walking atomic bomb.