'Godzilla' 2014 reboot movie monster too fat? Japanese fans react to Gareth Edwards' adaptation

Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla reboot has been gaining a lot of hype over the past few months thanks to amazing trailers, TV spots and viral marketing campaigns. The new movie has been deemed "highly anticipate," "awe inspiring," and "must-see" by plenty of critics and fans. But now a new description comes in from Japan: Godzilla is "too fat!" Wait. That's a bit different from the other descriptions!

The AV Club has this report:

"He's so fat, I laughed," wrote one user at Japanese forum 2ch, who's clearly never felt the sting of sizeist comments from the people he's crushing. "That's what happens when all you do is eat and lay around," wrote another, once again perpetuating hurtful stereotypes about radioactive ocean monsters.

Dozens more continued to pile on, all contributing to a culture that has created an unattainable body image our giant lizards can never reach unless they starve themselves-some eating as little as one city a day. Many more are driven to bulimia, gorging themselves on villagers just to puke them up later in a spew of shame and fire.

It looks like America's problem with weight managed to slip into this movie, too.

But these fans have a point. The 2014 version of Godzilla is actually the largest incarnation of the iconic movie monster to date. According to this infographic, Japanese fans are used to the original, 50-meter monster whereas Edwards' version stands at a towering 120-150 meters. Clearly some weight issues will come into play, but this is a young Godzilla that hasn't even been seen on the big screen yet so we should be a little less harsh, Japan!

Godzilla hits theaters on May 16, 2014. Check out our related links of past Mstars News coverage including interviews, trailers and more concerning the film below!