Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Colossal'

Written by Scott Edwards

Criticism is a difficult thing for most people to take and rightfully so when it seems like the world is full of negative people. But if you are willing to read into what these people are saying, some of it might be beneficial for you in the long run. When the same thing continues to be said about you or your work, you can find that one thing to focus on and change for the better. While most of the time you will take these remarks with a grain of salt, listen to them once in a while and you may be surprised to find that some of them might be right.
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Arriving at her boyfriend’s apartment after a long day of sleeping, Gloria is shocked to find out that he has had enough of her party going ways and is breaking up with her. Packing up her clothes and making the long trek back home, Gloria is shocked to see one of her longtime friends Oscar is driving by and he gives her a lift to childhood home. With nothing left to her name, Gloria looks around the house and tries to get some bearings on her life and what she is going to do next, but getting an invite to the bar, she does this over several drinks with her friends. Seeing that his old friend needs help, Oscar steps up to the plate and starts to help in refurnishing the house, along with giving the down on her luck lady a job at the bar.

After a long night of drinking, Gloria stops by the local park and makes a call to her old boyfriend Tim to see how things are going and after he gives her a lecture once again about her lifestyle choices, Gloria hangs up in a huff. Getting back home and passing out, Gloria awakens to Oscar telling her that there is a massive monster terrorizing Seoul. Not believing what she is seeing on the news, Gloria finds herself in a bad place once again and gives Tim a call to find out his take on the situation. Walking through the park once again, the conversation goes the same way and Gloria is not willing to give up on her ways.  Finding out the monster attacked Seoul once again, at the same time she was out and about, Gloria starts to do a little bit of research on the situation, as the times of the attacks are taking place at the same time she is in the park and low and behold, she is controlling the beast.

Sitting with her friends at the bar, Gloria breaks the news to them that she is controlling the beast for the short time it makes its appearances. Dragging them to the park and showing them first hand that she is in control, they find out that she is not the only one with the gift. When a giant robot shows up in Seoul as Oscar is trying to figure things out, the two have a secret that will change their lives forever.  Making appearances when drunk and showing off their moves, Gloria pledges not to ever hurt anyone else again, but Oscar has other plans when he finds out that her affections will not be shown to him in the long run. With the promise of taking out his hatred on Seoul if Gloria does not do his bidding, Oscar is holding all of the cards, or so he thinks as his new-found gift is not only for the world to take note of, but for Gloria to understand what kind of man…and monster he truly is inside.

This is one of those movies that you will either love or hate, mostly based upon your opinion of the actors that this film brings to the table. While I am still a little confused as to what the point of the story was (probably that drinking is bad), the characters transformations throughout were great. Trying to control herself after finding out that she has been killing people without knowing it, Gloria has the eye-opening moment that she needs to take control of her life once again and is ready to move on. Oscar on the other hand is looking for complete control and switching his demeanor from fun loving guy to pure evil was just awesome. With a down on her luck woman, a best friend, a love triangle, a giant monster, a giant robot, a magical park, plenty of booze and pure evil making an appearance, this movie is pretty entertaining overall if you don’t mind not knowing exactly what is going on. While I would hope that dealing with bullies in the past would help to understand how weak they really are, it is important to note that once they feel like they have the power, they will never stop until they are put in their place. Happy Viewing.

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