I think at that point he was resigned to death, so he just said " **** it, I'm gonna shot a flare at this *****"
Why are flare guns so effective?
My very minor gripe with the initial scene which apparently you blew out of proportion, is that the scene gives you a full view of the kaiju right from the start, there's no shock, no amazement, no excitement, it's just "oh look, that big monster is tearing up the bridge", I need build up, expectation.
The kaiju needed to swim a good distance to get to the bridge, what about a bit when a boat or a yate would move weird because of inusual big waves as the kaiju is passing beneath them, and it's occupants looking at each other in confusion? What about a kid in the back seat of a car that's going across the bridge sees something odd in the water approaching to them and says "dad, look" and the father ignores him or something and maybe even an old guy fishing that also sees like a spike of the back of the monster through the water....
Then the kaiju rising up from the water and people goingand THEN the kaiju destroying the bridge.
That's it, that's not going to permanently scar anyone and it would've made the initial attack scene MUCH more effective IMO-
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Going back to this...
I understand what you're saying, but I think that would be a bit cliché to be honest.
It's been done before so many times, that it gives you an spectator POV...
What GDT did instead, is put you right in the middle of the mayhem, and he does it very effectively through out the movie.
The slow burn or suspense of a monster lingering would be out of place in this movie.
In reality... if something like this were to happen, it just all of the sudden happens and BAM!! There's a ****ing monster in San Francisco, and I think that's even scarier, because you have no ****ing clue what's happening and have zero time to react...
I understand what you're saying, but I do not think it would work with the tone of the movie at all.
We just get thrown into the ride without waiting in line!
To me, that's pretty cool!!
What's he's describing can work in certain movies and has, just not meant for the tone GDT intended here that's all.
We still love you Gaspar.
