Godzilla vs. Biollante is one of the most unique and highly entertaining Godzilla films in the franchise. It's story is one of the most coherent and well-written in the franchise, with it's many subplots handled superbly. The military side and the scientific side both make for interesting plot lines that never leave you bored. It's characters are also just as well-written and interesting. Doctor Shiragami is one of the franchise's most resonant characters as a stoic scientist who has become reclusive after the death of his daughter. Him and another scientist, Doctor Kirishima, make for an interesting duo of two scientists with different ideals, with Kirishima thinking more ethicly while Shiragami thinks more logically. Miki Saegusa makes her first appearance her as a psychic girl who creates a bridge between the kaiju and the humans as the series goes on, and this film makes for a good introduction of her. Colonel Gondo is another very memorable character, with his cocky attitude and wits making him very likable. Biollante is by far one of the best kaiju in the franchise, with an incredible unique design that is executed flawlessly. Godzilla also looks excellent, with a fantastic new design that has become the most iconic and well-known Godzilla design, so much so that the look was retained for the entire rest of the Heisei series, with minor changes. Godzilla is once again portrayed as a destructive force of nature, but at the same time, him responding to Biollante's cries for help and not attacking her until she attacked him show signs that, like the birds in the previous film, Godzilla has an innate desire to find something like him. Biollante is a complex creature that shows beauty but at the same time terror, due to being a Godzilla-rose hybrid as well as being part human. The special effects are also exemplary, with this film sporting some of the best, most solid effects works in the entire franchise. The fights between Godzilla and Biollante are also highly entertaining and especially brutal. And to top all of this off is a great score that is a mix of remastered classic Godzilla themes composed by Akira Ifukube and new music composed by Koichi Sugiyama, which is a mix of suspenseful music, music that sounds like it came straight out of a horror film, somber music, and even a rock version of the Godzilla theme. Overall, Godzilla vs. Biollante is an exemplary Godzilla film that hits home in every category.
