It’s common knowledge these days that the original Godzilla was just a man in a rubber suit. One of the two actors was Haruo Nakajimo, who we see in this photo getting his monster steps down just right. This sort of image makes the originals a little less frightening, since it isn’t a real monster stomping through a real city, but a regular guy playing around with a model built specifically for the movie.
Still though: those legs. Nowadays filmmakers are able to make much more realistic-looking monsters thanks to CGI, but it’s hard to forget that they were once played by regular people.
Old Friends
While Voldemort and Dumbledore did know each other before the former's turn to one of the most evil characters in book history, they were never this friendly. No, this image simply shows actors Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) and Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) sharing a laugh and a snack while resting their legs between shots. What Potterhead wouldn't give their wand to be able to listen in on this conversation?
Their body language and expressions don't show any fear or animosity, which might surprise you until you remember these are two old pros – they've worked on movies before, and know how to treat co-workers.
They Go All the Way Up
As one of the longest-running movie franchises in history, 'Godzilla' has been destroying or saving the city of Tokyo since 1954, and has appeared in an incredible thirty-three films! A prehistoric monster who stomps through town and destroys everything he comes across had viewers glued to the screen when it first appeared!
While the original now seems pretty kitschy – CGI has grown by leaps and bounds since the fifties – fans of the cult classic still enjoy the original big monster movie. Just look at those legs and see how far they go up!
The Form Has Been Chosen
Here's another famous film from the eighties that you're sure to recognize: This is a shot from the climax of the first 'Ghostbusters', where Gozer the Gozerian, the ancient Sumerian deity, becomes the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in order to wreak destruction on the world of mortals. The Ghostbusters must put all their wits and ingenuity together to find a way to banish this evil creature back to the pits from whence it came.
The crowd flees in terror as this Marshmallow Man stomps through New York City. How will the Ghostbusters possibly defeat this menace?
It Will be Easier Than You Think
This was another famous film where it, and its sequel, were made before the wide-spread advent of computer graphics, which means that miniature models are the name of the game. While the Marshmallow Man is still a hefty size, the road it's stomping through is pretty tiny, and the cars on it might as well be matchbox cars.
It was filmed with the pinnacle of techniques and technologies at the time, and viewers still enjoy watching this destructive force spread gooey marshmallow fluff across the city – it's impossible to tell they used miniatures at all.