MUTOs Are More Threatening Than Godzilla
It is very awesome that the MUTOs receive plenty of chances to shine throughout the film, but there is a problem when at the end of the day, they are more memorable then the main attraction in Godzilla. They are though, and in a movie called Godzilla, most will come away from it discussing the MUTOs more than the titular beast.
This all could have been avoided, too, if Godzilla had been given more screen time and additional layers to his presence. As the movie is, he simply exists to fight the MUTOs. Godzilla is neither hero nor villain in this version, which is admittedly an interesting take thematically for the story – he is something that we can’t control, and serves as a further reminder that man cannot control nature – but it severely underwhelms his purpose.
On the other hand, the MUTOs are actually the monsters that are truly tearing up the world, but they’re also trying to mate. Essentially, the MUTOs are more threatening than Godzilla, which is a drastic 180 from what the movie was advertised as. It’s also a 180 that completely devalues the presence of Godzilla; the reason you are seeing the movie in the first place.