Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Extensive, near-constant violent scenes, generally involving giant monsters battling each other or humans running in terror (and often not making it). Giant monster battles are bloodless, even when one monster's head is lopped off. People are crushed, eaten, set on fire, hurled through the air, dropped into vast pits, etc., though often faceless, far away. Countless people are killed in giant accidents, but camera doesn't linger on dead bodies, and viewers don't see blood or gore.

Mating is mentioned a couple of times in relation to the giant monsters -- e.g., one creature is said to be heading toward another for "food, a fight, or something more intimate."

Cursing is infrequent but includes "f--k," "s--t, "goddamn," "ass," "hell," and "bitch," plus "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation.

One character sometimes has a beer on his desk and refers to drinking, but no one acts drunk, and no one actually drinks.

Parents need to know that Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the sequel to 2014's Godzilla; it features the same giant lizard, as well as a host of other massive monsters. Expect destruction on a massive scale: Giant swathes of land and cities full of people are wiped out by monsters who stomp through civilization heedlessly. Scores of people are killed -- crushed, eaten, dropped from great heights, hurled against walls, imprisoned in giant webs, etc. -- but there's no blood or gore, and the deaths are usually pictured from a distance. That lessens the impact, but young/sensitive viewers might still be scared. A couple of deaths are scarier, including ones in which characters sacrifice their own lives to save others. Romance/sex is almost nonexistent, save for a few references to mating monsters, and there's no drinking (one character does have a beer on his desk and refers to inviting a monster over for a beer). Cursing is infrequent, but characters do say "f--k," "s--t, "goddamn," "ass," and "bitch," generally in reference to the monsters. The movie's central theme, in which humans wish to find ways to reverse the damage we've done to our planet, is a positive one, but the method one particular scientist is working toward will only succeed if huge numbers of people die. The supporting cast has extensive diversity, but the main characters are all white, and none of them are given particularly meaty arcs. Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, and Kyle Chandler co-star.

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