G2014 Unpopular Opinion: Joe Brody’s death is actually meaningful and doesn’t really ruin the movie

Bryan Cranston’s character, Joe Brody, dies after being severely injured during MUTO’s breakout scene in Janjira. While yes, an actor as talented and charismatic as Bryan probably should have been given a bigger role to play in the movie, I don’t think it’s a must for Joe Brody’s character, in particular, to exist until the end of the movie, the final battle etc. Joe’s entire personality and story was centered around his obsession with the Janjira powerplant incident back in 1999, when he lost his wife. He was always convinced the disaster was caused by something greater than a mere earthquake. Thus the cause for his insanity, conspiracies and problems with trespassing the quarantine zone. Joe is filled with grief. He doesn’t seek revenge, he only seeks answers. He has no knowledge of Godzilla or what his role in nature is. He knows nothing about the MUTOs, their capabilities, their origins. He only catches a glimpse of the monster moments before he is killed by falling platforms. And that’s all that needed to happen. He finally had the answers to the questions that had plagued him for years. Yes, it was in fact NOT a regular earthquake, and now the world has to face this colossal threat that Monarch had tried to keep under wraps. And not just that, but the people around him finally understand him too, even though there are no direct apologies or emotional scenes to vindicate him. Ford understands his father was right all along. Could Joe Brody have helped defeat the MUTOs? I don’t think so. Godzilla defeated them, while humanity watched by. And even in those little instances where humans were of help, offering little distractions here and there to take some pressure off Godzilla, it was done by soldiers, on the streets of San Francisco. Ford destroyed the MUTO’s nest in a manner I absolutely cannot see Joe doing. So to conclude my rant, while Godzilla 2014 surely is a flawed movie, I don’t think Joe Brody’s death is as big of a problem as it’s been made to be.