The Gojira In Honda's Film

The Gojira portrayed in Honda's film was the personification of the mass devastation brought about by nuclear testing and not merely just a monster. However, this narrative was heavily downplayed in the American remake by Morse. GKotM was edited in such a way that portrayed Godzilla as nothing more than a remorseless and unforgiving monster, out to cause massive destruction. Dr.Yamane's final remarks after having defeated Gojira, "but if we keep on conducting nuclear tests, it's possible that another Gojira might appear somewhere in the world again," was an obvious caution towards the consequences of continuous nuclear testing. Honda was clearly conveying that Gojira was unleashed as a product of human's selfish desire to dominate over nature.
In contrast, Morse depicted Godzilla as nothing more than just a monster that needed to be vanquished for good by deleting and replacing this poignant scence in GKotM with Mr. Martin's optimistic, "the whole world could wake up and live again." This particular scene changed the tone of the ending and further highlighted the divergent interpretations of the same character by two different directors.