Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire includes a metric ton of outlandish monster-on-monster action, which is obviously the main draw. But it's also a movie that's dense with story and lore about Kong and his people, and the seemingly timeless humans who used to live on Skull Island. And, on top of that, it sets up a new status quo in Warner Bros' MonsterVerse that opens up some interesting possibilities for a franchise endgame, should they decide to go that direction from here.

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Warning: This remainder of this article will consist of spoilers for the plot of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, including its ending.