Trivia: Ken Watanabe is named "Dr. Ishiro Serizawa." His first name "Ishiro" comes from the director of several previous Godzilla films, Ishiro Honda. The last name "Serizawa" is the name of the character in the 1954 original film who invents a device to kill Godzilla, Dr. Daisuke Serizawa.
Trivia: This movie came out in 2014, 10 years after 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars. In a way, this movie helped keep Final Wars' promise of being the last Godzilla movie for at least 10 years.
Answer: Due to the storm, it became difficult for the soldiers to see one another. The flares were used to help them keep track of their positions during the skydive.
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