Why Godzilla Minus One DESTROYS Modern Hollywood | Video Essay
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- In this Video Essay, we take a look at Godzilla Minus One and why it destroys Modern Hollywood. Toho has released a new Godzilla Movie with a budget that puts Hollywood Blockbusters to shame. With the inflated movie budgets, it has led to incredibly low box office returns for major Hollywood franchises, the budget disparity on display between Godzilla Minus One and Hollywood Blockbuster movies is honestly mind-blowing. Director Takashi Yamazaki has delivered a thought-provoking, complex, layered, and mature Godzilla film that is without question one of the best films of 2023.
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Godzilla Minus One - (2023)
Godzilla x Kong The New Empire - (2024)
Godzilla - (2014)
Godzilla King of the Monsters - (2019)
Godzilla vs Kong - (2021)
Shin Godzilla - (2016)
0:00 - Intro
2:02 - Part 1 (Godzilla in Hollywood)
6:48 - Part 2 (Film Perfection)
12:26 - Part 3 (Budget Confusion) - Krátké a kreslené filmy
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Thanks for that wonderful review you did. Let me ask you a question and it's this: If I made an animated feature without Disney's involvement called "KiM POSSIBLE MOVIE: Return of Godzilla" by writing and directing it, would you review it?
EXCELLENT WORK. THE MOVIE OVERLOAD GODZILLA MINUS ONE EXCELLENT REVIEW 👍👍👍
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your shitting a little to hard on the monsterverse. and the first godzilla in the franchise is by far the weakest entry. barely seeing godzilla hurt that movie and the main character was boring as F.
The director publicly said he wished he had $15 million to spend on the film!
Godzilla Minus One was made for $15 million minus a few million. Yamazaki indicated that the budget was in fact less than we even thought. Incredible. The best movie of the year was also the least expensive. That's what talent and passion can do.
The effects were not perfect but the story was just incredible, remarkable what you can do without a woke checklist for your movie.
The west can't do anything right. Our automobiles and weapons are a joke. We're run by virtue signaling Simps only concerned about what feminists will think. The only thing we were supposed to be good at was manufacturing propaganda and we can't even do that anymore. Next on the menu is the hunger and the cold and damp. It's a good thing I'm old.
Its the red tape of film making that balloons the costs, its a status job and comes with all the bloat in the west.
@@AgentGodzillaRPhe said it was LESS then 15 mil
Minus One Million LOL...
Godzilla isn’t just the only movie from Japan the blew Hollywood away. The Boy and the Heron beat Disney by 2 million. Two Japanese movies have beat Hollywood and Disney.
It's insane right? Who would've thought?
Hunger Games beat Godzilla though. Disney isn’t the only Hollywood studio 🤦🏻♂️
@@JUANxxTNAFAN not true. Rachel Ziegler is ruining the Hunger Games at the box office.
@@JUANxxTNAFAN I read Box Office mojo. Boy and the Heron and Godzilla are the top two movies this week.
One catch. Is Disney still distributing the English dubs of Hayao Miyazaki films? This is not a judgement against The Boy and the Heron. I still want to watch that regardless of the English distribution rights as long as the English dubbing is any good, and as long as they do not edit too much out of the English dub,
You forgot to mention two things: the director has an extensive background knowledge on special effects(one of the best pioneers special effects supervisor in Japan) which helps make his vision stay on budget while creating a masterfully done movie and two the soundtrack is beautifully haunting. Godzilla Minus One is my favorite movie of 2023 and has become one of my all time favorites overall. If you can do yourself a favor and go see this Masterpiece!
I don't think any other director could have done this movie so well. Having that VFX background propelled this film into the stratosphere but the story, which he wrote, sent it to another world. So well done.
And the use of Akira Ifukube's classic music was a huge asset at just the right times.
visual effects** and we have to talk to about the Crunch and low pay in japan
Minus 1.0 wasn't just a film, it was an experience. One that you'll carry with you for the rest of your time.
I didn't expect to go to a Godzilla movie and cry like a f*ing babe over the human characters. I didn't expect a deep reflection on ptsd, survivors guilt, and the cheapness of life during war. It's an incredible movie.
That hit me too really good, I just lost it when the sound went off the final attack to zilla happened, it had me to the brink of tears but seeing you know who at the end reunited destroyed me
I went to go watch it with my brother. Through out the movie I was holding back tears cuz I didn’t want my brother to laugh at me for crying. But when the movie went silence and everything that happened after that, tears were coming down. After the movie ending, my brother was like “damn I almost cried” so it’s good to know I wasn’t the only one emotional. I want to watch it again
Thank you I needed to know I wasn't the only one. I have cried in other films but in a Godzilla movie? that's a first.
Monarch also does a really great job with the human side of things. I was crying like a baby.
😂😅😢@@Tcrror
Worth mentioning, when director Takashi Yamazaki heard the rumor that this film "only had a $15million budget" he said "I wish we had that much." 😂
It was made even cheaper
It really makes you think, he was extremely careful with the depiction of Godzilla with what little budget he had because Godzilla is a Japanese national icon. Ya gotta put respect on Goji's name
The VFX team for Shin Godzilla is the same company as the minus one production studio.
Two teams exist, and Shin Godzilla was produced by a different team than Yamazaki's.
When Yamazaki went to check on the Shin Godzilla team, the staff was exhausted and dying, so Yamazaki bought expensive cakes for all the staff to cheer them up.
Oh dang, someone already made the comment I just posted, cool.
@@wadepsilon01 Yeah all these English youtubers praising the "small budget" leading to great visuals don't know how poor SFX artists working condition in Japan are. The reason Hollywood's budget balloon was partially due to the writers and SFX artists strikes because Hollywood has unions, the reason Japan can work on partically nothing is because they DON'T have unions for their entertainment sector and the workers are heavily exploited which is common knowledge.
You want to bring the Japanese working condition to Hollywood means you are literally advocating for slave labour. You can hate Hollywood all you want but seriously rethink want you are actually advocating, because Japanese artists of all kind had been fighting for wage increase for more than *30* years now, and you idiots have now given the Japanese sponsors a reason to NOT give them that by continuously praising how they don't need more money.
@@nanaholic01And yet, Disney has come under fire for exploiting VFX studios with unreasonable time scheduling, poor management and planning leading to reshoots and an exploitative work condition to push their projects out the window. The end result being a rushed and bland slop of bad cgi accompanied by a terrible 13th rewritten script that lacks any cohesive narrative with poorly developed or uninteresting characters.
So really, Hollywood is bleeding money with their excessive budgets on trash projects due to poor management, and hiring terrible scriptwriters that ultimately end up bombing in the box office.
Should Hollywood learn from Japanase work ethics? No, since Japan is notorious for its stressful and unethical working environment that's well ingrained in their culture. And if the recent fiasco that anime Studio MAPPA (AoT, Jujustu Kaisen, One Punch Man) is facing right now tells us anything, is that Japan has a long way to go in recognizing and improve their work culture.
But what Hollywood should learn is to cut down their excessive budget and wisely manage it, hire passionate producers and scriptwriters capable of creating fascinating stories and characters that we as an audience care and root for, plan their projects ahead of time and tighten up the schedule effectively. That way VFX studios won't be overwhelmed by last minute changes on scripts and reshoota that further constraints their time exploits their artists and inflates their budgets.
I watched and I didn't notice that it was 2 hours. It will move your emotions, something only a few movies did. This was one of them. It is a must watch masterpiece.
I fell asleep while watching it
@@100Spyro understandable
This film is CINEMA. Not only is it an emotional and epic experience, not only does it have the best visual effects of the year, not only does it have the most gripping story and characters ever, not only is it written so tightly to the point that’s there’s practically no filler, not only is Godzilla the most terrifying he’s even been, not only does it have my favorite film score EVER…
But this movie brought back the Godizllasaurus. Truly amazing.
The biggest reason why this movie was so good, while on a low budget, was because of the phenomenal acting of the cast. Godzilla was awesome, but the core actors and actresses really carried this movie, imo.
I love the characters in the movie, the problem I thought about with Monsterverse despite having a lot of sequels, they never gave any development to the characters and abandon them in the next films. There was too many characters looping back and forth which made it just unbearable to watch a bunch of horses standing around.
As a Japanese, i love Yamazaki's work and i am proud of him. I would recommend everyone to watch the 'eternal zero' which is also directed by him. great movie and acting about a kamikaze pilot in WWII.
The low budget also means the VFX artists were underpaid, even with conversion rates. And the crunch culture in Japan is even worse. There's no way they could let America show them up.
Talent and passion yes but damn that's a low budget
The nuke was cool
@@armorhide406 overpaid in America, and we have the luck and pleasure to see GCI garbage like we saw on the almost $300 million budget The Flash. LOL
The craziest thing about Godzilla Minus Ones success, is the irony of it having been released AFTER Oppenheimer, a movie regarding the atomic bomb, the cause of the monster and tragedies that befell Japan.
What if it was all part of the script lol
@@paulandersbullecer3152someone did a video discussing the possibility as both films complement the other in both being tied to the world ending weapon that is the nuclear bomb.
One following the horrors behind the very man’s eyes who til his death could only think of the consequences of nuclear war, while the other focuses on those who live in the aftermath of war with a consequence of nuclear weapons.
I thought Oppenheimer should be paired with Barbie as a movie package, and it seems that I was wrong.lol
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And both of these films won in Oscar Academy today
Hollywood films cost that much because of the overpaid actors.
This is a great point
まさしくその通り、中年の白人のおっさん俳優に５０万ドルや７０万ドルのギャラが支払われるのは馬鹿らしいことだ
ya i would like to point this out. i think its not only on the graphics. the actors got a huge chunk too.
Don’t forget the useless executives
And the talentless writers. Who demand even more money for creating shit, lol. And the PR.
The PTSD scenes were tremendous, great acting
the way they make this movie about survivors remourse, nuclear power being the true enemy, ptsd, and so many other deep topics was soooo amazing to see.
When my husband wanted to see this I dragged my feet and was preparing for another forgettable CGI monster movie. Definitely did not expect to actually sob with emotion during the movie multiple times.
This movie was THE monster movie for me. It is just a beautiful film overall.
Dragged my wife to the movie too she loved it
Very emotional especially understanding the psychological aspects of what the Japanese people went through
I also took my wife. She sobbed half the film. And loved it 😍
It really was emotional. Its been a long time since a movie made me cry
As a war vet, with severe PTSD, this movie hit so hard. I’m thankful that it exists, the tears kept leaking on the drive home, and then some. They made a movie that felt like me.
Thank you for your service.
♥
I agree 💯 %, As a veteran with combat related PTSD, it hit me when the main actor said, My war has not ended or is not over yet" he ment the internal war within yourself is still raging and ongoing even after you return home from battle. War is chaotic and military warriors are trained to ignore the violence, and the chaos going on around them and to have discipline within that chaos to accomplish the mission. In survival and battle mode you don't think that this chaos affects you mentally, because psychologically human beings are not built to consistently kill other human beings. But when the war ends, you realize that those chaotic violent memories are still with you, and those memories can potentially destroy you emotionally, mentally, and spiritually if you let them. The memories of lost friends, taking life, the anger, the guilt, and shame is now ingrained in your mind forever.
And I too, thank you for your sevice. And as a veteran to my fellow veterans, never forget the fallen..❤
@@charliewhite2625Well said. Ptsd is not fun. Your brain releasing those endorphins from the most random of triggers. Keep the body going and the brain will follow.
I am Brazilian, 51 years old, and since childhood, I have been a fan of Japanese series, cartoons, and movies featuring giant monsters and heroes. These shows have always been broadcast on TV here. I never had the chance to see a Godzilla movie in theaters until the American films started to emerge. For the first time in my life, I got to watch a Japanese giant monster movie, specifically Godzilla, in the cinema. I can confidently say it's the best Godzilla film I've seen in any language or nationality. I'm not sure if it was released in theaters in the United States, but if it's still showing in your country, don't miss the opportunity. Here in Brazil, it was only in theaters for two weeks because there's always a massive $200 million American film to take over the cinemas. It's definitely worth it. Hopefully, this film will make Hollywood reconsider how to make a blockbuster, both in terms of concept and finance.
And anime ?
I went and saw it yesterday. It was outstanding! One of the reasons it beats Hollywood's recent slew of offerings is that it has actual conversational dialogue. Hollywood has gone to having the most simplistic dialogue that can be easily translated into as many languages as possible to make worldwide box office cash in the secondary market. Godzilla Minus One had relatable characters you could root for.
One great credit to their CGI was the Shinden airplane he flies at the end. It looked real enough that I actually looked up of there were any left in flying condition. Only two were made. One went to the scrap heap and the other is in bits, but it looked real enough in this movie to fool an airplane nut.
The flying scenes were done digitially (and indeed looked amazing), but they built an exceptionally detailed replica for the ground scenes, which now lives in a small Japanese aviation museum. I happened across someone's blog post who saw it there in person, and apparently the cockpit instruments are even real instruments, that's how good it is. :)
The ironic part is that even though there's lots of dialogue in Minus One and it's in a language most of us don't understand, we were smart enough to turn on captions and understand it and love it anyway. Hollywood thinks we're all idiots...really, they're the idiots
Godzilla Minus One needs to be nominated for Best Picture Academy Award. Best movie of 2023.
Agreed
If Parasite can get nominated AND win Best Picture of the year, then so can Godzilla Minus One
I hope so. It was amazing
Soundtrack as well. The scores in this movie made my hair on the neck stand. My eyes were filled with water and i understood that i was entertained to the full satisfaction
Does it has any trans or gay main characters? If it doesn't, then I doubt it will get even a special effects nomination.
I took my family to watch this movie, my mom speaks only Spanish, some English. I was worried she wouldn't like it cause of the Japanese language but I was wrong. At the end she said she got watery eyes and understood most of the movie. It shows you how strong they made the characters
Honestly me too bro my mom and dad speak mostly Spanish but know English obv not 100% but can understand it talk it but with an accent and they absolutely loved the movie even when the sad parts came or funny parts I found them laughing and awing 😌 she even started crying as well
the characters were amazing and well done. amazing job,
Are you real
@@----Daniel I think so
@@rojitobonito6813 How did it end?
Went to see this movie with my parents. My dad and I love the Godzilla movies, and my mom... not so much (lol). But when my mom heard it was a movie from Japan, her interest was piqued a bit. Now, my mom is someone who refuses to watch anything with subtitles on them, so she often won't watch foreign films, unlike my dad and I. So when I realized that this movie had subtitles, I really questioned if my mom would like this movie at all. I was so happy to come out of the movie and hear both of my parents say nothing but good things about the film. My mom was able to ignore the subtitles existing and was able to just enjoy the movie. My dad loved the Godzilla parts and how he was a terrifying menace. And I loved the movie for just everything.
It makes me even more happy to know that the film also won an Oscar just a couple of days ago. It goes to show that Americans - ones just like my mom - will watch films from other countries, it really gives foreign films the opportunity to come in and showcase the talent that has been historically hard to show.
I went to see minus one in theaters with my friends and we were absolutely shocked at the PURE QUALITY this film is. It gives us such a genuine look at postwar Japan and actually has interesting characters
The Japanese have passion that is second to none when it comes to artistry in my opinion. Probably why they made a masterpiece with that budget
Agree, I saw an exhibit in the MET on pre-modern japan drama/art and it was absolutely insane what they were doing as an isolated nation 4-500 years ago. Edit: Although I only ended up thinking this movie was ok lol.
I think only Korea matches that passion with a lot of their cinema and television
I agree, if you are into watches, Grand Seiko and Seiko are incredible.
Artistry and awful wages
Actually, all movies low budget are expensive because they pay artists and avoid taxes, fake budget more profit
As someone who’s been a massive fan of Godzilla since childhood I’m beyond happy that a proper Japanese Godzilla film is getting universal praise
Lol japanese movies suck😂😂 those clowns should stick to anime😂
Where were you when Shin Godzilla first aired? People all over the world were slobbering over it like crazy! And not just Godzilla fans. Same with Legendary's Godzilla. Especially the first one, that's a real heavy weight against any Godzilla movie.
@@YamiKisara I personally hated Shin Godzilla tbh. I didn't like how they basically made Godzilla a kaiju-sized Pokemon. This film looks like it handles the big G a lot better.
@@filthycasual8187a Kaiju size Pokemon??? Did you even watch the movie???
@@whyareyousubbing Yes I did. I hated it.
What I understand about this movie and what made it great was that it was a movie about post WW2 Japan WITH Godzilla in it. The budget was kept low by low labor costs (even compared to USA) of artists and VFX not needing to animate Godzilla as much or in a very complex way; keeping the animations to partial body shots and walking in straight lines for example. And even so, we aren't missing anything from Godzilla in a Godzilla movie! All of this made a "lean and clean" aspect that obviously produced an A grade film. I would love to see them win the Oscar for VFX as an extra slap in the face to Hollywood.
I absolutely loved this movie! ❤️
I feel the reason why budgets are so high tho in the states is due to the actors. The actors want HUGE payouts. Actors in the states care more about the green than they do their acting. Where in Japan it’s the complete opposite. The actors care about their craft rather than being greedy with money. They want to showcase an amazing movie and work as a team rather than money this money that. Its sad.
I mean considering the trauma that Hollywood and being an actor from a young age (a lot of actors tender to have been acting for a while) brings I understand why that would want a lot of money. But no this is mostly Hollywood's fault that just want the green and only push out bad clone copy's of other movies with no real soul to it.
True. If the Hollywood big actors don't get paid enough what they want, they will denied to be in it. So say if Hollywood want a big name actor, they have to pay big money.
The dinner scene was one of my favorite scenes. The setting, the comradery, the joking, the honor of tradition, and the pure joy of the characters as they see some semblance of sanity returned to the world. It was extremely well done.
My favorite scene has to be the last scene as the protagonist breaks down in tears of joy as the love of his life ask him, "Are you done fighting your war?". Brilliant. Brought a tear to my eye.
that last seen got me crazy like how the hell she lived like brooooo she FLEWWW
She barely lived, you can see how damaged her body is in that shot,
she was also most likely in a come for weeks, hence why that letter was delivered so late @@GothKaida
Wait, so neither of you saw the pulsating black veins on her neck?
She got that Big G goo in her lol
People seem to be missing that it seems the only reason she survived was because she either mutated by Godzilla’s cells or Mothra was involved. You can tell when Akiko sees her that she knows whatever that was was not her mom
@Mynameisjoof oh yea, that black thing on her neck. Godzilla minus two is going to be so good if they decide to make it
The dynamic between Shikishima, Noriko, and Akiko was beautiful, truly the reason why people are saying the human connection was so good. Godzilla did a great job too lol
The acting for Shikishima in particular was superb. Felt so much more from him than a lot of other movies of recent years.
The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.this this exact plot and script was in western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.
@@SENATORPAIN1”typical Asian” I wonder why
@@MarioSanchez-ep2vv why?
@@SENATORPAIN1 Are you just gonna spam this bullshit take on every single comment thread? Get a job.
This is the only movie I have seen more than once in theaters! I also was constantly telling everyone I knew they had to go see it. This was by far the best film of 2023 and arguably one of the best in the past 5-6 years. As a military veteran with PTSD, I was also so moved by how real the character's struggles felt to me. It made me feel seen much more than any Hollywood war movie ever has.
You nailed it. And the sound is just excellent and the mixture of classic Godzilla score and new compositions and how they are just is just perfect. Just take the scene where the main character starts the plane and the music underlined what was going on in his mind. That was maybe the best use of film music ever.
I wish Akira Ifukube could have been alive to hear his awesome music in this remarkable and classic motion picture. Like the original 1954 GOJIRA, this film is a classic of the cinema -- it's not just a "monster movie."
When I was a kid I always hoped that one day other people would understand my love for Godzilla movies. All these years later and I have finally got to see this happen. What makes it even better is that it’s not even from a big budget Hollywood made film, but a film made by the studio that made me fall in love with Godzilla movies in the first place. Thank you Toho.
You have echoed my own sentiments to perfection. Specially after how much Hollywood keeps ruining some of my favorite franchises ever (Indiana Jones, Star wars, Marvel, etc.), here comes the one franchise that was essential for my childhood, and shows the world that not all hope it's lost.
@@ralyman2go look at what Apple did to Legacy of Monsters smh. They made sure to virtue signal in there. You’ll find it at episode 4. I have no hope for New Empire now. I had that feeling after King of the Monsters and they proved me right.
I was in Toho studios once for an audition. I saw the water tank where they filmed Godzilla. It sent chills up my spine! I couldnt believe i was walking alone around the same place that made the Godzilla movies i had watched from about 9 years old!
@@mr.williams1997I unsubscribed from Apple immediately after watching that episode, the Monsterverse was my last hope for avoiding the Woke virtue signaling and unfortunately it's infected with the WOKE virus now 😞🙄
@@keeganbrown9967 I highly recommend godzilla singular point that one is not bad also anime
I legit got chills from this film everytime G showed up. When the reinforcement boat arrived after they stalled for time, the way it drifts into shot was absolutely incredible. I felt the raw power and respect from that battlecruiser only to see it absolutely annihlated. This film was incredible.
So well said, I agree
The atomic breath in ginza had my heart stopped for a moment, the entirete ginza scene had me breathtake, his shikishima breakdown after the destruction was also a scene, that movie is without any doubt the best i watched this year
As a naval history fan the narrative around the demilitarization of Japan was awesome to see the Destroyers with their Guns removed is what happened to them. Godzilla being upgraded by operation crossroads. It was insanely cool to see Takao kick ass even if it was for about three salvos (203mm shells do not fuck around). The unused munitions from the Yamato Class battleships being used to breach Godzilla's skin for the freon scene. FYI Takao is neither a boat nor a battlecruiser she is a heavy cruiser. Not trying to be a dick just trying to inform
I went back to this after Godzilla Minus One won the OScars. I watched it after watching your essay because you gave compelling argument as to why it was really good. thank you and congrats to Godzilla Minus one and the Japanese cinema
I just saw this movie today, easily better than anything I've seen come out of Hollywood in the past 7 or 8 years. Incredible film with great characters and great actors to portray them. I was sold, I felt like everything going on was real you could feel the stakes and the characters emotions and fears. So f-ing good dude!!
In the defense of Godzilla being depicted as an anti-hero, he's always have been depicted as both a villain and a hero in Japanese media. The fact that we're getting both versions of big G in just a span of a year is a godsend for us fans. Just like the old Showa/Heisei/Millenium era times, baby
That’s what I’m thinking. I disliked seeing people saying it’s gonna be mcu like.
@@lolokay9156I don’t blame them, their are over 37 films and counting. Comics, TV Shows and Video Games, a ton of lore and most of it isn’t exactly accessible to everyone.
@@Zhtrik yeah I see your point.
How is he a hero in his first (1954) film?
@@JustineLaLoba never was and years later they made him more kid friendly and hero like. Then they made go back to same route from before.
My wife went in with low expectations and told me she was probably gonna fall asleep (due to the late showtime) and ended up watching the whole thing. As cliché as it sounds, she was actually on the edge of her seat, gripping my arm in the intense scenes. Love it!
I hope this means you got to witness the birth of a new Godzilla fan lmao!
Same my girlfriend has never seen a Godzilla movie and I took her to see this one and she was blown away lmao she loved the movie
Lol same here. She even cried 2-3 times 😅
Its sad that the blockbusters are creating so many cynics
This is the first movie where I felt true fear and adrenaline that lasted long after I left the theater
Just saw the black and white version yesterday, and was blown away at how incredible they did on this film. What a honor to the original series, and the black and white without a doubt delivered so much more emotions than I believe the colour version would. From start to end it was an emotional ride. Truly one of the best movies of the year.
I saw it in B&W last night as well and I completely agree, it was so much more dramatic and melancholy. Easily the most epic experience I've ever had going the theatre.
I unexpectedly saw it in b&w and loved it. It was so well done.
wait, this in b&w? I'd like to see that!
This movie is easily the best movie of the year and one of my favorite movies ever. There have been a few perfect movies made and IMO this is one of them. It is staggeringly good. Every single character in this movie even if they have only a single line feels like a unique, real person. It is the best Kaiju movie of all time and an instant movie classic.
Couldn’t agree more. I honestly teared up multiple times. The “is your war finally over” line killed me.
My wife is still mad at me for not crying when we found out we were pregnant, or the birth of our daughter, but holy damn did I have to choke it back during this movie.
@@TheNdoki hahahahahahaha
I straight up had tears streaming down my face. I’m a super sensitive person and cry easily at movies, but this one hit extra hard. I made by boyfriend wait a few minutes before we left so my eyes could dry, lol 😅
@@hheinous lol, that's great
Totally agree
I wasn't expecting to go into a blockbuster monster action movie and almost tear up from emotion multiple times. The first time in ages I can remember emotionally connecting with and giving two shits about the characters in an action movie. Also very refreshing that the dialogue was realistic and not endless witty insults and one liners like with Marvel/Disney.
Or calling Ghidorah "Gonorrhea".
The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.if this exact plot and script was in a western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.
@@SENATORPAIN1once again “typical Asian” I wonder why
just admit you can't stand to watch a man cry and move on bro @@SENATORPAIN1
I liked Oppenheimer. It was shocking that the filmmakers did not know that the US flag at the time only had 48 stars. When I was watching the film, I had to do a triple take to verify that they actually missed that historical fact.
Really?? movie ruined 2/10 matter fact, FUCK this movie now
@@TheNaughtysheriffYeah fr
Awesome piece. This movie needs more recognition. Godzilla fan since 1989 and Minus One is close to perfect. Ok I’ll say it. I cried at the end seeing Koichi’s reaction seeing that Noriko is alive. Masterpiece
The most memorable scene for me was when his neighbor in the end hits him for almost dying on them. Starck contrast to the beginning, where she screams at him for not doing his kamikaze job. Because it shows that you don't have to die even if it's for your own country.
i'm not crying, you're crying😭😭
This is without a doubt the WORST Godzilla movie I have ever seen. Technically it is not a Godzilla movie, but a Japanese drama movie that took place after World War II.
For those who haven't seen it yet, Godzilla only appears in 4 short scenes in more than 2 hours of tedious and boring Japanese drama.
Don't waste your money, better wait until 2024 for the premiere of Godzilla X Kong!!
@@ezequielcronswell8520 You sound like the 10 year old children who got kicked from the cinema I was in because they had a goldfish attention span.
If you want big monster go smash with bright lights and colours, with shit characters that you don't care about, then Hollywood is for you.
The ridiculousness to say a Japanese made Godzilla movie isn't proper Godzilla... The 1954 Godzilla (gojira) is a representation of the destruction of war, Godzilla Minus one absolutely conveys this
@@hareecionelson5875 But don't cry, please.
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@@ezequielcronswell8520 That's what a good movie with a good script will do
If you've watched plenty of Japanese media, even if it's anime, you'd realize by now how much they emphasize on human aspects such as emotions and relationships (even if the characters ain't human) in their stories. About damn time Japanese live-action movies get huge recognition. Their classic films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai have been huge influences on Hollywood directors for years. I hope Minus One becomes a catalyst for their live-action just like how Akira did for anime.
Great analysis 💯 Literally felt like I was watching a Live-Action Anime 🔥
What did akira do
You know, live action is just film or movie.
NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!
Adding my 2 cents as a VFX artist:
Although they did an amazing job with a very limited budget, I disagree that the VFX surpassed what we see in any huge Hollywood films. It was really quite rough in places.
I think that if some of those VFX shots were in a Marvel movie, they would be heavily criticised, but because they were in a movie with an engaging story and great characters, people aren't noticing them.
On top of that, the director was also responsible for the VFX, and it feels like he really knew where to put polish and where he could be cheap. So the bad VFX shots stick out less, and it seems like he probably spent less time overtraining on insignificant things, and avoided any last minute changes that often lead to weak VFX (which is something that happens on Hollywood blockbusters very frequently)
Just finished watching it. This movie, director and actors put Hollywood to absolute shame.
this movie blew me away, words can not describe how amazing this cinematic experience was. Finally a movie with genuine structure. character development was 10/10. the emotion, the story, the entire thing was just so GOOD!!!!!!
It left me in awe after I first saw it, Godzilla Minus One is brilliant and the best Godzilla movie I have ever fucking seen.
Same here been s godzilla fan for ever this is like the og but so much emotion story and effects were great
OH MY GOD! YOU JUST STARTED WATCHING MOVIES DIDN"T YOU??
This film was unreal. The emotions that I felt through the characters, the symbolism and raw power that was expressed by Godzilla that we just don’t see anymore, the thematic elements that really made the cogs of the film turn…everything was absolutely gorgeous. And I am not ashamed to admit I cried multiple times during this film. This was an excellent unpacking and analysis.
I teared up many times….When you see and feel pride of craft, the craft for plot, the care for character, the love the cast and the crew had for us the audience. It hit me…
@@suryavajra I watched it again, and I realised that engineer Tachibana sent Shikishima the pictures of the dead engineers and their families, and those were in the package he received on the boat back to Japan. I was so engrossed the first time I never really made the connection where he got those pictures from. more ooftonium
This is without a doubt the WORST Godzilla movie I have ever seen. Technically it is not a Godzilla movie, but a Japanese drama movie that took place after World War II.
For those who haven't seen it yet, Godzilla only appears in 4 short scenes in more than 2 hours of tedious and boring Japanese drama.
Don't waste your money, better wait until 2024 for the premiere of Godzilla X Kong!!
@@ezequielcronswell8520 you described teh original godzilla lmao clown
The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.if this exact plot and script was in a western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.
Man a Hollywood criticism that actually discusses the sequences/comparisons and doesn't just spew 'ITS TOO WOKE'
Great video man 👍 gonna have to go rewatch it now
You know a movie is good when just thinking back on it makes you emotional. This movie is so powerful that just thinking back on this movie, I am starting to tear up.
Honestly makes me cry to see everyone praising not just Godzilla but getting into the franchise as a whole. Legit warms my heart because back then when I was 5 not a lot of people didn’t even cared about the franchise but now it’s noice to see casuals and fans enjoy this masterpiece of a film. Really goes to show Godzilla is probably the most versatile character in fiction. Can go from being an anti hero to more of a character with a serious and grounded tone
The team behind Minus One just made a stupidly superb movie. They are that skilled. Even in an entertainment vacuum, they did something spectacular. But when you take it out of that vacuum and into the current multimedia entertainment landscape, there is nothing coming remotly close to it. One can only nitpick at some things like the quality of the tanks, Noriko teleporting right into Gojira's path, Shikishima having a pinpoint gps location of Noriko in Ginza or Noriko able to withstand an Atomic Breath that evaporates the rest of Tokyo, but screw that. The human characters are way to deep for that, the story way to interesting, Gojira way too awesome and the effects way to grounded, all on a budget of 15 million dollar. That Japanese team just tapped drowning Hollywood on their shoulder and asked "Sorry, might we show you how it's done again?". The cherry on top is that they did that using the Gojira franchise xD
I don't know if this movie is a good place to get into the franchise with. This coming from a fan of the series, it sets the bar so damn high
@@Gabrhil I think it does. It has enough of the Japanese side of the franchise, while the graphics are a great blend between Japanese and Western Gojira versions. Next to that, it has a great story abd the human aspect is excellent.
Agreed!! I was 6 in 1956 and loved Godzilla! Have watched it thru my life til now age 73 and can't wait to see this new movie!! With all the garbage coming out of Hollywood and Disney now...haven't gone to theaters in LONG LONG TIME!.
because the Hollywood Godzilla version lacks story. Basicly 2 (or 3) monsters fighting each other. That gets old really quick.
Godzilla Minus One just had HEART. The directors and writers had film art on their minds, not just money.
Damn you just explained that in such a good way. Hollywood is junk food, and I forgot about it by the end of the movie. But after watching Minus One, I’m still thinking about it weeks later.
Thank you for this! I am a hardcore Godzilla fan, born in 1983, and I remember in 1989 when my parents finally allowed me to rent "Godzilla 1984" on VHS from the local video rental store. Godzilla was an utter monster in that film, but when he fell into the volcano, I remember crying. Looking back on it as a 6 year old, I felt like Godzilla had done nothing wrong, and was only in this world because humans forced him back into it. Like he had no control.
Years later I actually watched the 1954 "Godzilla" film, and it is a true marvel of horror cinema. Godzilla represents everything horrifying, destructive, and sado-masochistic of Japan in World War Two under an Imperial, Fascistic Military dictatorship. He represented the sins of the old, and the sins of the new (the Western world with its terrifying atomic power).
I saw "Godzilla: Minus One" in theaters a few months ago, about a week after it premiered here in the US. I 100% agree with everything you're saying in the video. Godzilla should be horrifying, terrifying, beyond our comprehension: dare I say, he's like the first Lovecraftian god to be put to film. I return to this concept of Godzilla not being an anti-hero (which I agree with and utterly despise with the Legendary Pictures form), and see him as an utter form of destruction against human comprehension: Godzilla is Fat Boy, Swine Flu, Chernobyl, Fukushima, and COVID-19 rolled into one. He terrifies us because he is outside of our human control and comprehension for his amorality.
Godzilla is one of those pop-culture icons that transcends humanity. He is timeless.
Admittedly, I’m actually ok with Godzilla both as a hero/anti-hero like in the Monsterverse and as a villain like in Minus One. As a longtime fan, he’s really flipped back and forth over the years and in each era, be it Showa, Heisei, Millennium, and the current Reiwa.
Honestly, it speaks to the character’s strength that he’s just as fitting fighting robots and aliens as he is representing mankind’s sins on nature.
Agreed, he’s a very versatile monster. For a reboot for the franchise and as an origin story this was the right play, but I’m always down for Godzilla popcorn flicks too.
This is because the reviewer exists in a world where there is only Godzilla ('54), Strikes Again, 1984, Shin, and Minus One while ignoring virtually everything else Toho has done... you know the 25 or so other films...
Yes this a hundred percent. I'm getting so sick of that talking point online, Godzilla films always vary in tone and Legendary has basically become a high budget Showa era Godzilla movie. Even the director of Minus One was a huge fan of the American movies and you can see that in the design of Godzilla and the similar shots from the 2014 movie.
@@godzelda123Legendary Godzilla is quite faithful to most Godzilla iterations. He's essentially a blend of many eras
THANK YOU! finally! I was waiting for someone to say this!
I went to watch this film with my siblings and my sister was so into the movie she forgot it was a Godzilla film. The characters were so interesting she told me "I thought we were watching a war movie, I forgot about godzilla."
The screening I experienced tonight in Indianapolis was in black & white., adding to the feeling of historic authenticity. I agree with the splendid quality of this film, acting, script, history, political references, music....I was moved when the survivors saluted Godzilla as he sank back into the Ocean. One of the best films I have seen in a very long time.
Just watched the Minus One Minus Color in RPX IMAX B&W version, and it's soooo good! ❤️ And yes, I hate the American Godzilla movies too, sorry. This Minus One though, is sooo beautiful, especially the characters make it so much better. I didn't read any reviews, didn't watch the color version and had no interest to watch. But when good reviews poured in, the director announced B&W version and after hearing the Oscar nomination, I knew that this was it!!! And yes, it's the best movie in the franchise for me. Just watch it in theaters this week if you can. So beautiful ❤️
Godzilla can really be anything tbh. Hero, villain, anti hero, a message, a kid friendly icon. So saying Godzilla sucks because he’s not a serious character all the time, you unintentionally miss a major part of why Godzilla has survived and thrived to this day
@mrpickles3 I mean, people are entitled to opinions, no matter how wrong. If they weren't successful, they wouldn't have made over 20 of them. Yeah some were goofy, but you also have to recognize the different atmospheres in the filming industry during the time of each movies filming. I grew up watching the original Japanese godzilla films, and loved them. They are a cornerstone of classic Japanese kaiju movies.
I agree, I also didn't like the "he's evil, he's a force of nature" sentiment. cause storms, earthquakes or tsunamis aren't evil either
@MiraPacku, what I think is cool is that I don't think he's supposed to be evil in the movies like Shin Godzilla where he's supposed to represent natural disasters. I think sometimes we put him in this square where's hes evil but the point is he isn't.
@@MiraPacku good think the director doesnt give a fuck whether yall dont like that hes evil. the best part of the movie was that he felt like a evil force of nature, and yall can say earthquakes and tsunamis arent evil but if u ever been in one and watched youre entire village get destroyed because of it youd feel differently
@@MtpMuzikshutup
I'm from LA, and I watched this IN Hollywood. Packed cinema. Several ovations throughout. Upon its climax, and entire theater erupted in cheers. No joke, this is the best movie I've seen in several years.
I saw it. It’s a cinematic masterpiece.
Wow, thank you for you’re info on the movie. Definitely going to see it now. Thank you.
I went into the movie to see a big lizard destroy a nation and ended up seeing a emotional masterpiece about grief, love, and tragedy. Best movie of all time
You nailed it. This is not about one man vs Godzilla, but one man vs one mans guilt. Godzilla plays a role in that compelling story.
I believe the biggest part of the problem is that Hollywood (not all films, but many) approach film making with the mentality "lest make a movie, what story can we come up with" while this Godzilla movie approached it with something more like "let's tell a story". Yes, filmmaking is a business but movies should not be approached only as money making machines, otherwise the art part of it gets lost.
He says that the monsterverse films are the only wacky Godzilla films but that is not the case. The thing about Godzilla is that he can be used in many different ways. I think it's great that we can have both wacky and serious Godzilla films.
even the fact that Showa Godzilla had a development that turns him from evil force to an ally
i suppose the reason that Legendary had an "heroic" role for him its because they have the condition of he never die on a movie outside from japan, so how they can write a movie where he is evil and cant be defeated?
my problem with the Legendary ones is the human plot, i feel it is forced for some reason, on minus one they feel just natural and more realistic and you get interested on them, im not sure how to describe the ones from Legendary
I love how Godzilla vs Kong basically saved the theater industry and now Godzilla Minus One is basically saving the film industry itself
It saved the film industry because most of toho movies have been not the best compared to Hollywood
Kong and Godzilla started film industry, now they saving it, if sounds perfect for me (I know Kong and Godzilla didn't started it but help it to where it is today)
@@alexjackyperson101 they definitely did their part💯
Yup
These two icons are the kings of cinema, and rightfully so
Godzilla is just him
A big factor of why hollywood budgets are so insane is because of the overinflated salaries for the actors
I’d bet it has to do more with the overinflated salaries of the executives who green light clearly bad ideas.
I think they are overinflated because they aren't fans of what they're doing. They hate the franchise they're in.
Fr 15 million is probably what the actors of the avengers made
The bigger reason is that they do very little pre-production these days and instead opt to just "fix it in post." The MCU films in particular go through constant rewrites in the middle of production and don't properly storyboard their VFX sequences, which forces the crew to film dozens of reshoots and the VFX artists to re-render sequences on a tight deadline. The reason why The Creator was able to do so much with what is now considered a "smaller" budget is because director Gareth Edwards actually did proper pre-production and planned out the VFX shots ahead of time with storyboards/shot-lists.
@@suparicky8889that’s what the extras probably made with how bloated Hollywood movies are
When you lambast hollywood (deservedly on all counts) for their CGI over-reliance, consider that Minus One was so visually incredible because they also heavily relied on CGI - but did so with better ideas, better management, and better writing. The sets are almost entirely CG except a practical boat railing and a plane fuselage the crew pushed around, but the VFX work by a tiny team that knew what they were doing and had a cohesive vision, executed perfectly, made all the difference. CGI itself isn't the problem - poor use of it is.
After many decades Godzillas gone full circle returning home triumphantly menacing.
Made a last minute decision to see the film on the big screen. I'm so glad I did. The surround sound just added to that immersive cinematic experience. Godzilla Minus One was one of the films this year that made me realise why I love going to the movies: to escape into another world, witness a good story, feel plenty of emotions. I actually got tear-eyed by the end of the film. Try watching it on the big screen if you can!!
I'm pretty sure the massive salaries of Hollywood actors is another problem influencing the expensive movie budgets
True
ur right, but its definitely not just the actors. the producers, directors also should share the blame.
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Nah it's mostly the actor/ actress. Mad Max have less budget but take years to film because quality over quantity.
Also the actor and actress enjoy the filming with every second of it so they didn't think much about the money.
Not only the actor salaries but the CGI costs. Look at many of today's movies and you'll see at least a half dozen visual effects companies involved: ILM, Weta, Framestore, Sony VFX, and others. Those companies come at a hefty cost.
The other issue is marketing. Tens of millions of dollars are spent on marketing Hollywood pictures and sending actors around to different talk shows to hype up a movie. I saw no advertising, no trailers in the theater about Godzilla Minus One. It's out of pure luck that I saw it listed on my local theater now- playing website. I wanted to see if it was going to be another Hollywood Godzilla movie, so I checked out Rotten Tomatoes. At the time before the movie was released to the public, Rotten Tomatoes scored it 100% fresh. I don't always agree with Rotten Tomatoes, but I was bored and decided to check out the movie. Wow oh wow. I was blown away. It was the first time I felt Rotten Tomatoes was spot on.
@@jonny_lagunaridiculous? Lol, you have no idea what you are talking about. Vfx is a highly skilled trade where you must have both technical and artistic skills and yet vfx artists make less than tech workers. Vfx is just a lot of meticulous work, that's why it's expensive, it requires a lot of time and people.
Thank you for this detailed, informational, and well, just true review of this movie. I going to share this with my friends.
I'm actually reading a book about post-war Japan right now, and so far, there's no mention of Godzilla. But I'm not done the book yet, so we'll see. In the meantime, maybe I'll go see Godzilla Minus One.
Godzilla Minus One was the first Godzilla film since the original 1954 movie in which I actually cared about the human characters. It was absolutely wonderful because it has the element that Hollywood blockbusters have lacked for years now: heart.
Well, Hollywood movies are mainly made now by people who despise half of Americans. That attitude will come out of the movie one way or the other.
Good for you buddy
@@user-pp6fk6dj1t Woke actors and directors literally hate conservatives and tradionalists. If your attitude is full of scorn and contempt, it will come out in your work.
@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtzWestern media in a nutshell.
@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz what the actual fck you on about little buddy
Another issue with Disney’s budgets is all of the reshoots. The reshoot the same movie 2-3 times over which exponentially increases the budgets. Also, saw Godzilla minus one yesterday, absolute masterpiece. I got the rest of my family to go see it tomorrow.
well for starters fuck disney.
they wouldn't need reshoots if they just got talented writers 😞
GotG3 blows this monster movie out of the water
Another issue would be all the “big name” actors Hollywood loves to cram into their movies. They bank on the name bringing in viewers, and pay exorbitant amounts just to plug these actors into their films. They don’t care how well suited to the role the actor is, they want them there for advertising.
@@nutsfromberserk247 shutup
The writers historical references to the "Tokyo Fire Bombing"; mankind's worst; more casualties than the Hiroshima Bomb. The wheel, those 4 Japanese Naval Ships & Rear Propeller Plane are historical fact. Only noticed these things after a second viewing, not paying attention to the subtitles. So many historical details to list. How 'bout that '37Japanese manufactured Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Classic!
this weekend me and my friends will watch this movie and i cant wait
I love the fact two of the biggest movies of this year were the creation of Mankind's greatest threat to itself and a reflection on the lingering trauma from the single time we used it.
Never realized that but oh the irony
Exactly. I got the same impression after watching Barbie.
The top review for Minus One on Letterboxd is amazing:
Two films now in 2023 have dared to examine the fallout and societal implications of WWII’s nuclear exclamation point:
1. A hard-hitting social drama chronicling years in the life of a man broken and haunted by his own failure to prevent the darkness and devastation that enveloped the world following the introduction of the atomic bomb and the inadvertent opening of a door to an endless plague of hopelessness and destruction set upon future generations; a film which truly encapsulates the sheer power, abject terror, and subsequent futility that humankind was forced to face in the wake of its own unimaginable creation; a story told through the eyes of determined engineers, scientists, and soldiers gathered in the name of nationalism to nobly save their culture and civilization as they knew it from the raw, monstrous horrors to which they had borne witness; and an ambiguous resolution to the inevitable humanist clash between blind optimism and bleak reality.
2. Oppenheimer.
@@VorpalSlade ~neat ♥.
Godzilla is Openheimer's child in a sense, guy created the nuke that mutated the G-man.
10000% agree with all of your points. Godzilla Minus One really embodied the meaning of "less is more". No budget = No problem. The story telling in this film was top tier.
I saw it last night in black and white and in Japanese. It was phenomenal. The black and white version in Japanese was really really good.
Just watched it in Imax other night. Such masterpiece only 15 mil? Wow!
Saw Godzilla Minus One on Friday in New Jersey. People cried in this film, so moving was the human story. If I were Japanese I'd be proud of how these characters were portrayed. The people are very likable, all played by good character actors, and they all go through a change from start to finish. They grow, they grow on you as well - the woman who played his neighbor was just great - you just cannot believe the human connection between them all. Above all, the plan to kill Godzilla is terrific, well-written, they spent time explaining it and it makes sense. There are scenes that echo back to Gojira 1953. Yea, best film in a while, bar none.
I looked to my husband and friend I went to see this movie with and I said "I can't believe I cried at a Godzilla movie," the humans made me care about them! Had to be the best portrayal of Ptsd I've ever seen on screen and I cried at the ending.
I said the same thing to my son. In 60 years I never thought I would cry at a Godzilla movie🤦♀️
@@rocker76m88 some scene in many godzilla movie I always tear up but godzilla minus one really hit hard for me
Watched Boy and the Heron and my 9 year old old after the movie said why can’t Disney learn from Japan on how to make great stories. That’s from a 9 year old. Hollywood is in decline.
Smart kid!
YOU WILL WATCH YOUR MISS MARVELS AND YOU WILL ENJOY IT!!!
And then everyone clapped right?
Disney suck and Toho killed it with godzilla minus one show Toho still making godzilla movies
wow,...thats insanely smart.
My favorite parts where the serious ones with godzilla that had the original godzilla music over it and it just made the scenes hit so much harder.
Now I'm waiting for the sequel. Great presentation.
I had zero interest in this movie until the reviews between both critics and audiences exploded recently. I just got back from the theater and I have to say, this movie truly lived up to and exceeded the hype. I had no idea a Japanese low budget Godzilla movie could make me cry, make me scared, and feel as epic and high stakes as it did. Godzilla 2014 was already good, but Minus One is what that movie tried to be. This is the greatest Godzilla movie ever made, and I fully expect it to win at the Oscars.
Give some thanks to Shin Godzilla (2016) for bringing back enthusiam for a new Godzilla, which made this one possible. Shin is a great movie, too, and directed by anime auteur, Hideaki Anno. Shin and Minus One are, for me, going to go down as two great complimentary movies to make a home movie day.
So surprised that this guy hardly ever mentions it, not so much Movie Overload around here.
@Lintahlo He probably doesn't even know about it. If you know about Shin, then you know it won several awards in Japan, including best picture in 2016. This was after a decade break of Japanese Godzilla movies.
Here for this comment!!! Love Shin!
Shin and Minus One are absolutely a perfect pair of Godzilla that highlight the two very different Kaiju. Shin Gojira is a tragic monster, living out the words of Gojira's original Creator Ishirou Honda: "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy." Shin Gojira throughout the movie was in constant pain and anguish, blood pouring for his body simply for living, taking his frustration out on everyone nearby. Minus One Godzilla takes revenge, directly. He killed the men who shot at him while he was just a non-irradiated lizard, he killed the American ships who nuked him and tried to stop him. He chased Shikishima's boat back to Japan and blew up Giza, standing around afterwards roaring, as if to revel in his revenge.
Godzilla 2014 success is what made Shing and Minus One possible, even Toho admitted that
I want to see the B&W version!
Agree with you 100%!! And that salute (that's all I''ll say). Perfection in its implication. I was emotional and clapping aloud in the empty movie theater ( it was midday on a Tuesday). Bravo!! And they bought back the original Godzilla vocals that had been altered in recent films. Yes!!!
The theater near me was showing Oppenheimer (as it was back this week) as well as minus one. I decided to do a “radioactive double feature” with Oppenheimer first and Minus One second. It’s one of the most intense double feature sessions I’ve ever experienced and I HIGHLY recommend it if you can.
I was thinking in my mind how awesome this would be and then I read this comment lolol
Godzilla Minus One is also known as Oppenheimer 2 : The Electric Boogaloo
I've been a Godzilla fan since I was a little boy back in the early 70's and to me when he was chasing the boat he looked the scariest I have ever seen him. This movie is truly a gem.
I agree. Hollywood has no idea how to make a successful godzilla movie. There movies are overstuffed with unnecessary content. But Godzilla minus one did a very good job of bringing the original black n white japanese godzilla movie back to life. 👍
I think, regarding on how people view Godzilla, such as hero, anti-hero, or straight up villain/force of nature. Its all down to preference. Godzilla has been around for so long now with different eras.
He's gone from villan to hero
Villain throughout the second era.
Villain for the most part in the 2000s
And now a mix of anit-hero/villain in the Legendary series and villain in both Shin and Minus one.
It's all about taste. I'm happy with a villain Godzilla...but I like the idea of him becoming more chill and defending Earth from threats humans can't take on. Again, it's what you enjoy as s Godzilla fan.
I loved the character development. The ending brought a tear to my eye. The emotion. Just wow. Absolutely amazing film.
Same here, it was also creepy too with the black scar on Noriko’s neck, it’s like one of Godzilla’s cells were growing inside of her, it’s such a brilliant movie tho.
Maybe pt2 since u know what happen to him
I took two friends and “failed” to mention it was going to be subtitled. They wouldn’t go had they known that. After the movie, they were both ecstatic to have gone and loved the film. It’s a great flick!
I think you’re review is spot on. I went to the theater twice to see it, my son has been three times. One of the best Godzilla movie’s I’ve seen in a long time.
Wonderful, thoughtful video. I'm a new subscriber and will share this on Threads.... linking to the Hollywood studios and trade publications. I hope they learn something.
Just saw this yesterday! It was incredible. Just FU**ing amazing. To put it in context: Both my wife and I were exhausted even before we went into the theater, and my wife typically falls asleep 5 minutes into any Superhero/Monsterverse movie. Both of us were wide awake and watched Godzilla Minus One with awe untile the credits ran. We discussed the heck out of the movie (dialogues and characters) as we walked back to the car and she promplty fell asleep on the drive back! It's a Must watch!
The beauty of our lead is in how much of a coward he is, how broken he is, how even YEARS after the event he is too haunted to genuinely accept the love of Noriko and Akiko and its even blatantly shown to us but never feels forced, it is done well enough that it is just a self loathing rarely expressed. His love for them but hatred of himself is most visible when he tries to convince her not to take the job with appeals of "do I not provide enough money" and "who will look after Akiko". It takes until the end and nearly losing everything he holds dear for his "war" to be over. It is a genuinely human story, one that shows the weakness of everyone involved as well as all of their strengths. That is what makes it better than any Hollywood film, a budget can never make up for a lack of humanity and humanity can never be portrayed by a bunch of half witted hacks who mold a tale into something they think will be crowd pleasing. People loved horror in the 80s for the special effects because they took humanity and skill to make them look good. People loved monster movies in the 50s because they turned their fears of a world ending war into giant ants and giant lizards. People loved the romcoms of the 90s because they made them laugh and wish their life was as easy as those characters. Very few movies today connect with an audience and make them empathize or wish they were those characters because they now are so robotic, so inhuman, that its just a chuckie cheese animatronic playing its tune. The love and humanity that made film art is almost gone. This is why Godzilla Minus One which is an excellent film is thought of as the pinnacle now, because the modern Hollywood film cannot even beat out a cheesy classic monster movie for pathos.
You’re dead on. ChatGPT could best some of the crap being churned out of Hollywood these days. Hopefully Hollywood will wake up.
Excellent breakdown
I love how the mc stared the bomb sweeping job to provide for the family. It shows that he doesn't care if he dies because he failed to do so during his mission but it also shows that he has always been a good person because he wanted to stay alive in the first place because of his parents.
Just saw it today, I was blown away. This film is truly brilliant.