Godzilla Minus One (2023) Movie | Reaction

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"Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.."
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[@DMunz1]

It's even crazier that this movie only had a budget of roughly $10M. Amazing visuals but most importantly, an extremely well written story.

[@kingscorpion7346]

so which is scarier? Godzilla himself, or the director that brought this gem of a movie to the screen for that budget? imagine what he could do with an even bigger budget!

[@axr7149]

The director himself was one of the 4 people who won the VFX Oscar for this film. He joins Stanley Kubrick as the only other person to win the Oscar in that category for a film they also directed.

[@chrischreative2245]

$15-25 million. Every time I see the budget in comments it gets lower and lower. It’ll be $5 and a pound of beef soon.

[@acetylcholine3656]

@@chrischreative2245i thought the director himself said it wasnt $15 mill? Im sure it was an interview or article where he stated he wished it was $15 million.

[@TeruIkuta]

@@chrischreative2245 the director said it's lower then 15M, don't know where you get the 25M budget? I think it between 10M and 14M.

[@PGoodmanCOG]

Koichi is the walking definition of PTSD in all its horror. He blames himself for everything. He can't bond with Noriko or Akiko because he doesn't feel worthy of their love. Or even breathing, really. You gotta feel sorry for the poor bastard sometimes.

[@padaoamandacha8036]

Totally agree. Not sure how anyone could blame him and not understand where he’s coming from.

[@217sherlock]

It is not only what he feels, but what society wrongly accuses him of. He chose not to die meaninglesly and they treated him as less. None of them cared for what he felt except Noriko.

[@maingate7672]

The term ''Masterpiece'' is too often used, but in this case, it completely and absolutely applies!

[@thel1195]

I watched the film. I've watched every reaction I can get my hands on. I'm almost at a point of approaching strangers with my laptop and making them watch this movie. BTW, according to the trailer, Japan after WWII was at zero. Godzilla made thier situation minus 1.

[@rwelch484]

You missed at the end when the camera focused on Norika's neck. You see something growing along the side...hinting that she has been affected by Godzilla's regenerating abilities. This movie cost them a mere 15 M. They put Hollywood to SHAME!!!!! I don't usually like it when they focus on the people, but DAMN!!!!! This movie was perfection!!!! Soooo looking forward to another movie from them

[@Beardo2517]

It's easy to do when you don't have to pay union wages for actors

[@turbo8995]

Yea I lowkey missed it to but the homie I was watching with caught it😅

[@rosewaters2533]

I thought that was either a massive bruise or some radiation injury… she’ll likely die early from cancer.

[@dmsfrom]

love the anti-war message in this, we're all important, we all matter, life is treated way too trivial

[@realitycheck5376]

Usually, I prefer reactions to this film from people who know a lot about Godzilla, however you guys are a big exception. It was refreshing to see people genuinely surprised and in awe of Godzilla, as if seeing him for the first time. It felt almost as if you guys could have been with the people in Ginza wondering what the hell was happening and what the hell was this thing?! I also appreciate your breakdown and knowledge of what a good movie is.

[@all1lla197]

All Is 1 Hi! My name is Pierre. My online community knows me as P.A.Finley, AnonameUs, TheUniVerse. I am a 57 year young Black man born and raised in America... Illinois, raised in Michigan and now in living in California. I introduce myself this way so you can know exactly where I'm coming from with what I am about to say about this movie. This movie was sooooooooooo good, that I didn't even know what I was watching. That's how good it was. The entire movie was a completely 'different' experience entirely. Can't say the last time I was in a movie theater and found myself at times gripping the hand rest as if something was going to happen to ME. The closest movies I can compare it to are the ones this movie gives odes to: Jurassic Park. Jaws. Dunkirk. Star Wars. And of course, the original Godzilla. To put this into perspective, I was there when Jaws and Star Wars came out. I was a little kid at the time, but this was before PG-Ratings and parents were taking whole families to see even the scariest of movies. Godzilla Minus 1 is like that. A breath-taking viewing from start to finish. A roller coaster ride of emotions from beginning to end. The writing. The acting. The sound. The action. Superb... all of them. Only a hand full of films can I say made me feel good about being alive. This is 1 of them. Godzilla Minus 1 shows us the absurdity and extreme consequences of war, throwing a floodlight on a part of our human history we are all uncomfortable viewing and talking about. We have way too many of those. This movie hints in a refreshing and so desperately needed, wished for and desired direction of change. We here at all things NexA.R.K as well as everything All1llA believe, among other things, that Humanity is 1 human being. Just as our individual human bodies have billions of moving parts and pieces, so too is it the 1 Human Body. The only difference is, our individual billions of parts and pieces all work together as a unit to do and perform in a 24 hr day period our every wish, will and desire. Humanity has not evolved to that awareness yet, but that awareness is coming. Soon. Like a child's first moments of awareness of its many limbs, hands and feet, just before it takes its 1st step. Eventually, we as human beings, functioning as 1 unit, will take ours. We got here to this state of technological marvel by way of war, destruction and conflict. Imagine what we could do united as 1... warp speed, simply too slow. By way of watching this movie, three times, the word 'Godzilla' has been on my mind as of late. 'All1llA' simply means 'All is 1 and 1 is All'. I have a license plate that reads 'ALLIZW1' and an email that reads 'alliz1zilla'. You can see my obsession with this idea. 'All1llA' and 'alliz1zilla' are words called 'palindromes' - words pronounced the same way forwards or backwards, or what I like to call 'butterfly/mirror' images. Using this imagery in partial reverse with the word Godzilla, we have 'All Iz God'. Taking it a step further, 'All Iz God and God Iz All'. Just saying. I will close with this. I think the main connection this movie has with me and the audience is that, even the worst of us, the coward of us can sometimes redeem ourselves and become the hero who saves us all. From a zero to a Hero. That is a very powerful message. Peace and... 1 Is All

[@wildone008]

So many people are finding out what a great movie this is now. Fortunately, I got to see this in the theater. The only advertising for the movie was on KZbin. If you were not looking for these kinds of movies, you would probably have missed it when it was in theaters. Even though it did well at the box office for its limited release. I fell if it would had gotten more publicity. It could have been even a bigger hit at the box office. I saw it 3 times. 2 color and 1 black and white. Now I am waiting for the blue ray. To put in my movies I love archive.

[@DJAnubisMetalTavernRadio]

Best movie of 2023, should have won more Oscars especially for story.

[@rosso757510]

During the chaotic period after the war, when there was no artificial milk, people fed their babies rice soup. Although it is not widely known, rice soup contains a moderate amount of nutrients such as vitamin B, vitamin E, magnesium, calcium, and oil, so there was a time when people who could not produce milk used it as a substitute for cow's milk for their children.

[@gavinistheawesomest]

Tell them the other thing that’s in it that is extremely toxic.

[@TB-wvvvw]

@@gavinistheawesomest 1.6 billion people eat rice every day and do just fine. Japanese in particular are very health conscious with one of the longest life expectancies and lowest infant mortality rates in the world, far better than in the United States for example, and they've used rice as the main staple food for over 2,000 years.

[@gavinistheawesomest]

@@TB-wvvvw what’s the other things it’s full of?

[@maingate7672]

There's a difference between being asked to fight and being commanded to die.

[@mutanthybrid3466]

My take on the end when the Kamikaze pilot actually went through with the run for Godzilla's mouth is that he had the ejection seat... he is willing to risk all for a chance at life, not risk all for no chance at all.

[@OperationEndGame]

Becoming a tokko/kamikaze pilot was voluntary, according to those who became kamikaze pilots but survived the war… a lot of them joined due to peer pressure… the country boys were a lot more patriotic than the city boys… the motivation to join the kamikaze had nothing to do with “dying for the emperor”, but the lies told by their superiors that, “the americans will come and rape the women” - kinda ironic, if you look at it….

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

A Kamikaze Pilot 2 Options Being Died as Hero or Going back as Disgrace 😢 Shikishima redeemed himself, from Zero to Hero 🫡 Noriko was a Human Therapy for him ❤

[@kh884488]

Great reaction to this amazing film! You are absolutely right. The interlocking character arcs between the major and minor characters is masterful writing. It is a gratifying film because every character - even the minor ones has a compelling character arc and they all grow through the course of the film.

[@mikl864]

Great reaction, you guys!! Definitely my favorite Godzilla movie of all time!

[@toskvision]

Masterpiece. Pure and simple.

[@davidwatson22]

Yes this is the first one where the story is based more on the people than on Godzilla. But you need to watch the black n white 1954 movie , After that film we get the Vs series where Godzilla is a good guy it was done to sell Toys .it was great to go back to him being a true monster same also in Shin Godzilla. Oh yes most Godzillas in the old films was a man in a rubber suit.

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Kamiki-san really did great on portraying the character of Shikishima. Through all the years i always saw him as a child Prodigy and now he's Really an Award Winning Actor and JApan's Ace

[@fg5332]

This godzila is different from the American films. The other films are awesome you guys would love them.

[@fg5332]

I love the way your wife beats you up when she is in shock and tells you do pay attention when you already are lol

[@user-ql1tn2bb2l]

Opening of the movie the venerable Japanese Zero Fighter landing on the fictional Odo Island. Home of the great Japanese fictional monster "Gojira". "Is that a new Yankee weapon?" Answer is yes, to the tune of nearly 300 newly developed B29 Bomber's and thousands of new incendiary bombs; Napalm. Designed to rain fire on the civilians of Tokyo. The premise of the movie is the "Tokyo Fire Bombing of March 10th 1945". The "Tokyo Black Market" scene, with the vendors, hustlers and prostitutes, to introduce Noriko & Akiko to Koichi is brilliant. The date March 1946, the one (1) year anniversary of the "Tokyo Fire Bombing", it's raining heavily. Ironically Koichi is drenched in rain water instead of fire. As he shares good news of finding steady work, a turning point. A nightmare waking up to fire outside & Godzilla. Another date, March 1947, (2) two years since the "Tokyo Fire Bombing", it's sunny, as an "Erie" scene of Noriko's shadow through the window as she shares of finding a job. A ghostly symbolism. The sudden bombarding of Godzilla by the "Takao" is ironic as the "Takao" was offshore in the surprise attack of Pearl Harbor. On March 10th, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the "Tokyo Fire Bombing" Takashi Yamazaki crew is awarded the Oscar in Hollywood California. Takashi Yamazaki tells a great Japanese post WWII story using the great Japanese monster "Gojira" that people wouldn't be interested in anyway. Harley Davidson, Koichi's "Black Market" motorcycle, and the Japanese Imperial Army was a surprise. As well as many others. Which are factual, done in CGI. The last line, Noriko looks to the side of the camera and says, "Is your war......now finally over?" Read that in Japan, after the movie, people applauded.

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

2 of the Last Japanese Godzilla Film pays Homage on their Shinto Kami and Myths Shin Godzilla - Operation Yashiori ( the Beverage that used by Susanoo to killed Orochi ) Godzilla Minus One - Operation Wadatsumi ( Sea God Dragon )

[@edgarcia4794]

Godzillas thighs add bouancy compaired to his upper body and his thick long hanging tail acts as a keel to keep him from listing. The waves aren't big enogh to rock him.

[@user-sq8kv1oz2q]

素敵な2人の素敵な反応❤

[@MaduroMan]

Akiko at the end of the movie looking at her "dad"- "You told me mom was at work, you lying bastard!"

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Hahaha 😂

[@rizurper]

After losing the war, Japan is at zero, now add the Godzilla it's now -1.

[@MaddMango]

The "minus one" in the title refers to Japan's status after America dropped the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and surrendered WWII. Godzilla comes now, and Japan is now less than zero, or minus one.

[@AyAy008]

I absolutely loved how much you guys were invested in the story. Also, +1 for finding the copy with the original subtitles.

[@u.s.k6687]

Did you see the bruise spreading across Noriko's neck in the final scene? Definitely not a happy ending 😂

[@kenohki3492]

Thanks for the video! Great movie and great reaction!

[@ERRATAS0707]

That's the imperial Japanese spirit. They got that from the Samurai era, die fighting with honor than surrender like a coward. When the yanks dropped the atomic bombs they didn't actually surrendered, but they did when they realized that the Soviets captured their Chinese territories and closing into main Japan. They'd rather get occupied by the yanks than the Russian, they knew how ruthless the Soviets can be.

[@823gth2]

この2人はじっくり見てくれましたね。特に人間ドラマパートは、まるでゴジラ映画でないような感じで(^_^;)女性が銀座シーンで浩一が典子に会えた不思議に触れてたけど、これは単なるフィクションにありがちなご都合主義ではなく、監督の実体験からだそうです。東日本大震災の時、渋谷だったか外出中の奥さんを探しに行ったら偶然見つけることができたとか。

[@Sandwhaler]

G -1.0 felt very close to the first Showa period Godzilla. That was also more about the human drama. Crazy coincidence finding someone in a catastrophe site, especially in a place like Shibuya.

[@bicknell67]

Great reaction guys

[@nateisler3]

That move Godzilla does is called the Atomic Breath

[@ConstantineFurman]

Its official name is his "heat ray." The Japanese do not call it "atomic breath."

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

​@@ConstantineFurman Absolutely true 👍

[@NUCL3AR991]

Was wondering if we would get a reaction to this. Cant wait to finish watching

[@fxbear]

Godzillas Trademark roar was originally a recording of the front gate at the studio. It needed oil.

[@ConstantineFurman]

No, that's not true. Akira Ifukube rubbed a resin glove on the strings of a contrabass and played around with the sound and that's how they created the roar.

[@jmsmys13ify]

"How many Godzilla's could there be?" 39+ a dozen fan films of varying quality.

[@jessemaleh8145]

did they see the growing mark on the girl's neck in the ending?

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Some of reactors didn't see that because they celebrating on how beautiful that epic final scene, even real men cried on that closing remarks 😢 but ngl they really caught off guard when they not notice the G-Cells hint

[@Dave-el6rh]

Thank you.Really.Thank you.

[@dioncarter8513]

Good reaction yall ✌. Yeah I gotta admit the storyline in this 1 mann.. bravo to everybody who was apart of the storyline.

[@theafroalien3169]

Greatest Godzilla movie ever…masterpiece 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾

[@asip2274]

Japan dropped to zero after war.. Godzilla came and make them under zero makes minus one (-1)

[@traydevon]

Godzilla doesn’t stand up in the middle of the ocean. He’s BUOYANT like a duck because the ocean is huge.

[@edgarcia4794]

Yep and his tail acts like a keel to keep him from listing.

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Plus it has an Extraordinary Swim Bladder

[@edgarcia4794]

@@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715 There are a few interiors of Godzilla through the decades but in the case of this one I would think so.

[@SteveWillson-jg6eb]

​@@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715Only fish have swim bladders, and not even all fish do.

[@Perktube1]

The budget of the Acolyte was 15 Godzilla minus ones!

[@kcewing1]

It should have won the best foreign film Oscar, but I believe Japan already submitted a different film for that category so Minus One wasn't eligible except for FX, unfortunately.

[@Kragar01]

Akiko in present day would be in her 70’s

[@mutanthybrid3466]

He is willing to do something dangerous if it means he has a chance to live... Who in their right mind would do something that ensures their death when that action would not even save anyone else anyways.

[@Zeltesh]

Eyy guys, just stopping by. Really heartwarming seeing you two very cute cuddled up together watching this really awesome movie. Saw it in the theater myself & it was reallly good in my opinion ~ I am a godzilla movie lover so lol. Best wishes in these hectic times

[@clmk28]

excellent video your explanation and reaction were awesome.

[@BeautyandtheBeard1]

Appreciate you tuning in!

[@liampritchett1779]

Godzilla can stand in the ocean because he can float

[@SuperStevekk]

Fun reaction video! You guys are great! Another movie I'd recommend is "The Great War of Archimedes" (2019). Same production company and Lead Actress with an intriguing story line. You'll enjoy it.

[@thepoeticminecart]

loved the reaction, only thing is u used the wrong captions XDD you used the captions of the American dub which are different than the ones for the Japanese audio

[@thepoeticminecart]

its not all that different, it just messes up a few lines, including the last one

[@k3n12ock]

Went into this without any idea what it was about other than it being a Godzilla movie but man, it was great!

[@tatavlt6920]

great reaction by dynamic duo!!! By the way, I love your beard. It is amazing !!!

[@nedrini1055]

I’m glad you got the good version of the subtitles. Netflix, butchered it. They changed just about every line of dialogue.

[@loydwalters4334]

I wish that this movie had an alternate ending. One where Kenji doesn’t eject and dies a hero. And, at the end, we see Sumiko, and Akiko, leave flowers at Kenji’s and Noriko’s, grave, where the two of them share a huge tombstone, dedicated to love, honor and forgiveness.

[@user-ft6uy2se9r]

大好きな2人がGODZILLAのリアクションしてる❤

[@briantitus6394]

If you guys like this movie, I highly recommend the original 1954 Gojira.

[@hiroshiitou7901]

ありがとう兄弟🇯🇵 😋👍🇯🇵

[@isaacwheatley]

LET’S GOOOOO

[@user-yq3go2hx1r]

今ならドローンカミカゼが活躍するだろうに

[@0sasuke27]

ありがとうございます！

[@BeautyandtheBeard1]

Thank you so much for your support 🙌🏾

[@chrisjarvis2287]

This is a remake of the original 1954 Godzilla. Toho is remaking all the older movies.

[@VerisimilitudeFilms1]

This is a soft reboot. It is NOT a remake. There is no Emiko or Dr. Yumane. There is no Dr. Serizawa and his oxygen destroyer.

[@user-ll1wz2fg8s]

リメイクではなく初代ゴジラの前の設定だと考える方が良いと思います ゴジラ生誕70周年作品なので、ゴジラのサイズやあのビルからのテレビ中継等、初代ゴジラにかなりオマージュされた作品にはなってはいました 私は初代ゴジラの時はまだ生まれていなかったのですが、小さいテレビ画面で見た初代ゴジラもとても恐かった でも、恐ければ恐いほど、最大の犠牲者であるゴジラに哀れみを感じ、素晴らしい作品として記憶に残っています

[@davidnorman4786]

The title: After the war, Japan was defeated. They had nothing. They were at zero. Godzilla brought them to Minus One. The faces of the people in the Ginza attack tell it all. They are defeated and have no hope.

[@user-zt8um2zu3n]

ガジーラ！！

[@emune1111]

Great writing great actors and for such low budget.. damn. Hollywood.. watch, listen and learn! yall are lacking

[@turbo8995]

Shin Godzilla next?

[@allen2879]

Lool

[@RippleEffect420]

Watch Shin Godzilla please!

[@charlesmorris6476]

I have to tell you the American version of Godzilla is more like a Godzilla superhero to protect mankind but the original Toho Godzilla from 1954, who was just a terrifying force of nature created by repeated explosions of the H bomb by the US. By the way, you really should watch the 1954 Toho Godzilla. “Godzilla minus one“ is more of a revised version of the 1954 original Godzilla. The American version of Godzilla is more like a woke superhero that is the protector of mankind, turning him into more or less a Barney the purple dinosaur created by a woke Hollywood agenda. One more thing at the end of the movie if you look closely at Noriko’s neck there is a dark spot which are regenerator G1 cells blasted off Godzilla from his breath onto Noriko and undoubtably saved her life from otherwise terminal injuries, which would’ve been sustained by the blast, and are the only reason she healed so quickly. We have no idea what these mutated radioactive regenerating cells from Godzilla will do to Noriko in the future.

[@ConstantineFurman]

"The American version of Godzilla is more like a woke superhero that is the protector of mankind, turning him into more or less a Barney the purple dinosaur created by a woke Hollywood agenda." So I guess you never saw the Japanese-made "Godzilla vs. Megalon" or "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster" or "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" (1974) or "Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster." Hollywood didn't make Godzilla heroic; Toho Company, LTD did. And as for your "woke" insults--Godzilla has been "woke" since 1954.

[@kurumais]

im a little disturbed about the pro thanos propaganda on this channel

[@thereisnopandemic]

They actually pinched the baby actress to get her to cry. Look it up, behind the scenes. And no to akiko fighting Godzilla, Japanese culture should not embrace western ideology of big boss babe independent woman feminism.

[@user-rg9os9bb7u]

違います。子役が泣くを待ってそれに合わせて撮影しました。

[@jasmintea2211]

赤ん坊をつねったりしていません。そのコメントを監督や東宝の人達が見たらどう思うでしょう？撮影は明子の気分に合わせて映画を撮っています。彼女は天性の女優の資質を持っています。本当はアキラと言う名前の男の子が予定されていました。しかし、明子の泣く演技があまりにも良いので脚本の変更をしたくらいです。

[@xjapan_maririn]

The director and staff waited for the child actor to cry.

[@xjapan_maririn]

The director and staff waited for the child actor to cry.

[@FYRFOX198]

Godzilla (1954) is the original that started it all and it was also dramatic.