REACTING to *Shin Godzilla* A HORROR MOVIE??!! (First Time Watching) Monster Movies

[@whitenoisereacts]

Who wants to see more Godzilla movie reactions??

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Hell yeah

[@SpacialRend7]

I’m down with that!

[@BATTLEOFGOATSS]

Hell yeah come on this time with everyone

[@ericb9252]

Just not Godzilla's Revenge (1969). That one is unbearable

[@dr.shrimpspuertorico4531]

I'm all for "Godzilla Thursdays". Sign me up!

[@Pridam]

Shin Godzilla's motif is evolution. He evolves to adapt to everything thrown at him. The concept and idea for him was that he would eventually evolve into a living universe of sorts. The movie ended with the reveal that Godzilla was in the process of adapting to the last assault. How do you face an army? By becoming an army yourself

[@KrystianZieba-kc8tx]

He would not become a universe, thats a hoax

[@dreamon7295]

@@KrystianZieba-kc8tx it was concept art along with a humanoid 5th form that was gonna be in a second movie

[@KyuuDesperation]

​@@KrystianZieba-kc8tx-_-

[@ShutterSnapped]

I half jokingly remark that this being Anno's movie (and Higuchi) that Godzilla is just a straight up angel from Evangelion. And quite frankly it's not that far off with this rendition.

[@KrystianZieba-kc8tx]

@@dreamon7295 not true

[@danieldickerson4838]

Fun fact: The music that played during Godzilla’s first evolution was taken right from the first ever Godzilla film produced, “Gojira”, which released in 1954. That’s why it sounds “old fashioned”, because it is!

[@newfate26]

Not to mention all the other tracks used. Almost half of the soundtrack is just repurposed music from Ifukube.

[@kekcecovich4929]

​@@newfate26 ifukube is genious, you cant do better gojira ost when him, thats why they used old soundtrack.

[@Zeratul608]

I would also add that Hideaki Anno wrote and directed this film as well as Neon Genesis Evangelion and the score from Shiro Sagisu includes various renditions of Decisive Battle, a track from said anime. Mostly in the intense boardroom scenes, the track with all the drums.

[@maybetoby]

I loved the inclusion of old music and sound effects in this movie. Same for Shin Ultraman.

[@Cloningmaster55]

That is not the first thing I think of the 1954 Gojira/Godzilla themes and score they do not sound old to me at all which I didn't know the Original Godzilla theme could sound old but I guess at times it does and usually what screams that something sounds old to me anyway with a soundtrack is the 20th century Fox logo at the start of the Original Trilogy Star Wars movies

[@heartsofmisery]

Shin is literally the most tragic monster character I’ve ever seen. Homeboy was crying out in pain and was constantly evolving, losing blood fast with his body regenerating at the same time. He’s like a baby animal trying to look for its mother (in the beginning), he wants to die but his body is not allowing him, he was surviving on pure instinct. My boy is the best Godzilla recently created

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

the song Who Will Know that plays during the first atomic breath scene also reflects this the feminine voice reflecting its suffering and anguish, while the masculine voice is the instinct to survive and fight the threat

[@cszabo666]

​@@rokkraljkolesa9317 Beautiful though.

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

@@cszabo666 I didn't say it wasn't, just sharing some observations by people smarter than me

[@cszabo666]

I mean it. I didn't even thought about it at first, only after reading what you wrote..

[@Noheadred]

He didn't die he frozee And imagine If îs coming Shin Godzilla movie in 2026 And EVOLVED from 4 to 9

[@chefcito9802]

I love the atomic breath scene! So much power. The song that plays, “Who will know”, actually expresses the feelings of Godzilla. He’s just a tragic creature.

[@LeBatteur]

I do get that energy, like body horror for a wild animal in the throes of suffering. It doesn’t understand, there is only pain and fear as its body does things out of its control. It reminds me of the rabid brachiosaurus in Primal. There’s no meaning or reason to it, only suffering.

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

Gojira’s just trying to survive like the rest of us, man 🤣

[@dankmouse632]

@@brotherkhrayn3525 I’m only kaiju after all, I’m only kaiju after all, don’t put the blame on me…

[@juanpablouwu5166]

​@@LeBatteurvan hacer Shin Godzilla 2, pero nose harán este Godzilla ya que está congelado o otro Godzilla nuevo universo, pero nose cuando se estrenará

[@RobertPVU]

@@brotherkhrayn3525 In reality, he wants to die for all the suffering caused by growing, evolving and adapting.

[@bridgethaines7127]

The original Godzilla (1954) was a commentary on atomic power and how it had been unleashed and could not be controlled by bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WW2. Shin was a commentary on the absolute red tape of post-war bureacracy in Japan, a pointed criticism of the slow response of the government to both the Fukushima nuclear disaster and Tohuku earthquake and tsunami.

[@williamwilcox6964]

As a lifelong fan, I could not have said it better myself.

[@itubeutubewealltube1]

thats only partially true, it was a direct result from the atomic bombing of the bikini atoll islands by america the year the movie was made. It was a disaster and many people died from the fall out. The american version removed all references to the hiroshima and nagasaki bombings. The political commentary from Shin was based on the tsunami and Fukishima meltdown and how the government reacted in such a slow and incompetent way during the aftermath

[@_Katzenberg]

"In America, radiation creates heroes, in Japan, it creates monsters"

[@石動恭介]

That is not all. It is also meant as a show of support for today's young bureaucrats, politicians, and youth.

[@grayden4138]

@@itubeutubewealltube1 The Japanese couldn't show any reference to an atomic bombing or aftermath as part of the WWII surrender as the U.S. didn't want Japan to gain global sympathy through film/tv. To get around it, they created Godzilla to represent the sheer destructive force of the atomic bombs that were dropped on them. The original Godzilla was meant to show what the Japanese went through, but also was to show the hope and willpower of the Japanese to rebuild in the wake of such destruction.

[@tonytheriault1186]

I love how realistic this movie is. The average person would try to get video of Godzilla. The political parts are realistic as well, with nobody knowing exactly which department should be in control. It actually shows what would actually happen if this did happen for real.

[@dungeonmaster16]

reminds me bit of original war of the worlds film. that leans more on the scientists and government of america trying to figure out why the aliens are attacking, their goals and how their tech work. vs the modern film its more on the civilians view on them trying to survive the attack and make it to the next day.

[@oAPXo]

It's essentially a parody of what Japan actually did during the great earthquake/tsunami in march 2011, especially with the Nuclear Reactor disaster, it wasn't handled correctly at all, even 12+ years later theres still documentaries that the country makes on the problems it still is facing to this day.

[@simonservsuck6711]

Yes and it’s because of the film maker actually interviewed the government on how they will operate if a godzilla appeared.

[@EggBoi_8]

I honestly love the ending and if you look close at Shins tail your see a horrifying sight. Little new lifeforms starting to form from the tail. All frozen in place now.

[@umi_grumz]

@@EggBoi_8 I love how haunting yet weirdly hopeful that shot is. Why do I say hopeful? Because Godzilla throughout the movie evolves and adapts to become more powerful and strong. Yet his "final" evolution wasn't growing wings, or becoming invincible, it was evolving into the only thing stronger than him, the human race.

[@XenoVT]

Probably mentioned already, but the song that plays during the Atomic Breath scene "Who will Know" has been confirmed to be basically Godzilla saying those words, it's his thoughts, his emotions. Which makes it both haunting and tragic, it's why it's one of my favorite tracks. What I also love about this film is how it goes back to Godzilla's actual roots, people think Godzilla is always fighting other monsters but he wasn't, he was originally a commentary on the dangers of atomic power, punishment for the hubris of man.

[@トロンプルイユ-i6d]

解ってくれている！

[@bunnyflop3864]

Omfg, I listened to your advice, listened to the song and now I’m bawling my eyes out😭 The tragedy of Shin went on a whole new level for me. The extent of his pain, his agony is too big for the world, one creature can’t grasp such a tragic situation happening to it.

[@XenoVT]

@@bunnyflop3864 you are welcome 🤣

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

The atomic breath scene is so fricking powerful. Godzilla is in pain. Every step is painful. He is evolving millions of years in seconds and his body is overheating at the same time. It doesn't want to do any of that but it doesn't know WHAT to do either. "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda, creator of Godzilla.

[@idkwhattodiscribe]

When watching this I was like “😨” when atomic breath hit Prime Minister and his team helicopter

[@justfresh179]

The director (Hideaki Anno) directed possibly one of the best anime shows/movies Evangelion. In his hands this movie was already destined to be fantastic

[@AlessaParker]

is it just me or was a certain track from the show used in this film as well??

[@heartbreak0_1]

​@@AlessaParker"decisive battle" (The music during the Expert assemble scene) From Evangelion is also used in this movie with slight alterations on the tune...

[@justfresh179]

@@AlessaParker yea the drums whenever they started preparing or assembling was the same track from the show “Decisive Battle” was the name if anyone’s interested. Most of the big scenic shots of Godzilla and also the short ones of the city in passing were straight out of the anime

[@trueherokoinzell2817]

Shiro Sagisu's music is great too

[@HiroIndo16]

Lmfao evangelion wasnt that good

[@asip2274]

The "SHIN" series basically saying 'original idea'.. 'Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, Shin Kamen Rider'.. what they look, what the story, and how it presented.. and its all paying homage..

[@AcceleratorQ1]

I hope they react to Shin Ultraman

[@afnanhype624]

So its not mean "Super"? Always thought it mean like that because some character when they get an upgraded power they called "Shin".

[@christopherwall2121]

@@afnanhype624 "Shin" means "new"

[@stitches1110]

@@christopherwall2121less new in this case and more “true” unless the kanji used is for new specifically, I unfortunately couldn’t say in that aspect.

[@noahmeyer9756]

Shin is written in katakana. (シン) Without a Kanji to attach specific meaning, Anno allows the meaning of the title to be as broad as possible. For the purposes of this film, Shin can mean "new" (first new Japanese Godzilla in a decade), "true" (going back to treating Godzilla as a metaphor for nuclear holocaust like the original film) or "god" (Gojira/ゴジラ is said to mean God incarnate in this film)

[@protaganis]

What most people don't realize is that the movie was written somewhat as an allegory for the Fukishima Diaichi disaster. With most effort focused on meetings and not near enough energy focused on action. With that knowledge in hand, the movie changes flavor and gains whole new dimensions.

[@landoakechi9406]

The other thing is that it also is a commentary on human nature. How Godzilla is constantly evolving to survive in it's environment, which leads it to start completely wreaking havoc on Tokyo as that's what they were doing to him, possibly causing more death and destruction than if it were left alone

[@Philybeef]

What I love the most about this movie is it doesn't go the typical movie route of having clear good guys vs. villains. While we do have our heroes in this story, none of the human characters are outright villains, or even Godzilla for that matter, it's just people that are very overwhelmed by the current situation.

[@emptilion]

This is my favorite Godzilla movie. I really love this version of the monster. Evolving it from this fish eyed blob dinosaur crawling through the streets into something really intimidating is the coolest shit. I also love that the human element of this movie isn't just a couple of hero characters doing their thing, but it is government people trying to respond to this problem. I usually just want to see monsters fight in these movies, and I just put up with the human stories. But I thought this movie did it really well. And the atomic breath scene is so fucking cool.

[@highpowered1126]

It is definitely top 3 of all Godzilla movies, brother I agree

[@eriknurwahab2861]

i think it's safe to say that this is the only Kaijuu movie that makes us also cares for the humans

[@cosmicfish1000]

Apparently it was a Frilled shark that mutated.

[@FlameyClockspeed]

The movie itself sucks tho, i was incredibly disappointed and bored and just skipped around because 90% of it is just talking and walking

[@darysweat]

​@@FlameyClockspeedexactly, shin is cool and all but the movie is boring

[@luiztomikawa]

The first form of Godzilla is actually very beloved by the Japanese audience and is known as "Kamata-kun" there are lots of fanart of it being "cute" XD

[@lucifermagne7458]

I find it adorable

[@MIZZKIE]

Unofficial nicknames of the 4 forms of Godzilla by the Japanese fanbase: 1st form: Hotaru-chan 2nd form: Kamata-kun 3rd form: Shinagawa-kun 4th form: Kamakura-san They are named after the area of their first appearance.

[@eriknurwahab2861]

coming from a country where young girls freaking out over a Gorilla and called him handsome, that's not really a surprise tbh

[@MIZZKIE]

@@eriknurwahab2861 You jealous of Shabani bro?😁

[@luiztomikawa]

@@eriknurwahab2861 Okay, you need to give me a context to that claim XD

[@KodamaOM01]

What's always stayed with me about this movie is that Godzilla actively looks like it's in pain through every step of the process. Like it was venting energy through every means it could because of how painful it was to keep it in, and only acting in self-preservation. Evolution was just its body's reaction to what was happening around it.

[@ceebee2]

The truth of Shin Godzilla is that its birth is from toxic waste dumping, and it is constantly in agony but unable to stop morphing. It is not in control of its atomic breath; it’s a buildup of energy that is painfully ejected rather than being consciously used. Shin Godzilla is meant to be a tragic villain.

[@godzillarwby1755]

29:55 I got to say, that shot of Shin godzilla surrounded by fire was so haunting seeing it the first time 🥶🥶

[@NekoUrabe]

I love that it is pretty much a remake of the shot from Evangelion of the mech from the series walking infront of the sunset.😊

[@SreyanSasmal]

A depressed Godzilla.

[@Light_yagami-p4y]

​@NekoUrabe it isnt. Shin godzilla wants to kill itself, it was explained in the sound travk alone

[@remolicus]

​@@Light_yagami-p4yA suicidal godzilla

[@chefskiss6179]

...aaah, the bureaucracy of it all 😂😂😂 Can't tell you how glad I am that you chose the subtitled version. Loved this watchalong with all four of you, so THANKS for that!

[@davidmccall4024]

I think subbed is way better than dubbed 90% of the time

[@chefskiss6179]

@@davidmccall4024 I think I read somewhere that for this movie specifically, the amount of subtitles layered on-screen was actually intentional and added to the bureaucracy motiff used.

[@Imaginationdiva016]

That last scene with Gojira's tail splitting at the end still lives in my head rent-free. The whole motif was that this creature is evolving, constantly evolving to be the alpha, a "creature that surpasses mankind". So that last shot, he was on the verge of evolving into a species he deemed superior: Mankind. They look skeletal and had their own dorsal fins -- if they didn't freeze Gojira in time, those smaller reproductions of Gojira would have caused even more incalculable damage

[@ShingenNolaan]

You said it's depressing. The director of this movie, Hideaki Anno also created "Neon Genesis: Evangelion", the most depressing anime ever.

[@filipvadas7602]

28:05 the Atomic Breath in this movie is possibly one of the most striking scenes in any movie I've ever seen. The flames turning into concentrated plasma, the sheer scale of the destruction and the haunting singing that acompanied it all really does an amazing job at depicting Shin Godzilla as not just a tragic monster, but as an eldritch god who is punishing mankind for its arrogance.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

Hayley and Stella should do reactions to all four movies in the MonsterVerse since you guys did the films already!

[@whitenoisereacts]

Yeah we may do that!!

[@TheBrooklynite]

I 2nd this 🤟

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

I would love to see all four of them watch it together. Since they did that with pacific rim. It will be more entertaining to see someone who already saw it and someone who doesn’t. It give different perspectives. In my opinion.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

@Isaac Arguelles That’s true, actually! I’d like to see that! It’d be awesome if they do the same with the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well!

[@zestydude87]

I'd like to see that!

[@kingman450]

I'm glad more reactors are watching this movie. Its one of my favorite Godzilla films. I've listned to "Who Will Know" hundreds of times and it always makes me a bit teary-eyed.

[@fettel1988]

The concept art for "Shin" Godzilla is really fascinating. Further evolutions continued to the point he may as well be actual "God".

[@MamaTrashPandit]

You guys definitely should watch more Godzilla movies. Along with Hayley and Stella watching the Monsterverse, you guys should also watch the original film from 1954 and all of the Hesei era Godzilla films. Which include: The Return of Godzilla (1984), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995).

[@kevinnorwood8782]

I fully second and endorse this opinion. Every film listed here are absolute essentials and must-watches for every Godzilla fan. But I'd also add to that list Godzilla 2000 (1999) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004).

[@Minillus]

The Heisei Era is gold. They definitely need to watch it! Specially the last movie, which I consider to be the best Godzilla movie outside of Shin, Return and G54

[@zacharyjoy8724]

I’m especially interested in Biollante, since it’s rarely seen in the U.S.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

@@zacharyjoy8724 I was honestly legit hoping that Biollante would be the ultimate villain of GVK, not MechaGodzilla.

[@BlackavarWD]

There are over 30 Godzilla movies. Content for months! 👍

[@Totally_a_Hooman]

I love this film, and it’s almost accurate depiction of evolution but it’s not for everybody

[@Symbiotian]

Yeah, a lot of respect for this film, but not sure if it's such a "hype provoking" movie like the Monsterverse ones that normally do well in reaction videos. We'll see!

[@mr.m959]

Asi es, el fandom mexicano, aviso que esta peli iba a ser un bodrio y entre todos se pusieron deacuerdo para no ir a verla, que equivocados estuvieron

[@spinosaurusstriker]

Not even a slightless thing similar on how evolution works xd.

[@joshuam.6027]

not sure about the evolution comparison, but more so, I think it's like a lifecycle for this Goji

[@Totally_a_Hooman]

@@joshuam.6027 oh yea that’s what i meant

[@Tasuva]

I love this movie. This is what Godzilla originally was supposed to be: A terrifying threat to humanity not a weird monstrous saviour of mankind. This is pretty much a modern take on the original from 1954. It's very different because it's dark, serious and political. I didn't like it as much the first time I've watched it because it's rather slow and has lots of talking instead of action but I appreciate that they were trying to depict this kind of situation as realistic as possible. Godzilla might not be on screen all the time but at least the movie is ABOUT him and how Japan deals with his presence. And that's why I like this version way better than the 2014 american movie which wasn't even really about the creature. Speaking of american versions... why don't you guys check out the 1998 movie which is also very different? ;-)

[@アキコ2003]

It's kinda offensive the Americans made godzilla (a thing based on a nuclear bomb that killed millions) into a hero

[@Minillus]

​​​@@アキコ2003 Japan has been doing that since 1964 The Showa Era had him defending Japan from monsters and aliens, the Heisei Era had him as a single dad taking care of his son, and the Millennium Era was straight-up anime-like. If there's someone to blame for Godzilla's heroic side, blame Japan. I don't mind it at all tho

[@christopherwall2121]

By that same logic, _Shin Ultraman_ is a contrasting return to the roots and intentions of its legendary hero. And that is exactly what Ultraman is at his roots, a protector against evil, someone to aspire to, who will lay down his life to save just one person, with no regrets for his decision.

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

​@@アキコ2003 kills me when fans forget Japan turned godzilla into a hero first before America even touched him 😅🤦, if you're gonna be a fan at least know godzilla's basic history of who turned him into a hero first

[@Minillus]

@@Kaiju-bm4ts Fr. These dudes pretending to be Godzilla fans when they don't even know who gave Godzilla's heroic side in the first place smh

[@otaku-sempai2197]

Shin Godzilla really reflects the anime influences (especially the series Neon Genesis Evangelion) brought by directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. In addition, Higuchi previously directed the Heisea-era Gamera trilogy in the 1990s. I love how the score is a mixture of old-school Godzilla and Evangelion.

[@noahmeyer9756]

Higuchi was only SFX director on the Gamera reboots. That said, the director of those (Shunsuke Kaneko) did his own Godzilla film, Giant Monsters' All-out Attack, which I've heard is quite dark as well.

[@noahmeyer9756]

UPDATE: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack was named by Takashi Yamazaki to be an inspiration for Godzilla Minus One.

[@kid14346]

Another thing that is really terrifying about this movies name of Shin Godzilla is that Shin is a word that can mean many things in Japanese depending on how it is read or the context. It can mean New, Death, God, or Soul/Spirit/Heart. So this is "New" Godzilla or "Death" Godzilla or any of the other terms Shin can mean.

[@evolvetrooper]

The fact this godzilla was in constant agony cause of his temperature rising inside is so haunting and the more it evolved and why it blew atomic fire from his back was because of the injury it sustained when then bombed its fins.

[@willgonyea]

Fun fact, the eyes of Godzilla never change sizes, and all the evolutions and mutation were responses to the attacks that it endured. And the ending with the tail was it's 5th form as it was it's way to attack humans as human size godzillas. Terrifying thought and possibility.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

this is the most terrifying Godzilla I have ever seen yes Hollywood Godzilla is great and all but this creature is so out of this world

[@animezilla4486]

Ain't the person behind this movie is the same individual that made that anime robot series

[@EChacon]

@@animezilla4486 Yup the guy who did NGE (Neon Genesis Evangelion).

[@CrystalHedgehog1]

Fun facts Shin Gojira was the biggest design of the character before Gojira in the Prime anime film trilogy They also used motion capture to make it look like a man in a suit as homage to how Gojira films use to be made They also used a lot of original sounds and music themes

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie, as well as the 2014 GODZILLA, took inspiration from the 2012 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. There were talks of a Sequel to the movie, and it was going to involve Godzilla fighting off Shin Ghidorah, and the fan art of what Shin Ghidorah was going to look like is pure nightmare fuel. Unfortunately, it was cancelled as Toho feared that it was going to compete at the box office with Legendary Godzilla.

[@megatron1384]

Much of the early sequences, like the boats being pushed through the Tama River, are direct recreations of the destruction from the tsunami that caused the Fukushima disaster.

[@srdxxx]

Yeah, in part it was an indictment of how slowly and ineffectually some Japanese people thought the government dealt with Fukushima. It was a big part of the movie, but one that's mostly lost on non-Japanese audiences, which is one reason its gotten more mixed reactions worldwide.

[@scattershotjd9823]

Well we did get a version of Shin Ghidorah in the NGE game Crossover with Shin Godzilla. Still wish they would've had more of the original concept art than a revamped Heisei design but it still is a solid crossover 😊

[@thegiftedfire3470]

At least we got Shin Ultraman, which takes place in the same universe of Shin Godzilla. Cant wait to see Shin Kamen Rider and Shin Evangelion

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Shin Gidorah isn't fan art, they literally used the unused concept for a theme park ride however, the sequel was supposed to be much more lighthearted and not serious

[@Wolfpred1000]

Godzilla to me is a metaphor of the apocalypse brought by the mistakes of mankind. So this to me was my favorite. Others with the same message would be the original 1954 film, 2001 Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and the anime “Singular Point”

[@atomiccrusader4560]

It's always fun watching new fans reaction to one of the best films in the series

[@かっこん-o1m]

I saw this film at a movie theater in Sendai City Japan. At the time, care and recovery efforts from the 2011 great earthquake were still ongoing in Japan, and the public mood was finally beginning to recover from the shock. To be honest, the scenes of Godzilla's massive destruction reminded me of the tsunami disaster, and I was in tears as I watched. Then there were the lines, "This country has risen through scrap and build," "This country can still do more," and "Let's keep going and not give up". This was definitely influenced by the disaster. In the same year, "Kimi no na wa(Your Name)" was also released.

[@怪人パンダ男]

36:34　 "Yashiori" is the name of a sake that appears in Japan mythology. In the past, when a hero defeated a great serpent, he gave it to his enemies to drink. And the story is that he defeated a drunken snake.

[@BATMAN-ys3re]

This gojira is most awesome, terrifying and saddest bcz he was so much pain constantly bleeding throughout his evolution ... Without knowing what happening to him.

[@ThePolishValsion]

The two main songs show two different perspectives (Persecution of the Masses when Godzilla comes ashore is about humanity's struggle against a god and Who Will Know during the Atomic Breath scene is about Godzilla's yearning for survival) is a great contrast. Lyrics in the first are minimal and ominous while the second's are sad and heartbreaking.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

I loved this movie from start to finish. I'm not even especially big on Godzilla films but this one was right up my alley. It was so realistic, so dire. It took the question of "what would happen if a giant terrifying creature attacked the city" and placed it in a modern, real world.

[@TheNerdyRambler]

Theres a bunch of things i love about this film including the small details, like the deserted boat which leads them to finding godzilla says Glory Maru which is a reference to the OG Godzilla film where the Maru ship is investigated where godzilla is found. Also when we see Shin Godzilla's form for the first time a boat he pushes out the way is labelled The Alpha

[@EChacon]

The fact that the _Shin Godzilla_ video reaction gets 1K-2k or 2-4K views per day is both amazing yet somewhat frightening, even the same can be said with the _Pacific Rim_ reaction as it’s been getting to 1k-2k per day and now sitting at 260k views. I remember that the _Shin Godzilla_ reaction back in July was sitting at 230-250k range and back on Monday (September 11) it was at 316k views, now it’s currently sitting at 330k+ views. EDIT: Now it’s at 340k views as of today (September 21) and it won’t be long till it surpasses their _Jurassic Park_ reaction, I guess the algorithm of viewers and subscribers just love the Godzilla and Monster reactions. EDIT 2: Well call me a Monkey’s uncle but yesterday (September 30) it did surpassed their Jurassic Park reaction and now it’s currently sitting at 357k+ views with their views being 1-2k per day. EDIT 3: Late to the party but it looks like that the Jurassic Park Reaction as of October 25 to now (November 25) has just surpassed the Shin Godzilla reaction where the former is now at 537k views while Shin Godzilla is at 434k views. Still it’s really insane that the Shin Godzilla reaction continues to earn 2k-4K views per day when the other reactions earn either 1k views every 1-3 days or 1k views every 1-2 weeks later. EDIT 4: Now it’s at 617k views (April 10) and almost inching its way to surpass their Jurassic Park reaction but compared to their previous reactions views they are now earning 1k-2k views every 3-5 days.

[@manuelconde-entomologiaeil6173]

The atomic breath scene with the song "Tragedy - Who Will Know" is one of the coolest in the entire Godzilla franchise, and there are more than 30 films! ♥

[@gonzalovidal3314]

Composed by the genius Shiro Sagisu, also responsable for Evangelion, Bleach and Berserk's second series OST, among many others soundtracks

[@gerardmourits8709]

Also jobby the Hong made a pretty good jazz cover of it

[@sodreir.8666]

Godzilla was originally conceived as the incarnation of the fear of nuclear weapons. The nature of Shin Gojira delivered this conception perfectly

[@philiphamel8504]

Shin Goji looks like its always in pain. Interesting fact about his skin in the final form, its meant to invoke keloid scars. Its a form of radiation scarring found on people exposed to atomic and nuclear radiation. Lastly, Goji's breath attack with the fire could be reminiscent of the Fireboming done to the Japanese leading up to the dropping of the bombs.

[@bayonetonazero2535]

He’s portrayed Ike an animal, just like the original film. Godzilla has gone from a message to something that appeals to the audience. That’s why I like Shin Godzilla, even without the action, it’s the same thing as the original film, an animal trying to cope with its new features.

[@EChacon]

Looking forward to your reaction, but one suggestion from most of you in your future Thursday reactions, I would recommend following this film to just reacting to the original 1954 film, the 1998 film and the Monsterverse films by Legendary, while balancing on reacting to other different films outside of the Godzilla/Monster/Kaiju films every Thursday such as the _Kingsman_ films, _Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Scott Pilgrim, Stardust, Van Helsing, The Mummy films, Star Wars, Indiana Jones_ a Horror movie (Happy Death Day, Five Nights at Freddy’s), Because if you wound up reacting to all of them (as theirs 28-29 of them) it’s going to take you 6-8 months to react to every Godzilla film (the Japanese films, the 1998 American film, the Monsterverse films) and I always would like to see you expand your horizons and reacting to different movies that you’re missing out on and make the Thursday reactions feel new and to add variety.

[@romangunter621]

I'd love to see them react to the best or most important Godzilla movies besides the OG, 98 and the Monsterverse. For example, the Showa era movies such as: 1. Rodan's solo film from 1956 and Mothra's solo film from 1961 (so they can see where these two monsters first appeared on film before appearing in the Godzilla series) 2. Mothra vs. Godzilla from 1964 3. Ghidorah the Three Headed-Monster also from 1964 (so they can see where Godzilla's most iconic rival first appeared) 4. War of the Gargantuas from 1966 (because it's an entertaining non-Godzilla kaiju movie) 5. Destroy All Monsters from 1968 6. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla from 1974 (so they can see where Godzilla's second most famous rival first appeared) The Heisei era movies which has the most continuity out of all the other movies in the series apart from the Monsterverse such as: 1. The Return of Godzilla from 1984 2. Godzilla vs. Biollante from 1989 3. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah from 1991 4. Godzilla vs. Mothra from 1992 5. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II from 1993 6. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah from 1995 The Gamera Heisei Trilogy from 1995-1999 because they are often regarded as some of the best kaiju movies made and they consist of: 1. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe from 1995 2. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion from 1996 3. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris from 1999 And the Millennium era movies consisting of: 1. Godzilla 2000: Millennium from 1999 2. GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack from 2001 3. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla from 2002 4. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. from 2003 (this one is optional in my opinion but still good) 5. Godzilla: Final Wars from 2004 The only issue when it comes to reacting to Godzilla movies on KZbin or just simply reviewing or talking about a Godzilla is that Toho the company/studio that owns the rights to Godzilla and the series is that they are pretty strict when it comes to international copyright laws. So if they are going to react to any Godzilla and or Toho owned movies, they should tread softly or find a work around it. Also, I don't care how long it takes for them to watch/react to these movies so long as they watch them on their own time. And I don't mind if they react to other random movies that's what they've been doing. And one of the biggest gripes I had with people reacting to some of the Monsterverse movies like Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong, was how much most reactors I've seen had little to no knowledge of Godzilla's monsters or past history that was used in these films from the OG series like Mothra, King Ghidorah, Rodan and Mechagodzilla.

[@EChacon]

@@romangunter621 And as I said, they don’t have to react to *EVERY* Godzilla film because besides dealing with copyright from Toho which would affect the copyright of their reactions watching EVERY Godzilla film since their is 30+ Godzilla films spanning 6-7 decades is going to take them 8-10 months to complete So besides the OG 1954 film, the 1998 film, the MonsterVerse films, I rather they just react to just the ones that are praised by critics and fans such as the Heisei Godzilla films and some of the Shōwa Godzilla films such as the Godzilla VS film series and the Rodan and Mothra films. At the same time, I just wish that in between or in certain months James, Nobu, Hailey and Stella should react to a different movie that isn’t a Godzilla or a Monster/Kaiju film every Thursday because after a month or two it gets repetitive for the four of them to have *EVERY* Thursday reaction be a Monster/Kaiju film. If the folks want to see more Monster movie reactions, more power to them, but I feel that following their Jurassic Park/Jurassic World reactions and ever since they started doing movies like _Rampage, The Meg, Pacific Rim,_ and now _Shin Godzilla_ (which mind you I enjoyed their reactions, I’m not against them) it feels that every Thursday moving forward is going to be Monster/Kaiju film reactions and because of this, they are missing out on reacting to several films that they have yet to react to that are outside the Monster film genre, and I wish they just expand their horizons on reacting to different movies of a wide variety of genres hence my mention of my recommendations of _The Kingsman_ films, _Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Scott Pilgrim,_ etc.

[@romangunter621]

@@EChacon I never said it had to be every Thursday

[@EChacon]

@@romangunter621 You miss the point, what I said is that James, Nobu, Hailey and Stella need to add more variety in the different movies they react to instead of having them just react to either the Godzilla Monster/Kaiju films all the time every Thursday. And as I said before Roman, I am not against them reacting to Monster films or the Godzilla films, I just want them in certain months especially from June 2023 moving forward to broaden their horizons on reacting to different movies from various genres, like Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy, etc. such as their reactions to The _Night of the Museum_ films, _The Princess Diaries_ films and the _Maze Runner_ films earlier this year.

[@williamwilcox6964]

The original was exactly what I was thinking for this group to react to.

[@mb2001]

Heads-up: Shin Ultraman, written by Anno and directed by Shinji Higuchi, is now available on KZbin. I currently recommend that version, since it looks like the DVD/Blu-Ray releases of the film have badly-handled subtitles. EDIT: The Blu-Rays are being fixed and replaced.

[@El_Guerrero_Yautja]

Nice reaction, the scene of Atomic Breath and the soundtrack "Who Will Know" is just perfect.

[@DrewSwenson]

The composer for this film was Shiro Sagisu who also worked with the director Hideaki Anno on Evangelion. The drums in several of the scenes were identical to Evangelion. This film felt very Evangelion-like and I enjoyed seeing your reactions.

[@DAONEWITHDAFRESHCUT]

The song that plays during several of the meetings is one of the songs from Neon Genesis Evangelion since they have the same Composer. Its another big monster anime so it fits.

[@imperiorii5781]

This material throughout my entire life has always been right up my alley. I've been bingewatching your reactions to this genre as well as others. You guys are probably my favorite reaction channel, your so genuine and laid back, so overall you guys are really good company to watch films along with. Anything relative to Dinosaurs, Monsters/Dragons etc was always my thing growing up, and I had a couple of the original Godzilla films from Japan on DVD and VHS, my personal favorite of the originals being Godzilla vs Biollante, followed by Godzilla VS King Ghidorah and the 1954 original. The Kaiju Genre is what started my deep interest in japanese culture and society, and it's had a significant impact on my life so far, I'd love to visit one day. Overall you guys and what you do is everything that I like to see, I immensely appreciate your effort 👍

[@jayzedd_]

I love how the film reuses some of the score of the older Godzilla films as well as some of the older Godzilla roars

[@Ani8900]

I love how this movie makes it feel like what if Godzilla is real the fact that people don't have Mechas, they don't have psychics to try to communicate with Godzilla, and they don't have Mazer tanks to defend against him. And the music is taken from different Godzilla movies, as well as the anime evangelion… Considering the guy who directed it worked on evangelion. But some of it is definitely composed originally for this movie such as who will know. 13:37 the music you're hearing is from the very first Godzilla movie 22:49 what I love about this is that it also still uses the old-fashioned person in a suit, the difference is, it's still digital, but it's pretty much mo-caption 28:17 the first level of the atomic breath, or in this case beam, is atomic smoke. It doesn't look like much, but if you breed that stuff in or get hit by it you're pretty much dead anyway because it's practically nuclear fallout. Then it becomes a combustible flame no different than that from Independence Day. If you've ever seen the movie. Then it concentrates that flame into a beam and well… I think you get the rest. 31:49 if you have seen the other Godzilla movies, you would know that he has an array of abilities… or rather can create an array of abilities, all depending on the situation. 31:59 you missed the part where it said Godzilla's asexual… That's how much to the 1998 movie with Zilla 44:49 what you just saw where is it's fifth form able to divide into multiple humanoid like forms that also have atomic breath… It had other forms, but they cut that and decided to end it since they didn't have enough time for it.

[@Cosmic-Entropy]

Fun fact: this godzilla only roars when it can't handle the pain it's in anymore. Godzilla in this fillm is basically a giant cancerous tumor. He's in constant unimaginable pain. Everytime he evolves the pain increases. Even his atomic breath is more akin to him vomiting than a voluntary attack. His body is just forcing him to do it to survive. Hes scared and doesnt understand his own existence because hes something that shouldnt exist. An abomination with no real purpose. Death would he his only escape but his body won't let him die. He'll just continue to forcefully and evolve into god knows what(people speculate that he'd eventually evolve into a being similar to Azathoth in the lovecraft verse) Godzilla is just as much a victim in this film as all the people that died to him.

[@kingscorpion7346]

THIS was the scariest Godzilla movie made since the original 1954 production. well... for me, Godzilla vs. Hedora was pretty scary to me in 1972 when I was 8 year old!

[@lalalarose8197]

Hideaki Anno made Godzilla scary again for the first time in decades.

[@kaiju115]

I’ll never forget when the first Trailer for Shin Gojira aired on KZbin, and I was blown away by how terrifying Godzilla looked, and when it finally was released for a limited time here in the States I want it known I went and saw Shin Gojira Five Times in theaters, that is how much of a Blast I had with the movie, and to this day it is now currently my 2nd Favorite Godzilla movie after Gojira(1954)

[@G.Lonnie]

I remember when the first images of the design for Godzilla surfaced in 2015 right after the Attack on Titan movies came out and people on the internet were so upset that Shinji Higuchi was now taking a crack at Godzilla.

[@kaiju115]

@@G.Lonnie thankfully Anno and Higuchi delivered with Shin Gojira.

[@quicktalk4159]

Godzilla soundtracks if you were wondering why it sounded old are by the one of the 5 Godzilla creators, Akira Ifukube. 12:38 - Godzilla comes ashore - *Godzilla, King of the Monsters* 1954 21:54 - Godzilla's resurrection - *Godzilla vs King Kong* 1962 23:06 - Godzilla vs Titanosaurus - *Terror of Mechagodzilla* 1975 38:51 - The Battle In Outer Space - *The Battle In Outer Space* 1959

[@genten34]

The name of the operation is "Yashiori", but in Japanese mythology, when "Yamata no Orochi" (a giant snake with eight heads) was subjugated, it was made to drink "Yashiori" sake and put it to sleep.

[@shwicaz]

Saw this in the theater when it came for a weekend to the U.S. Went w/ hubby and a couple friends and it was amazing to see on the big screen. The frantic pace of keeping up with the subtitles, the labels of locations, people and their title, etc was a great choice to make you feel immersed into the film than you would be otherwise.

[@nyxknight4151]

Whats crazy was that there was supposed to be a sequel with Japan dealing with the Godzilla spawns that were 20ish feet tall each, making them harder targets for the bombs and able to maneuver into buildings, continuing and even evolving the horror feel that this one had.

[@andyschroyer7713]

I have grown up watching godzilla movies. My older brother is a Godzilla fanatic. Ever since i have seen this movie i end up watching it at least once a week just because i have enjoyed it so much. I will say Shin Godzilla is more like a horror godzilla movie.

[@KERRYPIKE]

Shin Godzilla is a great movie. And all of the Godzilla movie franchises are just excellent.

[@badintentions.4789]

a lot of the music tracks used in this movie were ones used in other godzilla movies. and the dig where they're talking about the name, and the one says, "it's ridiculous." "just as well, the name originated in the US." that was toho making a playful dig at us because "gojira" is just from how americans mishear japanese saying "godzilla", because the accent makes it sound like "gojira".

[@nutterbuttergutter]

This film has Hideaki Anno’s fingerprints all over it. I know he is the director its just that from the music to the cinematography (cut shots and overlays) it definitely comes across as kind of Evangelion-esque. Honestly that’s part of the reason why I love it. I remember feeling really disappointed years ago when I first heard he was taking a break from the last Evangelion film to work on this. However, having seen this movie I don’t regret it one bit. EDIT: The music starting @16:21 is straight from Evangelion.😂

[@Argumemnon]

The Godzilla movies since 1999 have been really interesting. Each has its own take on the Godzilla lore. Variations on this theme seem more appealing to me than endless sequels like in the 60s and 70s.

[@DukeCondor]

A lot of the movies soundtrack isn't a "homage." A lot of it is from older Godzilla movies, just remastered, mostly the Showa era which was 1954 to 1975.

[@crcoghill]

It's funny that from the fandom each form (outside of the first) are named after the cities they rampaged through like the second form, the one the fans love the most, is named "Kamata-kun".

[@Ginko139]

when I heard Hideaki Anno directed a Gojira movie I knew it's gonna be special

[@首播-e7x]

Can't believe you guys reacting this one. It's awesome.

[@zdkygnofda]

The catchphrase of this movie was "Reality(Japan) v Fiction(Gojira)" when it came out in Japan, We Japanese people were literally in a crisis of survival after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident, and the pros and cons of what politicians did at that time are well portrayed. And the unity of the public and private sectors, including the SDF, became the power to overcome the crisis. The sense of despair and the chaos at that time is well projected in the movie. And of course, when Godzilla first created in 1954, it was the fear of the atomic bomb and radiation in the immediate postwar period that created the fiction of Godzilla, and I think it is a very good quote to have Japan confront Godzilla in a disaster comparable to that.

[@The_SilverMane]

Definitely my favorite movie of all time, no questions asked. It's so raw, so different, so thoughtful and when it comes to action it doesn't disappoint either. It doesn't have a lot of the latter but when it happens it has an impact and you feel the severity, the helplessness. I love this movie.

[@BlazinNSoul]

Minus One which won an oscar just recently should be coming to theatres soon. It is a direct remake of the orgional and no suprise it's brilliant. Hollywood should take notes as this is how it's done.

[@randophanto3153]

I consider this a Perfect Godzilla movie. It exists on it's own, has a unique kaiju design with the theme of evolution, has a unique style of almost "Found footage" esque cinematography for the human scenes and has such a powerful soundtrack. Definitely my favorite monster movie.

[@AndresMartinez-nn3xm]

I remembered this Film a few days ago and have been watching clips and what a coincidence you post! Lucky me

[@alyssongg8532]

On the last scene of the movie, where it shows godzilla's tail with humanoid creatures, that was the response godzilla had agaisnt humans, as their plan started godzilla body recognized the humans as a threat and in response, godzilla's cells were forming humanoid creatures way bigger than a human, with the intent to kill every human on the planet, the last scene shows that they managed to freeze him right on the moment the "minions" were being released, thats what i call lucky.

[@Pridam]

How do you fight an army You respond WITH an army. Thankfully he was stopped before Godzilla could fully respond with his army. Just imagine how screwed mankind would have been if Godzilla had been able to keep evolving. There were...a lot of concept ideas

[@aldyzero6676]

The main reason why Shin Godzilla able to do that: Remember the floating boat with the missing research? Yeah, it ate him and that's why it has human dna.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

​@@aldyzero6676 It's not confirmed, But yhea, it's something that's hinted at

[@Riozissou_bot]

I am Japanese. I was watching it on the screen when it aired. What I especially like about this movie is that it feels very realistic. This movie is based on the concept of ``What would happen if Godzilla existed in reality?'' It's great to see people taking pictures with their smartphones instead of running away, and the slow response from the Japanese government.

[@sorrenblitz805]

The best Godzilla movies are the ones that take it as a serious movie. Shin Gojira and Minus One are really really good for that.

[@seangriddle]

you guys recognizing the original theme fully made my day. keep up the good work :)

[@JaketheJust]

Notice Godzillas roar in the film. The first time he roars is his roar from the original 1954 film. His second before he launches his atomic breath was from the Shōwa Era, and his final roar before being frozen is his roar from the Heisei Era.

[@aliceblack9712]

I really like the movie for how realistic it is, but Godzilla itself looks so goofy I once talked with a Japanese friend about this movie and he said that this is exactly how officials in Japan work: very organized but absolutely inefficient (can be said about any country though)

[@joeyblaze2509]

knowing the effects radiation has on organic tissue and seeing godzilla basically fight off his active decay with the blood coming out of him gives you insight to the amount of pain Godzilla is in

[@classicjackson97]

there are 35 movies of Godzilla. It has the Record of being the longest franchise, so they have a lot of content for the channel if they decide to do a Marathon ❤️

[@newclothes8165]

@ 13:51. I like how you noticed how hard it is to communicate due to the time of how all this is happening. Its the same thing during 9/11. So many people in the military and admin were saying so many different things it was hard for the executive branch to know exactly what was going on.

[@johnaldridge83]

The Atomic breath scene in theater is still one the the most breathtaking things I've seen in theater to date.

[@angusthekid4198]

I got chills from that atomic breath scene by just watching it on a computer screen.. imagine watching it in a big screen in movie theater

[@Neogeddon]

Saw it in theaters during the limited US run and uh yeah, can confirm. The tension in the theater through the whole scene was crazy

[@mmeers89]

Gojira's first terrestrial form (Dubbed Kamata-kun) is considered cute in japan. They sell plushies of him.

[@art_christiancahalan]

It’s awesome to see you dive into the Godzilla franchise- I’m a massive fan myself, so seeing people who are not as familiar give a fun reaction gives me awesome vibes. If you’re looking for some recommendations outside of the original, here are some I think you all would enjoy. #1) The Heisei Series: These seven films share a continuity with one film impacting the next. It dives into bio-technology, time travel, pollution and existentialism. The series includes The Return of Godzilla (the Japanese version), Godzilla vs. Biollante, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla, and finally Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. #2) GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack: It is another unique take on the Godzilla character with it being a creature born from the deceased souls of forgotten Japan. Several monsters awaken to combat this force (one is really cute that you would all enjoy). #3) Destroy All Monsters: The “Endgame” of the original series, it brings together most of the monsters from the prior films as a temporary farewell to the audience. You don’t really need to watch the prior films to watch this one. After those, feel free to watch the others in any order you so choose. There are some really crazy ones and others more-so down to Earth.

[@cradodragmire1563]

I love Final Wars as well.

[@ShadowfaxSTP]

8:32 Ah what a thing to experience for the first time... the moment we first see baby Godzilla. Kawaii!

[@jbbyaboo1105]

Me and a friend are huge Godzilla fans. One day we were re-watching Shin (I saw it four times in theaters) and his roommate's girlfriend came downstairs and decided to sit and watch it with us. Had no previous knowledge about Godzilla anything. She got completely hooked.

[@DarkInSunlight]

I'd like to see you all react to them in order from oldest to newest before the remakes. The original Godzilla movie is in black and white and the evolution of monster universe and obvious growth of budget makes it a rather surprisingly good experience. I actually got excited to see the ways they put their bigger budget into the movie from one movie to the next

[@harenjaegger7930]

Just wanted to point out that, one of the directors and the writer of this movie was Hideaki Anno whose also the creator/Director of the famous anime Neon genesis evangelion, there are some shots where you can see Anno's Directing traits, and looks just Like an episode of Evangelion, there are even some parts where they just straight used one of Evangelion's soundtrack songs. (that music with the ominus drums)

[@Lator_the_Gator]

Fun fact as you guys did mention the eye change from Shinagawa-Kun to Gojira the eyes infact did not shrink as it might seem they never changed in size which really shows how large he grew

[@UberNoodle]

The thing I really love about this Godzilla film is how it is a response to how the government reacted to the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami and resulting Fukushima crisis. I was in Japan when all of that happened. Thankfully I was considerably south, but those scenes of Godzilla's first form pushing down the canals bringing with it piles of cars boats houses and debris is exactly the news footage I was watching of the tsunami. I think if you watch the film with those events and the unsatisfactory way the Japanese government handled it all, it adds a new layer of satirical critique to the film. And it's also great that Shin Godzilla brought back the meaningful and allegorical Godzilla film. The first film was a similar scathing criticism of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing, and a particular catastrophe that happened to Fisherman irradiated by American testing. I think Shin Godzilla brought back that power of commentary to the series.

[@joekool0078]

There’s a sad twisted truth about shin Apparently shin is in pain and suffering and each time he evolves it grows greater, he doesn’t want to hurt humanity or destroy anything Shins body is alive and has its own consciousness and shin has no control over it. Shins body wants to survive and live but shin really just wants to die Even there’s a song called Who Will know and that’s suppose to represent shins point of view 😢

[@spongeboymebob771]

One of my favorite parts of this movie are scenes where the government says theres no way Godzilla could do something, like come ashore, support its own weight, evolve, or exist in the first place only for Godzilla to almost always immediately do just that.

[@azurepulse1870]

This is definitely a thinking man's movie and a great modern tribute to the original Godzilla film, which was also really dark and serious. The American Legendary monsterverse movies loves its monster mashups, but this movie is a masterpiece. It actually won a ton of awards, including best picture in Japan. If you want recommendations for other Godzilla movies to watch that are more serious and deep, I have two: the original 1954 version (JP audio, subtitled- it made me cry last time I watched it), and GMK (Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack). The original is a very moving piece, and the latter recommendation is actually a direct response to the American '98 Godzilla movie (which I actually loved, but Japan hated) and you can see how the main character is a female reporter type character matches with the American movie. The director for GMK also did a Gamera trilogy (giant turtle kaiju) that is widely considered the best kaiju trilogy/series among fans. I highly recommend that trilogy as well. And fun fact, it features Steven Seagal's daughter as one of the main characters. I'd also love to see you guys react to this video, which explains a lot of cultural context and nuance that most non-Japanese audience members wouldn't catch or understand the first time ("Why Shin Godzilla Won Best Picture): kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3atoHupaauVfLM

[@itselizauwu]

“When it comes to live action.. Japan isn’t the most advanced” Godzilla Minus One just obliterated this point of view. A cinematic masterpiece with incredible CGI and expertly written characters Hollywood and American movie makers couldn’t even dream of making, all with a budget of $15 million a fraction of how much Hollywood wastes on its terrible blockbusters