SHIN GODZILLA (2016) MOVIE REACTION - THIS IS A UNIQUE KAIJU FILM! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hey guys! Thank you for suggesting this film to us. This Godzilla/Monster film binge has been so much fun. Waiting for Minus One! If you'd like to support the channel and gain access to the full length reaction become a member of our patreon bit.ly/3ICVrJ6 Watch our reactions early! kzbin.info/door/iCUz1bHid4H9mu6g2IOjXgjoin Godzilla (1998) Movie Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJC0pqKsYsSfmLc Godzilla (2014) Movie Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIjLq6qjisR-sKc Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019) Movie Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXzJkKSdppiLa5Y Godzilla VS. Kong (2021) Movie Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXiaZIl5dtF4fqM

[@Cauin450]

For a little continuity. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJnOc3SBi5asg8k

[@baconfun23]

By the way there will be a new movie called Godzilla x Kong will be released on march 29

[@D0S81]

Toho rock. i really hope you watch more Japanese stuff, especially AKIRA, Yojimbo, 7 Samurai and Zatoichi. you can't go wrong with any of those, 2 of which have the goat, Toshiro Mifune who was one of the earliest Japanese actors to adopt a western acting style.

[@AlexisStreams]

sadly this movie does not have a sequel YET, i personally hope there's a sequel i love the idea of a godzilla within a godzilla and godzilla that can sprout wings and fly....however if you are interested in more godzilla movies there are the netflix animate versions Godzilla Planet of the monsters, Godzilla 2 City On The Edge of Battle and Godzilla 3 The Planet Eater, there's also the animated series Godzilla Singular point, which goes more indept with godzilla's evolutions

[@megatron1384]

While waiting for Minus 1… you should also watch the original 1954 Gojira. See where it all started. Would give you some insight into everything you have seen up to now. And see how some of the ever present iconography is right there in the first outing

[@KPid10t]

The lore behind this specific iteration of Godzilla is so cool. I wish they would continue this story. An interesting note of Shin Godzilla, apparently it is in constant agonizing pain and is one of the reasons he’s constantly evolving but his evolution is also contributing to the pain. The inspiration also came from the 2011 triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami, nuclear reactor meltdown) and how bureaucracy and red tape slowed down the response.

[@ivanmartinez5565]

Also (can't remember if it was theory or a real comment) his evolution could end with an humanoid form like the figures at the end of his tail

[@arturogonzalez167]

Shin Godzilla means demon Godzilla at the end of the movie that was his last evolution there's actually a comic book that goes further on this it's Total Carnage

[@KPid10t]

@@ivanmartinez5565 it was part of the original design. One of the later phases. Yup!

[@tomiyu2297]

@@arturogonzalez167 Not quite. Shin means "New", "God", or "First"

[@arturogonzalez167]

Yes but if you look at the translation in Shin Godzilla it means demon or evil spirit

[@Geth-Who]

Monsterverse Godzilla: "Earth has an immune system, and this is it." Shin Godzilla: "Earth has a malignant tumour, growing out of control, and this is it." Also let's put Evangelion's soundtrack on it because it's an absolute work of art, I guess. Valid.

[@Yora21]

I first wasn't so sure if they might just be referencing the same thing that Evangelion was referencing when I was hearing it. But really, this whole movie is almost like a life-action adaptation of Evangelion. With the first military strike being just like the first episode, and then the laser-beam spam like the Ramiel attack, or the monster being temporarily disabled while they try to come up with another plan to harm it.

[@brettthebest3978]

The director of this film is the creator Evangelion…..that’s why

[@lolokay9156]

Creator of Evangelion worked on this film

[@Geth-Who]

@@lolokay9156 I know. Soundtrack composer too. I've been hoping more people react to EVA, so I'm hyped when he shows up in stuff.

[@Xaviator619]

So that was Evangelion music

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the best and also one of the darkest Godzilla movies ever made! There were talks of a Sequel, but it was cancelled, possibly due to creative difficulties. However, Godzilla Minus One was released, it received universal praise and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, making it the first Godzilla film to win an Oscar.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yesss, we had such a blast with this one - it was such a different perspective on Godzilla and we had a blast with it! Godzilla Minus One will be available on Digital soon, and as soon as that's available, we're gonna cover it! We have heard incredible things about it!

[@aaronnormanbigalbal7601]

Dang man the Directors of the American Godzilla films are going to be jealous

[@murtazashakeel5704]

@@aaronnormanbigalbal7601Adam Wingard is actually very good friends with Takashi Yamazaki, both have said good things about each other's movies

[@aaronnormanbigalbal7601]

​@@murtazashakeel5704 oh ok but what about the others

[@mnomadvfx]

TO be fair from the look of the weird tail creatures it was likely that he might be infringing on Miyazaki's art work a bit.

[@emperorriptide]

The prevailing theory about the Tail is that godzilla evolves to overcome whatever is the challenge. So, since humanity was defeating it as a solo creature. It was adapting human traits and spreading out. So they stopped it just before it reproduced an army of humanoid godzillas that could each individually adapt and conquer.

[@lolokay9156]

I seen many theory that Godzilla tail got mix with a human name Goro Maki that went missing. If you look closely in his tail it has giant human skull in it.

[@m1nwoo01]

tbh thats a bad theory. why would a human skull even be that big lol@@lolokay9156

[@demiurgos9800]

​@@lolokay9156my theory is Godzilla is Goro Maki's lizard pet, and he fusing himself with his lizard because he is a crazy scientist😅

[@lolokay9156]

@@demiurgos9800 lol

[@GoGojiraGo]

If Godzilla is defeated by committee, he will become a committee.

[@soubhikXray]

The last shot is basically showing in his final moments, Godzilla was trying one last time to evolve into something more humanoid, to escape the freezing process.

[@mb2001]

It wasn't like that at the end of Operation Yashiori, meaning it's still active despite the coagulation.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

@@mb2001 It was like that during the Operation, they just froze him in time before the humanoid forms completely detached from the tail

[@GoatLuffy_97]

The final shot is one of the most haunting things I've seen in a non-horror film, ever.

[@gallendugall8913]

This movie has one of my favorite things in it - people discussing how to solve a problem. Humanity at it's best.

[@XC11301991]

Actually that's the problem in this film. It was pointing out how much red tape and layers of government processing just to get simple orders done. It's a statement on how ineffective the government was during the Fukushima nuclear accident.

[@gallendugall8913]

@@XC11301991 I know that was the intent, but it very much comes across differently to me. As I see it the real problem was the unwillingness to take action, that was already agreed upon as necessary, for fear of political consequences.

[@riffgroove]

​@gallendugall8913 Yeah, In Japan, this movie was a pretty scathing indictment of Japan's beurocracy and red tape. Even though, in retrospect, their handling of the Fukushima incident was about as efficient as it could have been, tk the people of Japan it wasn't nearly fast enough.

[@erikbjelke4411]

@@XC11301991 Well, even when the problem gets solved, it involves a lot of discussion. The difference between the government at large and Yaguchi's team is. . . I think SF Debris sums it up best in his review of this film. Chuck says that public figures, like government officials, don't view their lives as a movie, they view them as books. BIG books with LOTS of chapters. This movie is just one chapter, and the decisions are made from the perspective that there will be many more chapters in the book of these people's lives. In short, while they want to do the right thing, they want more to AVOID doing the WRONG thing. Yaguchi and his team already have little to lose, being "general pains in the butt of the bureaucracy," so they're more focused on the here and now than what it'll mean for their careers in five, ten, or twenty years. Funnily, most everyone who was making decisions based on "where will this leave me in five years?" didn't make it out of the movie alive, while the ones who focused on "solve the immediate problem, if people hate me for it tomorrow I'll deal with that tomorrow" end up in good positions for their futures. Highlighting, perhaps, what many would see as simple common wisdom: it's always better to do the right thing than NOT do the WRONG thing. Trouble is, as I feel this movie shows, even identifying the right thing can sometimes be extremely complicated.

[@Tiredartist9552]

@@XC11301991is that not more realistic though that getting these actions done are tougher

[@TheKaijuKiller12]

The theory is, is that Goro Maki fused with Godzilla. A very specific scene leads credence to this theory as Yaguchi asks where Maki was now, and immediatly cuts to Godzillas' tail mouth opening. Thats where Maki ended up being grafted to Godzillas body. The reason Godzilla kept going to Tokyo was Maki's own hate towards the country influencing the creature. But he gave Japan a way out if they were smart enough to follow his clues, and ultimately develop a way to mitigate nuclear materials which was his wish all along.

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

Shin Godzilla Dr. Goro Maki After a few viewings of this movie, I have come to a theory regarding Godzilla's origins. It seems no one thinks about the beginning before Godzilla is shown. The boat that the scientist, Dr. Goro Maki owned is found abandoned right where Godzilla becomes its first evolution. Does this mean anything? Perhaps, did Dr. Goro Maki commit suicide for the turmoil Japan put his wife through? And if so, what happened to him? We don't ever really get any information as to where he was and if indeed he did throw himself off the boat. My theory is that he might not have even committed suicide. Maybe he dived overboard and swam down into the bay and possibly the radiation contained in that area made him merge with fish and other sealife which became the start of Godzilla...? Going over the movie quite a few times, I have never heard any explanation as to why the boat was abandoned and where the scientist is. It's implied that he committed suicide. But I have been thinking that Maki began Godzilla's birth. Willingly, or accidentally? I'm not sure. But that is my thoughts. Seeing the "googly" eyes from the beginning is basically fish-like. And how it was growing its body, standing up. Then when Godzilla comes back, many think the "googly" eyes are gone, but I don't think they are. I think they get much larger, but the chared skin around those eyes changes the actual perception of what Godzilla looks like once its become much larger.

[@GIL春菊]

There is a high possibility that there was a doctor in the tail. In the first form, only the tail appeared on the sea, The fifth form was trying to make a human Godzilla come out of its tail.

[@radiantdarkness9919]

If you look closely, you can actually see a giant human skull in the tail.

[@Cloningmaster55]

​@GIL-bv7oe Not just one human Godzilla hybrid thing but many

[@JamailvanWestering]

I love how this movie was a new take on Godzilla! In the original it was supposed to represent the power of the atom bomb. Here he represents the power of natural disasters

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Our first ToHo Godzilla movie in 12 years after final wars and it's absolutely amazing. Especially since it's from the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion that's even more amazing

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Such a unique take! It was refreshing and unexpected.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@OfficialMediaKnights and still respectful to the character unlike the 98 movie

[@PBRatLord]

? Toho also made the Planet of Monster trilogy of films if I'm not mistaken...

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@PBRatLord and those movies respect the character of Godzilla the problem with those movies is that they're super boring and the characters are cliche

[@PBRatLord]

​@@Godzilla-tu2cd I respectfully disagree, those movies are a lot of things, but "boring" is not what comes to mind considering like half the entire runtime is various battles. Plus, kinda like Shin, it was certainly a unique take on Godzilla, and birthed one of the largest (and coolest sounding imo) variants we've ever seen, which was pretty cool. Don't really see the cliché thing either, I though people complained because the characters were too subversive in their decisions? I recall a lot of people hating on Haru for not being a typical hero and/or complaining about his character arc. Again, no hate or anything, I was just always confused why they were so negatively received, other than the fact that 3D animation can be pretty hit-or-miss lol. Which of the films is your favorite Godzilla btw?

[@maniacguy7899]

Shin Godzilla is unique is that he's basically an extremely mutated fish or marine lifeform as opposed to the usual dinosaur or ancient reptilian creature. He's also an extremely tragic monster since because of his mutation he's in a constant state of immense pain that he can't do anything about due to his body constantly mutating and evolving to keep itself alive. The destruction he causes, which he's not even conscious off, is pretty much a byproduct of him moving forward following his instincts and doing anything to alleviate his pain, him firing the atomic beams for the first time being such a case, which you can sort of half tell due to it starting as vomit before expelling beams. The song that plays during that scene "Who will know" is basically expressing Shin's perspective.

[@ProfessorWhooves11]

Adding to the song, it’s not just about his perspective. It’s both sides of nature conflicting in one body. The male voice in the song is singing about the constant need and will to survive while the female voice laments in pain about such a tormenting existence.

[@pascalblanche]

This movie was amazing. All the destruction shots are really reminiscent of natural disasters, like the tsunami or hearth quakes from a few years ago. In a way the more surreal yet grounded take on the king of monsters so far. Minus one is an entire different beast and is now my favorite, Shin comes second ;)

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Can’t wait to check out Minus one!

[@pascalblanche]

can't wait to get your reactions on it either, you guys are my favorite movie streamers :) @@OfficialMediaKnights

[@bridgethaines7127]

My second fave G-film. He was definitely the most terrifying design for him. The whole thing was a not-so-subtle knock of the excessive bureaucracy hindering disaster response in Japan (especially the Fukishima disaster), and how their hands have been tied since WW2 regarding the use of military power. My take on the "googly eyes" is that it began as a deep sea creature so when it rose from the depth and there was less atmospheric pressure, the eyes bulged out. The figures in his tail was the next evolution, miniature versions of himself to scatter and colonize.

[@kcewing1]

I think they may have used the eyes of a moray eel as an influence?

[@abhishekbanerjee4513]

Name your first favourite

[@bridgethaines7127]

@@abhishekbanerjee4513The original 1954. Without it, none of the rest would exist.

[@user-ss3wb8he7h]

​@@bridgethaines7127this is my second favorite as well but my favorite is Godzilla vs hedorah

[@psychokitty71]

Shin Godzilla was supposedly originally a frilled shark. Frilled sharks go back around 80 million years. The humanoid things coming out of his tail were what they were talking about with him mutating into smaller forms so that they could spread across the world more easily. He was beginning to mutate like that when they stopped him.

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

I've been thinking... Shin Godzilla Dr. Goro Maki After a few viewings of this movie, I have come to a theory regarding Godzilla's origins. It seems no one thinks about the beginning before Godzilla is shown. The boat that the scientist, Dr. Goro Maki owned is found abandoned right where Godzilla becomes its first evolution. Does this mean anything? Perhaps, did Dr. Goro Maki commit suicide for the turmoil Japan put his wife through? And if so, what happened to him? We don't ever really get any information as to where he was and if indeed he did throw himself off the boat. My theory is that he might not have even committed suicide. Maybe he dived overboard and swam down into the bay and possibly the radiation contained in that area made him merge with fish and other sealife which became the start of Godzilla...? Going over the movie quite a few times, I have never heard any explanation as to why the boat was abandoned and where the scientist is. It's implied that he committed suicide. But I have been thinking that Maki began Godzilla's birth. Willingly, or accidentally? I'm not sure. But that is my thoughts. Seeing the "googly" eyes from the beginning is basically fish-like. And how it was growing its body, standing up. Then when Godzilla comes back, many think the "googly" eyes are gone, but I don't think they are. I think they get much larger, but the chared skin around those eyes changes the actual perception of what Godzilla looks like once its become much larger.

[@ViKatamari]

Hideaki Anno is a freaking GENIUS

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Such a unique take! What a way to deliver commentary 😄

[@chadwood4412]

Like the original was made as a commentary on ww2, from what I remeber this was made in response to the 2011 Fukushima explosion and the following earthquakes and Japan's major screw ups with the amount of tape they needed to do literally anything, making rescue as difficult as possible and losing people that could have been saved.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Interesting!! It's always so fascinating to see a real world issue being adapted into a fictional character in order to make a statement!

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

Anno explains that final shot as "It took a committee to defeat Godzilla, so Godzilla will become a committee" They should let him continue this story.. if not in live action, they should let him make a follow up in anime. The song that plays when Godzilla first uses his breath... if you listen to the lyrics, it's from his perspective.. and he's in constant pain & fear.

[@ClaudioFirsoff]

Shin Godzilla is so a lost episode from Evangelion, the shots, bgms, story...

[@nickbundt]

The soundtrack!

[@arthurlofrano7021]

shin godzilla does have a crossover movie with evangelion

[@vladislavivanov2334]

Shinji at the end of RoE became politician and thought to himself: "Not this shit again"

[@lolokay9156]

Creator of Evangelion worked on this film so it’s cool

[@lolokay9156]

@@arthurlofrano7021I think you mean the 4-d ride?

[@krono5el]

Anno has been blowing my mind and inspiring beyond belief most of my life, what a legend.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We're just getting into his work and are already blown away by the talent and creativity!

[@krono5el]

@@OfficialMediaKnights one of the greatest animators of our time.

[@mnomadvfx]

I do hope that he makes other live action films in the future. Likewise with Andrew Stanton who still hasn't made another live action film since John Carter, which in my opinion was betrayed by the Disney PR department - it's a great film, sadly underrated.

[@Geth-Who]

@@OfficialMediaKnights You guys could do a LOT worse than reacting to Evangelion. Deconstruction of the giant-robot-hero genre, and one of the hardest takedowns a genre's ever had, while also a deep character study and dramatic storyline, and a musical/visual masterpiece.

[@aminraki1990]

You should have watch Godzilla minus one, Yamazaki win Oscar for that and the Budget was only 15 million

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We are definitely gonna react to Godzilla Minus One, it's just not available on Digital yet! As soon as it's out, we'll be on it!

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Minus One is going to be released on blu-ray & streaming in Japan in May.. The rest of the world will likely get it by the end of summer.

[@aminraki1990]

@@OfficialMediaKnights I think Godzilla x Kong and Godzilla minus one will release together, one on cinema one on digital version

[@aminraki1990]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Ariel have you watched Attack on titan? Do you interest to watch Japanese Anime?

[@Shlankyman545]

It was more like $10,000,000 USD. Just makes the movie that much more impressive.

[@joshspencer1]

I love how this was a completely new take on Godzilla! Not just in terms of his biology, but how the focus was on the government response. I can’t wait for you guys to see Godzilla Minus One!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Right?! It was such a joy to watch because we had NO idea what to expect, and the tension was rising the entire film! We had a blast!

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

@@OfficialMediaKnights the first half of the movie is about how badly the Japanese government responds to disasters like the Triple Disaster of March 11, 2011. That's the day they had the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdown at Fukushima.

[@mnomadvfx]

It does feel very Japanese in its govmt response vs the American gung ho variety 😅 That being said, I love it so much - it actually feels grounded like this could really happen if a giant monster attacked.

[@shoemy89]

@@mnomadvfx rewatched it with a japanese friend of mine and she said it really did capture how inefficient japanese bureaucracy can be lol

[@Ozai75]

So glad you guys watched this. It's really a tragic, tragic version of Godzilla. Godzilla itself being in horrible pain, the Atomic Breath scene being both for his protection and yet at the same time pouring out all of the Nuclear fall out of his body, trying to purge it.

[@tanmayshetty8934]

If you like Godzilla and Kaiju stuff you're going to love PACIFIC RIM! It's one of the best if you still haven't watched it.

[@Its419games]

One of the things I love about the different forms Godzilla takes is that, with all the size changes it goes through, the eyes remain the same size.

[@RzeTon]

Fun Fact: #1 This Gojira is in a constant State of pain causing it to mutate/evolve to accomodate to the enviroment #2 If the movie seemd boring And having too much talking exposition in the form of the meetings that was the plan, it was supposed to boycott the slow reaction of the Japanese goverment during the disasters in 2011 (earthquake, tsunami And Fukushima)

[@birdmanhero]

I always loved that this movie treated a Godzilla attack in a fairly legitimate way. Showing the human/government response and how difficult it would be to make decisions during such a situations

[@MarvelConnoisseur]

Still crazy to remember this Godzilla was the largest live action version before the MV made their version taller

[@Scallycowell]

The utter pettiness

[@logandarklighter]

@@Scallycowell On the contrary - I see it as good-natured one-up-manship and competition. "Oh - your Godzilla is 110 meters tall? We'll add a few and make ours 115." "I'll see your 115 and raise it to 119!" :D And it's not like Toho would want anything less than for ALL versions of Godzilla to do well and be fun properties! More money rolling in! I figure the only reason why Godzilla Minus One is half the size of Shin and MV versions is to play up the homage to the original 1954 Gojira. Basically - the main reason why Godzilla doubled in height from 55 to 110 meters tall between Showa and Heisei periods was that the Japanese city skylines had gotten that much taller! Godzilla no longer towered over all the buildings as effectively. You can really see it in Godzilla 1984/Godzilla Returns. The central buildings of Tokyo are twice HIS height! The slowly growing height of Godzilla has become almost a joke and a theme in recent years. It's almost expected now by fans. Heh. 😄

[@MarvelConnoisseur]

@@logandarklighterthen of course Toho one upped us again and made Godilla Earth 318 meters tall 😂

[@logandarklighter]

@@MarvelConnoisseur yeah I think we won’t see one that big ever again. One of the reasons Godzilla Minus One works so well is that even though he’s gigantic, he’s not SO big that humans are mere specks at his feet. Instead the effects can render humans individually at that scale.

[@バーバーズボン]

The final cut of Godzilla's tail represents Godzilla's fifth form. The fifth form is the size of a human and reproduces asexually by itself. It is also officially set to fly and wipe out the human race from the earth. Shin Godzilla is a metaphor for the nuclear accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Although it has not been talked about, Japan will have to deal with nuclear accidents for the next several hundred years, just like Chernobyl. It is on the verge, just as Godzilla's fifth form was stopped just short of flight this time.

[@TheBestPirateDrake]

The nuclear accident only killed one person, the thousands of deaths were caused by the earthquake and the tsunami. The evacuation killed peoples that were fragile and still in hospital plus the stress caused by the sudden and unnecessary action. Yes the plants was damaged but all the dangerous material of the core wqs confined within the core by the building like it was designed to do. All that escaped was the isotopes from the fission of uranium. It is nit comparable to chernobile in anyway. Fukushima is heavily misconceived by many. Also a short note, nuclear power is as of now, the safest energy source available to us. As surprising as it sounds, nuclear accidents are very rare, and the damage they caused is also very minimal, even if you consider chernobile. And if you think the waste is the problem of the industry, the problem was already solved decades ago. Gozilla is a metaphor to nuclear weapons, not the nuclear industry as a whole. If you think I’m wrong, please share your thoughts.

[@exowarrior]

About the end shot there, I coincidentally just found out the other day that the things growing out of his tail were other godzillas; he was on the brink of multiplying. There was an extended scene which showed the chunks of Godzilla's flesh that were blasted off during the first fight starting to evolve and become organisms of their own.

[@ryzkumar4837]

glad you guys liked this. everything about this movie was just unique and creative from the writing to the cinematography. japan nailed it with this one and it also reminded me of the Attack on Titan anime in ways

[@SPVFilmsLtd]

01:04:42 - The humanoid figures at Godzilla's tail is Godzilla's next evolution. It was a defense mechanism as the creature knew it was being attacked by smaller creatures - humans - and was in the process of splitting into thousands of human-sized creatures to survive. They froze Godzilla just in time before those humanoid Godzillas could escape. A more ambitious and expensive version of this film actually had a third act where Godzilla would sprout wings, fly and eventually transform into a spiritual being in the style of AKIRA. Also, as I'm sure it's been pointed out before, SHIN GODZILLA is a direct response to the literal and figurative fallout of the 2011 Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami and eventual Fukushima Nuclear Plant. It's not even subtle, all of the red tape bureaucracy satire, the destruction imagery, the radiation fallout issues, the narrative about experts being prevented from doing their jobs by the government or by fear of damage to their reputation, even the finale where the protagonist talks about some of the team not surviving but asking them to do their duty anyways for the sake of the world -- all of this is direct commentary on real events that either happened or should have happened and was stopped by incompetency, ego, politics and government impropriety. As pointed out in the latest Accented Cinema video essay, American Godzilla isn't about anything - it's just a wrestling match. A celebrity fantasy battle because Godzilla and Kong are celebrities and people want to see what happens when they fight. Whereas the best Godzilla films - the Japanese films - are always directly about something. The original 1950's film was about Americans testing nuclear weapons and the fallout displacing and killing Japanese civilians which the Yanks then covered up (look up "Lucky Dragon No 5" to see what directly inspired the first film). THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) was about the Cold War and Japan being trapped between Russia and America's nuclear aggression while being powerless to do anything to protect their own citizens from the fallout of that aggression. GMK: GIANT MONSTERS ALL OUT ATTACK, despite being the greatest of all the Goji Wrestling Federation entries, saw Godzilla as a supernatural monster made up out of all the ghosts of everyone Japan murdered during World War II come back to inflict revenge on its people. GODZILLA MINUS ONE is about how post-war Japan's government crushed its own people and blamed them for losing the World War II instead of taking responsibility for its own aggression and actions and how the Japanese people need to find a new identity based on compassion and community, not tradition and fear. American Godzilla has nothing -- its just money and VFX to sell popcorn and drinks, not have a conversation with its audience about issues that plague humanity.

[@jishin75]

Thanks for your reaction! This is my favorite Gojira movie for many reasons. I'd say it's because of the pain that this creature demonstrates during his massive attack to the city. He is in pain, he destroys, the pain doesn't stop. And then the humanzillas on the tail. So terrifying. And the soundtrack is perfect, both the classic Gojira, Evangelion, the "jazzy" intermission, the rock. Amazing.

[@pickleboy6059]

In case you are wondering about that final scene. The idea behind shin Godzilla is that it can infinitely evolve to overcome obstacles (assume it can do it fast enough before being killed, which is how they did it in the movie). Godzilla realizes collective collaboration and team work was beating it. So how does it evolve to overcome that- by splitting and also become like humans. They would be super humanoids that would also technically be able to evolve too. Anyway each evolved form helps it live: 1st- the feet to stop scrapping its body and lungs to breath air- we see blood coming out of the gills 2nd- the ability to regulate the heat and the exoskeleton like scales to support its weight- we see it rush to water and returns normal temp and with harden scales 3-the blast cap eyelids to protect its eyes from the bombs and shortly after used to protect them from its own atomic breath 4-the atomic breath also comes around the same time as the radio dish detection for missiles and bombs so it can use the lasers to shoot them down 5- it froze before it could finish but as mentioned before, it was essentially becoming human kind.

[@erikbjelke4411]

I REALLY love the way the military forces attack Godzilla in this. The layered attack strategy and distances make it feel more real, and makes Godzilla in turn feel more like a truly unstoppable monster. Instead of many other films, where jets and choppers fly in arms' reach, and tanks park in stomping distance, where Godzilla feels more like a divine punishment for bad military commanders.

[@bhargavipba]

Lmao bad military commanders 😂😂

[@waltertabora9566]

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this but when shin Godzilla theme plays you can hear a male singer and female singer, the female singer I shin Godzilla mind and the male is his body. When you listen to the theme by itself you can hear a message that Godzilla wants to die but there’s one obstacle sanding in his way..his own body

[@Pupeyes]

The difference between the way humans are handled in this movie and Minus One versus the American iterations is gigantic. Humans in this film feel actually necessary and well justified. This is still my favorite Gojira to date. A real terror. That laser beam tho. Couldn’t wait to see your reaction to that scene. Also, that final shot of the humanoids flaking off Gojira’s tail was simply his next evolution phase. Remember, someone in the movie mentioned how it would take over the world. Well, imagine these radioactive humanoid monsters coming off and taking over. They stopped Gojira right in time.

[@HawkTeevs]

Those things coming out of it's tail was Godzilla's final form. This iteration of Godzilla evolves to counter whatever danger it encounters, so after getting brought down by a bunch of humans, it was evolving to counter humanity as a whole. It was creating mini Godzillas to begin rampaging all around Japan, and eventually the world. It's also revealed through concept art that Godzilla would have also evolved to become humanoid like the creatures it was creating, until it eventually would have evolved to a godlike being.

[@WhoElseButJarjosa]

There's a lot of thoughts about what the ending of Shin Godzilla means. A lot of people think of it as sequel-bait for a sequel that never happened, but I saw it as being more reflective of the movie's themes. My interpretation of the final shot is that Godzilla was evolving into a bunch of smaller versions of itself because, as it turned out, a bunch of small creatures working together was able to best one supermassive organism. Essentially, it's holding up Godzilla, a creature that constantly - and nearly instantly - evolves in response to whatever we throw at it, as a black mirror to humanity. It affirms the power of human spirit and innovation but also reminds us that Godzilla will forever put that ability to innovate to the test - or destroy us in the process.

[@gotahgemini6415]

a lot of fish from the deep have such goofy eyes. That was spot on lol

[@Hinton_418]

About the ending those humanoid skeletons coming out of the tail were going to be the next form. Godzilla was going to turn into hundreds of humanoid type of creatures in order to adapt. Basically, Godzilla was three stages away from annihilating all of human life and turning the planet into his home.

[@Hinton_418]

I think one of the collectors' editions for the movie had a graph inside that showed all of the stages.

[@thewantedsamurai7962]

I don't know if you guys know this or not but if you look closely at Shin Goji's eyes when the artillery hit him his eye rolled back in the same way a shark's would when feeding. also a little fact about shin. The reason why he never reacted while getting hit by all kinds of munitions is because Shin Godzilla is in constant physical pain throughout the film. So what the humans where doing to him was nothing in comparison to what he feels constantly

[@Lambent_Omega]

Another fact is that every roar he did was him screaming in pain. He didn't do it to be cool or establish dominance, even he has his limits and his roars mark the moments in which his pain tolerance broke its limits and made him cry out in suffering.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@Lambent_Omega Completely fan headcanon confirmed by literally nothing except the vague lyrics of a song.

[@noahsaboliauskas7753]

@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051shut up

[@noahsaboliauskas7753]

@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051not headcanon

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@noahsaboliauskas7753 The roar thing is headcanon.

[@Max_does_sketches]

One thing I wished you guys praised more than anything in this movie, the soundtrack. This movie has a gorgeous soundtrack and scores

[@XC11301991]

As much as the movie is about the government's shortcoming to make decisions, it also demonstrates how humans from different positions and fields work collectively to defeat a threat. Funny enough, Godzilla's next evolution was adapting to that same method, becoming many individuals that work as a collective to combat what's threatening it.

[@noahcarver6133]

I’m a little late but the first part of this movie is a commentary on how slow the Japanese government is to respond to disasters. Specifically the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese gov was heavily criticized for how slow they were to respond to those disasters in the first few days.

[@NelsonStJames]

The camaraderie between the younger generation shown in this film is inspiring. One of the few Godzilla films where you are invested in the human characters, and rooting for them.

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

You're right, the reason why Godzilla's earlier forms have 'derpy eyes' is because those are fish eyes, meant to sell that it's a sea creature.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

true, the lack of cheers of joy after freezing Godzilla is a nice touch because they don't feel to be happy in respect to all the fallen comrades and victims before and during the operation

[@animetrashamvs]

I'll never forget watching this at an indy theater in Bowery, when that music drops as Godzilla lit up you didn't hear a single soul make a noise until the atomic breath came out and the crowd erupted in cheers! Funny how Godzilla fans will route for the monsters over the humans almost every time 😁

[@vynalldash_og]

No matter what anyone says, i will always praise this Godzilla as the coolest one of all time. The lore of a creature mutating out of control, in constant pain, constantly adapting to survive dispite it not even wanting to, lashing out as a real creature would at whatever is attacking it, all caused by our negligent dumping of toxic waste- the insane evolutions as it gets stronger and stronger eventually turning into a universal threat- the absolutely flawless atomic breath going from smoke to fire to plasma as he covers his eyes and splits his lower jaw so he doesnt injure himself as he releases the built up nuclear energy building inside him- this is genuinely the best, most unique, coolest Godzilla design of all time and it deserves so much more recognition and love than it has

[@bobbwc7011]

This movie has a unique take because the director, Anno, has mainly done anime work. He is a bit of a complicated personality with a certain tendency for developing poor mental health during projects and with quite a few eccentric ticks. Some of the shots, mainly the military attacks, are classic anime tropes, anime angles and edited like an anime. Anno created what is widely accepted to be the greatest anime ever, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and you can see influences from that in this Godzilla movie. Some of the soundtrack was lifted directly from Evangelion. Anno presents disturbing images of destruction which traumatised the Japanese in the 2011 earthquake, the devastating tsunamis and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The main aspect of showing the bureacratic aspect was that Anno, despite being an oldtimer himself, is a bit of a punk. He thinks and openly says that old people have too much influence over Japan and often ignore or hold back younger people with good ideas. In this movie he straightforward says: Old peoole out if the way! Let the less traditional, less conventional, less hierarchical young people steer Japan because it cannot get worse than what the old people have done with Japan since 1990.

[@RoyKoopaling]

It’s also directed by legendary director Hideaki Anno who created Neon Genesis Evangelion, often considered the greatest anime ever made. And the film shares so many similarities with the style of the anime, including some shared songs in the score.

[@lainwakura]

this is probably the most depressing version of godzilla to date, a creature that wants to die (never even wanted to be born) but its body refuses to let it die due to the fact that its body is constantly evolving in response to the danger.

[@lainwakura]

and fun fact, at 11:05 godzilla was originally going to vomit blood in this scene, but they cut it out cause they thought it'd be too extreme.

[@KeifersIsAwesome]

The song you hear when the atomic breath begins in this is a song effectively about godzilla not knowing what it is, how it's constantly in pain, and how it simply must continue to move on to find some kind of purpose in this wolrd he's found himself in.

[@elusiveDEVIANT]

Glad you guys liked this. One thing i will say about godzillia in this, his roar is him "screaming in agony". All ot feels is pain, due to its constant evolution. The tail at the end was it trying to evolve quickly before the freezing happened. Super freaky. Human like godzilla monsters

[@blman7163]

Shin Godzilla was a great movie. I had chills listening to the 1954 roar at the beginning.

[@Galavantworks]

Even though Shin Godzilla didn’t get a direct sequel it’s the start of Anno’s Shin Universe following up with other modern era (Reiwa Era) recreations of past Japanese sci-fi series. You should check out Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider (Shin Masked Rider)

[@Ani8900]

What I love about the movie the most is that it gives you that real world sense of what would happen if Godzilla was truly real they wouldn't have all these high-tech mechas or Mazer weaponry, and the fact that they let you see the entire red tape that the military and government had to go through in order to make sure that a problem like Godzilla is taken care of they go down the line😂 You guys do know there's a dub version, right? Oh well, it doesn't matter. Either one is still good. 7:40 the best part about this is that, as you watch the movie, you noticed that there is an evolution to how life began during the time of the dinosaurs, or rather before 9:41 a lot of people would complain about there's too much human parts here but if you take a closer look, put yourself in their shoes, you have to imagine every decision. Every choice every action made, could either spell salvation, or total annihilation, and after they said that Godzilla would be crushed by his own weight, and found out that was a lie. Can you imagine how the peoples trust in you would drop… That is definitely one of the best parts you get the perspective of the government and the people and how they feel about, this entire situation 11:05 fun fact, this movie will be showing Shin Godzilla's evolution 11:43 have you seen the eyes of the original Godzilla from 1954… Those eyes were goofy 16:44 the fact that she went from Japanese to English then back to Japanese pretty impressive I also love the fact that they're using a neon evangelion music as well as the original Godzilla music 21:43 I love how Godzilla's tail just weighs around like a flag. His dominance like it did in the movies… At least I think it did but the way it's doing that yeah 30:37 what happens right now I will explain what comes out first is atomic smoke breathing it in is deadly enough afterwards it's atomic breath, which is pretty much like flame breath, what comes out that well it's definitely more destructive😈 If you think Shin Godzilla is overpowered wait till you see Godzilla Earth. Shin, Godzilla brought up an old memory from a creature from Hannah Barbera, if you look up the Herculoids, you'll know what I mean fun fact:there is a Hannah Bara cartoon of Godzilla. What was growing on his tail was his own army growing one of his forms a fifth form if you will. But thanks to the coagulant. They're not gonna be moving. ... so long as they keep distributing the coagulant. Thing is, it was supposed to have more forms, but they were cut due to time constraints. It's final form, was to be its own universe with creatures based off of him. Including other Godzilla.

[@matthewgreganti4838]

Guys when I finally saw this it blew my mind, especially the darker tone and the upgrade in powers Gojira has. One thing I learned about the film is that they were making fun of how many meetings the Japanese government has during a crisis. It was actually a major issue during the Fukushima reactor meltdown. And speaking of that, Goji's first appearance here is a direct reflection of the tsunami that caused the meltdown in the first place. Godzilla's fallout is also a nod to what happened when the reactor failed. Such an insanely good film. Love this one!

[@babygoblingamer]

This needs a sequel 🤩

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

I love how the Writers on Japanese Godzilla Films named the Plans on how take Godzilla down, came from their Japanese mythology . Shin Godzilla 2016 - Operation Yashioro Godzilla Minus One 2023 - Operation Wadatsunami Those Name was Fire Fire 🔥🔥

[@damianstarks3338]

Shin Godzilla is a masterpiece so happy to see you two reacting to this Godzilla movie.

[@brixtonystellepecayo5911]

I think the last scene where it looked like humanoid versions of Godzilla about to grow out of his tail was to show how close the next form of Godzilla was, like it was seconds away and they were able to halt it, it was also Godzilla realizing that the only way to best humanity is become humanity, some other theory suggests that Goro Maki merged with Godzilla and became his tail thats why the humanoid Godzillas were growing out of the tail.

[@goji8416]

weird detail: Godzilla's eyes stay the same size as his body changes.

[@danieldickerson4838]

What a wonderful film. As a Godzilla fanatic of 26 years, Shin definitely is the most radical/gnarliest take on the character, but Anno and his team made it work incredibly well. Like, there’s a reason why it went on to become the face of Godzilla in Japan for years after the film released, because of how utterly successful and resonating it was for people. It’s a hard hitting political satire that uses Godzilla as the catalyst to showcase how the Japanese government ultimately failed its people in real life events that Shin Godzilla was inspired by. Masterful film. You guys DEFINITELY need to watch Minus One when it comes to DVD and streaming! It’s an amazing time to be a Godzilla fan!!

[@JoshuaHugo8819]

I love that Hideaki Anno used musical themes and cues from Neon Genesis Evangelion, most prominently the track "Decisive Battle". And you were correct on the humanoid forms. Godzilla was preparing to enter its next evolution state before they froze it - an army of Godzilla humanoids.

[@AlexisStreams]

that woul have been scary

[@danteengle]

I love shin Godzilla for this exact reason, he constantly evolves to overcome any opposition therefore if a sequel would ever happen humanity physically can’t beat/kill Godzilla, his evolution ability makes him invincible

[@GHost_LAgoonZ]

Even tho it's late idc I'm still watching this👹👹👹👹👹👹

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Haha thank you, hope you enjoy our reaction!!

[@Arashi257]

This is the perfect movie for any Godzilla fan who wants to watch him be the main villain of the story

[@damontjordan4167]

The humanoids on Godzilla's tale is another evolution. I saw the documentary on this movie and the idea was Godzilla also creating life when he evolves.

[@MakingWaves-sw4qw]

I have been watching your videos from so long

[@KKou001]

There's a deleted scene were they show some of Shin Godzilla's torn out flesh from the bombings starting to grow multiple eyes and teeth.

[@angelapolinar5343]

"Do as you please. I will do the same." Maki's boat was found abandoned directly over the spot where Gojira first attacked. Gojira also has suped-up human DNA and is drawn to human cities. And, not only that, but Maki's data directly aligns with Gojira's mutations. ...I think I know where Maki went. He's gonna be chilling in Tokyo for a while.

[@gibbyboi7313]

You gotta see Godzilla minus, ITS MIND BLOWING

[@danieldickson8591]

As a point of trivia, the MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) bomb which drew blood from Gojira, is designed to reach and obliterate facilities hidden far underground, such as nuclear missile silos. It can pierce up to 200 feet of earth before detonating.

[@JTMason001]

Can I just say - as someone who lives in NYC, I love you guys! Your reactions have QUICKLY become my favorites. Y’all are genuine and GREAT commentators! I wish we were real friends! 😂❤️

[@NewYorkFloridaMan]

There have been a lot of Shin Godzilla reactions lately.... FINALLY!!! Now I really have to see Minus One because I think thats the reason this film is getting so much well deserved attention now.

[@maxstone6953]

Its always more compelling when the creature is a threat rather than a protagonist. You two are top tier reactors, so much fun. Thanks for the upload.

[@wraith4355]

I read that once Japan got through it's own red tape (making fun of which is a point of the movie) they worked together as a team to stop Godzilla. Godzilla was always evolving into a more powerful form. Its final, most powerful form was going to be a team.

[@NekoJet91]

Really love the tone of the movie. Unlike kaiju movies we know and like nowadays it's not about COOL MONSTERS, just pure grim destruction and human factor, scenes of devastation are done well, sure, but for me the most interesting parts where just people in suits talking, what a great perspective

[@Dotexclamationmark]

God I adore the last shot; it just shows how close they cut it

[@koraegi]

The only godzilla movie i actually finished and enjoyed Goddamn they need another

[@MekStark1980]

"Every single action needs authorization from above" -yeah it's called marriage ;)

[@Natty5D]

Shin Godzilla is evolving and would become a literal God

[@Wash869]

Movie recommendation for you to react to: THE WOLFMAN (2010), this film is a reimagining of the 40s classic, but much better and more brutal, but unfortunately it wasn't as well received at the time it was released, I recommend watching the director's cut version which makes the film even better, you'll like it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thanks for that recommendation, it's on our list!! Gonna try to get to it asap!

[@toastkart826]

Hiya! I love this iteration of Godzilla. The constant, uncontrolled evolution is a great area to explore. The final scene with the creatures erupting from his tail floored me the first time I saw this movie, and I love the implication (which can be taken either way, I suppose) that they stopped him right before he evolved again or that Godzilla has only been stopped until he evolves past what they did to him. I've read there were originally supposed to be 8 or 9 evolutionary forms, some of which got really weird. Reallly enjoy you guys' reactions, keep up the good work.

[@joshuadrark3207]

The first they fully reveal this Godzilla, I jokingly always say: "There he is! There's my handsome boy!"

[@tyriddle9857]

For those who don't know. This movie represents the Japanese government response time after and earthquake. They were so slow in that. Some scenes in this movie were legit scenes of the earthquake incident. This movie is the best Godzilla movie. I'm sorry. It's better than Minus One.

[@Kinglizard220]

The concept art for what they thought up for this godzilla is insane. It's magnum opis of evolution is becoming something of a deity. Pretty badass.

[@AlbenisHarrigan]

I personally recommend watching/reacting to videos from other KZbinrs on Shin Godzilla, such as Dangerville & Cynical Justin. That way, you'll get all caught on Shin Godzilla's lore & backstory.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

Y'all gotta see Pacific Rim. It's all about kaiju fights with spectacular visuals. They have some of the best looking giant kaiju put to film in that movie. The colors are insane. I at least mildly recommend Godzilla: Final Wars. It's got a super large roster of monsters fighting. It was meant to be the finale of a series of films. It's kinda out of pocket, but if y'all haven't seen the 90's alien film Independence Day, I used to think it was pretty great. Still worth it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Can’t wait to check Pacific Rim out! Adding Independence Day to our lists! 😃

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

@@OfficialMediaKnightsOh I totally meant to recommend Gamera right there. I can't remember which of those films I saw, but that movie proved you can love a giant turtle monster just as much as Godzilla. Keep him in mind if you're looking for another kaiju classic.

[@ThePonderer]

My favorite Godzilla movie for a long time, before being overtaken by Minus One.

[@paul1979uk2000]

This has to be one of the best Godzilla movies out there, it's got the human element that you don't normally see with these monster movies and kinda gives off a documentary/real life like feel to it with how politics and the people would handle a situation like that, and like they said in the video, most movies skip over all that. The movie was clearly set up for a second movie, and it would be great to see if that happens someday.

[@williambanks2223]

I love that you are watching these types of movies. I think it would be really cool to see you react to earlier Godzilla films like King Kong vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs Destroyah, or Godzilla: Final War

[@jerm404_notfound9]

Loving your Big G reactions! You guys are great!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Glad you like them! Thank you for watching these with us ❤️

[@JustGrowingUp84]

I think this is the Godzilla film where I enjoyed the human element the most. At first I wasn't a fan of the look of the monster, but I accepted it as a tribute to the look of the old films. And after its evolution, the sheer invulnerability and destructive power still make it scary AF!

[@6tailedbeast139]

Ok it's definitely late but at the market of 27:05 you can see Shin put a shield over his eye. Which I found to be scary

[@beamertoy]

That ending was top tier. I hope this gets a sequel at some point

[@Fang1st]

I've said this in many reactions of this I've seen, and I'll say it again. This is one of the best Godzilla movies. There's actually a lot of deleted scenes that were either removed or changed that would have added to the horror aspects of this movie, though given the need to tie up loose ends and needing humanity actually being able to win, they all had to be cut. Very interesting to look into.

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Great reaction you both absolutely fantastic keep it up

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! Glad to have you on board with us!