Why Godzilla Minus One DESTROYS Modern Hollywood | Video Essay

[@movieoverload]

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[@DynamoChannl]

Thanks for that wonderful review you did. Let me ask you a question and it's this: If I made an animated feature without Disney's involvement called "KiM POSSIBLE MOVIE: Return of Godzilla" by writing and directing it, would you review it?

[@brandonscott5544]

EXCELLENT WORK. THE MOVIE OVERLOAD GODZILLA MINUS ONE EXCELLENT REVIEW 👍👍👍

[@hideousruin]

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[@taravati181]

your shitting a little to hard on the monsterverse. and the first godzilla in the franchise is by far the weakest entry. barely seeing godzilla hurt that movie and the main character was boring as F.

[@shan4680]

The director publicly said he wished he had $15 million to spend on the film!

[@wahn10]

Godzilla Minus One was made for $15 million minus a few million. Yamazaki indicated that the budget was in fact less than we even thought. Incredible. The best movie of the year was also the least expensive. That's what talent and passion can do.

[@YoutubeSucksEggs]

The effects were not perfect but the story was just incredible, remarkable what you can do without a woke checklist for your movie.

[@bunsw2070]

The west can't do anything right. Our automobiles and weapons are a joke. We're run by virtue signaling Simps only concerned about what feminists will think. The only thing we were supposed to be good at was manufacturing propaganda and we can't even do that anymore. Next on the menu is the hunger and the cold and damp. It's a good thing I'm old.

[@buda3d2007]

Its the red tape of film making that balloons the costs, its a status job and comes with all the bloat in the west.

[@luckystarz6472]

@AgentGodzillaRPhe said it was LESS then 15 mil

[@JediKnight207]

Minus One Million LOL...

[@wyrmh0le]

I didn't expect to go to a Godzilla movie and cry like a f*ing babe over the human characters. I didn't expect a deep reflection on ptsd, survivors guilt, and the cheapness of life during war. It's an incredible movie.

[@Najarj3]

That hit me too really good, I just lost it when the sound went off the final attack to zilla happened, it had me to the brink of tears but seeing you know who at the end reunited destroyed me

[@usagiseyia12]

I went to go watch it with my brother. Through out the movie I was holding back tears cuz I didn’t want my brother to laugh at me for crying. But when the movie went silence and everything that happened after that, tears were coming down. After the movie ending, my brother was like “damn I almost cried” so it’s good to know I wasn’t the only one emotional. I want to watch it again

[@melev30]

Thank you I needed to know I wasn't the only one. I have cried in other films but in a Godzilla movie? that's a first.

[@Tcrror]

Monarch also does a really great job with the human side of things. I was crying like a baby.

[@erwinsell184]

😂😅😢​@@Tcrror

[@GoInGcRz]

The craziest thing about Godzilla Minus Ones success, is the irony of it having been released AFTER Oppenheimer, a movie regarding the atomic bomb, the cause of the monster and tragedies that befell Japan.

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

What if it was all part of the script lol

[@keegantripp1245]

@@paulandersbullecer3152someone did a video discussing the possibility as both films complement the other in both being tied to the world ending weapon that is the nuclear bomb. One following the horrors behind the very man’s eyes who til his death could only think of the consequences of nuclear war, while the other focuses on those who live in the aftermath of war with a consequence of nuclear weapons.

[@leegunring]

I thought Oppenheimer should be paired with Barbie as a movie package, and it seems that I was wrong.lol

[@radiantlight2361]

😮😮😮

[@SkyHermit]

And both of these films won in Oscar Academy today

[@Argnos2293]

At some point in the film I was like “Oh yeah, aside from the PTSD, things are looking up for your boy Koichi. He’s got friends, a found family, nice little house, good paying job, yeah feeling good!” I actually forgot it was a Godzilla movie, I was interested in the life of this Japanese soldier post WWII. Then I remembered “Oh wait it’s a Godzilla movie, oh god he’s gonna lose it all again.” I was actually dreading big G appearing once again to rip everything away from this dude that is trying his damndest to live his life.

[@Native_Creation]

It's a reflection of how things were post-war, Japan underwent a lot of hardship afterwards, it was also a survivor-guilt of shame on a sociological level.

[@DoggyP00]

And then someone opens their mouth and the fucked up audio and horrible, cringe dialogue takes you out of it.

[@Blue_G707]

Big G!!! 😂

[@juliánito59]

Agreed But truth is, he wasn't living his life though, he's just alive, the survivor's guilt haunts him constantly, & everything he did was just to compensate for the semblance of a life his found family has inadvertently created for him. He's never gonna live a life until the G is dead.

[@hedmeddig]

One of the only Godzilla movies where you aren't just waiting for Godzilla to show up again, but actually enjoying the time away from him

[@LoaphMeat]

Worth mentioning, when director Takashi Yamazaki heard the rumor that this film "only had a $15million budget" he said "I wish we had that much." 😂 It was made even cheaper

[@stigmatoxin1310]

It really makes you think, he was extremely careful with the depiction of Godzilla with what little budget he had because Godzilla is a Japanese national icon. Ya gotta put respect on Goji's name

[@wadepsilon01]

The VFX team for Shin Godzilla is the same company as the minus one production studio. Two teams exist, and Shin Godzilla was produced by a different team than Yamazaki's. When Yamazaki went to check on the Shin Godzilla team, the staff was exhausted and dying, so Yamazaki bought expensive cakes for all the staff to cheer them up.

[@loanphung3056]

Oh dang, someone already made the comment I just posted, cool.

[@nanaholic01]

@@wadepsilon01 Yeah all these English youtubers praising the "small budget" leading to great visuals don't know how poor SFX artists working condition in Japan are. The reason Hollywood's budget balloon was partially due to the writers and SFX artists strikes because Hollywood has unions, the reason Japan can work on partically nothing is because they DON'T have unions for their entertainment sector and the workers are heavily exploited which is common knowledge. You want to bring the Japanese working condition to Hollywood means you are literally advocating for slave labour. You can hate Hollywood all you want but seriously rethink want you are actually advocating, because Japanese artists of all kind had been fighting for wage increase for more than *30* years now, and you idiots have now given the Japanese sponsors a reason to NOT give them that by continuously praising how they don't need more money.

[@shiromegane7054]

​@@nanaholic01And yet, Disney has come under fire for exploiting VFX studios with unreasonable time scheduling, poor management and planning leading to reshoots and an exploitative work condition to push their projects out the window. The end result being a rushed and bland slop of bad cgi accompanied by a terrible 13th rewritten script that lacks any cohesive narrative with poorly developed or uninteresting characters. So really, Hollywood is bleeding money with their excessive budgets on trash projects due to poor management, and hiring terrible scriptwriters that ultimately end up bombing in the box office. Should Hollywood learn from Japanase work ethics? No, since Japan is notorious for its stressful and unethical working environment that's well ingrained in their culture. And if the recent fiasco that anime Studio MAPPA (AoT, Jujustu Kaisen, One Punch Man) is facing right now tells us anything, is that Japan has a long way to go in recognizing and improve their work culture. But what Hollywood should learn is to cut down their excessive budget and wisely manage it, hire passionate producers and scriptwriters capable of creating fascinating stories and characters that we as an audience care and root for, plan their projects ahead of time and tighten up the schedule effectively. That way VFX studios won't be overwhelmed by last minute changes on scripts and reshoota that further constraints their time exploits their artists and inflates their budgets.

[@angelswatter430]

As a war vet, with severe PTSD, this movie hit so hard. I’m thankful that it exists, the tears kept leaking on the drive home, and then some. They made a movie that felt like me.

[@gotem123]

Thank you for your service.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

♥

[@charliewhite2625]

I agree 💯 %, As a veteran with combat related PTSD, it hit me when the main actor said, My war has not ended or is not over yet" he ment the internal war within yourself is still raging and ongoing even after you return home from battle. War is chaotic and military warriors are trained to ignore the violence, and the chaos going on around them and to have discipline within that chaos to accomplish the mission. In survival and battle mode you don't think that this chaos affects you mentally, because psychologically human beings are not built to consistently kill other human beings. But when the war ends, you realize that those chaotic violent memories are still with you, and those memories can potentially destroy you emotionally, mentally, and spiritually if you let them. The memories of lost friends, taking life, the anger, the guilt, and shame is now ingrained in your mind forever.

[@charliewhite2625]

And I too, thank you for your sevice. And as a veteran to my fellow veterans, never forget the fallen..❤

[@KAVMCCESQ]

​@@charliewhite2625Well said. Ptsd is not fun. Your brain releasing those endorphins from the most random of triggers. Keep the body going and the brain will follow.

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Godzilla Minus One needs to be nominated for Best Picture Academy Award. Best movie of 2023.

[@HaydrogenBomb]

Agreed

[@hollywoodkid1342]

If Parasite can get nominated AND win Best Picture of the year, then so can Godzilla Minus One

[@TheirIAre]

I hope so. It was amazing

[@mrradbro3344]

Soundtrack as well. The scores in this movie made my hair on the neck stand. My eyes were filled with water and i understood that i was entertained to the full satisfaction

[@ralyman2]

Does it has any trans or gay main characters? If it doesn't, then I doubt it will get even a special effects nomination.

[@RoYaL3796]

In this movie Godzilla is used as a tool to convey a human story whereas in the Hollywood movies humans are used as a tool to convey a monster movie.

[@simpleviewer1334]

Toho used to be the funny action studio in the showa era but have essentially passed that practice down to Legendary with the Monaterverse with them focusing on making masterpieces

[@xAfroMetalHead1990x]

Very well put

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

Godzilla minus one was NOT a monster movie. It's a disaster-drama movie.

[@FlameyClockspeed]

Yeah you could imagine godzilla being military and it would make sense in the early part of the story

[@yash9688]

You said it well, Hollywood movies these days are so disconnected with reality and the actual human characters.

[@lumostsumos9049]

When my husband wanted to see this I dragged my feet and was preparing for another forgettable CGI monster movie. Definitely did not expect to actually sob with emotion during the movie multiple times.

[@TobDissy]

This movie was THE monster movie for me. It is just a beautiful film overall.

[@Jonnyv2388]

Dragged my wife to the movie too she loved it

[@DexterGamingOnYT]

Very emotional especially understanding the psychological aspects of what the Japanese people went through

[@doorkicker8507]

I also took my wife. She sobbed half the film. And loved it 😍

[@lawrenceworrell591]

It really was emotional. Its been a long time since a movie made me cry

[@zfreak2808]

The dinner scene was one of my favorite scenes. The setting, the comradery, the joking, the honor of tradition, and the pure joy of the characters as they see some semblance of sanity returned to the world. It was extremely well done. My favorite scene has to be the last scene as the protagonist breaks down in tears of joy as the love of his life ask him, "Are you done fighting your war?". Brilliant. Brought a tear to my eye.

[@GothKaida]

that last seen got me crazy like how the hell she lived like brooooo she FLEWWW

[@Sapphire_Jack]

She barely lived, you can see how damaged her body is in that shot, she was also most likely in a come for weeks, hence why that letter was delivered so late @@GothKaida

[@MajorisMons]

Wait, so neither of you saw the pulsating black veins on her neck? She got that Big G goo in her lol

[@Mynameisjoof]

People seem to be missing that it seems the only reason she survived was because she either mutated by Godzilla’s cells or Mothra was involved. You can tell when Akiko sees her that she knows whatever that was was not her mom

[@Sapphire_Jack]

@Mynameisjoof oh yea, that black thing on her neck. Godzilla minus two is going to be so good if they decide to make it

[@biguy617]

Godzilla isn’t just the only movie from Japan the blew Hollywood away. The Boy and the Heron beat Disney by 2 million. Two Japanese movies have beat Hollywood and Disney.

[@jacobkim4632]

It's insane right? Who would've thought?

[@JUANxxTNAFAN]

Hunger Games beat Godzilla though. Disney isn’t the only Hollywood studio 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@biguy617]

@@JUANxxTNAFAN not true. Rachel Ziegler is ruining the Hunger Games at the box office.

[@biguy617]

@@JUANxxTNAFAN I read Box Office mojo. Boy and the Heron and Godzilla are the top two movies this week.

[@Adamkalb1]

One catch. Is Disney still distributing the English dubs of Hayao Miyazaki films? This is not a judgement against The Boy and the Heron. I still want to watch that regardless of the English distribution rights as long as the English dubbing is any good, and as long as they do not edit too much out of the English dub,

[@singh2492]

Shikishima crying in the rain shot is so beautiful. Also the time when he doubts about reality and he being already dead is a very great storytelling in a movie about a monster. A+ movie. Best movie of 2023 hands down.

[@Djsavior2111]

The biggest reason why this movie was so good, while on a low budget, was because of the phenomenal acting of the cast. Godzilla was awesome, but the core actors and actresses really carried this movie, imo.

[@Centre14]

As a Japanese, i love Yamazaki's work and i am proud of him. I would recommend everyone to watch the 'eternal zero' which is also directed by him. great movie and acting about a kamikaze pilot in WWII.

[@armorhide406]

The low budget also means the VFX artists were underpaid, even with conversion rates. And the crunch culture in Japan is even worse. There's no way they could let America show them up. Talent and passion yes but damn that's a low budget

[@ninjichris7708]

The nuke was cool

[@isamuominae]

@@armorhide406 overpaid in America, and we have the luck and pleasure to see GCI garbage like we saw on the almost $300 million budget The Flash. LOL

[@anhlamafia]

@@armorhide406 they overpaid in America that's why hollywood movies are jokes, those lastest superhero movies with highschool CGI and they called that $200 million is insane

[@ChaseGnos]

When I was a kid I always hoped that one day other people would understand my love for Godzilla movies. All these years later and I have finally got to see this happen. What makes it even better is that it’s not even from a big budget Hollywood made film, but a film made by the studio that made me fall in love with Godzilla movies in the first place. Thank you Toho.

[@ralyman2]

You have echoed my own sentiments to perfection. Specially after how much Hollywood keeps ruining some of my favorite franchises ever (Indiana Jones, Star wars, Marvel, etc.), here comes the one franchise that was essential for my childhood, and shows the world that not all hope it's lost.

[@mr.williams1997]

@@ralyman2go look at what Apple did to Legacy of Monsters smh. They made sure to virtue signal in there. You’ll find it at episode 4. I have no hope for New Empire now. I had that feeling after King of the Monsters and they proved me right.

[@fireballfireball6962]

I was in Toho studios once for an audition. I saw the water tank where they filmed Godzilla. It sent chills up my spine! I couldnt believe i was walking alone around the same place that made the Godzilla movies i had watched from about 9 years old!

[@keeganbrown9967]

@@mr.williams1997I unsubscribed from Apple immediately after watching that episode, the Monsterverse was my last hope for avoiding the Woke virtue signaling and unfortunately it's infected with the WOKE virus now 😞🙄

[@xxcaptninjaxx4301]

@@keeganbrown9967 I highly recommend godzilla singular point that one is not bad also anime

[@iancowan7629]

The dynamic between Shikishima, Noriko, and Akiko was beautiful, truly the reason why people are saying the human connection was so good. Godzilla did a great job too lol

[@IIGodlyEffectII]

The acting for Shikishima in particular was superb. Felt so much more from him than a lot of other movies of recent years.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.this this exact plot and script was in western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.

[@MarioSanchez-ep2vv]

@@SENATORPAIN1”typical Asian” I wonder why

[@SENATORPAIN1]

@@MarioSanchez-ep2vv why?

[@CalHarding01]

@@SENATORPAIN1 Are you just gonna spam this bullshit take on every single comment thread? Get a job.

[@ulyssesjoyce2793]

$15M is not even the salary of a Marvel actor

[@tonbunseng6611]

I think many workers are underpaid.

[@riddif]

Seeing the new announced Dr Doom' RDJ contract pays... yeah 15 is not even a third of it.

[@mr.rogers1465]

And that's the problem lol greed mixed with lazy entitlement is why Hollywood is goin down.

[@SirKribo]

and that's exactly why Marvel movies are so expensive, the cost of all the actors, while all these japanese actors from Minus One are not that expensive (but they sure are worth more)

[@thenoisemaker8335]

@@SirKribo exactly

[@MrSaucyBeans]

I legit got chills from this film everytime G showed up. When the reinforcement boat arrived after they stalled for time, the way it drifts into shot was absolutely incredible. I felt the raw power and respect from that battlecruiser only to see it absolutely annihlated. This film was incredible.

[@MellowMutant]

So well said, I agree

[@Miguel-gf7sq]

The atomic breath in ginza had my heart stopped for a moment, the entirete ginza scene had me breathtake, his shikishima breakdown after the destruction was also a scene, that movie is without any doubt the best i watched this year

[@r.is.c9402]

As a naval history fan the narrative around the demilitarization of Japan was awesome to see the Destroyers with their Guns removed is what happened to them. Godzilla being upgraded by operation crossroads. It was insanely cool to see Takao kick ass even if it was for about three salvos (203mm shells do not fuck around). The unused munitions from the Yamato Class battleships being used to breach Godzilla's skin for the freon scene. FYI Takao is neither a boat nor a battlecruiser she is a heavy cruiser. Not trying to be a dick just trying to inform

[@scooterdescooter4018]

​@r.is.c9402 I wonder how godzilla would have faired against a fully functional and armed IJN battleship. Takao was set to be scrapped and was running with bare minimum equipment and crew. The fact she managed to peg Godzilla using the main battery without an active fire control system was remarkable.

[@jangofett7421]

As someone who’s been a massive fan of Godzilla since childhood I’m beyond happy that a proper Japanese Godzilla film is getting universal praise

[@sastaassh1112]

Lol japanese movies suck😂😂 those clowns should stick to anime😂

[@YamiKisara]

Where were you when Shin Godzilla first aired? People all over the world were slobbering over it like crazy! And not just Godzilla fans. Same with Legendary's Godzilla. Especially the first one, that's a real heavy weight against any Godzilla movie.

[@filthycasual8187]

@@YamiKisara I personally hated Shin Godzilla tbh. I didn't like how they basically made Godzilla a kaiju-sized Pokemon. This film looks like it handles the big G a lot better.

[@whyareyousubbing]

​@@filthycasual8187a Kaiju size Pokemon??? Did you even watch the movie???

[@filthycasual8187]

@@whyareyousubbing Yes I did. I hated it.

[@JakeHawken]

Couldn’t agree more. I honestly teared up multiple times. The “is your war finally over” line killed me.

[@TheNdoki]

My wife is still mad at me for not crying when we found out we were pregnant, or the birth of our daughter, but holy damn did I have to choke it back during this movie.

[@JakeHawken]

@@TheNdoki hahahahahahaha

[@hheinous]

I straight up had tears streaming down my face. I’m a super sensitive person and cry easily at movies, but this one hit extra hard. I made by boyfriend wait a few minutes before we left so my eyes could dry, lol 😅

[@JakeHawken]

@@hheinous lol, that's great

[@gmajor1273]

Totally agree

[@CornyCF]

It's a shame that the film was only shown in a few cinemas here in Germany. Monster movies in particular are the most fun on the big screen. Minus one is plus one hundred for film history.

[@ashmoleproductions5407]

Glad I managed to catch in Dresden Rundkino.

[@RobertPage1968]

Watching this with an Atmos setup, 75" tv is still a great experience.

[@rojitobonito6813]

I took my family to watch this movie, my mom speaks only Spanish, some English. I was worried she wouldn't like it cause of the Japanese language but I was wrong. At the end she said she got watery eyes and understood most of the movie. It shows you how strong they made the characters

[@jorgemoreno2097]

Honestly me too bro my mom and dad speak mostly Spanish but know English obv not 100% but can understand it talk it but with an accent and they absolutely loved the movie even when the sad parts came or funny parts I found them laughing and awing 😌 she even started crying as well

[@FSUSean2112]

the characters were amazing and well done. amazing job,

[@----Daniel]

Are you real

[@rojitobonito6813]

@@----Daniel I think so

[@----Daniel]

@@rojitobonito6813 How did it end?

[@MrTophatreaper]

My wife went in with low expectations and told me she was probably gonna fall asleep (due to the late showtime) and ended up watching the whole thing. As cliché as it sounds, she was actually on the edge of her seat, gripping my arm in the intense scenes. Love it!

[@Ash.0000]

I hope this means you got to witness the birth of a new Godzilla fan lmao!

[@juniorvillegas2241]

Same my girlfriend has never seen a Godzilla movie and I took her to see this one and she was blown away lmao she loved the movie

[@juanpolo3490]

Lol same here. She even cried 2-3 times 😅

[@roloboog]

Its sad that the blockbusters are creating so many cynics

[@TheAntiDisneyGod]

This is the first movie where I felt true fear and adrenaline that lasted long after I left the theater

[@sacrilegiousboi978]

I wasn't expecting to go into a blockbuster monster action movie and almost tear up from emotion multiple times. The first time in ages I can remember emotionally connecting with and giving two shits about the characters in an action movie. Also very refreshing that the dialogue was realistic and not endless witty insults and one liners like with Marvel/Disney.

[@dracodracarys2339]

Or calling Ghidorah "Gonorrhea".

[@SENATORPAIN1]

The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.if this exact plot and script was in a western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.

[@MarioSanchez-ep2vv]

@@SENATORPAIN1once again “typical Asian” I wonder why

[@syntheticat-3]

just admit you can't stand to watch a man cry and move on bro @@SENATORPAIN1

[@ÎM_ŅØŤ_HƏŘƏ]

​@@SENATORPAIN1cool bro

[@kentako8179]

Thank you so much for your on point & intelligent review of this film. My mother was a ww2 survivor, I lost an uncle that I never met because he was drafted in Japan's air force at around 18 and was forced to pilot a broken plane, no payload, half tank a gas (enough to fly there and die), and my father served in the u.s. Army and was sent to Tokyo for the post war restoration in 1946 when it was in ruins. Many of the scenery in this movie was how I imagined my mother suffered, adapted, and survived.

[@tedesca89]

The most memorable scene for me was when his neighbor in the end hits him for almost dying on them. Starck contrast to the beginning, where she screams at him for not doing his kamikaze job. Because it shows that you don't have to die even if it's for your own country.

[@hareecionelson5875]

i'm not crying, you're crying😭😭

[@ezequielcronswell8520]

This is without a doubt the WORST Godzilla movie I have ever seen. Technically it is not a Godzilla movie, but a Japanese drama movie that took place after World War II. For those who haven't seen it yet, Godzilla only appears in 4 short scenes in more than 2 hours of tedious and boring Japanese drama. Don't waste your money, better wait until 2024 for the premiere of Godzilla X Kong!!

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@ezequielcronswell8520 You sound like the 10 year old children who got kicked from the cinema I was in because they had a goldfish attention span. If you want big monster go smash with bright lights and colours, with shit characters that you don't care about, then Hollywood is for you. The ridiculousness to say a Japanese made Godzilla movie isn't proper Godzilla... The 1954 Godzilla (gojira) is a representation of the destruction of war, Godzilla Minus one absolutely conveys this

[@ezequielcronswell8520]

@@hareecionelson5875 But don't cry, please. 😄

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@ezequielcronswell8520 That's what a good movie with a good script will do

[@aaron_aplin]

Godzilla Minus One just had HEART. The directors and writers had film art on their minds, not just money.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

In the defense of Godzilla being depicted as an anti-hero, he's always have been depicted as both a villain and a hero in Japanese media. The fact that we're getting both versions of big G in just a span of a year is a godsend for us fans. Just like the old Showa/Heisei/Millenium era times, baby

[@lolokay9156]

That’s what I’m thinking. I disliked seeing people saying it’s gonna be mcu like.

[@Zhtrik]

@@lolokay9156I don’t blame them, their are over 37 films and counting. Comics, TV Shows and Video Games, a ton of lore and most of it isn’t exactly accessible to everyone.

[@lolokay9156]

@@Zhtrik yeah I see your point.

[@JustineLaLoba]

How is he a hero in his first (1954) film?

[@lolokay9156]

@@JustineLaLoba never was and years later they made him more kid friendly and hero like. Then they made go back to same route from before.

[@lonerider6175]

The most memorable moment for me was when Godzilla was raised to the surface quickly : the look of pain, anger and disbelief on Godzilla was masterfully done.

[@FlameyClockspeed]

I swear you could FEEL the anger and frustration of godzilla, refusing to give up

[@airem5861]

You forgot to mention two things: the director has an extensive background knowledge on special effects(one of the best pioneers special effects supervisor in Japan) which helps make his vision stay on budget while creating a masterfully done movie and two the soundtrack is beautifully haunting. Godzilla Minus One is my favorite movie of 2023 and has become one of my all time favorites overall. If you can do yourself a favor and go see this Masterpiece!

[@SASlair]

I don't think any other director could have done this movie so well. Having that VFX background propelled this film into the stratosphere but the story, which he wrote, sent it to another world. So well done.

[@davidschecter5247]

And the use of Akira Ifukube's classic music was a huge asset at just the right times.

[@videostarts]

visual effects** and we have to talk to about the Crunch and low pay in japan

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

What people forget about VFX is that it's not actually about having the best CGI. It's about having a good vision of what needs to happen and using the tools available to reallize it. Godzilla minus one's director nerds out on boats (from the minesweepers to the once formidable Takao), imagery from Jaws and Jurasic Park, and mimicks the blue glow of Cherenkov radiation in the nuclear effects of godzilla. This sort of reminds me of how George Lucas loved hotrods and by extension hotrod starfighters or how the animators in the Iron giant obviously spent hours looking at space based nuclear tests. With good vision, you can make a lot of things work with relatively little. Without vision, you can have a 20 year advantage in technology and make something soulless and boring like a late stage Marvell movie.

[@HiddenDarkHM]

It's almost like having a director who understands the ins and outs of their craft and has a clear vision for the thing of which they're making makes the film better. Funny that. (Lookin' at you HOOPER >_>)

[@ThatSilverDude]

this movie blew me away, words can not describe how amazing this cinematic experience was. Finally a movie with genuine structure. character development was 10/10. the emotion, the story, the entire thing was just so GOOD!!!!!!

[@evanmaldonado9799]

It left me in awe after I first saw it, Godzilla Minus One is brilliant and the best Godzilla movie I have ever fucking seen.

[@jeffarab4947]

Same here been s godzilla fan for ever this is like the og but so much emotion story and effects were great

[@RetardskillMe]

OH MY GOD! YOU JUST STARTED WATCHING MOVIES DIDN"T YOU??

[@D.K.M.Espers]

This film was unreal. The emotions that I felt through the characters, the symbolism and raw power that was expressed by Godzilla that we just don’t see anymore, the thematic elements that really made the cogs of the film turn…everything was absolutely gorgeous. And I am not ashamed to admit I cried multiple times during this film. This was an excellent unpacking and analysis.

[@suryavajra]

I teared up many times….When you see and feel pride of craft, the craft for plot, the care for character, the love the cast and the crew had for us the audience. It hit me…

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@suryavajra I watched it again, and I realised that engineer Tachibana sent Shikishima the pictures of the dead engineers and their families, and those were in the package he received on the boat back to Japan. I was so engrossed the first time I never really made the connection where he got those pictures from. more ooftonium

[@ezequielcronswell8520]

This is without a doubt the WORST Godzilla movie I have ever seen. Technically it is not a Godzilla movie, but a Japanese drama movie that took place after World War II. For those who haven't seen it yet, Godzilla only appears in 4 short scenes in more than 2 hours of tedious and boring Japanese drama. Don't waste your money, better wait until 2024 for the premiere of Godzilla X Kong!!

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

@@ezequielcronswell8520 you described teh original godzilla lmao clown

[@SENATORPAIN1]

The movie was typical Asian emotionally manipulative fare.if this exact plot and script was in a western movie it would get laughed out of the cinema.fact.

[@YedLee]

This was probably the best Godzilla film yet. I started watching it without knowing anything about it, and I was glued to the screen from start to finish. The scene where the Main character has a mental breakdown thinking he's dead broke me. I was crying along with him. I never thought I would cry during a Godzilla movie, never thought I'd root for Godzilla to die this much. Japan really outdid themselves with this one. I thought Shin Godzilla was great, and they had to drop this absolute banger- my life has not been the same. I'm looking forward to what they have next!

[@Venom-Boiii]

This film is CINEMA. Not only is it an emotional and epic experience, not only does it have the best visual effects of the year, not only does it have the most gripping story and characters ever, not only is it written so tightly to the point that’s there’s practically no filler, not only is Godzilla the most terrifying he’s even been, not only does it have my favorite film score EVER… But this movie brought back the Godizllasaurus. Truly amazing.

[@Hugovika]

I'm from LA, and I watched this IN Hollywood. Packed cinema. Several ovations throughout. Upon its climax, and entire theater erupted in cheers. No joke, this is the best movie I've seen in several years.

[@Nightlizard1564]

Honestly makes me cry to see everyone praising not just Godzilla but getting into the franchise as a whole. Legit warms my heart because back then when I was 5 not a lot of people didn’t even cared about the franchise but now it’s noice to see casuals and fans enjoy this masterpiece of a film. Really goes to show Godzilla is probably the most versatile character in fiction. Can go from being an anti hero to more of a character with a serious and grounded tone

[@Caelum_NLD]

The team behind Minus One just made a stupidly superb movie. They are that skilled. Even in an entertainment vacuum, they did something spectacular. But when you take it out of that vacuum and into the current multimedia entertainment landscape, there is nothing coming remotly close to it. One can only nitpick at some things like the quality of the tanks, Noriko teleporting right into Gojira's path, Shikishima having a pinpoint gps location of Noriko in Ginza or Noriko able to withstand an Atomic Breath that evaporates the rest of Tokyo, but screw that. The human characters are way to deep for that, the story way to interesting, Gojira way too awesome and the effects way to grounded, all on a budget of 15 million dollar. That Japanese team just tapped drowning Hollywood on their shoulder and asked "Sorry, might we show you how it's done again?". The cherry on top is that they did that using the Gojira franchise xD

[@Gabrhil]

I don't know if this movie is a good place to get into the franchise with. This coming from a fan of the series, it sets the bar so damn high

[@Caelum_NLD]

@@Gabrhil I think it does. It has enough of the Japanese side of the franchise, while the graphics are a great blend between Japanese and Western Gojira versions. Next to that, it has a great story abd the human aspect is excellent.

[@elenavonpavel-pitts3442]

Agreed!! I was 6 in 1956 and loved Godzilla! Have watched it thru my life til now age 73 and can't wait to see this new movie!! With all the garbage coming out of Hollywood and Disney now...haven't gone to theaters in LONG LONG TIME!.

[@MrPleers]

because the Hollywood Godzilla version lacks story. Basicly 2 (or 3) monsters fighting each other. That gets old really quick.

[@gushterell7989]

Art cannot be replicated in a factory, needs a craftsman's sweat and heart.

[@SeaCatMeow_]

Wise words

[@T_NacYT]

I went into the movie to see a big lizard destroy a nation and ended up seeing a emotional masterpiece about grief, love, and tragedy. Best movie of all time

[@Anarkey]

If you've watched plenty of Japanese media, even if it's anime, you'd realize by now how much they emphasize on human aspects such as emotions and relationships (even if the characters ain't human) in their stories. About damn time Japanese live-action movies get huge recognition. Their classic films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai have been huge influences on Hollywood directors for years. I hope Minus One becomes a catalyst for their live-action just like how Akira did for anime.

[@YouthAstray]

Great analysis 💯 Literally felt like I was watching a Live-Action Anime 🔥

[@xxkankala1671]

What did akira do

[@AITreeBranches]

You know, live action is just film or movie.

[@You-vv1xv]

NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!

[@albertobarrios6276]

I went to watch this film with my siblings and my sister was so into the movie she forgot it was a Godzilla film. The characters were so interesting she told me "I thought we were watching a war movie, I forgot about godzilla."

[@stephendye672]

It’s funny how you mentioned Jaws. I call this movie Jaws on steroids.

[@USSFFRU]

If I'm not wrong, the Godzilla chasing the boat scene is in-fact based on Jaws!

[@cameronwiscovitch4186]

Admittedly, I’m actually ok with Godzilla both as a hero/anti-hero like in the Monsterverse and as a villain like in Minus One. As a longtime fan, he’s really flipped back and forth over the years and in each era, be it Showa, Heisei, Millennium, and the current Reiwa. Honestly, it speaks to the character’s strength that he’s just as fitting fighting robots and aliens as he is representing mankind’s sins on nature.

[@Amplifymagic]

Agreed, he’s a very versatile monster. For a reboot for the franchise and as an origin story this was the right play, but I’m always down for Godzilla popcorn flicks too.

[@Disco_Tek]

This is because the reviewer exists in a world where there is only Godzilla ('54), Strikes Again, 1984, Shin, and Minus One while ignoring virtually everything else Toho has done... you know the 25 or so other films...

[@godzelda123]

Yes this a hundred percent. I'm getting so sick of that talking point online, Godzilla films always vary in tone and Legendary has basically become a high budget Showa era Godzilla movie. Even the director of Minus One was a huge fan of the American movies and you can see that in the design of Godzilla and the similar shots from the 2014 movie.

[@deusmachinima1189]

​@@godzelda123Legendary Godzilla is quite faithful to most Godzilla iterations. He's essentially a blend of many eras

[@Da1X_Builds]

THANK YOU! finally! I was waiting for someone to say this!

[@da_kine_awakens]

You nailed it. This is not about one man vs Godzilla, but one man vs one mans guilt. Godzilla plays a role in that compelling story.

[@HiddenDarkHM]

Godzilla, now able to add "PTSD Councilor" to his extensive resume.

[@colincampbell767]

PTSD, survivor's guilt, the sense that the war never really ended - They got all of that perfectly. And they also got the part where having children help you heal.

[@pearlsplayground]

Made a last minute decision to see the film on the big screen. I'm so glad I did. The surround sound just added to that immersive cinematic experience. Godzilla Minus One was one of the films this year that made me realise why I love going to the movies: to escape into another world, witness a good story, feel plenty of emotions. I actually got tear-eyed by the end of the film. Try watching it on the big screen if you can!!

[@LazyCatIsFat]

I think it really helps that there's an actual story. I wasn't bored at any time. I openly cried multiple times. Honestly, I almost forgot it was a Godzilla movie until his second appearance.

[@superginrai8036]

Godzilla Minus One was the first Godzilla film since the original 1954 movie in which I actually cared about the human characters. It was absolutely wonderful because it has the element that Hollywood blockbusters have lacked for years now: heart.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

Well, Hollywood movies are mainly made now by people who despise half of Americans. That attitude will come out of the movie one way or the other.

[@RobertParaley]

Good for you buddy

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

@@RobertParaley Woke actors and directors literally hate conservatives and tradionalists. If your attitude is full of scorn and contempt, it will come out in your work.

[@dantethomas7964]

​@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtzWestern media in a nutshell.

[@RobertParaley]

@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz what the actual fck you on about little buddy

[@ChaseYokoyama]

10000% agree with all of your points. Godzilla Minus One really embodied the meaning of "less is more". No budget = No problem. The story telling in this film was top tier.

[@darrenbrent4577]

I'm pretty sure the massive salaries of Hollywood actors is another problem influencing the expensive movie budgets

[@concept5631]

True

[@jerichojones2722]

ur right, but its definitely not just the actors. the producers, directors also should share the blame.

[@democard1199]

​@@jerichojones2722 Nah it's mostly the actor/ actress. Mad Max have less budget but take years to film because quality over quantity. Also the actor and actress enjoy the filming with every second of it so they didn't think much about the money.

[@radfordbean2855]

Not only the actor salaries but the CGI costs. Look at many of today's movies and you'll see at least a half dozen visual effects companies involved: ILM, Weta, Framestore, Sony VFX, and others. Those companies come at a hefty cost. The other issue is marketing. Tens of millions of dollars are spent on marketing Hollywood pictures and sending actors around to different talk shows to hype up a movie. I saw no advertising, no trailers in the theater about Godzilla Minus One. It's out of pure luck that I saw it listed on my local theater now- playing website. I wanted to see if it was going to be another Hollywood Godzilla movie, so I checked out Rotten Tomatoes. At the time before the movie was released to the public, Rotten Tomatoes scored it 100% fresh. I don't always agree with Rotten Tomatoes, but I was bored and decided to check out the movie. Wow oh wow. I was blown away. It was the first time I felt Rotten Tomatoes was spot on.

[@Pixel.Loving]

@jonny_lagunaridiculous? Lol, you have no idea what you are talking about. Vfx is a highly skilled trade where you must have both technical and artistic skills and yet vfx artists make less than tech workers. Vfx is just a lot of meticulous work, that's why it's expensive, it requires a lot of time and people.

[@KebabKenraali]

I live in Finland, and the largest Finnish cinema chain, Finnkino, released the movie Godzilla Minus One as part of their "Event Cinema" series, which essentially means one or two screenings without local subtitles. Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to watch the movie in the cinema at that time. However, because Godzilla Minus One received an Oscar nomination for its special effects (and I think it might have won, but I don't follow the Oscars much since it's more or less a Hollywood boys' club), Finnkino re-released the movie (still without subtitles). This time, I actually managed to watch it on the big screen, and I enjoyed the movie immensely. In fact, it brought back memories of the original Godzilla movies from my childhood VHS days, and I left the theater feeling very happy. For me, Godzilla Minus One is definitely the best Godzilla movie in a long time. In fact, out of the Hollywood Godzilla movies, I somehow like the 1998 Godzilla movie the most, or maybe it's just nostalgia. In any case, Minus One is one of the best, if not the best, movies I watched in 2023. The characters and events in the movie felt tangible, and the film made me think and empathize with the characters' lives and experiences, which is something that hasn't happened to me in quite a while. The reason Hollywood movies cost what they do is because, for example, the average salary for the main actors in Marvel's Avengers movies is about $15 million per actor. The entire budget for Godzilla Minus One wouldn't even be enough to get a well-known Hollywood name in the lead role.

[@Gaavcio]

Minus 1.0 wasn't just a film, it was an experience. One that you'll carry with you for the rest of your time.

[@bigt1574]

Another issue with Disney’s budgets is all of the reshoots. The reshoot the same movie 2-3 times over which exponentially increases the budgets. Also, saw Godzilla minus one yesterday, absolute masterpiece. I got the rest of my family to go see it tomorrow.

[@Stadt101]

well for starters fuck disney.

[@Sure0Foot]

they wouldn't need reshoots if they just got talented writers 😞

[@nutsfromberserk247]

GotG3 blows this monster movie out of the water

[@davidpowers2151]

Another issue would be all the “big name” actors Hollywood loves to cram into their movies. They bank on the name bringing in viewers, and pay exorbitant amounts just to plug these actors into their films. They don’t care how well suited to the role the actor is, they want them there for advertising.

[@MtpMuzik]

@@nutsfromberserk247 shutup

[@vipuljams]

Just saw this yesterday! It was incredible. Just FU**ing amazing. To put it in context: Both my wife and I were exhausted even before we went into the theater, and my wife typically falls asleep 5 minutes into any Superhero/Monsterverse movie. Both of us were wide awake and watched Godzilla Minus One with awe untile the credits ran. We discussed the heck out of the movie (dialogues and characters) as we walked back to the car and she promplty fell asleep on the drive back! It's a Must watch!

[@DanFromMerdo]

When Noriko was caught in the aftershock of Godzillas atomic breath a tear nearly came down my eye. That hasn’t happened to me in a long time and is a credit to how great the movie is

[@jasonthewatchmansson8873]

Great moment. Too bad they lost their nerve and walked it back.

[@marianyhc]

Dude when Godz jumped out of that ocean on that fighter jet yard at the start of the film made me jump like 10 fkn feet out of my theater seat and I absolutely fucking LOVED THAT!

[@TurboMintyFresh]

A big factor of why hollywood budgets are so insane is because of the overinflated salaries for the actors

[@xthelegend89]

I’d bet it has to do more with the overinflated salaries of the executives who green light clearly bad ideas.

[@trevorthornley8835]

I think they are overinflated because they aren't fans of what they're doing. They hate the franchise they're in.

[@suparicky8889]

Fr 15 million is probably what the actors of the avengers made

[@windowsVD]

The bigger reason is that they do very little pre-production these days and instead opt to just "fix it in post." The MCU films in particular go through constant rewrites in the middle of production and don't properly storyboard their VFX sequences, which forces the crew to film dozens of reshoots and the VFX artists to re-render sequences on a tight deadline. The reason why The Creator was able to do so much with what is now considered a "smaller" budget is because director Gareth Edwards actually did proper pre-production and planned out the VFX shots ahead of time with storyboards/shot-lists.

[@mateomorales1653]

@@suparicky8889that’s what the extras probably made with how bloated Hollywood movies are

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

I watched and I didn't notice that it was 2 hours. It will move your emotions, something only a few movies did. This was one of them. It is a must watch masterpiece.

[@100Spyro]

I fell asleep while watching it

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

@@100Spyro understandable

[@WalterLoggetti]

I have played yesterday, when programmed to see something to take a nap on. Well... didn't nap one single minute of the 2 hour film... AMAZING!

[@arunodayray1932]

Fr, godzilla 2014 was also ade in the human perspective but it was so fkin boring. Minus 1 on. the other hand had extremely interesting human characters which made the movie worth watching. Also, this Godzilla was terrifying because of how helpless the people were against it. Legendary goji is not hostile to humans

[@FlameyClockspeed]

Really? it felt like an hour because of how engaging it was

[@miguelgonzalez6213]

Just caught it on Netflix and you were so correct that there are emotional elements in this film that catch you completely by surprise. One scene, towards the middle, actually jarred me to the point I sat up and heard myself saying, "No f**king way!" I was THAT invested in the lives of the characters. Kudos to the director, editors, and producers for choosing NOT to hand the public another forgettable kaiju film, but instead gift us with a subtle message of hope for humanity.

[@E-stylz-1967]

I've been a Godzilla fan since I was a little boy back in the early 70's and to me when he was chasing the boat he looked the scariest I have ever seen him. This movie is truly a gem.

[@elizabethcarson5624]

This is the only movie I have seen more than once in theaters! I also was constantly telling everyone I knew they had to go see it. This was by far the best film of 2023 and arguably one of the best in the past 5-6 years. As a military veteran with PTSD, I was also so moved by how real the character's struggles felt to me. It made me feel seen much more than any Hollywood war movie ever has.

[@hudalovestodraw3249]

I loved how the humans tried to rebuild their society and how the main character built loving and caring relationships with others. It makes me feel very happy, and it makes me feel empathy towards the people who survived the second world war

[@axhen]

You know a movie is good when just thinking back on it makes you emotional. This movie is so powerful that just thinking back on this movie, I am starting to tear up.

[@nagatsukinura8117]

I loved this movie. It's actually surprising because for the most part I don't care for monster movies, with all the monster verse hype I just get bored by the oversaturation. But when the trailer came out, I could feel Minus One was gonna be different. I did not expect to watch a Godzilla movie where I was both awed and scared of Godzilla, and most importantly, I really cared for the humans. I cried and bawled when Noriko was presumed dead (Hamabe Minami is also a favourite actress so there's some bias there but still), when Akiko cried, my heart was broken, Shikishima's guilt and PTSD moments are equally heartbreaking. But the gang is genuinely a fun loving group of people and I enjoyed seeing them together. Another thing that I really liked about this film is how Godzilla appears mainly during daylight. He's no longer hidden by darkness and you have to squint your eyes to take a glimpse of him. He's there and he's going to cause some shit. I think most movies for the past few years really like to obscure their monsters in the dark or heavy rain and use bright surrounding colors (eg neon lights) to highlight them and my eyes are just tired of that.

[@edwardpamintuan]

The PTSD scenes were tremendous, great acting

[@elibrooks1662]

the way they make this movie about survivors remourse, nuclear power being the true enemy, ptsd, and so many other deep topics was soooo amazing to see.

[@MRKYootube]

I had zero interest in this movie until the reviews between both critics and audiences exploded recently. I just got back from the theater and I have to say, this movie truly lived up to and exceeded the hype. I had no idea a Japanese low budget Godzilla movie could make me cry, make me scared, and feel as epic and high stakes as it did. Godzilla 2014 was already good, but Minus One is what that movie tried to be. This is the greatest Godzilla movie ever made, and I fully expect it to win at the Oscars.

[@hubertcumberdale6404]

I took two friends and “failed” to mention it was going to be subtitled. They wouldn’t go had they known that. After the movie, they were both ecstatic to have gone and loved the film. It’s a great flick!

[@ThatIndianGamerGeek]

Just saw it with my dad and grandma. The fact that both of them were glued to the TV is a testament to how well this movie was made.

[@Redimus]

I love the fact two of the biggest movies of this year were the creation of Mankind's greatest threat to itself and a reflection on the lingering trauma from the single time we used it.

[@RandomThingsIdo45]

Never realized that but oh the irony

[@allisterbernal5954]

Exactly. I got the same impression after watching Barbie.

[@VorpalSlade]

The top review for Minus One on Letterboxd is amazing: Two films now in 2023 have dared to examine the fallout and societal implications of WWII’s nuclear exclamation point: 1. A hard-hitting social drama chronicling years in the life of a man broken and haunted by his own failure to prevent the darkness and devastation that enveloped the world following the introduction of the atomic bomb and the inadvertent opening of a door to an endless plague of hopelessness and destruction set upon future generations; a film which truly encapsulates the sheer power, abject terror, and subsequent futility that humankind was forced to face in the wake of its own unimaginable creation; a story told through the eyes of determined engineers, scientists, and soldiers gathered in the name of nationalism to nobly save their culture and civilization as they knew it from the raw, monstrous horrors to which they had borne witness; and an ambiguous resolution to the inevitable humanist clash between blind optimism and bleak reality. 2. Oppenheimer.

[@Redimus]

@@VorpalSlade ~neat ♥.

[@zaej4317]

Godzilla is Openheimer's child in a sense, guy created the nuke that mutated the G-man.

[@Kudian]

Went to see this movie with my parents. My dad and I love the Godzilla movies, and my mom... not so much (lol). But when my mom heard it was a movie from Japan, her interest was piqued a bit. Now, my mom is someone who refuses to watch anything with subtitles on them, so she often won't watch foreign films, unlike my dad and I. So when I realized that this movie had subtitles, I really questioned if my mom would like this movie at all. I was so happy to come out of the movie and hear both of my parents say nothing but good things about the film. My mom was able to ignore the subtitles existing and was able to just enjoy the movie. My dad loved the Godzilla parts and how he was a terrifying menace. And I loved the movie for just everything. It makes me even more happy to know that the film also won an Oscar just a couple of days ago. It goes to show that Americans - ones just like my mom - will watch films from other countries, it really gives foreign films the opportunity to come in and showcase the talent that has been historically hard to show.

[@Marifunkhouser]

When you say your mom was able to ignore the subtitles, do you mean she ignored her annoyance with the film having them or she ignored them and watched it without reading anything? 😭

[@HiddenDarkHM]

@@WinnersMind67 Some people just aren't good with subtitles, it doesn't mean they have to be prejudiced. >_>

[@HiddenDarkHM]

@@Marifunkhouser I'm just reminded of when I got my mom into watching Sailor Moon Crystal back when it came to Hulu originally because I was so excited about having a condensed version of the series I thought she might be able to enjoy. As the episodes were coming out we'd talk about them and she always seemed... a little unusually confused by what was going on but my mom's not great with plots sometimes and she's not familiar with the series or anime in general so I was just trying to be patient and walk her through it until at one point towards the end of the first season we were talking about a new episode and she said something along the lines of, "It's just so impressive to me how you and your friends can follow what's going on. I just have such a hard time since I don't know what they're saying." And it suddenly hit me like a truck I was just like, "M... Mom.... have you been watching this entire time without subtitles???" "THERE ARE SUBTITLES!?" 🤣🤣🤣 My mom just deadass thought I watched anime in Japanese with no subtitles and had soldiered through an entire season of a show without understanding a single word of it just because of how enthused I was about it and how much she wanted to relate to me about it. If that's not love I dunno what is.

[@madambutterfly1997]

i didn't expect to go to a Godzilla movie and cry multiple times or nearly shit myself in fear.

[@maplesaber270]

the scene where the bomb floated into Godzilla's mouth was so good that I couldn't tell if it was CGI or practical! Minus One is definitely the best 2023 movie.

[@mrgodzillaraptors8632]

Godzilla can really be anything tbh. Hero, villain, anti hero, a message, a kid friendly icon. So saying Godzilla sucks because he’s not a serious character all the time, you unintentionally miss a major part of why Godzilla has survived and thrived to this day

[@jacobsbratify]

​@mrpickles3 I mean, people are entitled to opinions, no matter how wrong. If they weren't successful, they wouldn't have made over 20 of them. Yeah some were goofy, but you also have to recognize the different atmospheres in the filming industry during the time of each movies filming. I grew up watching the original Japanese godzilla films, and loved them. They are a cornerstone of classic Japanese kaiju movies.

[@MiraPacku]

I agree, I also didn't like the "he's evil, he's a force of nature" sentiment. cause storms, earthquakes or tsunamis aren't evil either

[@6969pumpking]

​@MiraPacku, what I think is cool is that I don't think he's supposed to be evil in the movies like Shin Godzilla where he's supposed to represent natural disasters. I think sometimes we put him in this square where's hes evil but the point is he isn't.

[@MtpMuzik]

@@MiraPacku good think the director doesnt give a fuck whether yall dont like that hes evil. the best part of the movie was that he felt like a evil force of nature, and yall can say earthquakes and tsunamis arent evil but if u ever been in one and watched youre entire village get destroyed because of it youd feel differently

[@misterkrabs2254]

​@@MtpMuzikshutup

[@thebull3206]

Saw Godzilla Minus One on Friday in New Jersey. People cried in this film, so moving was the human story. If I were Japanese I'd be proud of how these characters were portrayed. The people are very likable, all played by good character actors, and they all go through a change from start to finish. They grow, they grow on you as well - the woman who played his neighbor was just great - you just cannot believe the human connection between them all. Above all, the plan to kill Godzilla is terrific, well-written, they spent time explaining it and it makes sense. There are scenes that echo back to Gojira 1953. Yea, best film in a while, bar none.

[@catandrobbyflores]

I looked to my husband and friend I went to see this movie with and I said "I can't believe I cried at a Godzilla movie," the humans made me care about them! Had to be the best portrayal of Ptsd I've ever seen on screen and I cried at the ending.

[@rocker76m88]

I said the same thing to my son. In 60 years I never thought I would cry at a Godzilla movie🤦‍♀️

[@xxcaptninjaxx4301]

@@rocker76m88 some scene in many godzilla movie I always tear up but godzilla minus one really hit hard for me

[@johnnyray5515]

I loved the character development. The ending brought a tear to my eye. The emotion. Just wow. Absolutely amazing film.

[@evanmaldonado9799]

Same here, it was also creepy too with the black scar on Noriko’s neck, it’s like one of Godzilla’s cells were growing inside of her, it’s such a brilliant movie tho.

[@jeffarab4947]

Maybe pt2 since u know what happen to him

[@nl4064]

I have watched it twice now and cried each time. its so good. Its hardly even a Godzilla film its about life, humanity and of course Godzilla

[@kiryuunaga1olivians100]

One of the quotes that I like from a review of the film Godzilla Minus One is "take Godzilla out of minus One and Godzilla Minus One will still be a great film" that's how great the storytelling is

[@rcdune7132]

I love how Godzilla vs Kong basically saved the theater industry and now Godzilla Minus One is basically saving the film industry itself

[@LaShawnRaineyRagland]

It saved the film industry because most of toho movies have been not the best compared to Hollywood

[@alexjackyperson101]

Kong and Godzilla started film industry, now they saving it, if sounds perfect for me (I know Kong and Godzilla didn't started it but help it to where it is today)

[@rcdune7132]

@@alexjackyperson101 they definitely did their part💯

[@asafakiva1619]

Yup These two icons are the kings of cinema, and rightfully so

[@S19gameplays]

Godzilla is just him

[@justaguy1943]

I have such high respect for the scene of godzilla atomic breath, tail glowing blue, your building excitement and suddenly goes from so cool to quickly dissolving terror and worry as you witness the destruction and the characters who are within the direct path, left defenseless to these events unfolding. The pure anger and resentment in his cry and Godzilla’s roar would make me watch this again in theatre just to experience it again.

[@jeffarab4947]

Yes he used it few times but the city part was insane in surprise cuz it reminds of us all how the atomic bombs were dropped with the black menacing mushroom cloud was even worse then white.

[@dalekrenegade2596]

​@@jeffarab4947 And remember these people were just starting recover from the original bomb drops.

[@jeffarab4947]

@@dalekrenegade2596 yup that's right

[@lippi2171]

The reason it's a much better film than most major Hollywood blockbusters is that it implements actual depth of real life experiences, social issues, post-war trauma of the Japanese, shame, guilt, the issue of self-sacrifice, parenthood, all the things that give this film ACTUAL storyline and emotional depth that most Hollywood movies neglect but desperately need.

[@colincampbell767]

Not just the Japanese. More than a few of us have to admit that the movie could have been about me. They got PTSD, survivor's guilt, the sense that the war never really ended - perfectly. Just like the part about rebuilding a shattered live for disabled vets. Another thing they got right was the part about people who when fat too much have been asked of them already - step up when the need arises.

[@Nomadestra]

Give some thanks to Shin Godzilla (2016) for bringing back enthusiam for a new Godzilla, which made this one possible. Shin is a great movie, too, and directed by anime auteur, Hideaki Anno. Shin and Minus One are, for me, going to go down as two great complimentary movies to make a home movie day.

[@Lintahlo]

So surprised that this guy hardly ever mentions it, not so much Movie Overload around here.

[@Nomadestra]

@Lintahlo He probably doesn't even know about it. If you know about Shin, then you know it won several awards in Japan, including best picture in 2016. This was after a decade break of Japanese Godzilla movies.

[@kaitlynp4733]

Here for this comment!!! Love Shin!

[@ShadowZabre]

Shin and Minus One are absolutely a perfect pair of Godzilla that highlight the two very different Kaiju. Shin Gojira is a tragic monster, living out the words of Gojira's original Creator Ishirou Honda: "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy." Shin Gojira throughout the movie was in constant pain and anguish, blood pouring for his body simply for living, taking his frustration out on everyone nearby. Minus One Godzilla takes revenge, directly. He killed the men who shot at him while he was just a non-irradiated lizard, he killed the American ships who nuked him and tried to stop him. He chased Shikishima's boat back to Japan and blew up Giza, standing around afterwards roaring, as if to revel in his revenge.

[@ultronemperor3525]

Godzilla 2014 success is what made Shing and Minus One possible, even Toho admitted that

[@yoabnay]

I believe the biggest part of the problem is that Hollywood (not all films, but many) approach film making with the mentality "lest make a movie, what story can we come up with" while this Godzilla movie approached it with something more like "let's tell a story". Yes, filmmaking is a business but movies should not be approached only as money making machines, otherwise the art part of it gets lost.

[@bZman]

The beauty of our lead is in how much of a coward he is, how broken he is, how even YEARS after the event he is too haunted to genuinely accept the love of Noriko and Akiko and its even blatantly shown to us but never feels forced, it is done well enough that it is just a self loathing rarely expressed. His love for them but hatred of himself is most visible when he tries to convince her not to take the job with appeals of "do I not provide enough money" and "who will look after Akiko". It takes until the end and nearly losing everything he holds dear for his "war" to be over. It is a genuinely human story, one that shows the weakness of everyone involved as well as all of their strengths. That is what makes it better than any Hollywood film, a budget can never make up for a lack of humanity and humanity can never be portrayed by a bunch of half witted hacks who mold a tale into something they think will be crowd pleasing. People loved horror in the 80s for the special effects because they took humanity and skill to make them look good. People loved monster movies in the 50s because they turned their fears of a world ending war into giant ants and giant lizards. People loved the romcoms of the 90s because they made them laugh and wish their life was as easy as those characters. Very few movies today connect with an audience and make them empathize or wish they were those characters because they now are so robotic, so inhuman, that its just a chuckie cheese animatronic playing its tune. The love and humanity that made film art is almost gone. This is why Godzilla Minus One which is an excellent film is thought of as the pinnacle now, because the modern Hollywood film cannot even beat out a cheesy classic monster movie for pathos.

[@DavidT-eb4tp]

You’re dead on. ChatGPT could best some of the crap being churned out of Hollywood these days. Hopefully Hollywood will wake up.

[@chorizoramen93]

Excellent breakdown

[@nltk93]

I love how the mc stared the bomb sweeping job to provide for the family. It shows that he doesn't care if he dies because he failed to do so during his mission but it also shows that he has always been a good person because he wanted to stay alive in the first place because of his parents.

[@jameswalker5796]

I've never felt so emotionally invested in the human characters of a Godzilla movie!

[@TheGallagherExperience]

The theater near me was showing Oppenheimer (as it was back this week) as well as minus one. I decided to do a “radioactive double feature” with Oppenheimer first and Minus One second. It’s one of the most intense double feature sessions I’ve ever experienced and I HIGHLY recommend it if you can.

[@chrisneely3069]

I was thinking in my mind how awesome this would be and then I read this comment lolol

[@wpaunan]

Godzilla Minus One is also known as Oppenheimer 2 : The Electric Boogaloo

[@cgonv]

I am Brazilian, 51 years old, and since childhood, I have been a fan of Japanese series, cartoons, and movies featuring giant monsters and heroes. These shows have always been broadcast on TV here. I never had the chance to see a Godzilla movie in theaters until the American films started to emerge. For the first time in my life, I got to watch a Japanese giant monster movie, specifically Godzilla, in the cinema. I can confidently say it's the best Godzilla film I've seen in any language or nationality. I'm not sure if it was released in theaters in the United States, but if it's still showing in your country, don't miss the opportunity. Here in Brazil, it was only in theaters for two weeks because there's always a massive $200 million American film to take over the cinemas. It's definitely worth it. Hopefully, this film will make Hollywood reconsider how to make a blockbuster, both in terms of concept and finance.

[@code066funkinbird3]

And anime ?

[@jamesrobinson1557]

I just watched it last night! It was by far the best film I've seen in a few years! Now you know us Americans don't like reading subtitles...but I didn't even notice! The story! The acting! Just like you said everything about it was good. The film took me through many emotions with humor thrown in there at the right times! No matter the genre this is a must see film...

[@hareecionelson5875]

bruh, the black rain scene, I wanted to kill godzilla with my bare hands

[@NoahTyG]

Bro facts the subtitles didn’t throw me off at all, that’s how much locked in I was watching this. . I hope this movie get more exposure

[@sillybeanthing]

I wish the Shin got a better english dub, i just like the subs better there and here i mind it even less.

[@masamune2984]

Most Americans don’t mind subtitles. That stereotype is a bit overplayed, honestly. If anyone, many of us prefer them over a dub. Glad you enjoyed the film though 😊

[@yehumdellang608]

Can we stream minus zero

[@ulyssesjoyce2793]

With current technologies, great visual effects are becoming a commodity. Talent and good professionals can beat those hyped Hollywood teams that do not know how to differentiate quality from quantity.

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

I truly believe Minus One is a near perfect movie, especially as a genre film. I liked every single character, and feared for their lives every time Godzi showed up. I was so devastated when one particular character seemingly died in the middle of the movie. I was constantly thinking "please don't die, please don't die", so it was extra excruciating. There were no cliche human villains in it, even the naval officer was a likeable character. The ending was just amazing and left me so happy. I can't wait to see it again with my mom, who introduced me to Godzilla when I was a little child. She doesn't even know that he is a monstrous villain in this, since she loves him as the anti hero. Can't wait to see her reaction lol.

[@BleedingUranium]

On the note of not having human villains, I especially loved Sumiko's (the neighbour) character arc. She easily could have been a flat and unlikable antagonistic character, but even when we first meet her we can already tell that despite how she treats Shikishima, it's coming from a place of grief and trauma, and needing somewhere to direct that.

[@SolAya21]

Godzilla was the most terrifying I have seen him be in a long time. When he would charge up his atomic breath, it was awe-inspiring.

[@Bikecrazed]

Just saw the black and white version yesterday, and was blown away at how incredible they did on this film. What a honor to the original series, and the black and white without a doubt delivered so much more emotions than I believe the colour version would. From start to end it was an emotional ride. Truly one of the best movies of the year.

[@S.ThomasMedia]

I saw it in B&W last night as well and I completely agree, it was so much more dramatic and melancholy. Easily the most epic experience I've ever had going the theatre.

[@SASlair]

I unexpectedly saw it in b&w and loved it. It was so well done.

[@mannygee005]

wait, this in b&w? I'd like to see that!

[@skzanarchist]

didn't know it had a black and white version wow

[@s.adrianekaylor887]

I need to see it in B&W now. Thanks!

[@ImVxpour]

Idk why but i died laughing when you said 'one looks like a superhero movie with a big lizard' 😂

[@NoWells91]

Given the last few Godzilla movies I’ve seen, I never in a million years would have guessed that Godzilla Minus One would end up being my favorite movie of the year. It was genuinely one of the most satisfying movie-going experience I’ve had in a long time. I was beginning to think that I was just losing the interest I’ve always had for films as I grow older, but this proved to me that that is not the case. This movie made me fall in love with movies again.

[@dmitrykim3096]

Dude I cryed so much watching this movie, the characters, didnt care much about Godzilla, the characters are so good

[@innovator90]

I so want this movie to win Best Picture just to stick it to Hollywood. It is that good to be nominated for Best Picture. Not just because it will embarrass and humiliate Hollywood but it will prove a big point. It will prove that when you give the people a movie made with love and respect to the audience and source material, write a great story with great characters everyone wins. As a G fan since I was a kid, it makes me so happy seeing the King return this way and going back to his roots. If LOTR can win for Best Picture, why not the King of the Monsters?! All hail the King! I will definitely see this again.

[@nutsfromberserk247]

It's no where near being the best movie of this year

[@marcribaudo1965]

Maybe it will win best foreign film.

[@marcribaudo1965]

​@@nutsfromberserk247only Oppenheimer is a shoe in and probably was the best film of the year.

[@nutsfromberserk247]

@@marcribaudo1965 nope. GotG3, Killers and Spiderverse was much better

[@VinceMancini]

Great analysis! I loved the scene when our main character is crying / yelling and the black rain starts. Amazing film in so many ways (as you referenced). Well done.

[@DangerVille]

Minus One is incredible, and I love that it’s shown people how much depth and substance there is behind Godzilla and his origins. But I feel you’re not giving enough credit to the MonsterVerse here. They do have substance and subtext, and are VERY faithful adaptations of the classics, which have Godzilla represented in all sorts of ways. Their human characters may be 80% bad, but there is subtext, and the monsters themselves are just as important from a character basis as any of the humans, so they do deserve acknowledging here. Otherwise, great video! More people need to see this film.

[@Tahri_0]

❤❤

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

They gave a masterpiece of how PTSD really is in Minus One..One of the greatest Zilla movies ever made

[@jon3s201]

FAX

[@leorivers7759]

When Akiko (Sae Nagatani) cried it blew all the human intteractions in a Legendary Kaiju film out of the water.

[@kasaibouF29]

weeb

[@VoidKami]

As for the anti hero thing, Japan started that a long time ago. Started with the intro of Ghidorah, with him transitioning into a full hero as the Showa movies went on. He went back to a villain/anti hero in the Heisei and Millennium eras.

[@Sacto1654]

I think this movie is going to end up with the following Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Ryunosuke Kamiki for Best Actor, Minami Hamabe for (at least) Best Supporting Actress, and possibly Best Visual Effects. It really is that good.

[@jadenrocks22]

I'll say that the cgi isn't the best and you can tell it had a lower budget. The scenes where godzilla does quick movements don't look very good. I will say, though, that the shot after he uses his atomic breath in ghinza (I butchered that) is absolutely beautiful.

[@capdansolo7765]

It'd better.

[@JazzTechie]

Oh god, not award ceremonies. I don’t even give a sh*t about those things. I wish I could just ad-block them online LOL.

[@wryse1081]

Good luck, the oscars don't know japan exists and have snubbed them since the beginning of time.

[@rainwaysyt]

Cope, minus one won best picture

[@WeiderMystic]

Took my wife to see this over the weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. Didn't realize it was entirely in Japanese with subtitles, but it was fine. Cinematography, the plot, acting and score were all excellent. Shed man tears when he said the war wasn't over for him, and when he left his package with his adopted daughter when he was sure he was going to certain death. I thought it was an excellent representation of post WWII Japan and captured the pathos of a Kamikaze "veteran" very well.

[@rithy8522]

It was an amazing movie that had great monster and character balance. It does what Hollywood forgot and that is make you emotionally attached to the people in a movie.

[@PokeyMan69]

Nobody watches a kaiju film for the people. Minus One's cgi is atrocious so y'all haters are praising its story.