Shin Godzilla - Movie Review
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Chris Stuckmann reviews Shin Godzilla, starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara. Directed by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi. - Фільми й анімація
Japan is the real main character in the movie. Its not about one /three people Vs Godzilla it's about Japan Vs Godzilla
Fun fact: that’s one of the tag lines for the movie! “Japan vs Godzilla.”
By Japan you mean just people in Tokyo?
nope, I think he means that when an event so destructive and big as Godzilla happens in Japan, they act as a whole, the country itself is in danger and even if Godzilla is just destroying Tokyo at the beginning, it is obvious that the rest of the country is in potential risk as well, might be by the monster reaching out other areas or by all the economic wreck the monster is leaving behind......which of course affects Japan, not only Tokyo
@@NikephorosCaesar So does the U.S vs Alien/ monster, which is mean people in New York and Washington DC.
Godzilla is bigger than Japan so Godzilla is the Main character
Its Japan vs Godzilla
Not characters vs Godzilla
change your profile pic
@@aldenfriend200 change you views on life, your getting old you need to adapt.
@@aldenfriend200 agreed
Wyoming Han Da Wae I’m 15 years old and that shitty meme has been dead sense the day it was born. Your profile pic is a still born meme
@@aldenfriend200 your being to cynical, learn to adapt.
Honestly, I'm happy we didn't get a romance story thrown in.
It would have made the characters more of characters
@@Saltyaf38 They are not characters. Japan *IS* the character.
@@garagefirestudios9802 no it's just a bland setting
@@Saltyaf38 Touche. But guess what else is a bland setting?
@@freshboy3968 what else is a bland setting. What do you mean by that? Do you mean in the movie or just in general.
This is a brilliant film. Shin Godzilla is actually a commentary on government bereaucracy and how it deals with disasters. Think Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chernobyl nuclear disaster or Wuhan Corona virus outbreak. Having all those beureaucrats and their titles plastered on the screen shows how many people need to be involved and all the red tape that u need to go through to get anything done. That's the point.
If that was the point, the movie definitely succeeded in conveying it
thats probably why there was too many government scenes i just didn’t care about. But im not gonna lie the scenes with godzilla is very cool.
@@Nico-dt5hu This movie is more than just godzilla breaking shit, thats why its so amazing
@@user-pi1ut2yj7p well, all godzilla movies are more than godzilla destroying stuff.
@@GSTE_well this one more than most I think.
"It's a little more fun and lighthearted"
Dude what the hell have you been smoking when writing this review
Compared to the original G in 54´... yeah is lighthearted
@@antoniocenteno1483 Well sure, there is humor about the Japanese bureaucracy and its conformist society and stuff... But it is not lighthearted at all really. Honestly, this movie pays great homage as a reboot of the original movie that takes a hard look at serious problems and questions about Japan as it is currently, and the US-Japan relation is even one of them. They do some invincible creature vs modern weapons type stuff and Godzilla does crazy powerful Anime-type stuff to really sink in the threat and devastation. This is honestly on the same theme as tone as the original Godzilla film which saw Japan again victimized by nuclear power. This isn't light at all! You factor in the nuclear meltdown of recent years and devastating tsunamis... you've gotta stop and appreciate why this film won so many awards in Japan.The guise is 'just another giant monster movie' but in truth it is a hard look at Japanese and nuclear power TODAY.
I'm convinced Shin Godzilla is not a mutation, I'm convinced he is the literal Devil. This is the closest I've ever seen a real Kaiju be to the Godzilla creepypasta Red. I hate looking at it. It's amazing and wonderful.
@@ursidae97 Never heard of it, but the ending of the movie really does feel like shutting and sealing the doors of hell right before satan's hellspawn come through and overwhelm everything.
Lol I thought it was very darkly comedic
"Godzilla can't talk. He can't have a conversation with somebody."
Someone needs to watch Godzilla vs. Gigan again.
LMAO 😂
"Godzilla says I should learn to fight my own battles y'know." -Minilla
EinSophistry And Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster.
"Hey anguiris something funny is going on we'd better check!" -godzilla
Why was he talking to anguirus... why
human drama in a godzilla movie is unnecessary. Government response and collective behaviour is more interesting to watch. Look at the recent Godzilla 2, it is so contrived and overly dramatic that you want all those characters to die already.
"Don't apply American standards to a Japanese film! Now excuse me while I apply Japanese standards to an American film!"
@@ebthenerd6191what does it have to do with Japanese/American standards?
@@TheWerelf ask yourself that question moron
Human drama is very necessary in Godzilla movies. End of the day you go to see a Godzilla movie for Godzilla but having him on screen 24/7 would get old too fast and there needs to be pacing, so what do we do during the off-screen times? Get involved with what the humans are doing throughout the movie. Hence why we get pulled in, difference is: in Godzilla movies people don't make dumb and awful choices. If it's a bad choice it means they had no other.
I wasn’t annoyed with all of them.
I feel Chris was looking for a very american trait (individualism, the "hero" or protagonist of the story) on what is such a japanese tale. Here, it's about everyone acting together, and not about themselves and their personal dramas. Even the way it is shot, grouping together many people in the same frame. Not every movie needs to have a Robert Mckee / Joseph Campbell textbook style of narrative.
I think he had a really hard time with the subs because the only character he understood was the girl wanting to become president which so happens to have been spoken in english on the airplane by her father.... I mean Yaguchi (no laughing matter after all), had a bunch of characterization as well, the Prime Minister as well. And then you can say than Japan and US are characters as well.
Shin Godzilla was meant to be disturbing. His fourth form was meant to look weird and disgusting, a manifestation of nuclear fallout, threat and destruction. The bumps were originally meant to reflect those that contracted radiation if they survived the blast Force.
+Zain Hartono
I get that but I have seen some better designs of g16. I'm an artist myself and I can safely say I could do the same. That's why I don't like his look, but besides that the movie was fine.
I found it even as a proud american fitting the US could not stop him. Our mightiest weapons proving useless agaisnt the nuclear genie we in essance let loose. Almost chuckled when the US bomber pilot flew back after his buddies wetn down going. "right payback time." and I am like noit's called you are making a mistake and going to die. This is back off time if you are smart.
@@cathrsys9584 im an artist too , but animating this calamity must have been the work of a team of absolute pros , its so freaking convincing while still being unique , something ive never seen in this form or style
And people complain about his first few forms just looking weird, but that's the point. He's supposed to look disturbing and unnatural.
I'm japanese and i want to tell why I like this movie. Sorry but I'm not good at English...
Destroy, demolition, revage, all these are called juat one word in japanese: HOHKAI or 崩壊. Shin Godzilla tried to express HOHKAI. And we, the Japanese have met and been fighting a lot of kinds of HOHKAI. Through this movie, probably I saw and rethough about them, for example, diseases in japan, WW2 and many other things. Shin Godzilla gives us some energy in this way. This is why I want to watch this film many time
An excellent statement.
And, other than a few typos, your English was actually quite good!
This is the excellent explanation
What are you talking about, your English is better than mine
SHIN was Amazing a true modern classic
I love how japanese are so profound, joyful and unique to handle their society issues
I’m just giggling watching Chris miss the point of the film with every critique he makes.
ahahah ikr?
YT suggested me this video since godzilla is a topic i research lately, and i was like "oh its been a while since i watched one of his videos".
and then i remembered why i stopped watching him XD
Literally, it was like watching a man try to explain away menstrual cramps
Then why watch him? Lmaoo he is not one of the top movie critic on UA-cam for nothing. He reviews movie for what they are he isn’t biased like you all and try to throw fanboiness into it. Also at the end of the day it’s his opinion, tastes and opinions differ from person to person
@@UniversalMaster0 ignorance isn't an opinion.
@@2st486 you should reflect that upon yourself, you’re the ignorant one thinking just cus you’re a fan of Godzilla everyone should view it as you are viewing it. Most critics (rotten tomatoes, meta critics etc) have given it 7 to 8.4 star rating so he is on par with them in terms of opinion and rating. Why come to watch a movie review when all you wanna hear are praises?
This film has heavy subtext, mainly about bureaucracy and politics.
This is one of the rare reviews where I don't agree with Chris. I found Shin Godzilla to be the most meaningful Godzilla since the original. Where the original is an allegorical masterwork offering Japan a cathartic way to confront America's use of The Bomb on their cities and people, Shin Godzilla is about post-war Japan, a peaceful sovereign nation for 70+ years and how crippled they are by America's constant meddling and oversight of their sovereignty. Japan's ability to deal with this crisis is crippled by America's demands and interference, and I found it to be an indictment with real tooth behind it. Scenes where characters talk about how America uses the purposefully nebulous definition of "post-war Japan" to prevent them from growing as a nation or defending themselves from catastrophes and foreign threats have real weight to them. And I found the later scenes where characters discuss America's plans to drop another atomic bomb on Japan to be genuinely touching. You can feel the anger and the helplessness of a nation on display here, once again buried behind a massive layer of gloriously destructive allegory that is Godzilla himself. Godzilla doesn't speak because Godzilla is merely a symbol. To me this belongs on the shortlist of vital Godzilla films.
Lady Vengeance yeah. That's very touching. Now show us godzilla!
Nice write-up!
Lady Vengeance I 100% agree . I LOVED this film in every way
Lady Vengeance spot on. if people don't understand the political commentary that's their fault, not the film's.
Lady Vengeance well come here for reviews not looking for the same opinions
I'll never understand why people refer to Godzilla as fire breathing. Its Atomic/nuclear breath. This is a pet peeve of mine.
because 99.9% of people don't know the difference and it's just easier to get the point across.
Probably because the majority of them only saw the horrible Matthew Broderick movie where in one scene and one scene only the jurassic park hybrid godzilla actually breathes fucking fire
Seriously!! I mean if you're casual viewer sure, but I've seen many MEGA fans make this mistake and it baffles me. I mean it doesn't even look like fire, Its a blue gas like lazer beam! I never got why people make this mistake.
Chris Montgomery he's able to breath fire too, I always say atomic/nuclear laser beam fire breath.
But, it does create fire when it comes out of his mouth.
“I want characterization.” Godzilla. Godzilla has the characterization. The whole film flew over your head.
Right? I don't understand how someone could overlook THE character of the movie.
@MT Blockbusters guess it comes down to the movie watcher. I have been watching Godzilla movies my entire life. To me the best ones have just basic human characters and the movie focuses rather on the Kaiju.
He hast 4 1/2 evolutionphases and even a song "who will know" dedicated to him. Shin Godzilla is my favorite, besides the original, biollante, GMK and the kiryu-movies.
Yeah... this is a bad review. I'd like to see him review it today and think about it a little more. This film is f*cking brilliant. Minus One is utterly brilliant too.
@@theperson8539I'm such a huge fan of Minus One 🖤🖤🖤
Oh, what a complete lack of background info can do to one's view of a movie. In Japan, it was deemed movie of the year. In here, it's just a bunch of talking characters while Godzilla destroy things 🤦♂️
well it is lol
Because the people that are a fan of the japanese godzilla films are science test. They like to talk about science shit.
Khalid Hatim it is not.
@@Roarrior. science test? No you're just uneducated 😂
@@ja5381 well it's true (Yes, not all the godzilla movies are sci-fi movies)
Just watched it. It's more of a political commentary than a big action flick.
It's the whole point and he missed it completely...
ATAHistory EN he mentioned it in the beginning.
@@sharinglungs3226 hardly, for like two seconds when its the whole point of the movie
@@DARMARICH I was thinking about watching it until I saw other comments saying the same thing of it being about politics.
Richard Mann it's political in the sense of bureaucratic red tape and ineptitude when responding to an unstoppable force of nature, and not the politics you're probably thinking of.
If I had list of the cast for this movie it would be like:
Main cast
1. Godzilla
2. Japan
Supporting cast
1. USA
2. France
The movie isn't just about the people but also the nation as a whole
Germany?
@@louiswright8282 you can get that as an example
USA!
USA!
USA!
Pretty sure USA is more like the second villain
I think it’s really difficult for foreigners to understand why this movie doesn’t have a main character or a story focused on someone. It’s a movie about japan entirely and it’s way of dealing with a unexpected disaster. I think the director didn’t even focus on how to sell it overseas but Japanese love this film.
I'm English and this film, I absolutely love it. I love that there isn't no sole main character and it just shows the reality of how people in real life would react to this type of disaster. The characters and the acting are just amazing in my opinion, making it very believable. Even the dubbing is actually quite good. I'd give this film a 9.5/10.
I'm not fan of godzilla because I don't really like how in the movies godzilla always treated as hero until I found about shin godzilla, it makes interested into this franchise and I found video about godzilla 1954 (the original godzilla) it so dark and I really love it. In original movie godzilla was a supposed to be treat to human, Godzilla is some kind human biggest mistake, not hero.
@@azharfaturohman4940that is interesting it was the opposite for me, I learned of original godzilla when I was a kid learning about the Reptar character from the Rugrats, so I had exposed my self to the original the most.
I always used to say "i really love the ones where godzilla is the bad guy" but now that I have more perspective on the inspiration of godzilla I feel like even then he wasn't the bad guy, he was just a monster in a film where people are the bad guys.
Still I was very excited seeing "Shin" I knew exactly what this movie was gonna be before I even saw trailers.
It's good you want to watch and learn about the original because it is something unlike every other Godzilla movie, and the deep dive into the inspirations and motivations for that film was a really somber yet fulfilling journey for myself, and I'm sure I still have much more to learn of course.
I hope you enjoy the journey it takes you on :) I thought it was really cool that Shin Godzilla seemed interesting to you.
i think foreigners approaching this movie with the respect it deserves and actually trying to understand what it’s saying won’t have too hard a time grasping it; we’ll miss some nuance, i’m sure, but the base ideas it presents certainly aren’t completely unique to japan, and we can relate to the struggle from both a personal POV and one of japanese culture as we’ve experienced it through other media. it’s a great film and i don’t think we should needlessly gatekeep it.
I think it’s more about people that watch shitty movies and only focus on narratives and character arcs
Chris, I agree with a lot of your opinions on films I like... but Jesus, did you missed the point of this one by a mile
wait was there a deeper meaning to this movie
@@keegs1495 deeper than what?
@@keegs1495 it’s about a government failing their people and suffering the consequences of their negligence. Just like COVID in the US, thousands of lives would’ve been saved if it weren’t for those in power trying to downplay the danger until it’s too late. It even ends with the notion that there will always be a threat of mass death and devastation lingering over us, and the only thing we can do is be wary and hope to be prepared for the next one. Does that make sense?
@@oops6876 it makes sense but it still doesn't change my opinion that it's not a very good godzilla movie.
@@keegs1495 what’s a “good Godzilla movie” to you then?
I think Chris as an American with an individualist mindset doesn't see it from how we collectivists here in Asia sees humans in a group.
All the characters and even countries involved in Shin Godzilla are working together towards a goal and we see them working their differences together and eventually succeeding in the goal. There is no single hero, everyone plays a part and is important, humanity as a whole is the hero.
And since the female lead is an American, she is the most individualist character in the movie with characteristics that Chris can relate with.
I liked this movie exactly because there's no single human who saved the day as a hero, no single person that we have to focus on when it's the end of the world. It not a single super pilot, a psychic or even a hero kaiju, it is the entire human race working together to solve the problem of Godzilla.
Also I think Chris didn't understand the context of Asian politics. Here in Asia everyone found the movie to be hilarious, because we understood the political context for the satire to work.
WELL SAID.
I didn't do much research before going to this movie, and I still laughed at the political scenes. especially at the beginning. It was a sentiment shared by the audience for both showings I attended.
You said everything I wanted to say.
that was exactly my thought when he started complaining about it. right after he fussed about the symbolism not being understood by a worldwide audience. it's a Japanese movie it's not supposed to be.
Chris claims to love Japanese cinema and be a fan but then completely misses the point of movies like this. Sad.
I know right. I think he's a fake, unemployed person who has started a UA-cam channel for earnings only
Noticed that trend too! He’s sort of a surface level Weeabu lol. Let’s just call him a jock posing as a nerd lol 🤓
He is overrated...PERIOD!
aka stupid trash movies with shitty characters shitty plot and shitty writing. what an amazing fucking cinema. this is this turning your brain off at it's finest
@@slenderman3310 What are you talking about? I legitimately can't tell what you're trying to say
Your critique was very...American.
@OrangeManBad Bigotry?Micro Aggressions? Your comment was very...American.
@OrangeManBad bro I get your point. But when he says "very american", he means he didn't get/touch on the actual point of the film, he was talking a lot about the characters and the story, but it was supposed to represent the same dark japanese theme as the original 1954 Gojira which American audiences don't fully get.
@@jense5668 Exactly, well put. I didn't want to explain it myself, because I am allergic to buzzwords.
Well he is American
Oh yea because story is exclusive to America
That Atomic Breath scene Is easily In my top 3 Godzilla scenes. Including the Legendarys Godzilla movie.
Goes from like a 5/10 to a 15 real quick
(I'm speaking about intensity)
Yes. That was ..... ....... EPIC
But while legendary Godzillas flame looks awesome, shin godzilla's fire incinerated an entire city.
@@benson1914 I definitely enjoyed shin Godzilla's build up to prior to his laser beam (whole scene was epic)
Godzilla got himself some thighs in this one
Thicc
The Godzilla from the first film (that this is a reboot of) is a girl BTW.
Someone just told me that Funimation most likely won't dub this movie for us. Should I believe him?
Don't listen to the guy, but the movie is also not worth paying for to watch?
look up heisie godzilla
I got a Shin Godzilla ad before this video
The Vagabond it's a movie that left its audience wanting more.
The Vagabond I got no ads because I have UA-cam Red / Google Play Music / UA-cam Music
The Vagabond i got no aids
Ryan McFarlane that's good
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.... no you didn't.
I like the way the CGI Godzilla is still made to resemble a man in a suit. And the increased level of destruction is great.
Well don't like how it looks like a suit
@@ApertureDragon It's CGI with motion capture and textures made to resemble rubber.
You can tell by the blank look on his face on the thumbnail that he doesn’t get it. Horrible review .
Come on man it’s not a horrible review, he just has a differing opinion. People are allowed to speak their own opinion. I mean I personally don’t feel the way that he does and I don’t entirely agree with him, but he’s still a great critic
@@liams.4529 But he just missed every point of the film by a miles. That's unforgivable mistake for doing a movie review.
@@liams.4529 Yeah but he missed the whole damm point of the movie how is that a review??? You can't make opinion of the movie that you Don't understand yet and don't know the meaning of the movie
@@liams.4529 you can have a negative opinion without completing missing the point of the movie. He complained about the subtitle gag when you're not supposed to be able to read all of them at once. It was a jab at government bureaucracy with too many people bogging down a government's ability to make a decisive action. Literally none of those people were fixing anything.
Why nobody appreciate the way they approach characters? I think that what they wanted to achieve was as realistic response to this unreal giant monster situation as possible and I highly doubt that in real life there will be some "character", some one guy that will deal with that. They make human parts like watching news, watching goverment meetings about dealing with certain situation, normal people, collective, and it even was supported by the fact that it wasn't some one main character that come up with solution but whole team of scientists. Whole Japan was a character and I think it felt fresh, and main character was Godzilla himself and thats how it should be :)
This film is loved by most of the Japanese including me.
I think it is a film made mainly for the Japanese, so I understand why international people don't like it.
Most international people hate meeting scenes, but to the Japanese they are the very scenes they like.
You arent japanese. Nice try weaboo.
I'd like to point out the only people watching this film international are Godzilla fans to begin with, and it seems the majority of them like this film, though some of the satire and political messages are prob lost.
it's got 80% on RT with critics and audiences so for the most part they liked it
Harrison Snellgrove Lol I'm Japanese. Did you see my videos?
The whole text thing is on purpose, its meant to represent the overload of information the government has to deal with.
I think the cast was bloated with characters and it was overwhelming and impossible to keep track of on purpose, Chris. That’s kinda part of the political jab. The movie is about a democracy trying to handle a crisis with all kinds of red tape and overly complicated politics slowing their response, effectively using the Fukushima nuclear disaster as their basis the same way the 1954 Godzilla used Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I thought Japan had a Prime Minister, not a President .
I can't remember where Chris says that. Maybe he was mentioning the president of some institution? Gh...
I'm guessing you didn't see the movie, She's American, she works for the US government.
she wants to be us president
Ohh thanks for clearing up, I should see the movie though
Kaleb Korger well that's dumb, you have to be a natural-born citizen to qualify
Gozilla is hugh mungus!!! ^^
Gaming Kick I like what you did there
Gaming Kick Hugh Mungus WHAT!? Hugh Mungus WHAT!? Hugh Mungus WHAT!? I'm being sexually harassed!! Hugh Mungus WHAT!? Hugh Mungus WHAT!?
Haha! How to defeat Godzilla!? Call in the SJWs and Feminists! Problem Solved! ^^
But can see Godzilla stomp on them?
HUGH MUNGUS WOT????+&$&&&
Godzilla was so radioactive in this movie no one could get near him without going blind or dying
Shin Godzilla's atomic breath scene was more horrifying than all recent hollywood "horror" movies combined.
I second this.
Nah it was cool
The theme that played "Who Will Know" was phenomenal.
Excellent coincidence of your word choice. Horror is commonly spread as a cover-all term for anything scary, but horror is supposed to very distinctly be a fear of something more mentally than physically.
The atomic breath scene, Shin destroying herself as she tightens the beam is such a pained look, reminds you of the horror and ugly truth in defending yourself only to break yourself down further
The original Godzilla is actually a great sci-fi movie. It has themes and characters, and a story.
Every other one is… I love them but they are what they are!
I actually think that the original and the 2014 one are the only "good" ones. I mean, I love Godzilla and stuff, but the others are just... mind-numbing.
Final Wars rocked, and that was different from the rest.
***** Yeah, it's a fictional story that provides social commentary about mankind's technological progression and the antagonist is the personification of the ramification that has on the world. That's a pretty true science fiction plot if you ask me!
Jurassicparkrules96 One would think that, because the USA did bomb the crap out of Japan, but this is never brought up in the film and Honda never blames the USA, but rather that any human with enough power can use its power to destroy.
So yeah, you could argue that Godzilla represents America's atomic weapons, but I think he more represents atomic annihilation in a more broad sense.
***** Hey, I liked those movies, but I'm not going to go and say to some random joe that they're actually good.
the only thing i don't like about the new godzilla design is the eyes. they literally look like googly eyes
Jews from the 6, I think it makes him look more intimidating.
Jews from the 6 LMFAO
TeamSexypantsAwesomesauce ! No. It makes him look more stupid!
it was designed to be like aquatic creature with no eyelids. So this Godzilla has those kind of covering shells like crocodile instead.
This Godzilla looks like shit. How can we go from a badass Godzilla from Final Wars to this crap. This Godzilla literally looks like radiation finally took a toll on it. I hate to say this, but the US is winning (Hate saying this).
I wouldn't say that it's basically the exact same film like the old ones, as there is a true and deeper meaning to the story, and Shin Godzilla itself represented in the song "Who will know?" And how it reveals Shin Godzilla was a Harmless creature who never intended to harm a single soul, and how Shin Godzilla's roars are actually cries for help, and screams of agony..
Thats what titangoji was thinking lol
Chris you need to rewatch this with a different set of mind
The movie is about the collectivist ideals of Japanese society. Not a single human character sticks out to you? That's kinda the point. You have to think of the film in the mindset of "the protagonist is the Japanese people as a collective", and while individuals don't change and aren't that interesting, they form a unified whole that does have its own unique emotional arc and collective growth
worth noting: the alternate title in Japan is "Godzilla vs. Tokyo", and the final battle is filmed as though Tokyo itself were the monster fighting Godzilla
Totally agree. I was disappointed with him for not realizing this.
Ryan Lee I too saw Japan as the "character" in this film...
Ok but this a godzilla movie. And instead we got a look at how japan handles things from there point of view. It's ok but it was just too much of that. That it ruin the experience of what the movie was suppose to be about. A monster movie
Hmm...I always thought Godzilla was best understood within its own culture and context. It is fascinating to see other people lunge their own desires onto the film's basic premise, however. For example, Americans typically want it to be about a monster that destroys stuff.That's fine. Japanese people, by my admittedly and inherently distant understanding, understand Godzilla as more of an allegorical and psychological idea. Godzilla is not just a monster. Godzilla is Terror itself. Existential, pure Terror. In my view, this idea becomes infinitely more powerful by exploring the bureaucratic nature of the Japanese government's response, especially in the way Hideaki Anno chooses to film and direct it. The film is stuffed with visual and compositional references to Religion, Death, and Isolation in the way he filmed it, and deriving a sort of hopelessness and dread from it all. Pretty freaking amazing Godzilla, in my opinion, and seemingly very well received by the Japanese too. I think they would definitely be a better judge about what it should be, considering it is their creation.
Japan does Godzilla better
Ivan Nikolaev Well obviously.
Logan Oates Yeah lol. I will always remember going to a local blockbuster as a kid and getting all the Godzilla films from the Japanese films to the American films. Miss blockbuster :(
Ivan Nikolaev debatable
Harvin Dhillon no hate but the suit looks fake as fuck lol
thats not saying much considering the franchise is pretty garbage
I'm listening to a review of Shin Godzilla... from a fan of the '98 Godzilla who thinks Shin Godzilla is "exactly" the same as the original Godzilla movie. Yikes. What fresh hell have I stumbled in to?? I got to almost 3 1/2 minutes... I'm OUT.
SorrynotSorry
Good call, cause it gets worse. From "all Godzilla movies are the same" to "the movie doesn't have a plot or characters".
I usually like Chris' reviews but this was just embarassing.
@@42Caio Gee, this sounds like the west fandom's view on Dragon Ball and as a fan of Both Godzilla and DB i hate to see that in Godzilla too.
He said he was a fan of 98 Godzilla when he was a kid but realized it was bad when he became an adult. Did you miss that part?
@@ebthenerd6191
He realized everyone else said it was bad. He's a sheep. He still likes it. You must not have heard everything else he said.
theres nothing wrong with being a fan of the 98 goji
Disappointing that you didn't really seem to understand what they were going for here. My estimation of you as a capable movie critic/reviewer went down a notch. I know everyone has their own preferences/bias, but you missed the point here, even though it was fairly obvious.
First time I disagreed with Chris, what boring to me is some Hollywood BS family drama, this movie is actually intelligent straight to the point what actually will happen scenario on a grand scale view and i said no unkillable Hollywood star looking for his family type of bullsht
Rico de guzman There wasn't a romance plot with the U.S. Ambassador or whatever either. I like that.
It was such a beautiful movie, definitely my favorite Godzilla movie!
Chris doesn't understand that the characters were underwritten because they represent Japan as a whole. If Dunkirk came out before this review, he'd understand, but he's very hypocritical anyway.
especially when it comes to star wars lol.
Yeah sure, but theres literally no characters....
As a Japanese, I want to say something. Shin-Godzilla has a lot of political or silly jokes which can not be understood by non-Japanese. And what makes this movie special is the amount of information they give in a moment. So I know why you hate the subtitles, but that's... you know. Main targets of this movie are japanese native. I love this channel by the way.
Tact Fuwa I'm not Japanese but I am interested in Japanese culture so I understood a lot the stuff that was said in the film and honestly enjoyed how every location is stated, which add to the context of the scene for me.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you. I found it very funny, and most people in the audience at my movie were laughing, I think that anyone aware of how overdrawn and comical political affairs can be can appreciate it. A lot of people (stuckmann included, seemingly) went in expecting a fun, campy romp.
My favorite parts of Shin Godzilla will always be the huge destruction scene, and the humor of the movie towards America, as well as the movie's choice to return to theme roots of Godzilla movies. I like the attempt at portraying post WWII Japan here, just like how the originals were used to deal with their being bombed by America.
Makes me wonder how pissed Toho was at the American Godzilla movie remakes...
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I'm not Japanese, nor have I ever been to that country, nor even know that much about the culture or the people. And I got everything in this film and loved the all of the characters and the movie. I think because I'm a huge fan of the original movie, and I keep up on current world events because I actually watch the news. Sadly, many Americans now days only keep up on celebrities and don't watch the news or keep up on current events. My friends never knew about the earthquake, the tsunami, or the nuclear plant crisis in Japan until I told them about it. It's really sad. I also get very involved in American politics while everyone else just seems to listen to rumors on the Facebook rather than watching or reading some actually news on the subject. I also love history - on all countries including Japan. I think that's why many Americans didn't get this film or its characters while I did.
Impressive. Chris reviewed Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019) back in 2016.
Yeah no kidding lol
Y’all the way he said Neon Genesis EvanGELion made my body shiver 😭💀
For realllll tho
You didn't mention that this was the first Toho reboot that does not keep the first Godzilla film in canon.
Good observation.
Which I'm thankful for, I was really getting tired of them doing that constantly.
I actually liked it, honestly. An interesting approach to starting fresh, but keeping in context, mostly. Better than constant reimaginings and remakes.
Exactly, it's not a soft reboot. This is the first real reboot of the original Godzilla.
That's not correct. Final Wars ignored the original as well.
I want to see Godzilla fight an Evengalion.
He needs to fight Cthulhu!
you sound like someone that was born in the early 90's....ahhh the days of watching the original Godzilla and when I cared for anime before young kids took over the Internet and thats all they want to see react videos about
especially considering who made this godzilla film lol
There's going to be an animated crossover. They've already released figurines of Kiryu in EVA-01 colours.
get in the fucking robot shinji to fight godzilla! shinji:little bitch mode for most of the movie.
Whew, coming back to this review after browsing around, this review is a far cry from Up From The Depths' analysis. _(there's also a really informative comment there from a Japanese person with more details)_
That one truly gave me a new love for the film.
For anyone passing by to understand how Shin Godzilla won best picture, this isn't the review for it.
No kidding. Up From the Depths mentioned people who didn’t like all the text and talking, and while that’s a common complaint from western fans, I have to imagine he had this review in mind when he addressed that.
Thanks I’ll check it out
He doesn’t breathe fire it’s
Atomic breath not fire
calm down bro
Chill
Well he has fire to unlock atomic breath
He starts with fire, probably a side effect of his internal atomic pile as it heats up; first the air catches fire (nitrogen does burn if it gets hot enough) and then he starts spewing nuclear plasma.
Its more like a highly consentrated plasma/laser in this movie
It's ok Chris, when I was a kid I loved the '98 Godzilla too.... until I saw Attack Of The Clones and realized movies could be so shitty.
MovieCore brah Godzilla was the shit when we Were kids
it really was. Those "French guy" one-liners were on point lol
MovieCore Hey at least 1998 Godzilla is hilarious in its awfulness, AOTC just makes me angry
MovieCore No croissant??
Julian Webb
idk dude, AOTC is pretty goddamn laughable when they talk about sand lol and you call this coffee??
I saw it today - limited release.
I understand WHY Japanese didn't want to have a world-wide release - it is almost entirely a political statement about Japan's culture and it's leaders which only Japanese could 100% relate to it. I think if you are someone who wants to see Godzilla smash stuff and have big fights, then you will be disappointed - you will probably feel that there was waaaay too many politics and not enough fun stuff. There was awesome stuff in it . . . but perhaps not enough for American consumption. I lived in Japan in the past so I understood where the movie came from and could relate to it, but I think for the most part American audience would be disappointed with it.
true man, shin godzilla is puts people mostly to sleep
Radkon Psygami did we see the same shin Godzilla because I saw it today and it was awesome
The beginning was cool then the politics came in and just stayed. We fell asleep. The Godzilla evolution was awesome but they went back to the politics and just stayed. None of the people I cared for. I didnt even know who the fuck they were. 1:35 mins of political bullshit. 25 mins of Godzilla
still way better than the idiotic usa version with the asshole from the tv drugs show
I did see the original. . . but still, doesn't change the fact that for the most part, the general public in USA would not be interested in this one.
This Godzilla is actually the most intimidating Godzilla to date.
And that's what Godzilla should be.
For Stuckman, "likeable" characters taking center stage seems to be the the most important ingredient for making a good movie. Most films he dislikes invariably involve a lack of "likeable characters". But character driven stories (let alone ones that focus on the extremely subjective concept of "likeable characters") are just one form of story telling. I think this really limits Stuckman's ability to be well rounded film critic.
This didn't age well.
@@oldnbaschoolwhat?
@@oldnbaschoolThe movie?
@@oldnbaschool This aged perfectly well... That clown is a pathetic critic.... just like most american bozos....
He loves Dunkirk and other non character focused movies. He just didn’t like this movie. He even loved the new Godzilla movie because it fixed this exact issue.
Sooo...I guess you missed all the political satire. That is sad. Go see an english dubbed version when it comes out. All the abundance of characters serves a purpose, you know ;)
I live in a country (Italy) where we dub A LOT. At least, I must say, our voiceover actors and translators are pretty good, most of the time. Our cinema industry is small, so in theaters we have 75% foreign movies. I understand english very well so I tend to rewatch american and british movies in the original language, whenever I can, and I am used to subtitles. But I can understand a person that is not used to read while watching a movie, especially if he\she doesn't understand the language...can miss a lot of the plot and be frustrated. In the case of Shin Godzilla, they released a dubbed version in here, and I enjoyed the political satire, all the "complicated" stuff. I am expecting that some cultural specific dialogs got changed, but I can say that they did a good job. I don't want to be rude, but I think that the problem with the American market is that the audience is not used to watch many foreign films, and a good portion is not used to foreign cultures, so when you translate a movie you have to "localize" it, heavily. We used to do it in the past, with english movies and books: we even "italianize" the name of fictional characters and locations, because an english-sounding name would sound too odd to us (we still do it sometimes, especially with fantasy).
Yeah that’s what I heard!! Personally I like watching dubs or reading subtitles lol. It’s like a live moving book for me but I understand it’s not everybody’s cuppa lol
@Brazilian Goddess comment is a bit old but yeah if you don't already know, its dubbed and its easily the best dub a Godzilla film has ever had, its not always perfect and you can tell the VAs are used to doing anime but its really solid.
@19j Haugh *Collective Laughter*
@Brazilian Goddess you dont know how true this is simply based on the amount of evangelion crew and eva-esque story beats they plan/planned to take shin godzilla through 😂 i love this comment
This is the deepest Godzilla movie yet. It's very symbolic and is meant to be watched by the people of japan, that's why it's a different experience for anyone else. Overall, I think it's one of the best movies I've watched because I understood the audience it was directed at and that there's symbolism throughout the whole movie.
Pixel Pasta i don't consider myself well understanding of japanese culture yet i HIGHLY prefer this one over godzilla 2014.
Pixel Pasta I agree with you. I too think this movie was directed mostly to Japanese audiences, everything about this film represents the way people in Japan acts, talks and reacts, they did not waste time on building cheesy and annoying characters that end up stealing screen time, but they instead presented what it is (to my opinion) a very realistic way of how things might go if something like this happens in real life. Anyway, i just LOVED this movie.
Brock Cherry LOL
It's still a steaming pile of horseshit, even with all the cultural undertones. Throw this one into the bargain bin, because it won't do well anywhere outside Japan
Marco Zolo Agreed, lol.
WARNING: BUTTHURT WEEBS INBOUND
Godzilla is my favorite Japanese actor of all time.
This movie was amazing, Godzilla was a horrifying force of nature, and you were rooting for Japan.
Prior to watching this movie I highly encourage people to do a little research into the current state of US-Japanese relations, the Fukushima power plant meltdown caused by the 3/11 earthquake, Japan's infamous bureaucracy, and of course Japan's general opinion of all things nuclear. Having this knowledge not only makes this film more interesting, but also funnier. Watching Neon Genesis Evangelion beforehand will also make the direction and music more worthwhile, too.
If you don't have this knowledge nor the will the learn a bit of it, then just be prepared to for a lot of people talking in boardrooms. However, there are a few money shots that definitely make it worthwhile for just about everybody.
exactly.
G Kaiser .
Agreed. Some awareness of those issues would help. Chris should have summarized them in his review.
I actually leaned over to my brother half an hour through the movie and said "Is this an allegory for Fukushima?" I think people definitely need to learn about it, and the politics surrounding it before watching this movie. I thought the themes of the movie were that bureaucracy needed to be eliminated, and that Japan needed to act as an independent country, and make its own decisions. It wasn't really a great action movie, but I appreciated the huge amount of political commentary in it.
I was totally expecting one of the characters saying "hey you know what we have this huge alien/android thing hidden underground we've been keeping, lets get a highschool kid to pilot that and fight Godzilla" everytime they were in a meeting discussing how to defeat Godzilla
This is why I loved the 2014 film. It created a very enjoyable and almost believable take on the monster. Oh boo hoo, not enough fighting. I'd take fewer action for a loveable, and intricate set of characters and story.
Any day.
I completely agree. excellent film
John Riley I disagree
John Riley I wanted to see Godzilla. Fuck the actors
That's great, but the only lovable, intricate character died 20 minutes into the movie. Then we got generic soldier man and his band of buddies for the rest. So we barely got any fighting AND we got barely any good characterization.
John Riley except the characters after Bryan Cranston dies are all terrible.
I've never seen someone come so close, and then just missed the entire point of the movie lmao.
“Fire breathing monster” what are you Chris, a 1998 fan
godzilla is a fucking dragon, bro, deal with it
@@gorequillnachovidal hes a damn kaiju, not a dragon.
@@Roarrior. FACT: not all dragons had wings. FACT: Gozilla was a dragon FACT: Kai Jews are not even a real thing ffs, they are the Hassids!
@@Roarrior. get rekt bitch
GoreQuill NachoVidal why you gotta be a bitch about it, also FACT: kaijus are large monsters that can’t exist, and that’s what Godzilla is, Godzilla can be considered a dragon but the fire breathing part is not actually part of Godzilla, actual Godzilla doesn’t breath fire, that’s was confirmed by the fucking creator of Godzilla, come on
"He can't have a conversation with someone" godzilla vs gigan called.
Godzilla also had a conversation with rodan, mothra,and Minilla in the showa era.
Yep, This Dude Has Been Smoking Crack
The ending was truly chilling! The movie needs a sequel now!
Stephen Banks honestly I want to find out what's up with that end scene too
I git it
Which one, the still on hold nuclear attack on Tokyo or the Hiroshima like homage of human bodies and debris attached to his body at the end?. I fully expect a sequel now too.
Those weren't humans attached to Godzilla's tail. This Godzilla is a creature that can force it's own evolution to overcome obstacles. At the end Godzilla recognized humanity as a obstacle so he forced his own evolution and started to make the first ever Godzilla Human Hybrid. Godzilla literally replicated himself in the shape of human but most like whatever he created had all his powers on a smaller scale. The movie could have ended with humanity's downfall.
+Stephen Banks God created us in his own image kinda thing going on here haha
"to much Japanese stuff, to many words to read and can't pronounce, it wasn't like 2014 zilla, I wish it had better characters that I (an American) can relate to."
Bad review of the best Godzilla film in decades.
Godzilla looked like he tackled about 1000 Krabby Patties before hitting up Japan.
IcarusAblaze he went on holiday to America ;)
the design is based on burn wounds by nuke...
*****
too much intelligent for you racist lot?
*SLOW CLAP*
its a cool movie, and in my opinion, its also a well made social and governmental satire on the reaction of japan to the Fukushima incedent, how wrong decision are followed up with dire consequences and so on. And its also one of the few movies, that shows the actual people in the streets getting killed when Godzilla rampages through the streets. Its no longer empty buildings getting smashed, like in most american movies for example, you see the people die inside collapsing buildings and on the streets and that makes every decision of military and government all the more important and hard.
I recommend it :)
LOL Agreed this movie deserves it B- as I was Guessing Chris was going to give it a C
Nobody cares...nobody
Malefizia
It's also a great deconstruction of Godzilla as a character. Here's a hint.
The song "Who will know" is from Big G's point of view.
Malefizia Godzilla’s a fatass in shin Godzilla
That being said, it's not a straight up satire, as Japan is the one who saves the day by launching Japanese pride at him.
"Godzilla can't talk, he can't have a conversation"
Yes he can
Who will know
Finally watched it.
Absolutely fantastic. It was like watching a live action Eva or Gunbuster but with a Godzilla coat of paint. Atomic breath scene with the score playing was unreal. Jaw was dropped
The way they keep sending drones to exhaust him is awesome!
Maybe you need to watch it again. Many of the characters had character. The girl that wants to be president of the U.S. The guy that wants to be the new Prime Minister of Japan. The girl who's in charge of working out military decisions. The scientists that are working to come up with a non-military way to stop Godzilla. The tough decisions the Prime Minster has to make on such short notice. It's a lot to take in, especially with all the reading you have to do if you don't speak Japanese. But there are characters with character in "Shin Godzilla".
100% agree
Today is the last day if you plan on watching it again.
It's really about bureaucracy dealing with an unpredictable threat as it unfolds, and it's really quite humorous and satirical in that way. Even that one moment where the guy actually sees Godzilla shows the disconnect from the the real world, it's all been meetings and decisions in rooms up to that point while a literal monster wreaks havoc through the city. I'm sure there are subtleties that only Japanese would pick up on, however I think I understood for the most part. Knowing the context of post-tsunami and history helps. In the end the people work together more effectively than the strict chain-of-command bureaucracy
and the parts with Godzilla are just awesome which is a bonus.
A reviewer who prefers Zilla over Shin Godzilla.
Did they watch “Final Wars”, where Zilla got absolutely BODIED by Goji?? 😂
Well....I really disagree with you dude...
Well people have opinions I loved this film
PewPew Guns no you’re an asshole. It’s not his fault that you’re triggered
Thomas God follower well...I agree with you, this is a good film. Well, well...well.
I love the way Chris says he is a huge fan of Godzilla yet he thinks Godzilla breathes fire
I mean, he does breathe fire in this movie, but not all.
@@karma6970 Godzilla doesn't technically breathe fire. What he breathes is atomic radiation, which can set things on fire but it isn't fire itself.
Or thinks godzilla needs character drama.
I knew he'd misunderstand the emotional weight to this film. I knew he'd say "there are no characters" but the Japanese people is like one whole character. They speak about being bombed by America, and they're going to do it again to kill Godzilla. Thats fucking heart breaking. Chris really shouldn't review foreign films..
The main character had an arch about how his integrity leadership and diligence lead to his political success.
Agreed
This movie went completely over your head Chris.. you don't really come off to me as a godzilla fan. Lol
As a fan of your reviews, this is one of your worst. The main character was a young new minister wanting to enact change in a flawed system, then he forms his own division and is arrogant at first, then learns humility upon realizing the stress and responsibility he has to the people. His friend who got him into the government is a level-headed, reasonable and sometimes cold decision maker. The elected Prime Minister was a determined leader, but the world suffered because of his idealistic approach. The group of nerds working in the new division were funny too. Plenty more colour than the characters from the American reboot. I see a lot of comments saying that it goes over your head because you're not Japanese, but I'm neither Japanese nor experienced in Japanese politics and found the film enlightening. It's so obviously great and not even that hard to understand, so the American lukewarmth towards this was surprising.
John Startop I believe there was only _one_ good character in the American reboot
@@godziller7136 and thats godzilla
There is no main character the main character is japan itself
Not to mention Prime Minister of Japan gets killed in 2 seconds by Shin.
A man who did his best killed in a blind of an eye.
Also he saye this movie is lighthearted.
But he forgets the scene where Shin climbs over a building and then you have a shot of mother and her kid being crushed to death as Godzilla's wigh flip the building to one side.
@@goku21youtub Bryan Cranston was better
"Godzilla is approaching the generator... the generator is losing power "
Chris has come a long way. I was actually looking to see if Jeremy reviewed this and saw that Chris did. I would definitely like him to do another watch of this one.
Usually "you don't get it" is a bad way to invalidate someone's opinion, but he really doesn't get it...
Chris, Are you going to review Batman: The Return of the Caped Crusaders?
Yeah Chris are you!?! Tell me!!
Kool Aid Boy 232 stfu
It was a beautiful movie
He should!!!!
The Scarecrow I hope so! I loved that movie!
Who else actually liked the 1998 Godzilla?
when i was a kid.. so yeah
As much as people hate on that one, it does actually have some good redeeming qualities that get ignored. Just listen to the orchestral score for when Godzilla is killed, it's really amazing imo.
I like it like I like Batman and Robin. Fantastic underated comedies.
+Lost Utopia Films Yeah I remember feeling very sad when Godzilla dies in that film/shittyfilm. Poor fella was just trying to have babies and feed those babies...
I like the movie , I'm not a fan from the original, so it did'nt broke my heart or something , I found 98's version quite silly and entertaining, Evey time I found it on TV I watch it , it's a harmful way to waste your time , besides, is one of Emmerich's "best" , today that's hard to found.
This is the most symbolic Godzilla movie and one of the darkest Godzilla movies
"Godzilla cant talk , he cant have a conversation with someone." Go look through the concept art for the film and find out what his fifth and 6th forms were XD
Havent watched Shin Godzilla yet, but... one critic was "boring characters at boring meetings talking about godzilla". That sounds quite good compard to Godzilla 2014 where you have, except Bryan Cranston, boring characters NOT talking about Godzilla most of the time... at least, Shin Godzilla dosnt try to force you to like boring characters. It accepts that the characters are boring and so dont get any story at all :D
Remember when Chris gave 2014 Godzilla an A... *slowly walks away
This is one of (top 5) my favorite films of the decade. It managed to go back to its roots, with Godzilla's creepy (re)design, outstanding practical (and even visual) effects, and a different, yet still political, commentary and tone. I really hope more news about the sequel surface soon, because Anno would most likely take his approach on Godzilla head on into what he was made from, and what is considered sensitive and traumatic to its country of origin. It's also where no iteration of Godzilla would dare try to attempt.
True Godzilla fans know this is the best Godzilla film since the 70s...
Hey Chris,
Have you seen Neon Genesis Evangelion?
Lol he pronounced it "E-Van-Jelly-On," take a wild guess.
Technically, that's kind of how it's _supposed_ to be pronounced, like "evangelical", or, "evangelist".
Supertron Evangelical is actually pronounced with a hard "G", at least in my region, I've never heard it pronounced with a soft "G" before. Evangelist though I have heard with the soft "G".
Chris Stuckmann presents: Neon Genesis E. Van Jellygunzzz.
Daegan Noel Jellygunz?!?!?
I'm Japanese and I love Hollywood version of Godzilla 2014 a lot more than Shin Godzilla.
kento k why all the 2014 movie was people talking and talking and talking and than 2 seconds of Godzilla
kento k sorry. I wasn't talking to you.
The clown prince of crime My English sucks so correct me if I'm wrong , so basiclly you are complaining about a short amount of screen time of Godzilla in 2014? If so, I understand your complain but for me, as Chris said in video, Godzilla 2014 had more characters that I can care about, I love the family relationship between Bryan Cranston's character and Aaron Taylor Johnson's character but in Shin Godzilla, even I'm Japanese, I couldn't care about these Japanese people unfortunately. I know they are politcian so they are dealing with something I'm not familiar with but even though, I still wanted to see a little bit of something besides politics.
Ethan Irizarry Don't worry! I know.
Ethan Irizarry So, like the original, then?
The way I look at it is that Godzilla in this movie isn’t just a monster but he’s evolution itself, the forms represent Godzilla’s way of trying to continue existing. The last scene shows that in its fullest since the blood clotting method worked to stop but not kill him, the 5th form is him creating an army of Godzillas because in that way it’s harder to control Godzilla.
Great review. Watching it this week. You look so much better without the ink.
Chris you should review Transformers Prime. It's a really under rated Transformers show that is actually fantastic and is justice to Transformers. It also wraps up in a movie if you wanna add that to your review. I really would like to know your and everyone else's thoughts on that show
Also all 3 seasons are on Netflix
Gaming 4 Life(Tylerman) your late
Gaming 4 Life(Tylerman) that junk is old
Yeah but it's so good
By the way off topic but if anyone wants to check out a great Godzilla comic check out Godzilla Half Century War
Yasssss
thanks mom
Your Mom How is commenting something about Godzilla on a Godzilla movie review off topic?
what is it about?
Kyle Knott Because I'm talking about a comic book
Guys, do you know how to get a DVD of the original 1954 Godzilla?
You can watch it on UA-cam for a few bucks
I’m sure this has been asked. considering buying the movie but not sure which version to get through VUDU; English version or Japanese version?