Godzilla Minus One: A MASTER class in Character Writing & Storytelling
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- WARNING GODZILLA MINUS ONE SPOILERS! Godzilla Minus One is one of the best written movies of 2023 and dare I say all time. On this video, we do a Godzilla Minus One Character Analysis.
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My favorite scene was him opening up to noriko about what happened on odo island. I think that’s when I started crying. I understood what he was going thru to feel that kind of shame. I’ve had anxiety about things that I failed on and I know what it’s like to feel helpless and useless. The scene really hit me hard especially when she said, “you’re alive, don’t you feel it?” And he couldn’t live with his guilt and forgive himself. I’ve had problems forgiving myself and seeing it displayed in a movie in a character that I like is such a powerful thing to see. Not a lot of movies can make good characters that are relatable.
Thank you for sharing that. I had similar feelings watching it too.😭
I totally feel you
This is a film that NEEDS to be experienced on the big screen. If it’s still in theaters I can’t recommend it enough for people to go watch it.
@@organicwins91way above 7.9 you calm down goofy
@@indiadeadly Did they delete their comment? I was just going to reply lol
It will debut in December 14th here in my country
Man, I'm crying just listening to you talk about it. I, being a Godzilla nut since childhood in the 60s, went for the time at the 1st showing on opening day and was just expecting a great word of mouth Godzilla movie, but hadnt read reviews, so I was blindsided by such a traumatic, beautiful film. My jaw was actually dropped several tmes and I was teary eyed(sobbing at the end)for much of the 2nd half. I left feeling like I did watching Parasite, just mind blown, but this was much, much deeper and emotional. I'm still in disbelief that this was real...FROM A GODZILLA MOVIE!!! I got to take my best friend yesterday for my 2nd time to the big BOEING IMAX in Seattle, and even though I'd already seen it, the emotions hit me even more as did the action scenes. It was cool to see other things I'd missed before, like subtle glances from the youngest guy on the boat crew towards our coward turned hero. He was in awe of him and eventually wanted to be him at the end. God, the whole thing was just beautiful! 😭 Thank you for doing a video on this. I cant believe it but it really should and deserves to lead the Oscar nominations! My friend said it was his favorite of all films this year too, and we see a lot(thank you AMC A-LIST)! He said don't get my hopes up with how Hollywood can be, but how cant I when talking about this film? If Yyunosuke Kamaki doesnt get nomination and win the best actor Oscar, that would be a huge tragedy of films! And Minami Hamabe deserves to at least be nominated, as do some of the supporting cast, as well as directing, screenplay, cinematography, VFX, sound, Etc. I could go on and on, but I'm too exhausted now. Lol
Hopefully this inspires a new direction of deeply emotionally powerful films instead of the cheesy rollar coaster blockbusters that have been declining as of late.
Hollywood has decided movies need to be the equivalent of TikTok - shallow, one fleeting high after another, forgettable and temporary
I don't think they can inspire because they just doing it without emotion
The redemption and forgiveness in this movie is amazing. The “Aunt” character seeing the note and giving it to him showed how much she had come to care about him and his new family. That part made me cry a bit. She had her own redemption arc really. Losing her kids but now helping take care of the little girl. (I struggle with these names so apologies lol).
This is reflected by everyone around him. When he flies into Godzilla’s mouth, everyone that knew him wanted him to live. Whereas in the beginning, everyone but his mother wanted him to die.
Agree 100%
I believe Sumiko is her name
😭💜
THAT is what i call "character development" not even Wish or the marvels has that what a shame Godzilla minus one FTW!
I pray all War veterans see this movie.. a God send..
the black rain scene was powerful
This gives me some Rambo First Blood vibes: vietnam vets returning home and getting shunned and disrespected for fighting in an unpopular war. You Dont need to be a kamikaze pilot to relate to this movie. Universal themes, awesome movie. Awesomest atomic breath.
You have to watch this movie in the theater to get the best sound
it does not sound the same on your phone or on the TV
it's terrifying to hear Godzilla's roar in the theater
oh man I weep at the thought of someone watching this on their phone
I saw it in IMAX last night. It was the last showing in my city and it was absolutely worth it. Beautiful film.
this movie was definitely a perfect movie and nothing tops it this year!
Going to see it for the third time tomorrow. Best movie I have seen in years.
Saw this movie 3 times (Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and XD) in one week...i dont think ive ever done that but thats how much i enjoyed and was moved by this movie.
A few very emotional moments...the scene that got me was when Shikishima and Noriko break down, she pleads to him that he's alive and that she and Akiko are real 😢
It overjoys me that many other people are feeling the same about this film.
Can't find any dolby Atmos theatres showing this film :( saw it in a regular theatre already but I could tell I missed out on epic surround sound. Awesome movie.
@@bigdreams5554 my first viewing on Dolby Atmos was on the opening Wednesday Fan Early Screening. Unfortunately because of its limited release, I noticed that my theaters only played Godzilla Minus One on Dolby Atmos screens only during its opening weekend. Because the film is not a major release, I made it a point to see it in Dolby Atmos as soon as possible.
Nothing beats that Dobly Atmos sound, its truly amazing and watching this film on that sound...EPIC!!!
I'm gonna go see it cuz y'all/you praise it so much :)
Godzilla Minus One is amazing. I think this is the best review on You Tube. I’ve been watching almost every reviews I can find on this platform since I watched Minus One yesterday. Not many are doing justice to the greatness of this movie. Your review deserve more likes👍
I loved this movie. It has to be the best thing I’ve seen in theaters since the dark knight.
This is better than all the monster movies Hollywood made
Yes it is! AMAZING movie
I love your analysis, brother. Imagine what we're going to learn years from now. Godzilla Minus One is such a finely tuned story with complex, relatable characters; I have no doubt we'll be watching this movie for many years to come and still learning something new every time. The juxtapositions between the characters and Godzilla are exceptional. According to Director Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla was depicted as the embodiment of death, which is why dead fish heralded his arrival. Godzilla being a death bringer served as a nice parallel to Koichi's motives and character arc. I can't wait to do more videos on this movie. I believe Godzilla Minus One has completely changed everything for the Godzilla franchise.
Saw it yesterday in imax. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Story wise and the visuals. 10/10
I know right!? Just watching him talk about the movie, I got all teary eyed. 😪
just listening to your analysis gets me teary eyes
This movie was fantastic. I definitely recommend it.
I keep all my movie tickets for the memories and this one I will cherish for a loooong time
4th video from you about this. Holy shit this one hit you hard. By the way, your previous video essay about this movie is as good as the movie itself.
The scariest part is.... Godzilla didn't love nobody., or show a glimpse of compassion. 😢
I think he was just super-pissed at what they were doing to him and his home with the atom bombs.
The way I see it, Godzilla is Shikishima's spirit animal -- and not the benevolent, cuddly kind that guides you along your path, but the sort of trial-by fire, demon-like ones, born of your failures and shortcomings that force you into the fight you'd rather not have, but would never engage in otherwise. In Minus One, I am reminded of the words of Nicholas Cage in Raising Arizona where he posits that he, himself, unleashed the fury that was the Lone Bike Rider of the Apocalypse by his own actions. Unsure if he's even real, HR McDunnough even asks other characters in the film if they can see him also. Here, Shikishima, after being personally attacked and tormented by his demon in Godzilla, even questions his own reality and ponders whether he may already have died. In prior incarnations, Godzilla has been described as the God-like embodiment of the ghosts of the war dead returning to Japan as its atonement. This is a spiritual quest that Shikishima cannot escape. This is why after the dangling train scene where Norieko is running from the train station, Skikishima finds her amongst a crowd of thousands. He is being targeted and tormented by his demon, in a personal way, until there is no option left but to fight. But through this fight, Shikishima discovers his true self, realizes at a profound level that his guilt was misplaced, and grows spiritually. Godzilla is demon/tormentor, but also his savior. @@tombeh
Finally got to watch this in theaters and maaaan no other Godzilla movies made me feel this much emotion as this one!
Bro...your explanation of your experience is brilliantly stated and exactly on point man. This was a masterpiece that none of of us expected out of a kaiju movie. Really trying to go see it a 2nd time in imax.
It felt to me it felt like a knight (Koichi) was on a quest to slay a dragon (Godzilla). Its honestly made me fall in in love with film again.
The mechanic Tachibana is so important because he is not really an independent character with a life of his own but just a projection of Koichi's soul towards the external worlds,. See how all what Tachibana does is just to exteriorize what Koichi feels, the self hatred, the sense of guilt, of humiliation, the despair then, finally, the will to fight and the recovery of his pride, resolve and self respect. That is why the best moment of the film from the POV of Koichi is when he is about to take off and Tachibana gives him full military honors, that is himself being himself again. That is why he absolutely needs Tachibana when he has finally decide to fight, he needs him because the mechanic is part of himself.
I was so blown away and emotional that I really missed how emotional of a scene that was showing him after the successful "mission". On my second viewing last night, i saw it and my God, i was really teary eyed then, but started sobbing seeing his emotional reaction. 😭
Plus telling him about the ejection seat and to ‘live’ (all is forgiven)
@@harrisbornstein4955 That's right. Because the mechanic is just a projection. One clue about a character being just a projection of someone in a work of fiction is that ONLY this person is aware of his existence. I dont know if Tachibana reaches this limit but as I recall it his interaccion with the others is at least kept to a minimun.
@@tombeh I am not myself someone that is easily taken emotionally by fiction but at a pshychological level GMO struck me, I am still digesting it two days later. I really need to see it again, probably next week.
Tachibana is a stand-in for all the people Koichi “failed”. Tachibana, the guy who lost all of his friends while pleading Koichi to do his duty, telling him to live means Koichi gets to forgive himself
I have watched it twice on an ordinally screen. I'll try 4DX tomorrow.
brilliant Japanese style storytelling
Keep the godzilla videos coming 👍
Bro you just describing the plot of him sacrificing himself for his family almost made me tear up this movie is POWERFUL!
There's literally nothing else worth talking about when it comes to theater fare right now, so keep the analysis videos coming!
We need to see Oscar nominations! This movie really deserves it, and not just VFX. From best picture and acting on down the list!
Alright, bro doing tricks on it now 😂
LETS GOOO ANOTHER VIDEO
If I had to recommend one Godzilla movie to someone who has never seen one, out of all the Godzilla movies it would be Minus One
Living in Japan, they are only a handful of theatres that have showing with English subtitles. Luckily I was in Tokyo last week and had some time to see it at one of those special theatres. So glad I did.
Damn bro. I already feel so strongly about this movie but when you break it down Iike this I get chills thinking about how good it really was.
I'm seeing for a 3rd time this weekend, this time at an Alamo Drafthouse theater where I hope its a more sophisticated film nerd crowd.
I love the neighbor lady so much. She has the second greatest shift in characterization after main character imo
"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it." - Robert E. Lee
Thank you sir
You're loving this
Greatest redemption story I have ever seen on film. Any other films come close bros?
What a moving video. Makes me want to go see it a 3rd time.
I find the seat very interesting because it's not hidden well. almost like we were supposed to wonder what choice he will make in the end life or death.
Great breakdown!!
Amazing review on Godzilla Minus One👍 I am just started crying listening to you because you illustrate the film so good 🎉❤
Great content!!! 🎉
This is the best movie of the year. I loved this movie. Watched it with The Boy and the Heron, and this movie was the movie of the night. And of my whole year.
Thank you for the great video
This movie it's a JEWEL! It rescued entertainment!
I welcome the Godzilla pilled content
Beautiful review; I only wish reviewers would quit qualifying this by saying it's the best or one of the best Godzilla movies ever made by admitting it's one of the best FILMS ever made. The script, the plot, the character development (as you so well point out), the set, costume, cinematography, soundtrack, acting, special effects/cgi, sound, and pure ENTERTAINMENT value alone!!!I wouldn't pull any punches -- for me, this is already in my top 20 movies ever made list. If this isn't a 10 out of 10, I'd be curious to know what is! Further, when you take into consideration that the director accomplished all of this within the giant monster movie genre, it is simply genius.
As a long time student of film production, the first thing I did when I saw this fantastic foreign movie was to go online and recommend it to my own students. I communicated that if they are serious about wanting to learn more about the power of excellent character development and visual storytelling, this is a MUST SEE movie in theaters. After the screening, I wound up speaking with a nice gentleman outside of the theater. We both loved the movie and we agreed that it is unfortunate that a movie like this will likely have little to no chance of being nominated for a prestigious award, at least here in the USA. I truly hope I am wrong about this assessment. It is a movie that deserves a lot more publicity, positive buzz, and credit for sure!
"no chance of winning a prestigious award "
Bet you're happy to be wrong about that, eh? I still wish it won Best Foreign Film though.
I saw it Sunday, and I loved it. I hope it runs through the end of the year.
Great analysis..
And your right this as a human story will be tough for TOHO to top.
japanese storys are better then holywood shit anyway.
Trex size godzilla ate numerous 7.7×58 Arisaka rounds, very powerful rifle cartridges, that shocked me. Now 20mm wouldve probably killed it.
Agreed
Hey @WorldofGeekdom, can you make video about how the Atomic Bomb changed and effected Godzilla from be a basic dinosaur to a mutated disaster in Godzilla: Minus One?
There's not really much to say. It's just a bit of suspension of disbelief that radiation and mutation can create a monster like Godzilla
Finally someone said what i was thinking when i was watching the movie: "This Motherfucker's gotta go."
😂😂😂😂
I love this discussion, but I do disagree on how "evil" Godzilla is. His attacks are framed as territorial disputes; the pre-mutation attack IS his territory (they know his name from the locals), and he logically expands after he's mutated and is himself much larger. But he is so ridiculously destructive (holy crap, that breath) that it doesn't really matter.
The most evil I have seen Godzilla is Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, where he bordered on downright demonic.
The genious of the "survivor's guilt" writing is that it's played from two different angles, which is I think what helps western audiences better identify with it. The neighbor criticizes backing out of the kamikaze attack. The mechanic actually SUPPORTS that, and instead criticizes freezing up at the pre-mutated Godzilla. The protagonist has to grapple with both.
Wonder if Godzilla is a metaphor for the US Military in Pacific War an unstoppable monster
The incarnation of God, the symbol of human sin, and the materialization of despair
I personally interpret him as atomic warfare personified as a kaiju. He literally is the consequence of the nuclear arms race and the testing that goes on during it. If we don’t figure out a way to safely dismantle every single nuclear weapon, “Godzilla” or the destroyer of the human race, may really appear
No, its an allegory about Nukes. Especially in these modern times when people are contemplating WW3.Well that's what I got out of it.
It's a shame this movie isn't releasing in India.
I'm so tired of everyone focusing in on the ejection seat narrative that was factually incorrect in this movie. Ejection seats were developed in the jet age due to the higher speeds making it difficult to climb out of the cockpit of a damaged plane. NO prop-driven WWII fighters had ejection seats, though the Germans, who were the first to put jets into service late in the war, were developing the technology. AND Japan had bought some of them for use in the J7W Shinden (yes, it was a real airplane). Obviously, due to its rear engine and push prop, a pilot bailing out would likely end up hitting the propeller. So that was at least somewhat technically correct that it would have been so equipped. Other than that and a couple other technical errors, I loved this movie and everything it represented.
There was German writing on the seat.
How can Disney spend $300M to produce 💩 when this can be made for $15M?
For me it was only ok.
Because you had to read?
@@zonzillamagnus5902 I watch foreign movies all the time, the fact the movie wasn't in English is irrelevant you MAGAMORON
We gota stop giving movies with terrible characters arc but spectacle visuals a high rating. Good story telling should take 40 to 50 percent of that overall rating. I would give godzilla vs kong a deserved 6 out of 10.
This film reminds me of Train to Busan... I mean, Godzilla minus one does for Kaiju films what Train to Busan did for Zombie movies. No one expects to come out of Kaiju movie with tears on their eyes. Amazing...
Might as well make this a zilla channel at this rate smh
I do not quite understand the overwhelming praise this film gets. Maybe the hype made me expect an amazing film by regular standards instead of an amazing film by "godzilla standards"? I thought the action was damn good (esp considering the budget of 15 million) but there are so many flaws, which I'm suprised even many film critics ignore.
For instance, the film felt quite "constructed" and made for people that haven't seen many movies or read books. I'll explain what I mean by that. E.g. plot conveniences like koichi instantly finding noriko in the city within a huge crowd, him being safe in that little alley, her surviving the blast and nobody knowing it until a letter shows up right after koichi leaves, shiro showing up just at the right moment to have the most tired trope (re-used to death in shounen manga/anime) of the side character showing up at the last minute to save the day. There are more, but these are the ones that I can think of rn. These are very basic things that can be easily fixed by better writing and it shows that yamazaki is a VFX artist and director, not a trained writer...
And speaking of tropes, the charactes felt really flat and also "constructed" at times. Noriko is basically only there to look pretty and help the main character, she didn't appear to have much of a character herself. Then you have akiko being used as easy bait for empathy and tears from the audience. I liked most of the actors/actresses but what they said, how it was said and the scenes themselves often (luckily not always) felt unnatural to me. There was a lot of telling and not much showing for the characters and the general plot as well, which certainly added to this feeling.
My biggest issue however, was the "anti-war" critique of the film. Instead of criticising the nationalistic, fascist and eugenic ideologies responsible for it, instead of condemning the atrocious war crimes, colonisation and horrendous experiments on civilians conducted by the japanese imperial army (google "Unit 731" or the "Nanking massacre") they instead complain how the government didn't provide well enough for its soldiers for the war that contained all these horrible events?!
Fair enough, the Kamikaze pilots and the bad equipment were horrible as well, but reducing the war to that felt extremely tone deaf to the harm the army caused for other people. I think it would bother me a bit less if they hadn't fetishised the prototype aircraft at the end, which basically makes me think the movie was trying to say "if the japanese government had given its soldiers safer and better weaponry the war could have been won, without so many japanese people dying". They do say "war is bad" a few times but it is always within the context of the characters/japanese themselves, sidestepping the issue of the non-japanese civilians that fell victims to the imperial army. It felt self-centered in that way. Imagine Germany making a movie like this, complaining the government hadn't provided safer equipment, stronger tanks or parachutes for the SS/Wehrmacht, haha.
Maybe I'm being a bit harsh and I likely missed some things. I'm willing to give it a rewatch at home without these high expectations but this is what I felt after the theater experience.
日本ではあなたが感じたことと全く同じことが批判されていて、この映画は「ゴジラが出てくる場面はよく出来ているが、欠点も多いし、見せかけの反戦メッセージにも問題がある」と言われています。
なのでこの映画の欠点が無視されてアメリカで大ヒットしているというのはかなり意外に思われています。