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Watched it today. Gonna try to take my whole family soon before it's outta the theaters. A pro family, pro brave men, pro community (but not commie), movie that has action doesn't come along every day.
Unfortunately no, it isn't showing near me. Foreign films always get overlooked. Still, I'm sure all those American blockbusters are filling the seats right? /s
Honestly my favorite character was Sumiko, the neighbor who lashed out at Shikishima for coming back alive. She lost EVERYTHING and was clearly ready to give up and die. But she when she saw Shikishima take in a young woman and a baby for no other reason than that it was the right thing to do, she found a new purpose in helping them. She found a new family all of them when she could have been swallowed up by her loss, and that takes incredible strength. This film is like an answer to Grave of the Fireflies, where we see two orphans slowly starve to death because of the indifference of their neighbors who were caught up in their own suffering. The smallest acts of kindness or cruelty can ripple throughout the world and change lives for better or worse.
What I liked about her character too is that she had an arch of sorts. She hated the protagonist at first; blamed him for the destruction around her. She was just another part of the ruined landscape. But eventually she, like you said, forgave him and even became a friend; helping to rebuild the wrecked world around her.
Yeah her character was a surprise, I honestly thought I wouldn't see her again after her and Shikishima's first encounter, probably the second best character in terms of character development
I also feel that godzilla is more personal for the Japanese as he was created to be a metaphor for the fear and terror people felt during the hiroshima and nagasaki bombings. So they are gonna treat him with more care than Hollywood.
I'm taking my nephew to see this before he moves to California to pursue a Hollywood career. I told him that not only is this the best film this year, it brings back filmmaking I thought was lost. They finally make movies like that again and god bless Japan.
Whats made it better is that even though this film celebrates man, it doesn’t downplay women as well. Noriko was well portrayed as a strong woman as well. She adopted Akiko though she had nothing, took up a job to support Koichi though she didnt need to and sacrifice herself to save Koichi. She was his pillar when he was going through ptsd. This is unlike those woke films where they dumb down or ignore the male characters development in order to make the female character stand out.
@@joshuacelani1857 its about fighting for what's important like family and community. the MC's whole trauma was based on the fact that he chose flight to survive, rather than fighting. it was anti war, pro family, pro community, it criticized governments covert ops, it criticized the "honorable death" brain washing at the time. it was very "humanist" if you were to describe it like that.
I respectfully disagree as to why the girl sought a job. She said she needed to be more "independent". That HE wouldn't find a wife this way. she was preparing to move out & support herself. This scene is moving on many levels. She is living with a man she loves, but he will not marry her. 1940s Japan, this is disgraceful for her. She moved in out of true desperation. But she is not desperate anymore. She showed shame when she told his friends that she "is nobody's wife". Her saying that HE would not find a wife this way, was an indirect way of saying, she'd never find a husband this way.
Japanese industry doesn't hire based on DEI checkboxes, that's why. Which means they can hire people for their skills and talents, not what gender or skin colour they are.
A lot of popular movies you can just sit down at home and turn on your preferred streaming service. Not this movie, Across the Spiderverse, Top Gun Mav, and Oppenheimer. These brought life back into the cinema experience.
I took my 10yr old nephew to see this opening weekend, and we absolutely loved it! The theater was packed, and it was really nice to see the audience as engaged as we were. Plenty of chuckles and choking back tears from everyone throughout. My biggest regret is not being able to see it in IMAX (closest one is 3 hours away) and by the time I'll be close to one later this week, IMAX is going to be showing Wonka instead of this masterpiece. Absolute travesty, but I'm just happy my nephew and the audience we were with all enjoyed the hell out of this film. 10/10
Sorry you couldn’t see it in imax. I was fortunate to have one close by and saw it there twice. I took my Mom to see it, and was worried she wouldn’t have a good time since she does not like Godzilla movies. She LOVED it. She wanted to see it again and convinced my Dad to go see it as well. My whole family agreed that this is a fantastic film. I’m the only Godzilla fan in my family so it’s nice to finally have them all experience Godzilla the way I have seen him for so long.
@@jonservo That's awesome, glad your family enjoyed it. My sister went and seen it today with some friends from work based off my recommendation. They were fortunate enough to see it in IMAX, and from what I've been told they all loved it.
What are your local theatres? Here in the southeastern US, Malco is one of our more dominant chains. They have a new type of theater called MXT. This has a much larger than normal screen (though smaller than IMAX), dolby atmos, and a 4k laser projector. It is kind of IMAX like. Ive seen it in one of those, and in a regular Atmos theater. The MXT was much more in line with IMAX sound wise. Godzillas roars were almost deafening, you could feel them inaide of you. Standard Atmos was far less impressive. AMC or whatever is local to you may have something similar. EDIT: AMC has Dolby Cinema, which is a premium experience tuned by Dolby. They have Atmos and Dolby Vision which is dual 4k laser projectors. May be a nice alternative to IMAX.
I had a question with this being a PG-13 movie how as your 10 year old nephew thought of Godzilla? he's the most frightening and most dangerous since the original and how was the sound in the theatre? I remember seeing Godzilla (2014) and that was quite loud especially when Godzilla roars
I saw it on the MXT(?) format, which looked like a regular movie screen to me, and it was great! I'd seen other reviews from folks who saw it in IMAX and they mentioned its not as good as a 'regular' screen since IMAX tends to favor brighter-looking and colorful movies. Anyway, AWESOME MOVIE! I hadn't been to a theater since 2015 due to all the repetitive franchise crap being put out by the USA studios. At least the Japanese movie makers still know how to make a good, engaging movie.
I saw Godzilla Minus One in IMAX and was blown away. Even as a lifelong Godzilla fan, I think Minus One is my favorite Godzilla movie. Everything about it was amazing, especially the acting. The movie never pushed too hard in one direction (action, drama, comedy, horror) and struck an excellent balance by making Godzilla's screen time more meaningful rather than longer. I never thought I'd be saying that a Godzilla movie covers difficult topics more deeply than anything I've seen in years, and in the case of Japanese soldiers of WW2, ever. If it's still in theaters, because of the limited release, I'm going to watch it again.
I say this without exaggeration, after the first 20 minutes of this movie I cared about the main characters and even the side characters MORE than ANYONE in fake garbage Disney star wars. This movie is based AF. Deal with it.
A nuclear family structure, competent male lead, cute female side character, and manly + very likeable side characters as well. Hollywood and leftists are seething.
@@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823yeah lmao I think it's less of a fuck American Godzilla and more of a fuck America cinema in general. The Godzilla films aren't great but they definitely are significantly better than some other American films
Here in Chile we have to wait until December 28 to see it in theaters. We must support these types of films: Good use of resources, well written, made with love and respect for an audience that wants to enjoy good cinema. Can't wait to see Godzilla in all his glory.
This movie is worth the wait. Took my wife and young daughter to see this past weekend. Both my wife and I shed tears....the human story is just so beautifully told. By far, the best movie of 2023!
This movie is basically about PTSD. I've known dudes who had moments like the main character. The nightmares, the realization that they are alive and their brothers are not. The fear and wanting to move on but stuck in the past, in the war. It felt REAL
It's about PTSD, the community working together, being strong at the face of adversity the male and female coming together. They both lost everything but we're able to rise above there suffering.
For me it was about redemption. All the men fought a war that their government told them they had to fight, only for the war and all the loss to mean absolutely nothing. And added to that, their government had abandoned them in their return and couldn't even muster a response to the arrival of the monster Godzilla. That is why it had to be a group of citizen volunteers. Finally it was their choice, their real actual choice, to protect their country and risk their lives for something that would matter and redeem them. Regardless of the outcome.
What impressed me the most about this movie wasn’t just godzilla himself looking absolutely amazing but that I actually cared about the human characters
It doesn't treat us like we're dumb, it doesn't throw jokes or action in every 5 minutes to try to keep us engaged, it makes it's characters complex and flawed. It pushes themes that aren't shallow as a puddle. Godzilla -1 no joke is probably the best film I've seen this year.
A lot of times it seems like people think gender representation is a zero-sum game. If you show strong women it means you can only do it when contrasted against weak men and vice versa. This movie - in addition to just being plain awesome for many of the points you mentioned - showed that you can really have your cake and eat it too. Even though the emotional thrust of the story happens to center around brave, self-sacrificing, cooperative and protective men finding solidarity in one another, in their duty and their families, it didn't need to do so by making the female characters push-over nuisances or plot fodder. Noriko is heroic, motivated and nurturing in her own right and the older woman who is Shikishima's neighbor also shows incredible resilience and maternal strength in her own right. The movie was about the low-key virtues of the Japanese people rising up to face a major threat and it really goes to show how those virtues can be reflected from the soldiers to the sailors to the widows and everyone in between.
I can’t remember the last time I was in a theater and could hear people crying around me. Honestly, I was crying as well, so no shame on anyone. This is an incredibly moving film, it’s the Godzilla film I’ve been waiting for over 20 years now. I’ve been a Godzilla fan since at least 5 years old and am 40 now. I own practically every film and have dug deep into the themes of the serious films like the 1954 original. I appreciate all the films but love the serious ones best and have always dreamed of a day they would get the perfect balance between the humans and Godzilla. I went into this film hyped and thought I could only be let down, but still I was blown away by it.
Totally agree...the first Godzilla ever made had a very well written story. It was a serious story and showed the human toll. But this film sounds even better. The 2014 Godzilla started off good but the second half just frizzled out. All the rest were just empty...But Can't wait to see this one.
@@donvee2000 i agree exactly! could have wrote your comment myself. the 1st half of 2014 movie was good then it went to shit. all other american made godzilla movies were trash. especially the 1998 GINO movie. the only cool thing about the american made ones was the design of king Ghidorah/monster zero. we must bow deeply and apologize to the Japanese people for treating the IP so poorly.
man you own them all, and despite having watched shin godzilla you were expecting a letdown. Shin godzilla showed us that japan still rocks the gman, had no doubt this would be great
@@flozilla910 not let down in the sense that the movie would be bad, but I was afraid I had such high expectations even if it was good it wouldn't live up to the hype I had created in my mind. I was expecting it to be as good as Shin Godzilla but I wasnt expecting how deeply moving and personal the story would be, that is what blew me away. As good as some of the films are I don't think there has been one with this much heart
More like he'd get frustrated by all the random bs he would be forced to insert and eventually leave the project. Any Western big corpo he works with, he'd have to insert that crap. He's better off sticking with a Japanese studio.
What I love about this film, is that it IS a disaster movie. It has soul. It delivers it beautifully. The emotions, you feel, you want to have hope for the characters because they are so close to losing it themselves. It has such weight without banging a message over your head blatantly. It tells its story. Godzilla is a disaster. Not just a monster. I cannot wait for the sequel from TOHO. Full faith in their creations
What really got me is how confident they were in showing Godzilla in light. Even in the first scene with Godzilla he is pretty well lit and everything else is done in light. No darkness or weird light to try to hide the quality of the CGI and models.
This probably won’t be something other people pick up on but as someone who loves military vehicles, I really enjoy how all the tanks, ships and planes are accurate - many of which have never been seen in a movie before
Especially considering the low budget. There are some nice war movies out there that are made on a budget, so they use substitutes for the appropriate tank/airplane model knowing we will forgive them b/c it is a low budget film. But they did not do that here. Also, when Shikishima needed a plane, I thought they were going to give him a fixed up Zero or something like that, but I think it was awesome they decided to go with a Kyushu J7W Shinden instead.
This movie was one of the best I've ever seen. It was my first in-theater movie in since Black Panther because it had so much hype from the Japanese release. Insanely good and I CANNOT WAIT until it hits physical media!
I never would have imagined that my favorite tragic war movie would also be a monster movie. Lots of callbacks to the 1954 film and the origin of Godzilla. So many lovable characters and arcs that will make you feel every single emotion. My absolute favorite part of this movie is that it actually respects the audience and doesn't spell everything out for them like most moden Hollywood movies. Some of the most impactful and gut wrenching moments use less dialogue and more subtle facial expressions. This is everything anyone could have hoped for from a Godzilla movie and so much more.
I saw this film on opening night and Ive watched most of the reviews. This is the most insightful review yet, and you don’t have any story summarization filler. This is 9.5 minutes of actual analysis. Thank you!
I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE AT THE CINEMA! But when I asked the cinema about it they were like: "We don't have a contract to distribute that movie!" One of the biggest cinema companies in Europe can't get their heads out of their asses to see a good movie! God help the people who want to see a good movie!
Yup. Just like Jaws is not about the shark, but the 3 guys on the boat, Godzilla -1 is about a failed man who tries to put his life back together with Godzilla popping up every now and then to eff with him. A male-centric film full of pathos, honor, and courage. A breath of fresh air from the crap Hollywood is dribbling out through its bunghole.
Looks like it was made with a specific audience in mind, and not just to score woke points with people who would never waste good Starbucks money on it. =^[.]^=
Just like how Aliens isn't really about Marines versus Xenomorphs, it's about a grieving mother finding the courage to confront her fears and forming a new surrogate family. The Fly 1986 isn't about a big fly monster, it's about a brilliant scientist who finds love, but is losing his sense of self and his own humanity because he is fighting a losing battle against his own body, which is essentially a metaphor for anyone suffering from a terminal illness. All of the best monster films have great character driven stories. Movie studios frequently forget that you shouldn't just nail the monster, but human characters as well.
@@Raycheetah I actually don't think this movie had a specific audience in mind. It simply works because it nails the human element, which instantly makes it arguably the most narratively accessible Godzilla film to date. Any normally functioning person can enjoy this film, because it taps into a lot of universal elements.
@@Raycheetah You're right, I don't. I think this was made for the actual general audiences, not just to people who like Kaiju films or freaks on Twitter that try to skew the perception of what general audiences think is acceptable in today's culture. If this film was made specifically for Kaiju fans, we could have just as easily gotten another Godzilla vs. Kong, a big monster romp that offers nothing but dumb fun to pass two hours of your time. Instead, this movie went above and beyond to make the audience connect with its narrative by touching on themes that are universally human. It takes a big swing by committing to making a true genre film out of a Godzilla story in the same way that Christopher Nolan took a swing with Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy and elevated the character's appeal beyond just being for comic book fans.
As a long time Godzilla fan, I can certainly say that the franchise has always been about celebrating people and focusing on relationships of the characters in the movies. Minus One really is simply carrying on that tradition with some of the most well written characters in the series. But, Godzilla is also a franchise that has had its fair share of crazy, wacky, and silly moments filled with monster action, Godzilla flying, talking, dancing etc. So, the Monsterverse films turning into big budget versions of the old Showa movies isn’t inherently a negative thing at all, in my view. Godzilla is one of the only franchises that can be both a serious, grounded, and thought provoking introspection, and also a crazy monster action-filled romp. That’s why it’s stood the test of time now for 69 years; Godzilla is incredibly malleable. I’m glad that we have both an absolute tour de force of filmmaking excellence with Minus One, and Shin Godzilla back in 2016, and also super fun movies that see Godzilla fighting other monsters, saving the planet, and running alongside Kong. It’s just a wonderful time to be a Godzilla fan.
Thank you. I'm someone that grew up with a the wacky sequels and didn't see the original until later in life. So I'm down for the monster fights but I also appreciate if a Godzilla movie can be character driven.
@@daryltor7608but lets be honest, enemy godzilla done right is much better. Godzilla should have never been an ally of humanity but rather a neutral or malevolent force. Godzilla is quite literally the embodiment of nuclear bombs. Everythijg about it is dangerous. Everywhere it goes there is a residual radiation. Everytime it roars it can explode eardrums or vibrate you to death. It can burn you with a radiactive blast or step on you and crush you under tens of thousands of KGs of sheer mass. An evil creature from my nightmares(literally) that despite its size targets people with intent. I have not seen minus one yet but tommorow we are going to watch it. We are actually going to drive an hour and a half to go to the one of the only cinemas that play it. For now, my favorite is still the og 1954 one.
Godzilla is an ally of humanity in a large amount of his movies and depictions, to the point where it sorta became his schtick - even when he was destroying everything, he was often battling a worse opponent (much like legendary's godzilla) That being said, I absolutely love both minus one and shin, just let it be said that he isn't exclusively a purely antagonistic force.
Seeing this movie really put the complete and utter collapse of Hollywood into perspective. Its nothing less than ART made by talented people that genuinely care. No overbloated budgets. No mindnumbing CGI clusterf**ks consuming everything on the screen. No cynicism. No agenda pushing. No modern day partisan politics. And most of all respect for the audience. There's a depth to Godzilla Minus 1 that i havent seen in a hollywood movie in years.
My best friend and I saw this movie on Saturday and it was fantastic, the characters are interesting, that struggle and against all odds they triumph. Plus I love that they treat Godzilla as this unstoppable force, a force of nature and not like how Hollywood treats Godzilla. It remains true to the original 1954 movie so it earns an extra point for staying faithful to the original. I think this movie is going to grow a large audience over time.
I was moved by the scene where all the former sailors and military men meet and discuss the plan. They know that they could all die but went ahead anyways because there was no one else to try.
Something good Men can understand. Brotherhood, fear, selflessness, duty, strength in the face of certain death, bonds to family and friends. The women in this movie were amazing too! Equally selfless, dutiful, self sacrificial. Glorious story telling and story arcs galore. All great messaging our young men and women need to see more of. Cheers.
And what's also good about that is they let those who wanted to stay with their families the choice to and did not portray them as shits for making that difficult decision.
I love that Godzilla is not inclined to be evil or good. It just is. Much like torrential rains or storms aren't evil, but they'll end you just the same. Finally, we see it for what it is. A force of nature, humbling the hubris of our species.
"humbling the hubris of our species." Or, in this case, completely destroying the already devastated, as disasters often do, meanwhile the governments are completely impotent and untouched.
He is evil here though. This argument about not being good or evil could be made for the first movie in 1954, but here he looks like his intelligence grows quickly and he just hates humans. In the sequel he will probably be smarter too. I think they will eventually make him smarter than humans.
Well said! I saw this film on release on a huge screen and had zero idea of the budget. Could NOT believe when I heard it! As you said, it looks and IS great regardless of any background info. But learning of that makes me love it even more. Fantastic movie, superb STORY. An important film on many levels, not just for the industry, but the point of the story in regard to the goals one should have when facing overwhelming CRISIS.
I was taken to see Godzilla -one at iMAX by my 14 year old son, this was one of the best father son bonding the build up and excitement from him made me feel like a kid again and then being blown away buy a truly great film let alone a monster flick. This is one of those moments we hopefully get to look back as “remember when” such a great cinematic moment
Love the review and totally agree this was the best movie I have seen with my boys for a long long long long time.... before the dark times. Thank you once again Robot Head!!!
I hope there’s a follow-up to this film in the future, this could be the start of a new era of Toho Godzilla movies and if they keep the humans as interesting as they were in this film then all the better.
@@panzerschliffehohenzollern4863 It'd be interesting if that regenerating chunk was what would become Shin Godzilla, and more monsters start appearing from other critters being mutated by nuclear tests and accidents.
What I appreciate about Minus One is it brings back old ideas from past Godzilla films and makes them fresh and new again, even to the point of actually SHOWING US what in the past was only ever implied or explained through dialogue (seeing Godzilla getting caught in the middle of the H-bomb tests and getting horribly burned and mutated especially comes to mind).
I freaking saw this movie in theaters it shook the concrete his atomic breath shook the concrete and his footsteps it was freaking awesome this had a masterpiece of a storyline to it was not expecting it to be that good it blew my expectations out of the water can't wait to own this on 4K physical copy for my movie collection cannot wait pre-order can't come any sooner lol❤
I saw Godzilla Minus One this past weekend. It was fantastic. I had me crying several times out of admiration and respect. It exceeded my expectations and left me awestruck in a way no movie has since Return of the King. I'll be buying the Blu-ray as soon as I can.
One thing to note as well is that the Director actually learned VFX on the job to help with the production workload of his own movie. If that's not passion then I don't know what is. We desperately need more people like him in the film industry.
I am not a Godzilla fan, but felt compelled to see it because of all the good things I'd heard about it. Bought tickets for myself and my entire family. We f'ing LOVED this movie!!!
The only problem that I had with this film was that I couldn't find it in an IMAX or Dolby theatre in my area. Other than that, I loved it. It was a good story. Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe do fantastic jobs. I felt for both, and hoped that they'd succeed as a makeshift family struggling through post-war life in Japan. And of course the big G was awesome. The monster looked amazing. You really felt it was godlike in its monstrous destructive capability. Great monster and very good characters all wrapped up in a good story. This is a must see for sure. This is potentially the best Godzilla that I've ever seen.
Yeah, it was very under the radar, I think. Probably due to being a foreign film with no dubbing, so theatres and such didn't make a big effort to put it out there. They also probably didn't have much of a budget for advertising. I only knew about it because I happened upon a youtube trailer after I had already been looking at kaiju movie clips.
Godzilla is a pop culture icon as well as a cinema legend that has entertained the masses for nearly 70 years and he returned to show Hollywood how it is done and the Big-G cleared the way for the Boy and the Heron to come in to take the lead in the rankings(G:M1 and TBATH are two Japanese films and they are taking the entertainment business by storm and I can say that Japan has finished out 2023 as top dog in the entertainment sector) and the human characters actually had meaning then just being cannon fodder. PS: I was still on Godzilla's side the whole time even tho I cared about the human characters.
I have been telling everyone to go support this film. I believe I got about 20 more people into seats at the cinema alone. Not only is it one of the best Godzilla films to date, but it is also a good date movie! Or just a good time with friends and/or family. It's well rounded and the passion for this project oozes off the screen.
I've only seen it once in theatres, and yet it's already my favorite. Even though I grew up with Jurassic Park, Jaws, Heisei Godzilla, and other good movies, this one just takes the cake for me. I'm super glad to see everyone loves the film as well, and I hope it gets more and more recognition.
Shit yes, this movie was epic. And Godzilla was insane. Jaws level intimidating, like an unstoppable force. Loved it. I hope we see a director's cut with dubbing too...
Haven't been to the cinema for years and I love it. I'm going back to see it one more time for sure. I need to go to IMAX and see & hear that powerful sound again. It is addicting
The only major problem I had with the movie was the “that monster is never going to forgive us” like from the trailer was cut. Such a cool line and such a shame it wasn’t in the final movie
Minus One doesn’t just celebrate men, it also celebrate women. Twice the hero fell into a sobbing mess in Noriko’s arms. Those scenes give me the feeling not of a lover’s relationship, but a mother-son relationship. She was there to protect him both in his darkest PTSD episode, and to comfort him after his triumph over Godzilla - just like a mother would. Although there are only two women in this film, they both display great feats of resilience. Noriko adopted a child out of maternity love despite enduring the material shortage of a post-war society. The neighbour lady lost her entire family in the war, but she still chose to help the Akiko with her remaining ration. This is a superb display of feminine strength. It is the display of the traditional virtues associated with women - quiet resilience against all odds, motherhood, sacrifice, to be the pillar of your man when he fell to his moment of weakness - that salute womanhood in a way much more powerfully than the Western feminist portrayal of female strength. See. You really do not need a dumb display of muscles, or to parrot the party line ‘how women always beat men’ that is so endemic in Hollywood these days, in order to celebrate women. It is a shame that only the Japanese understands it these days.
Great review! Just watched this in the theatre yesterday and it was amazing. My girlfriend doesn't like monster movies, but she cried during it. That says a lot!
I never wanted any harm to come to any Godzilla until this film! That's great writing! Great writing that completely makes you change how you view a character you're a fan of!
I'm very excited to see this in theatre. I'm gonna take my gf, she knows nothing about Godzilla and thinks I just want to drag her to see buildings go smash. So excited to see her reaction to the human element I've been promised. Thanks for the heads up bro!
I went to see this opening day. At the end the audience gave a round of applause! I can't remember the last time that happened after a movie. Best Godzilla movie ever
"I'm surprised a Godzilla film is exploring deep themes." The first film was literally an allegory for the atomic bomb. Granted, the rest of the franchise got incredibly silly.
I never thought I'd see the day that a GODZILLA movie could actually be a contender for best movie of the year, but hey, I guess that's what damn near 70 years of experience, wins and flops, and writers, actors and artists wirh drive and ambition will so to a franchise. For once, I DREADED every time Godzilla was on screen, because I was worried about "Who's going to die? Will they all make it??" I actually wanted Godzilla to be stopped, instead of wanting him to destroy everything. I won't spoil anything, but there were some INSANELY well done emotional moments that actually made me and my friend tear up while watching, and we never get emotional. Never thought a Godzilla movie would do that to me. If you haven't seen this film on the big screen, go see it. It's worth the ticket prices for a change.
The movie isn’t about celebrating men. Yes men are the main characters, but the main message the movie tell you is to celebrate the life you have. Heck it good pushed in many scenes plus the main female character had a bunch of plot armor
Not only men. The film also had two fantastic strong female characters. That being said, yeah it was great that men weren't portrayed as evil or assholes.
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When the Godzilla theme starts playing as the ships accelerate during the final act, 🤌🤌
Watched it today. Gonna try to take my whole family soon before it's outta the theaters. A pro family, pro brave men, pro community (but not commie), movie that has action doesn't come along every day.
@@LanceCorporal_Wafflesyes!
Unfortunately no, it isn't showing near me. Foreign films always get overlooked. Still, I'm sure all those American blockbusters are filling the seats right? /s
Will you do a review on The Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 next :)
Honestly my favorite character was Sumiko, the neighbor who lashed out at Shikishima for coming back alive. She lost EVERYTHING and was clearly ready to give up and die.
But she when she saw Shikishima take in a young woman and a baby for no other reason than that it was the right thing to do, she found a new purpose in helping them. She found a new family all of them when she could have been swallowed up by her loss, and that takes incredible strength.
This film is like an answer to Grave of the Fireflies, where we see two orphans slowly starve to death because of the indifference of their neighbors who were caught up in their own suffering. The smallest acts of kindness or cruelty can ripple throughout the world and change lives for better or worse.
What I liked about her character too is that she had an arch of sorts. She hated the protagonist at first; blamed him for the destruction around her. She was just another part of the ruined landscape. But eventually she, like you said, forgave him and even became a friend; helping to rebuild the wrecked world around her.
Yeah her character was a surprise, I honestly thought I wouldn't see her again after her and Shikishima's first encounter, probably the second best character in terms of character development
The whole movie perfectly demonstrates how Japan went from near total ruin to 2nd largest economy in the world within 30 years.
You can tell this film isn't from Hollywood because it's not filled with hatred and bile. Also, it was made by competent people.
And the complete lack of gay and black people, particularly black women. Such a nice relief to my eyes
I also feel that godzilla is more personal for the Japanese as he was created to be a metaphor for the fear and terror people felt during the hiroshima and nagasaki bombings. So they are gonna treat him with more care than Hollywood.
🤣well it’s obviously not Hollywood dude.
Godzilla is female?
Really I didn't notice with the actors
I'm taking my nephew to see this before he moves to California to pursue a Hollywood career. I told him that not only is this the best film this year, it brings back filmmaking I thought was lost. They finally make movies like that again and god bless Japan.
Ah man if he is a straight white male he has one massive hill to climb. Several of my friends had to pretend to be bi or trans to keep their jobs
"gOd bLeSs jApaN"
@@funkmasteryoda8323 Boooooo.
@@funkmasteryoda8323why?
What’s his name, in case we see him later after he starts his career?
Whats made it better is that even though this film celebrates man, it doesn’t downplay women as well. Noriko was well portrayed as a strong woman as well. She adopted Akiko though she had nothing, took up a job to support Koichi though she didnt need to and sacrifice herself to save Koichi. She was his pillar when he was going through ptsd. This is unlike those woke films where they dumb down or ignore the male characters development in order to make the female character stand out.
No it's about anti war and fighting for survival instead of having a government sending people to die in a pointless war
@@joshuacelani1857 its about fighting for what's important like family and community. the MC's whole trauma was based on the fact that he chose flight to survive, rather than fighting. it was anti war, pro family, pro community, it criticized governments covert ops, it criticized the "honorable death" brain washing at the time. it was very "humanist" if you were to describe it like that.
@@joshuacelani1857 you do realize it can be about multiple things, right?
Couldn't have said it better myself. The female characters were strong and feminine
I respectfully disagree as to why the girl sought a job. She said she needed to be more "independent". That HE wouldn't find a wife this way. she was preparing to move out & support herself.
This scene is moving on many levels. She is living with a man she loves, but he will not marry her. 1940s Japan, this is disgraceful for her. She moved in out of true desperation. But she is not desperate anymore. She showed shame when she told his friends that she "is nobody's wife".
Her saying that HE would not find a wife this way, was an indirect way of saying, she'd never find a husband this way.
Godzilla minus 1 simply does what modern Hollywood doesn’t.
Entertain
Japanese making better comics animation now film.
Make a good film?
No, it does what Hollywood can’t. Hollywood would never be able to match the sheer scale and quality of this movie.
Japanese industry doesn't hire based on DEI checkboxes, that's why. Which means they can hire people for their skills and talents, not what gender or skin colour they are.
"Go see it at the cinema". This!! Help get the message out there that THIS is the calibre of entertainment people enjoy and will pay to see.
And take your wife/girlfriend too!!!
A lot of popular movies you can just sit down at home and turn on your preferred streaming service. Not this movie, Across the Spiderverse, Top Gun Mav, and Oppenheimer. These brought life back into the cinema experience.
I took my 10yr old nephew to see this opening weekend, and we absolutely loved it! The theater was packed, and it was really nice to see the audience as engaged as we were. Plenty of chuckles and choking back tears from everyone throughout. My biggest regret is not being able to see it in IMAX (closest one is 3 hours away) and by the time I'll be close to one later this week, IMAX is going to be showing Wonka instead of this masterpiece. Absolute travesty, but I'm just happy my nephew and the audience we were with all enjoyed the hell out of this film. 10/10
Sorry you couldn’t see it in imax. I was fortunate to have one close by and saw it there twice. I took my Mom to see it, and was worried she wouldn’t have a good time since she does not like Godzilla movies. She LOVED it. She wanted to see it again and convinced my Dad to go see it as well. My whole family agreed that this is a fantastic film. I’m the only Godzilla fan in my family so it’s nice to finally have them all experience Godzilla the way I have seen him for so long.
@@jonservo That's awesome, glad your family enjoyed it. My sister went and seen it today with some friends from work based off my recommendation. They were fortunate enough to see it in IMAX, and from what I've been told they all loved it.
What are your local theatres? Here in the southeastern US, Malco is one of our more dominant chains. They have a new type of theater called MXT. This has a much larger than normal screen (though smaller than IMAX), dolby atmos, and a 4k laser projector. It is kind of IMAX like. Ive seen it in one of those, and in a regular Atmos theater. The MXT was much more in line with IMAX sound wise. Godzillas roars were almost deafening, you could feel them inaide of you. Standard Atmos was far less impressive. AMC or whatever is local to you may have something similar. EDIT: AMC has Dolby Cinema, which is a premium experience tuned by Dolby. They have Atmos and Dolby Vision which is dual 4k laser projectors. May be a nice alternative to IMAX.
I had a question with this being a PG-13 movie how as your 10 year old nephew thought of Godzilla? he's the most frightening and most dangerous since the original and how was the sound in the theatre? I remember seeing Godzilla (2014) and that was quite loud especially when Godzilla roars
I saw it on the MXT(?) format, which looked like a regular movie screen to me, and it was great! I'd seen other reviews from folks who saw it in IMAX and they mentioned its not as good as a 'regular' screen since IMAX tends to favor brighter-looking and colorful movies. Anyway, AWESOME MOVIE! I hadn't been to a theater since 2015 due to all the repetitive franchise crap being put out by the USA studios. At least the Japanese movie makers still know how to make a good, engaging movie.
I saw Godzilla Minus One in IMAX and was blown away. Even as a lifelong Godzilla fan, I think Minus One is my favorite Godzilla movie. Everything about it was amazing, especially the acting. The movie never pushed too hard in one direction (action, drama, comedy, horror) and struck an excellent balance by making Godzilla's screen time more meaningful rather than longer. I never thought I'd be saying that a Godzilla movie covers difficult topics more deeply than anything I've seen in years, and in the case of Japanese soldiers of WW2, ever.
If it's still in theaters, because of the limited release, I'm going to watch it again.
When Japan made a far better movie with just $15 million than Disney with two $200 million blockbuster bombs in the same month.
I say this without exaggeration, after the first 20 minutes of this movie I cared about the main characters and even the side characters MORE than ANYONE in fake garbage Disney star wars. This movie is based AF. Deal with it.
A nuclear family structure, competent male lead, cute female side character, and manly + very likeable side characters as well. Hollywood and leftists are seething.
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The American godzila movies may have a lot to criticise but at least they’re not Disney Star Wars movies.
@@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823yeah lmao I think it's less of a fuck American Godzilla and more of a fuck America cinema in general. The Godzilla films aren't great but they definitely are significantly better than some other American films
Here in Chile we have to wait until December 28 to see it in theaters. We must support these types of films: Good use of resources, well written, made with love and respect for an audience that wants to enjoy good cinema. Can't wait to see Godzilla in all his glory.
This movie is worth the wait. Took my wife and young daughter to see this past weekend. Both my wife and I shed tears....the human story is just so beautifully told. By far, the best movie of 2023!
estas alabando una pelicula que no has visto. es posible aprender ese poder?
This movie is basically about PTSD. I've known dudes who had moments like the main character. The nightmares, the realization that they are alive and their brothers are not. The fear and wanting to move on but stuck in the past, in the war. It felt REAL
It's not ABOUT ptsd, but yes it covers that aspect as well.
nothing more manly than good ol PTSD : D
It's about PTSD, the community working together, being strong at the face of adversity the male and female coming together. They both lost everything but we're able to rise above there suffering.
PTSD is not manly, it's painful.
For me it was about redemption. All the men fought a war that their government told them they had to fight, only for the war and all the loss to mean absolutely nothing. And added to that, their government had abandoned them in their return and couldn't even muster a response to the arrival of the monster Godzilla. That is why it had to be a group of citizen volunteers. Finally it was their choice, their real actual choice, to protect their country and risk their lives for something that would matter and redeem them. Regardless of the outcome.
What impressed me the most about this movie wasn’t just godzilla himself looking absolutely amazing but that I actually cared about the human characters
Hail to the King of all Kaiju, Monsters & Titans & all those who have been bringing him to life since 1954. Gojira Forever!
Hail to the King
It doesn't treat us like we're dumb, it doesn't throw jokes or action in every 5 minutes to try to keep us engaged, it makes it's characters complex and flawed. It pushes themes that aren't shallow as a puddle.
Godzilla -1 no joke is probably the best film I've seen this year.
Saw it yesterday. Going again this week. It was too good. Some of the reviewers said it dragged in the second half. They lied.
A lot of times it seems like people think gender representation is a zero-sum game. If you show strong women it means you can only do it when contrasted against weak men and vice versa. This movie - in addition to just being plain awesome for many of the points you mentioned - showed that you can really have your cake and eat it too. Even though the emotional thrust of the story happens to center around brave, self-sacrificing, cooperative and protective men finding solidarity in one another, in their duty and their families, it didn't need to do so by making the female characters push-over nuisances or plot fodder.
Noriko is heroic, motivated and nurturing in her own right and the older woman who is Shikishima's neighbor also shows incredible resilience and maternal strength in her own right. The movie was about the low-key virtues of the Japanese people rising up to face a major threat and it really goes to show how those virtues can be reflected from the soldiers to the sailors to the widows and everyone in between.
I can’t remember the last time I was in a theater and could hear people crying around me. Honestly, I was crying as well, so no shame on anyone. This is an incredibly moving film, it’s the Godzilla film I’ve been waiting for over 20 years now. I’ve been a Godzilla fan since at least 5 years old and am 40 now. I own practically every film and have dug deep into the themes of the serious films like the 1954 original. I appreciate all the films but love the serious ones best and have always dreamed of a day they would get the perfect balance between the humans and Godzilla. I went into this film hyped and thought I could only be let down, but still I was blown away by it.
Totally agree...the first Godzilla ever made had a very well written story. It was a serious story and showed the human toll. But this film sounds even better. The 2014 Godzilla started off good but the second half just frizzled out. All the rest were just empty...But Can't wait to see this one.
@@donvee2000 i agree exactly! could have wrote your comment myself. the 1st half of 2014 movie was good then it went to shit. all other american made godzilla movies were trash. especially the 1998 GINO movie. the only cool thing about the american made ones was the design of king Ghidorah/monster zero. we must bow deeply and apologize to the Japanese people for treating the IP so poorly.
man you own them all, and despite having watched shin godzilla you were expecting a letdown.
Shin godzilla showed us that japan still rocks the gman, had no doubt this would be great
@@flozilla910 not let down in the sense that the movie would be bad, but I was afraid I had such high expectations even if it was good it wouldn't live up to the hype I had created in my mind. I was expecting it to be as good as Shin Godzilla but I wasnt expecting how deeply moving and personal the story would be, that is what blew me away. As good as some of the films are I don't think there has been one with this much heart
I saw it for a second time for my birthday on Sunday with some friends, I teared up during the ending, it’s enough to make anyone cry.
This movie deserves to be seen on a big screen.
Unless you have some mouth breather loudly digging through their popcorn bag like I did.
As much as I would want Yamazaki to make a Star Wars movie....NO! DON'T DO IT!! Not under Disney! They'll ruin him. Make more movies like this.
Yeah, just make something new and interesting. There are an infinity of stories still be told. Some of them aren't in the Marvel universe at all!
More like he'd get frustrated by all the random bs he would be forced to insert and eventually leave the project. Any Western big corpo he works with, he'd have to insert that crap. He's better off sticking with a Japanese studio.
Bro getting a foreign Star Wars film, would be sick af
THANK YOU!
Star wars and marvel movies are goyslop. Endless soulless content. It’s not art, it’s the subversion of the logos.
Best blockbuster of the year. Seeing it again with a group on Friday. See this in theaters folks, you won't regret it!!! 2 thumbs waaaay up!
What I love about this film, is that it IS a disaster movie. It has soul. It delivers it beautifully. The emotions, you feel, you want to have hope for the characters because they are so close to losing it themselves. It has such weight without banging a message over your head blatantly. It tells its story. Godzilla is a disaster. Not just a monster. I cannot wait for the sequel from TOHO. Full faith in their creations
They still remember what "Calamity" mean, compared to some people
What really got me is how confident they were in showing Godzilla in light. Even in the first scene with Godzilla he is pretty well lit and everything else is done in light. No darkness or weird light to try to hide the quality of the CGI and models.
I teared up when the young boat crewman was pleading to join the team to fight in the end. Something really powerful about that scene.
Japan, never change, for the love of God never change
This probably won’t be something other people pick up on but as someone who loves military vehicles, I really enjoy how all the tanks, ships and planes are accurate - many of which have never been seen in a movie before
Especially considering the low budget. There are some nice war movies out there that are made on a budget, so they use substitutes for the appropriate tank/airplane model knowing we will forgive them b/c it is a low budget film. But they did not do that here. Also, when Shikishima needed a plane, I thought they were going to give him a fixed up Zero or something like that, but I think it was awesome they decided to go with a Kyushu J7W Shinden instead.
This movie was one of the best I've ever seen. It was my first in-theater movie in since Black Panther because it had so much hype from the Japanese release. Insanely good and I CANNOT WAIT until it hits physical media!
I never would have imagined that my favorite tragic war movie would also be a monster movie. Lots of callbacks to the 1954 film and the origin of Godzilla. So many lovable characters and arcs that will make you feel every single emotion. My absolute favorite part of this movie is that it actually respects the audience and doesn't spell everything out for them like most moden Hollywood movies. Some of the most impactful and gut wrenching moments use less dialogue and more subtle facial expressions. This is everything anyone could have hoped for from a Godzilla movie and so much more.
Saw this movie last night. it's such a great breath of fresh air.
Clever... using Godzilla stomping at the end instead of the AT you normally use.
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I saw this film on opening night and Ive watched most of the reviews. This is the most insightful review yet, and you don’t have any story summarization filler. This is 9.5 minutes of actual analysis. Thank you!
Godzilla is one of those movie characters that is just fundamentally cool. So to see him in a good story….. *chef’s kiss*
I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE AT THE CINEMA! But when I asked the cinema about it they were like: "We don't have a contract to distribute that movie!"
One of the biggest cinema companies in Europe can't get their heads out of their asses to see a good movie!
God help the people who want to see a good movie!
Yup. Just like Jaws is not about the shark, but the 3 guys on the boat, Godzilla -1 is about a failed man who tries to put his life back together with Godzilla popping up every now and then to eff with him.
A male-centric film full of pathos, honor, and courage. A breath of fresh air from the crap Hollywood is dribbling out through its bunghole.
Looks like it was made with a specific audience in mind, and not just to score woke points with people who would never waste good Starbucks money on it. =^[.]^=
Just like how Aliens isn't really about Marines versus Xenomorphs, it's about a grieving mother finding the courage to confront her fears and forming a new surrogate family. The Fly 1986 isn't about a big fly monster, it's about a brilliant scientist who finds love, but is losing his sense of self and his own humanity because he is fighting a losing battle against his own body, which is essentially a metaphor for anyone suffering from a terminal illness. All of the best monster films have great character driven stories. Movie studios frequently forget that you shouldn't just nail the monster, but human characters as well.
@@Raycheetah I actually don't think this movie had a specific audience in mind. It simply works because it nails the human element, which instantly makes it arguably the most narratively accessible Godzilla film to date. Any normally functioning person can enjoy this film, because it taps into a lot of universal elements.
@@windowsVD You don't think this film was made specifically for fans of giant monster action flicks? Seemed kinda obvious to me. =9[.]9=
@@Raycheetah You're right, I don't. I think this was made for the actual general audiences, not just to people who like Kaiju films or freaks on Twitter that try to skew the perception of what general audiences think is acceptable in today's culture. If this film was made specifically for Kaiju fans, we could have just as easily gotten another Godzilla vs. Kong, a big monster romp that offers nothing but dumb fun to pass two hours of your time. Instead, this movie went above and beyond to make the audience connect with its narrative by touching on themes that are universally human. It takes a big swing by committing to making a true genre film out of a Godzilla story in the same way that Christopher Nolan took a swing with Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy and elevated the character's appeal beyond just being for comic book fans.
I audibly gasped at the heat Ray. I knew to anticipate it but when it shot it exceeded by expectations. It was horrific and incredible.
If there was one word that perfectly encapsulated the Ginza destruction scene, it's "Apocalyptic."
As a long time Godzilla fan, I can certainly say that the franchise has always been about celebrating people and focusing on relationships of the characters in the movies. Minus One really is simply carrying on that tradition with some of the most well written characters in the series.
But, Godzilla is also a franchise that has had its fair share of crazy, wacky, and silly moments filled with monster action, Godzilla flying, talking, dancing etc. So, the Monsterverse films turning into big budget versions of the old Showa movies isn’t inherently a negative thing at all, in my view. Godzilla is one of the only franchises that can be both a serious, grounded, and thought provoking introspection, and also a crazy monster action-filled romp. That’s why it’s stood the test of time now for 69 years; Godzilla is incredibly malleable.
I’m glad that we have both an absolute tour de force of filmmaking excellence with Minus One, and Shin Godzilla back in 2016, and also super fun movies that see Godzilla fighting other monsters, saving the planet, and running alongside Kong. It’s just a wonderful time to be a Godzilla fan.
Thank you. I'm someone that grew up with a the wacky sequels and didn't see the original until later in life. So I'm down for the monster fights but I also appreciate if a Godzilla movie can be character driven.
Minus one got me into Godzilla. A franchise I avoided because of how he is handled here in America.
I love that Japan saw our "friendly monster" version of Godzilla and was like "step aside, let me show you how Godzilla is done"
Actually Japan did both first. The friend Godzilla and the serious Godzilla.
@@daryltor7608but lets be honest, enemy godzilla done right is much better. Godzilla should have never been an ally of humanity but rather a neutral or malevolent force. Godzilla is quite literally the embodiment of nuclear bombs. Everythijg about it is dangerous. Everywhere it goes there is a residual radiation. Everytime it roars it can explode eardrums or vibrate you to death. It can burn you with a radiactive blast or step on you and crush you under tens of thousands of KGs of sheer mass. An evil creature from my nightmares(literally) that despite its size targets people with intent. I have not seen minus one yet but tommorow we are going to watch it. We are actually going to drive an hour and a half to go to the one of the only cinemas that play it. For now, my favorite is still the og 1954 one.
Someone doesn’t know about the Showa period. You think Japan wasn’t the one who did that too?
Japan were the ones who made the whole "godzilla being good" even a thing
Godzilla is an ally of humanity in a large amount of his movies and depictions, to the point where it sorta became his schtick - even when he was destroying everything, he was often battling a worse opponent (much like legendary's godzilla)
That being said, I absolutely love both minus one and shin, just let it be said that he isn't exclusively a purely antagonistic force.
Seeing this movie really put the complete and utter collapse of Hollywood into perspective. Its nothing less than ART made by talented people that genuinely care.
No overbloated budgets. No mindnumbing CGI clusterf**ks consuming everything on the screen. No cynicism. No agenda pushing. No modern day partisan politics. And most of all respect for the audience. There's a depth to Godzilla Minus 1 that i havent seen in a hollywood movie in years.
Your comment is perfect. It was just a great movie. No BS
My best friend and I saw this movie on Saturday and it was fantastic, the characters are interesting, that struggle and against all odds they triumph. Plus I love that they treat Godzilla as this unstoppable force, a force of nature and not like how Hollywood treats Godzilla. It remains true to the original 1954 movie so it earns an extra point for staying faithful to the original. I think this movie is going to grow a large audience over time.
Nothing like another Robot head video! Never gets old! :D
Took both my boys to see it and we all loved it! It was a really fun watch! Good old school monster movie!!!
I was moved by the scene where all the former sailors and military men meet and discuss the plan. They know that they could all die but went ahead anyways because there was no one else to try.
Something good Men can understand.
Brotherhood, fear, selflessness, duty, strength in the face of certain death, bonds to family and friends.
The women in this movie were amazing too! Equally selfless, dutiful, self sacrificial.
Glorious story telling and story arcs galore.
All great messaging our young men and women need to see more of. Cheers.
And what's also good about that is they let those who wanted to stay with their families the choice to and did not portray them as shits for making that difficult decision.
I love that Godzilla is not inclined to be evil or good. It just is.
Much like torrential rains or storms aren't evil, but they'll end you just the same.
Finally, we see it for what it is. A force of nature, humbling the hubris of our species.
"humbling the hubris of our species." Or, in this case, completely destroying the already devastated, as disasters often do, meanwhile the governments are completely impotent and untouched.
He is evil here though. This argument about not being good or evil could be made for the first movie in 1954, but here he looks like his intelligence grows quickly and he just hates humans. In the sequel he will probably be smarter too. I think they will eventually make him smarter than humans.
Well said! I saw this film on release on a huge screen and had zero idea of the budget. Could NOT believe when I heard it! As you said, it looks and IS great regardless of any background info. But learning of that makes me love it even more. Fantastic movie, superb STORY. An important film on many levels, not just for the industry, but the point of the story in regard to the goals one should have when facing overwhelming CRISIS.
It was great seeing characters with depth and men behaving like men and it’s celebrated not demonized. Please keep the movies coming from Japan.
I was taken to see Godzilla -one at iMAX by my 14 year old son, this was one of the best father son bonding the build up and excitement from him made me feel like a kid again and then being blown away buy a truly great film let alone a monster flick. This is one of those moments we hopefully get to look back as “remember when” such a great cinematic moment
If Hollyweird made this movie the female lead would have been the one to save the day
Diverse female, get it right lol
Love the review and totally agree this was the best movie I have seen with my boys for a long long long long time.... before the dark times.
Thank you once again Robot Head!!!
"Before the dark times" indeed.
EVERYONE should financially support this film if they can.
Make it a true Titan to tower over Hollyweird.
Godzilla minus one to Hollywood - "You are not brave, Men are brave"
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I hope there’s a follow-up to this film in the future, this could be the start of a new era of Toho Godzilla movies and if they keep the humans as interesting as they were in this film then all the better.
The end of the movie before credit roll certainly make room for the return of G-Man himself.
Yeah but the follow up should be like 30 years later so our happy family can stay happy
@@panzerschliffehohenzollern4863 It'd be interesting if that regenerating chunk was what would become Shin Godzilla, and more monsters start appearing from other critters being mutated by nuclear tests and accidents.
I wouldn't mind seeing a Star Wars movie in Japanese with all Japanese actors, written and directed by this films director.
What an awesome concept. All subtitled. Awesome.
Fantastic movie! Saw it in IMAX and worth every cent. I would gladly give my blessings and money to real writers and directors like this.
What I appreciate about Minus One is it brings back old ideas from past Godzilla films and makes them fresh and new again, even to the point of actually SHOWING US what in the past was only ever implied or explained through dialogue (seeing Godzilla getting caught in the middle of the H-bomb tests and getting horribly burned and mutated especially comes to mind).
I freaking saw this movie in theaters it shook the concrete his atomic breath shook the concrete and his footsteps it was freaking awesome this had a masterpiece of a storyline to it was not expecting it to be that good it blew my expectations out of the water can't wait to own this on 4K physical copy for my movie collection cannot wait pre-order can't come any sooner lol❤
I saw Godzilla Minus One this past weekend. It was fantastic. I had me crying several times out of admiration and respect. It exceeded my expectations and left me awestruck in a way no movie has since Return of the King. I'll be buying the Blu-ray as soon as I can.
One thing to note as well is that the Director actually learned VFX on the job to help with the production workload of his own movie. If that's not passion then I don't know what is. We desperately need more people like him in the film industry.
I am not a Godzilla fan, but felt compelled to see it because of all the good things I'd heard about it. Bought tickets for myself and my entire family. We f'ing LOVED this movie!!!
saw it with my wife this evening. It was amazing. Best movie in a long time.
And it actually has an example of an actual good mother. A portrayal of a real "family."
Dude I bet he has a Star Wars idea. He's a fan after all. This looks really good, I am going out for a change.
I need a Japanese Star Wars by this guy, a sect of Jedi samurai dark and gritty
The actors should be nominated for many awards. The director had a solid script and delivered a strong character driven movie.
The only problem that I had with this film was that I couldn't find it in an IMAX or Dolby theatre in my area. Other than that, I loved it.
It was a good story. Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe do fantastic jobs. I felt for both, and hoped that they'd succeed as a makeshift family struggling through post-war life in Japan. And of course the big G was awesome. The monster looked amazing. You really felt it was godlike in its monstrous destructive capability.
Great monster and very good characters all wrapped up in a good story. This is a must see for sure. This is potentially the best Godzilla that I've ever seen.
Look again, it was given a very limited release but due to word of mouth and butts in theatre seats it got a re-release.
Yeah, it was very under the radar, I think. Probably due to being a foreign film with no dubbing, so theatres and such didn't make a big effort to put it out there. They also probably didn't have much of a budget for advertising. I only knew about it because I happened upon a youtube trailer after I had already been looking at kaiju movie clips.
This movie felt like a real life Anime. I loved all of the characters, especially the boat crew.
Godzilla is a pop culture icon as well as a cinema legend that has entertained the masses for nearly 70 years and he returned to show Hollywood how it is done and the Big-G cleared the way for the Boy and the Heron to come in to take the lead in the rankings(G:M1 and TBATH are two Japanese films and they are taking the entertainment business by storm and I can say that Japan has finished out 2023 as top dog in the entertainment sector) and the human characters actually had meaning then just being cannon fodder.
PS: I was still on Godzilla's side the whole time even tho I cared about the human characters.
I have been telling everyone to go support this film. I believe I got about 20 more people into seats at the cinema alone. Not only is it one of the best Godzilla films to date, but it is also a good date movie! Or just a good time with friends and/or family. It's well rounded and the passion for this project oozes off the screen.
I've only seen it once in theatres, and yet it's already my favorite. Even though I grew up with Jurassic Park, Jaws, Heisei Godzilla, and other good movies, this one just takes the cake for me. I'm super glad to see everyone loves the film as well, and I hope it gets more and more recognition.
You say celebrating men...but Noriko was the GOAT MVP
Auntie Sumiko was the all time MVP
Was about everyone playing their part
I've seen this film, and I can confirm it's outstanding and did made me cry
I'm tired of Hollywood crap. This looks promising.
"Godzilla Minus One celebrates men"
Wait..it did?
Shit yes, this movie was epic. And Godzilla was insane. Jaws level intimidating, like an unstoppable force. Loved it. I hope we see a director's cut with dubbing too...
I cried at the end! I don't think i have ever done that in a theater. Truly amazing!
Everyone said it was amazing, so I went in with high expectations. Was still blown away.
Haven't been to the cinema for years and I love it. I'm going back to see it one more time for sure.
I need to go to IMAX and see & hear that powerful sound again. It is addicting
The only major problem I had with the movie was the “that monster is never going to forgive us” like from the trailer was cut. Such a cool line and such a shame it wasn’t in the final movie
Minus One doesn’t just celebrate men, it also celebrate women. Twice the hero fell into a sobbing mess in Noriko’s arms. Those scenes give me the feeling not of a lover’s relationship, but a mother-son relationship. She was there to protect him both in his darkest PTSD episode, and to comfort him after his triumph over Godzilla - just like a mother would.
Although there are only two women in this film, they both display great feats of resilience. Noriko adopted a child out of maternity love despite enduring the material shortage of a post-war society. The neighbour lady lost her entire family in the war, but she still chose to help the Akiko with her remaining ration.
This is a superb display of feminine strength. It is the display of the traditional virtues associated with women - quiet resilience against all odds, motherhood, sacrifice, to be the pillar of your man when he fell to his moment of weakness - that salute womanhood in a way much more powerfully than the Western feminist portrayal of female strength.
See. You really do not need a dumb display of muscles, or to parrot the party line ‘how women always beat men’ that is so endemic in Hollywood these days, in order to celebrate women. It is a shame that only the Japanese understands it these days.
As a life long Godzilla fan, I'm so happy to see this film getting the love that it deserves !
Great review! Just watched this in the theatre yesterday and it was amazing. My girlfriend doesn't like monster movies, but she cried during it. That says a lot!
The human element was so good that for the first time I was hoping Godzilla would die
Best movie this year. Godzilla nuked hollywood
Toho Studios, the hero we needed.
As a father with a three year old daughter when that little girl cried, it broke me. Man tears flowed
Thank you Japan for a beautiful masterpiece! 🙋
It’s About a man being the leader he knows he could be 😂
So happy to see a movie with actual storytelling.
Rachel is gonna off you for that!
Ive already seen it twice in the theater, and its 100% the best Godzilla movie of all time. If not one of the greatest movies of all time.
I barely paid attention to this movie but you sold me, I'll check it out during the holidays
I never wanted any harm to come to any Godzilla until this film! That's great writing! Great writing that completely makes you change how you view a character you're a fan of!
The moment Koichi decides to become a problem for Godzilla resonates with me. Felt that as a man.
“So, no more running. I aim to misbehave.”
- Malcolm Reynolds
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This got my ass to the theater. The musical score was great 👍
I’ll take any form of Godzilla and have a good time, yes even 98
Finally, a movie I absolutely want to see at the cinema, and it's not playing near me. Figures.
I'm very excited to see this in theatre. I'm gonna take my gf, she knows nothing about Godzilla and thinks I just want to drag her to see buildings go smash. So excited to see her reaction to the human element I've been promised. Thanks for the heads up bro!
Was an Amazing movie , best movie seen in ages . The only movie I actually paid for to see in cinema in over 6 years
I went to see this opening day. At the end the audience gave a round of applause! I can't remember the last time that happened after a movie. Best Godzilla movie ever
"I'm surprised a Godzilla film is exploring deep themes."
The first film was literally an allegory for the atomic bomb. Granted, the rest of the franchise got incredibly silly.
*sigh* Godzuki...
I never thought I'd see the day that a GODZILLA movie could actually be a contender for best movie of the year, but hey, I guess that's what damn near 70 years of experience, wins and flops, and writers, actors and artists wirh drive and ambition will so to a franchise.
For once, I DREADED every time Godzilla was on screen, because I was worried about "Who's going to die? Will they all make it??" I actually wanted Godzilla to be stopped, instead of wanting him to destroy everything.
I won't spoil anything, but there were some INSANELY well done emotional moments that actually made me and my friend tear up while watching, and we never get emotional. Never thought a Godzilla movie would do that to me.
If you haven't seen this film on the big screen, go see it. It's worth the ticket prices for a change.
The movie isn’t about celebrating men. Yes men are the main characters, but the main message the movie tell you is to celebrate the life you have. Heck it good pushed in many scenes plus the main female character had a bunch of plot armor
Looking forward to watching it again when it’s available to rent. I wanna help fund a sequel
Watched yesterday! Best Godzilla film in a very long time! Fookin quality……. 🎉
Not only men. The film also had two fantastic strong female characters. That being said, yeah it was great that men weren't portrayed as evil or assholes.