That's partly because VFX artists in Japan are woefully underpaid, but they still had a better process making the special effects than a lot of Hollywood movies, that rely heavily on green screens
@@najhoant It's the western VFX studios that are OVERpaid. There's just a few of them, and there's a 150+mil blockbuster movie or streaming series coming out like every month. That allows the VFX studios to charge absolute gigabucks for a place in the queue. And that's why cgi is getting worse, they render the sfx as fast as possible and move on - because they have ten more projects in line to make sfx for, and there's no retries if the end result is disappointing unless the film studio requests it, and you guessed it - pays out fat stacks. Ballooning the budget even further.
Please stop saying the budget is small.if we convert 15 million to yen it will be over 1 billion yen.so yeah its one of most expensive film in japan film industry.
Yeah, what I love about Godzilla minus 1's cgi is the attention to detail like for example when the main character ejects out of the cockpit and you could see for a split second of him ejecting off the plane. It's fast enough for people to miss it, but looking back at it... it made more sense.
@@TheKain202 No, VFX artist's aren't over paid in the US It's just that American companies use CGI for everything, instead of just building a set or costume, not to mention changing everything last minute, leading to unrealistic deadlines that force them to use unpolished CGI
Sometimes I think, "why would Godzilla even bother following the plane, knowing it couldn't hurt him." Then I find myself spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to swat a fly in my house and I completely understand.
I took it as she survived but will still die from radiation poisoning. They rip the happy ending right from under you by saying she's doomed and godzilla really isn't gone. Your wars not over
@@shawnpatrick1877 This movie focuses on an entire different subject compared to the original. I'd argue its just as important and meaningful as the first film. Japan's history in regards to its wars in china and the war against the allies reeks brutality, cruelty, and a disregard for the value of human life. Godzilla Minus One tackles the exploitation of the Japanese government of its own citizens and its recklessness and indifference to their lives and of those abroad as well as its purposeful romanticization and glorification of suicide. This is incredibly important and meaningful to put in perspective, because of the Countries' reluctance to confront it's imperialist and one could argue genocidal past. It was not too long ago when Shinzo Abe before his assassination of course, visited and prayed to the shrine dedicated to imperialist leaders like Tojo and Hirohito. Tojo was a supremist (he believed the Asian race was superior) and Hirohito authorized the biological experimentation of thousands of Chinese civilians, who would suffer from: live dissections, forced impregnation, weapons testing, explosive testing, frostbite experiments, plague experiments, and experiments related to STDs (There hasn't been any recorded survivors). To this day, the relationship with the Chinese and Korean citizens between Japanese citizens is full of turmoil and generational hatred because of the cruelty of the Japanese (ofc not all of their citizens hate each other, but it is a significant part of their population's opinion)
I just watched this for the first time about a week ago. It’s the only time I have cried watching a Godzilla movie. I love this movie 😊 Really enjoyed your reactions to this awesome movie ❤😊
Let's see. She loves monster movies. She is very sensitive. She is wise and empathetic. She understands people and wants them to talk out problems. Well, Nick, I've been watching you since early Buffy days. You two make a wonderful couple, it is a joy to see humans doing things right.
@@shawnpatrick1877 ha I didn't say it had anything to do with that at all. I said I liked the monster verse movies and TV shows therefore I also liked this. I guess I should have said I like Godzilla?
@@nickreacts6394 I think the monster verse (American) stuff is a lot of fun and I always love when they bring in others like Kong and Mothra. Obviously the Japanese movies, like this one, in my opinion have more heart behind them, but again, I love anything involving Godzilla and the other "monsters"
Just FYI The fighter plane that Koichi flew in during the final mission actually exists. "J7W Shinden" The only surviving aircraft is on display at a Smithsonian institution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden The sole surviving J7W1 was reassembled, but has never been flown in the United States; the USN transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution in 1960. Its forward fuselage is currently on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex (at Dulles Airport) of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.According to the NASM, 'miscellaneous parts' are stored at Building 7C at the older storage/annex facility, the Garber Facility in Suitland, Maryland.
It was so worth seeing this movie in theaters! It was such a surreal experience ❤ definitely one of if not the best Godzilla movie I have ever seen in my life! This movie definitely deserved the Oscar!! Godzilla is the scariest he’s ever been and the characters are so incredible! The action is intense and amazing! I love your reaction so much! Thank you for watching this masterpiece!!✨♥️😊 As a Godzilla fan, you can’t ask for more.
From what I've heard is that the mark on her neck is being "infected" by godzilla. That sounds terrible but the regenerative powers of the "godzilla cells" are what saved her life.
I've seen a lot of people describe Godzilla in this movie as an unclean spirit, like the corrupted boar or the night spirit after the deer decapitation in Princess Mononoke. Godzillasaurus, the small version, was Godzilla in his neutral form. Territorial yes but not exactly stamping through Tokyo. But after the Bikini Atoll test irradiated, mutated, and corrupted Godzilla, it became wrathful.
The plane is historically real - it's J7W1-Shinden, the most advance fighter Japan had at the time. The IJN was hoping it could turn the tide and save Japan, but unfortunately for them it came too late to enter the war. The win against Godzilla using that plane is a symbol of that hope.
I would give anything to experience the atomic breath scene again in theaters. When the dorsals started glowing and ejecting from his spine and the music that sounded like it was already mourning the citizens kicked in, I got the fear of god in me.
It was a mind-blowing theater experience. Wish they would re-release it as an oscar winner. Speaking of Space Battleship Yamato, it wasn't a coincidence. G-1.0's director was responsible for the excellent live action adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato (aka Star Blazers in the US) prior to making Godzilla Minus One. Definitely check that film out too!
@42:00 The black thing that was on Noriko's neck was G-Cells. It was thanks to Godzilla and his cells that she was able to recover. Whose to say that they won't have an effect in her? Tragic fate. Godzilla is an Onryo, a vengeful spirit. He isn't something that can be killed, but will always come back. While the ending was great and shikishima was able to redeem himself, unfortunately he has a tragic end. Shikishima is now a victim of Black Rain, which is radioactive and debris filled.
Regarding his large feet, my understanding is the CGI artists used the original rubber suit designs from the 1950s and 60s movies as their starting point. But they made the skin, eyes etc. as realistic as possible, updated some features, and animated him with realistic animal movements. So Godzilla is a nod to the original movie, but scarily realistic with the modern CGI animation.
Yuki Yamada proposed the idea of using Noriko as the key to locating Godzilla since, according to his interpretation, she possesses the monster's "cells"
When I saw this movie in theaters two days after it was released the atomic breath scene the first time the second time you see it in the city shook the concrete in the theater in the seats that's how powerful the sound quality was The sound design in this movie was phenomenal his footsteps shook the concrete in the theater every time he stepped anywhere his roar shook the walls of the theater it was awesome The storyline is a masterpiece with the humans in it this is what we want from the monster verse US version a good human storyline❤
17:16 most versions of Godzilla don't seem to eat anything, or at least they primarily "feed," by absorbing radiation. Or in some versions he starts as a normal prehistoric creature, then evolves into a larger, regenerating and atomic-breath firing monster due to an A-bomb or nuclear testing. The scene at Bikini Atoll with the nuclear bomb testing was to show that Godzilla absorbed the atomic radiation, evolved and grew bigger.
I saw in some websites explain about this detail: walking and standing posture like human than dinosaur or any animal we know, because it represents for god entity, for nightmare about war. When you look the hand of hollywood godz and japan godz you will see this differrence exactly it doesn't need to eat, it survives by absorbing radiation
💖This Godzilla Movie is The reboot from Original Japanese first film Gojira 1954. 💖Godzilla(Gojira) represents the horror of the nuclear explosion in Japan. 💖And... Godzilla is eating radiation ,That why he has Atomic Breath.😅 💖The Soundtrack is from Original Godzilla 1954 too.
It's more than that! This is a damn good movie! Period! You could take the human characters, write Godzilla out of the script and replace him with a natural disaster and this would still be a very good movie! This is a DAMN GOOD movie that happens to have Godzilla in it!!
its a masterpiece indeed. but gvd is still the best godzilla film ever. this one was emotional and dark. but in gvd, while the humans in that movie were great, the center of the story was indeed godzilla, and he had the best arc in that movie out of all the godzilla films. because here godzilla is just basically an angry monster, and thats it.
Somebody asked me the other day what has been the best movie I have seen in theatres in the past year. I simply said: "The best movie I saw in theatre recently, wasn't even from America."
I missed this when I watched, but at 34:53 you can see Gojira's eyes pop in their sockets as the pressure rapidly decreases on the ascent. This is part of what I love about this movie, the plan to kill him is so good and clearly has a significant effect, it just wasn't quite enough, plus it's based on plausible science and its relation to marine biology
The film's imagery speaks to the 2011earthquake and tsunami that destroyed coastal areas and badly damaged a nuclear reactor. The inflow and outflow of water caused by the tsunami was simulated by the effects of Godzilla's atomic blast. Japan was certainly experimenting with radical plane designs during the war, and since they were the last viable Nazi ally, I Germany supplied them with plans for the ME-262, if not other advanced (for the time) fighter planes. Callback: The scene with reporters giving the blow-by-blow of Godzilla's rampage from atop a building is similar to a scene in the original film in which reporters stationed on Tokyo Tower reported on that past Godzilla's actions right until the creature smashed the tower and sent them all to their doom.
Howdy. I'm glad you enjoyed this masterpiece. Godzillas' motivations can vary depending on the time period and individual film. In this one, he began as an aggressive dinosaur and was mutated by the radiation from nuclear tests in the Pacific post WW2. He becomes terribly misshapen, grows extremely large, but slow. He gains the atomic blast ability and his healing factor but is in terrible pain from his mutation. He will never forgive humanity for unleashing the horror of nuclear weapons. That's why he always looks so angry in this film. If you haven't already, there's a list of Godzilla films you should also watch. Starting with the original Godzilla from 1954 (either the Japanese or American edit is fine. Some say the Japanese is superior, but for an American audience, the US edit is better, easier to understand. ). Then King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962. The first colorized Godzilla film and the one that made it into the juggernaut that lasted this long. Then Mothra vs. Godzilla from 1963. Then skip ahead to Godzilla 1985 (The return of Godzilla being the Japanese version.) Its a soft reboot, ignoring all the other films, except the original. Depending on which version of the original you watch, you should stick with the same of G 1985. Then (some will say this is blasphemy, however its warranted to see all versions of Godzilla) see Godzilla from 1998. It's so different from everything else before. It deserves to be seen. Then watch Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (commonly known as GMK). Another soft reboot and some of the best suit-mation monsters ever done. Then watch Godzilla from 2014 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters from 2019, the first 2 G films from the new Monsterverse. Then finish off with Shin Godzilla. These are arguably the best/most important films in the series. There are several that have deeper meanings than just "lizard punch city," etc, and others that are pure schlock, but ALL of them have merit. Enjoy!!
The reason why Godzilla's skin turns white after being pulled up from the deep sea and exposed to the surface is thought to be due to the gas used during the fall and the nitrogen gas in the swim bladder used during the ascent (low water temperature at 1500 m deep). (Does it overlap?) As the body cooled down rapidly, the atomic breath exploded inside Godzilla's body, and as a result, Godzilla's body was destroyed. Although it is science fiction, it is a very realistic scientific expression. The radioactive substance and radiation light emitted from the body are connected to the Cherenkov reaction, and the mystical interpretation of it as a so-called "祟り神＝Tatari-Gami" makes us feel the presence of the souls of the dead from the previous war. The volunteers who participated in the ``海神＝Wadatsumi'' operation were asked to give a salute. It's a perfect ending.
Also, the sudden decompression from being brought up from such a depth was literally causing the pressures inside his body to nearly rupture his skin. Look at how his eyes are unnaturally bulging out from the same cause.
The Shinden airplane in the film was in the prototype stages at the end of the war, but didn't fly in real life as after the war Japan was forbidden to have any armed forces. The Japanese Self Defence Force was only formed in 1954 as the US wanted to focus more on the threat of the Soviet Union. Most of the elements in the film, the mine clearances, the Atom Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll, the effect that the US firebombing had had on the cities was all based on real life post war Japan. I Watched this film 3 times in the cinema and it left me in tears every time. The fact that there seems to be a restriction on re-releasing this film after it's Oscar won due to an agreement with Legendary Pictures of not competing with the release of Godzilla X Kong is a travesty, as this is by far the superior movie. Still waiting for a UK streaming release or even a Blue Ray release.
Okay so Godzilla is pissed because he knows humanity is responsible for nuking him. When we see him in the beginning he only attacked when startled by the light and when they shot at him. Thats y koichi and tachibana were the only survivors.Initially it seems he had some sort of decent relationship with the odo island inhabitants he brought them fish that rose from the sea and they left him gifts (all info from the novel)
Godzilla is angry because they dropped a nuke on him and his underwater home. At least, that's the deal in older lore and I think it's implied to be the same thing here. In some versions, it's implied that he's in pain because of the mutation.
no it's anger for no reason japan after WW2 everything is 0: death, destruction, losing appear in everywhere. Godzilla was a metaphor for the threat of nuclear war, how destructive it is, without remorse, the fear of Japanese people It appear and take them down to -1 (meaning more than worse)
The mark on her neck is an infection of g cells ( godzilla cells) it was confirmed by the director. Thanks to the infection she was able to survive fatal body damage with Godzillas DNA enhancing her healing. Yes this Gozilla is an homage to the original and unrelenting force of nature that has no mercy for anything in its path destroying what he can as a metaphor for the danger of nuclear unchecked power.
Yes. I think it would be cool if you guys started watching the Legendary monsterverse films. You could start out with the Peter Jackson King Kong film before the monsterverse if your familiarity with King Kong isn't very well versed. 🤔 -OG
I think the brand on the neck is G-cell. We'll probably see Biollante or SpaceGodzilla in the sequel, although I liked the realistic tone, as far as possible, that the film approached. Sorry for my English if I wasn't clear.
This is my favorite Godzilla movie. But I’d definitely recommend watching the original 1954 Gojira (not the American re-edit two years later). Yes, it’s 70 years old, but it’s still a powerful movie.
This is my favorite Godzilla film to date. I enjoy the American monsterverse versions from Legendary films from Godzilla 2014 to Godzilla x Kong. My favorite of that monsterverse is Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The films after that are more King Kong centered than Godzilla. That's why I can't fully appreciate them as much. But that's just me. -OG
21:35 "It's angry about something" That's the thing It doesn't have a reason Originally Godzilla was a metaphor for the threat of nuclear war, how destructive it is, without remorse, the fear the Japanese people had for a repeat of what happened to Nagasaki and Hiroshima It's why this (and the original Godzilla movie from the 50s) is so perfect in capturing that, a "monster" that haunts our protagonist and destroys everything he holds dear, without reason American Godzilla is more what happened later to Japanese Godzilla, where it was a "hero" and fought other monsters, but that was never the origin. I like the American Godzilla movies, but this is just a step above in every way imo Those movies are just pure thrill rides This is a movie that actually makes you think, that makes you feel things
After World War II Japan hit rock bottom aka zero and now with Godzilla, Japan is now at Minus One. At least that is what I've been told, don't know if it's true.
I understand the mark on the neck is a Godzilla cell. It's probably the reason why she survived the blast! It helped to heal her. I've also heard that the tattoo on her neck is a symbol for Mothra. Perhaps Mothra will be featured in the next movie? -OG
The director Takashi confirmed the spot on here neck were G cells she got infected somehow with Godzillas DNA during the sequence and those g cells help her survive the fatal body damage enhancing the healing process.
I like the foreshadowing in the movie. When all the deep sea fish 🐟 come to the surface too fast, their stomachs explode through their mouths because of the pressure. They reasoned that Godzilla might similarly suffer the same fate with the pressure and planned accordingly. Very smart! -OG
21:31 He is angry at people for using nuclear weapons and irradiating him. Now he takes revenge and deliberately kills everything that belongs to people. According to the film's novelization, long ago, a tribe on Odo Island had a symbiotic relationship with Godzilla. Godzilla delivered fish to the island's inhabitants
Shin Godzilla is also well worth seeing, as are... most of the Legendary Pictures Monsterverse movies. (Just know that the latter are a mixed bag and the better ones are goofy as all get-out.)
The film is called Minus One because post World War II, Japan was back to ground zero. They lost everything, and they have to start back up again from zero. Then Godzilla shows up and created more devastation. Which took them from Zero to Minus One!! Even further back. -OG
I was born in 1964 (not that that really has anything to do with anything), and I grew up with all the Godzilla movies and loved them all. the scariest one I ever saw at the theater was Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (a.k.a. Hedora). In the mid 1980's I served in the Navy and visited Japan a few times, and of course, knowing the history between the U.S. and Japan since WWII. and considering the relationship America has had with Japan since then, I was always struck with the Godzilla movies; how Japan used Godzilla as a metaphor for Atomic/Nuclear weapons at the beginning, and how Godzilla eventually became an ally with Man as he fought against other Kaiju (especially Hedora; as a metaphor for pollution) in later movies. and since the first ever Godzilla movie, Americans not only love the movie(s), but also cheer for Japan's victory against any kaiju that attacks them. Only those geniuses at ToHo could think of the idea of using such a destructive force as atomic weapons, and turn it into a "monster" for them to deal with! And something else: this Godzilla's atomic breath was such an unexpected surprise! not just his breath melting whatever he uses it against, but CAUSING an atomic explosion with it himself! Fantastically done! And in this particular story, I love how the failed Kamikaze pilot was able to regain his honor in a selfless act, and live to take care of the two girls that he came to love.
Quỳn: "What do you need?" Godzilla: *VENGEANCE!*. I love and adore this movie,a solid 10/10,despite being only my second favorite,the only note I have is the lack of addressing the nuclear weapon metaphor Godzilla represents,and,sure,you could make the argument it's been addressed in so many installments since its inception in 1954,but you cannot deprive of it a movie that is trying to bring back the character to its roots,that metaphor is the core of the Godzilla. Yeah,you have the Operation Crossroads sequence that shows the atomic bomb striking and mutating him,but that's it,and,thanks to all the reactions popping out,I'm realizing most people don't even pick up on that. Godzilla does what he does because he's angry at humanity for turning him into this freak,a creature constantly in pain,so big he barely walks,he's not even that good and fast at swimming,so he lashes out at humans and everything artificial in search of revenge. In that powerful scene of him standing in front of the mushroom cloud,you can see him almost in shock at first,being that the first time he shoots the atomic breath on land,and he realizes right there and then he recreated the very thing that mutated him. So,the Minus One in the title means that,after WWII,Japan was on ground zero,but then Godzilla comes and plummets the country into the minus. As for the black stain on Noriko's neck,the director confirmed it's a Godzilla cell,and we fans speculate it saved her,making her regenerate,but we don't know anything else about it for certain,same thing for an eventual sequel,not yet at least
When it comes to the big green lizard there are dozens of stories out there. Prior to this movie, I would rate Godzilla2000 as my favorite overall creatures feature flick. The Matthew Broderick film had a decent story but a horrible Godzilla, so if you were only interested in reviewing a Godzilla film for the story then that film is a possible watch. On the other hand, there are the more comedic films of the80' s where the green guy would team up with another giant charter to fight another group of bad monsters. Ask portrayed by men in suits. Very campy, and u think that was the point The90' s Godzilla was portrayed as a much bigger and meaner monster. Wherever you decide to watch, I'm sure there is an audience for it.
Why do you think killing was the what hw wanted? He walked by the reporters.If he wanted too he could of ate them.If yo watch when he stepped on the people he was like wtf am I standing on
Oh you have to watch the original now its every bit as dark, somber and almost as emotional as this one' you must watch Godzilla (1954) it is wild. After you watch that one then will talk about the sequels and tie in films' I'm sure you will enjoy those ones too, but first things first watch the original As soon as you can. Also did you know that this is also the year of the dragon' just saying.
Nick, you were asking about Godzilla's motivation or source of anger. In a sense, the monster is a metaphor for war. When Japanese are asked today whether they hate the Americans for dropping two atomic bombs on Japan, the Japanese people generally say they understand they weren't blameless in the war either. The monster is a haunt of war, a kind of physical representation of a nation's guilt or guilty feelings over their loss and their own culpability, a reminder of the horror and devastation of war. It has no real back story beyond perhaps being the result of radiation mutating it into a furious killing machine.
No i don't think that the 20mm cannon would be have killed the island Godzilla. I think he already had the regeneration cells. And thats how he survived the later Atomic bomb tests that caused his size mutations. They tend to end most Godzilla films with a ending that suggests a continuation its more of a subject for discussion. We never got a sequel to Shin Godzilla and that had the humanoids on his tail . So not expecting a sequel
The budget on the CGI was relatively small. And yet, it looks GREAT. Suck on that, Hollywood! I can't express how happy I was this won an Oscar.
That's partly because VFX artists in Japan are woefully underpaid, but they still had a better process making the special effects than a lot of Hollywood movies, that rely heavily on green screens
@@najhoant It's the western VFX studios that are OVERpaid. There's just a few of them, and there's a 150+mil blockbuster movie or streaming series coming out like every month. That allows the VFX studios to charge absolute gigabucks for a place in the queue. And that's why cgi is getting worse, they render the sfx as fast as possible and move on - because they have ten more projects in line to make sfx for, and there's no retries if the end result is disappointing unless the film studio requests it, and you guessed it - pays out fat stacks. Ballooning the budget even further.
Please stop saying the budget is small.if we convert 15 million to yen it will be over 1 billion yen.so yeah its one of most expensive film in japan film industry.
Yeah, what I love about Godzilla minus 1's cgi is the attention to detail like for example when the main character ejects out of the cockpit and you could see for a split second of him ejecting off the plane. It's fast enough for people to miss it, but looking back at it... it made more sense.
@@TheKain202 No, VFX artist's aren't over paid in the US
It's just that American companies use CGI for everything, instead of just building a set or costume, not to mention changing everything last minute, leading to unrealistic deadlines that force them to use unpolished CGI
Sometimes I think, "why would Godzilla even bother following the plane, knowing it couldn't hurt him."
Then I find myself spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to swat a fly in my house and I completely understand.
in dictionary has a word is annoy, in godzilla eyes, that is "annoying fly" :)))))
🤣 I'm totally using this analogy to explain to other people.
They nailed the human element, the Godzilla element, and delivered a powerful message. Godzilla Minus One is a masterpiece in my eyes.
It's very anti-war, which I appreciate.
I believe the movie is titled "Minus One" because after the war, Japan was at its lowest - at 0. Then the lizard came. -1.
And now they're going back down to 0. Slowly. 😂
@@Erratas0703 Same here in the US. Economy is bleak.
@@ahoyforsenchou7288 nah. Japan itself is dying. Look at their population
@@Erratas0703Try crossing the street in Tokyo.
@@sdfried4877 i dunno if you're serious or just plain dumb.
The J7W Shinden was a real aircraft. Only two prototypes were produced near the end of the war
The thing on her neck is part of Godzilla's DNA. She didn't survive the blast, she regenerated. (I think).
I agree 👍
I took it as she survived but will still die from radiation poisoning. They rip the happy ending right from under you by saying she's doomed and godzilla really isn't gone. Your wars not over
Agree, I don't think anyone could survive getting thrown away back & forth like that without completely losing body parts
I don't think so. Then why didn't all the 30,000 who died also regenerate?
@@ungmd21 That's a fair point. I don't have an answer to that.
The best Godzilla movie ever made
Genuinely just incredible story telling
And for a fraction of the budget of a Hollywood movie
Nah, still not as good and as meaningful as the first film in its original Japanese version.
@@shawnpatrick1877 This movie focuses on an entire different subject compared to the original. I'd argue its just as important and meaningful as the first film. Japan's history in regards to its wars in china and the war against the allies reeks brutality, cruelty, and a disregard for the value of human life. Godzilla Minus One tackles the exploitation of the Japanese government of its own citizens and its recklessness and indifference to their lives and of those abroad as well as its purposeful romanticization and glorification of suicide. This is incredibly important and meaningful to put in perspective, because of the Countries' reluctance to confront it's imperialist and one could argue genocidal past. It was not too long ago when Shinzo Abe before his assassination of course, visited and prayed to the shrine dedicated to imperialist leaders like Tojo and Hirohito. Tojo was a supremist (he believed the Asian race was superior) and Hirohito authorized the biological experimentation of thousands of Chinese civilians, who would suffer from: live dissections, forced impregnation, weapons testing, explosive testing, frostbite experiments, plague experiments, and experiments related to STDs (There hasn't been any recorded survivors). To this day, the relationship with the Chinese and Korean citizens between Japanese citizens is full of turmoil and generational hatred because of the cruelty of the Japanese (ofc not all of their citizens hate each other, but it is a significant part of their population's opinion)
I just watched this for the first time about a week ago. It’s the only time I have cried watching a Godzilla movie. I love this movie 😊
Really enjoyed your reactions to this awesome movie ❤😊
Also fun fact about Minus One’s Breath that it’s so strong that it damages him in the process, and yes his breath is like a nuclear bomb 21:23
Let's see. She loves monster movies. She is very sensitive. She is wise and empathetic. She understands people and wants them to talk out problems.
Well, Nick, I've been watching you since early Buffy days. You two make a wonderful couple, it is a joy to see humans doing things right.
This is such a sincere and kind comment, thank you! You're absolutely right too I'm a very lucky guy :)
30:13 The jet fighter plane (Kyushu J7W Shinden) is real at WWII but still prototype because war has ended.
Nice reaction yall ✌
Yes, the prototype fighter plane was a real thing
Been waiting for this one 🔥
It really is the Rocky of it's generation as it cost $15 million dollars and was a huge, unexpected hit for such a low budget film in today's age.
実際は1500万ドル以下の予算です。
Think it was actually under or around 13 million.
Heard he would've loved a couple more million... lol
It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects!
Happy Mother's Day!
Given the low budget I see why.
The fact that it looked so good on such a modest budget was an inspiring achievement
@@nickreacts6394 indeed it is and hence appropriately rewarded.
Did not expect you to react to this one.
Welcome surprise.
13:53 "Is this a creature or is this a weapon? Its so crazy. Ok we make peace." XD
GREAT reaction!
Excellent choice 🙂
I saw this in theaters and I loved it, but I pretty much love all Monster-verse movies and shows 😂❤ thanks for the reaction!! Love you 2!
This isn't a Monster-Verse movie and has nothing to do with that continuity.
@@shawnpatrick1877 ha I didn't say it had anything to do with that at all. I said I liked the monster verse movies and TV shows therefore I also liked this. I guess I should have said I like Godzilla?
Thank you! Do you have a favorite pick (besides this one)?
@@nickreacts6394 I think the monster verse (American) stuff is a lot of fun and I always love when they bring in others like Kong and Mothra. Obviously the Japanese movies, like this one, in my opinion have more heart behind them, but again, I love anything involving Godzilla and the other "monsters"
Just FYI
The fighter plane that Koichi flew in during the final mission actually exists.
"J7W Shinden"
The only surviving aircraft is on display at a Smithsonian institution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden
The sole surviving J7W1 was reassembled, but has never been flown in the United States; the USN transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution in 1960. Its forward fuselage is currently on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex (at Dulles Airport) of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.According to the NASM, 'miscellaneous parts' are stored at Building 7C at the older storage/annex facility, the Garber Facility in Suitland, Maryland.
Amazing reaction you two to this amazing/epic Godzilla movie.
Yes the Shinden was a real plane and the prototypes actually flew.😊
Super fun guys thanks!
It was so worth seeing this movie in theaters! It was such a surreal experience ❤ definitely one of if not the best Godzilla movie I have ever seen in my life! This movie definitely deserved the Oscar!!
Godzilla is the scariest he’s ever been and the characters are so incredible! The action is intense and amazing! I love your reaction so much! Thank you for watching this masterpiece!!✨♥️😊
As a Godzilla fan, you can’t ask for more.
From what I've heard is that the mark on her neck is being "infected" by godzilla. That sounds terrible but the regenerative powers of the "godzilla cells" are what saved her life.
I've seen a lot of people describe Godzilla in this movie as an unclean spirit, like the corrupted boar or the night spirit after the deer decapitation in Princess Mononoke. Godzillasaurus, the small version, was Godzilla in his neutral form. Territorial yes but not exactly stamping through Tokyo. But after the Bikini Atoll test irradiated, mutated, and corrupted Godzilla, it became wrathful.
The plane is historically real - it's J7W1-Shinden, the most advance fighter Japan had at the time. The IJN was hoping it could turn the tide and save Japan, but unfortunately for them it came too late to enter the war. The win against Godzilla using that plane is a symbol of that hope.
I would give anything to experience the atomic breath scene again in theaters. When the dorsals started glowing and ejecting from his spine and the music that sounded like it was already mourning the citizens kicked in, I got the fear of god in me.
It reminded me of Space Battleship Yamamoto/Star Blazers in a way the Wave Motion Gun would power up.
It was a mind-blowing theater experience. Wish they would re-release it as an oscar winner. Speaking of Space Battleship Yamato, it wasn't a coincidence. G-1.0's director was responsible for the excellent live action adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato (aka Star Blazers in the US) prior to making Godzilla Minus One. Definitely check that film out too!
The whole body chills I got during that scene were insane
Best Godzilla movie IMHO. Great story and characters.
@42:00 The black thing that was on Noriko's neck was G-Cells. It was thanks to Godzilla and his cells that she was able to recover.
Whose to say that they won't have an effect in her? Tragic fate.
Godzilla is an Onryo, a vengeful spirit. He isn't something that can be killed, but will always come back.
While the ending was great and shikishima was able to redeem himself, unfortunately he has a tragic end. Shikishima is now a victim of Black Rain, which is radioactive and debris filled.
This Gopdzilla is much smaller than other ones (listed only at 164 ft) vs the big one is about 400 ft tall. fyi.
good film
31:13 "i know how you feel Godzilla" about the fly 😂😂😂
No, the “sequel” to -1 was the “O”-riginal Godzilla.
Regarding his large feet, my understanding is the CGI artists used the original rubber suit designs from the 1950s and 60s movies as their starting point. But they made the skin, eyes etc. as realistic as possible, updated some features, and animated him with realistic animal movements. So Godzilla is a nod to the original movie, but scarily realistic with the modern CGI animation.
Yuki Yamada proposed the idea of using Noriko as the key to locating Godzilla since, according to his interpretation, she possesses the monster's "cells"
When I saw this movie in theaters two days after it was released the atomic breath scene the first time the second time you see it in the city shook the concrete in the theater in the seats that's how powerful the sound quality was The sound design in this movie was phenomenal his footsteps shook the concrete in the theater every time he stepped anywhere his roar shook the walls of the theater it was awesome The storyline is a masterpiece with the humans in it this is what we want from the monster verse US version a good human storyline❤
17:16 most versions of Godzilla don't seem to eat anything, or at least they primarily "feed," by absorbing radiation. Or in some versions he starts as a normal prehistoric creature, then evolves into a larger, regenerating and atomic-breath firing monster due to an A-bomb or nuclear testing. The scene at Bikini Atoll with the nuclear bomb testing was to show that Godzilla absorbed the atomic radiation, evolved and grew bigger.
I saw in some websites explain about this detail:
walking and standing posture like human than dinosaur or any animal we know, because it represents for god entity, for nightmare about war. When you look the hand of hollywood godz and japan godz you will see this differrence
exactly it doesn't need to eat, it survives by absorbing radiation
💖This Godzilla Movie is The reboot from Original Japanese first film Gojira 1954.
💖Godzilla(Gojira) represents the horror of the nuclear explosion in Japan.
💖And... Godzilla is eating radiation ,That why he has Atomic Breath.😅
💖The Soundtrack is from Original Godzilla 1954 too.
Godzilla is a metaphor for the Nuclear Bomb, it kills anything and everything. And it’s metaphor for payback for Japan’s contribution to the war.
Absolutely, and the movie also depicts the nuclear weapon mutating Godzilla into what he became, a metaphor for war and weapons begetting destruction
日本に対してとかそういう小さい理由ではなく戦争そのものに対する報復です
島で自分のテリトリーで生活していたのに戦争で人間たちが島に基地を作り、彼を刺激した上に銃撃
さらに米軍の核実験にまで巻き込まれたのですから彼も戦争の被害者であり、人間たちのせいで生まれた怪物なのです
Godzilla wasn't angry at human, he's just hating us and Technology
definitely the best godzilla movie ever
It's more than that! This is a damn good movie! Period! You could take the human characters, write Godzilla out of the script and replace him with a natural disaster and this would still be a very good movie!
This is a DAMN GOOD movie that happens to have Godzilla in it!!
its a masterpiece indeed. but gvd is still the best godzilla film ever. this one was emotional and dark. but in gvd, while the humans in that movie were great, the center of the story was indeed godzilla, and he had the best arc in that movie out of all the godzilla films. because here godzilla is just basically an angry monster, and thats it.
彼女は優しくて涙もろい
Somebody asked me the other day what has been the best movie I have seen in theatres in the past year.
I simply said: "The best movie I saw in theatre recently, wasn't even from America."
I missed this when I watched, but at 34:53 you can see Gojira's eyes pop in their sockets as the pressure rapidly decreases on the ascent. This is part of what I love about this movie, the plan to kill him is so good and clearly has a significant effect, it just wasn't quite enough, plus it's based on plausible science and its relation to marine biology
Its a reference to GMK Godzilla as well..
This is the Best Godzilla Movie Ever but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't at least some of the other movies some are very good
The film's imagery speaks to the 2011earthquake and tsunami that destroyed coastal areas and badly damaged a nuclear reactor. The inflow and outflow of water caused by the tsunami was simulated by the effects of Godzilla's atomic blast. Japan was certainly experimenting with radical plane designs during the war, and since they were the last viable Nazi ally, I Germany supplied them with plans for the ME-262, if not other advanced (for the time) fighter planes. Callback: The scene with reporters giving the blow-by-blow of Godzilla's rampage from atop a building is similar to a scene in the original film in which reporters stationed on Tokyo Tower reported on that past Godzilla's actions right until the creature smashed the tower and sent them all to their doom.
I see you two noticed the mysterious thing on the girls neck at the end of the film. That is what is known as a G-Cell: A piece of Godzilla's DNA!
IT WAS THE NUCLEAR ☢️ BOMB 💣 THAT WENT OFF , THAT MADE HIM BIGGER
operation wadatsumi, wadatsumi means god of sea.
My favorite Godzilla movie next to Godzilla vs Destoroyah
Well I tell you how much I screamed at the end!!!!
Howdy. I'm glad you enjoyed this masterpiece. Godzillas' motivations can vary depending on the time period and individual film. In this one, he began as an aggressive dinosaur and was mutated by the radiation from nuclear tests in the Pacific post WW2. He becomes terribly misshapen, grows extremely large, but slow. He gains the atomic blast ability and his healing factor but is in terrible pain from his mutation. He will never forgive humanity for unleashing the horror of nuclear weapons. That's why he always looks so angry in this film. If you haven't already, there's a list of Godzilla films you should also watch. Starting with the original Godzilla from 1954 (either the Japanese or American edit is fine. Some say the Japanese is superior, but for an American audience, the US edit is better, easier to understand. ). Then King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962. The first colorized Godzilla film and the one that made it into the juggernaut that lasted this long. Then Mothra vs. Godzilla from 1963. Then skip ahead to Godzilla 1985 (The return of Godzilla being the Japanese version.) Its a soft reboot, ignoring all the other films, except the original. Depending on which version of the original you watch, you should stick with the same of G 1985. Then (some will say this is blasphemy, however its warranted to see all versions of Godzilla) see Godzilla from 1998. It's so different from everything else before. It deserves to be seen. Then watch Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (commonly known as GMK). Another soft reboot and some of the best suit-mation monsters ever done. Then watch Godzilla from 2014 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters from 2019, the first 2 G films from the new Monsterverse. Then finish off with Shin Godzilla. These are arguably the best/most important films in the series. There are several that have deeper meanings than just "lizard punch city," etc, and others that are pure schlock, but ALL of them have merit. Enjoy!!
The reason why Godzilla's skin turns white after being pulled up from the deep sea and exposed to the surface is thought to be due to the gas used during the fall and the nitrogen gas in the swim bladder used during the ascent (low water temperature at 1500 m deep). (Does it overlap?)
As the body cooled down rapidly, the atomic breath exploded inside Godzilla's body, and as a result, Godzilla's body was destroyed.
Although it is science fiction, it is a very realistic scientific expression.
The radioactive substance and radiation light emitted from the body are connected to the Cherenkov reaction, and the mystical interpretation of it as a so-called "祟り神＝Tatari-Gami" makes us feel the presence of the souls of the dead from the previous war. The volunteers who participated in the ``海神＝Wadatsumi'' operation were asked to give a salute.
It's a perfect ending.
Also, the sudden decompression from being brought up from such a depth was literally causing the pressures inside his body to nearly rupture his skin. Look at how his eyes are unnaturally bulging out from the same cause.
Talking smack about Godzilla’s weight and diet throughout the movie was wild. 😂 now we know why Godzilla was mad the entire time.
The Shinden airplane in the film was in the prototype stages at the end of the war, but didn't fly in real life as after the war Japan was forbidden to have any armed forces. The Japanese Self Defence Force was only formed in 1954 as the US wanted to focus more on the threat of the Soviet Union. Most of the elements in the film, the mine clearances, the Atom Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll, the effect that the US firebombing had had on the cities was all based on real life post war Japan.
I Watched this film 3 times in the cinema and it left me in tears every time. The fact that there seems to be a restriction on re-releasing this film after it's Oscar won due to an agreement with Legendary Pictures of not competing with the release of Godzilla X Kong is a travesty, as this is by far the superior movie. Still waiting for a UK streaming release or even a Blue Ray release.
Okay so Godzilla is pissed because he knows humanity is responsible for nuking him. When we see him in the beginning he only attacked when startled by the light and when they shot at him. Thats y koichi and tachibana were the only survivors.Initially it seems he had some sort of decent relationship with the odo island inhabitants he brought them fish that rose from the sea and they left him gifts (all info from the novel)
Godzilla is angry because they dropped a nuke on him and his underwater home. At least, that's the deal in older lore and I think it's implied to be the same thing here. In some versions, it's implied that he's in pain because of the mutation.
no
it's anger for no reason
japan after WW2 everything is 0: death, destruction, losing appear in everywhere. Godzilla was a metaphor for the threat of nuclear war, how destructive it is, without remorse, the fear of Japanese people
It appear and take them down to -1 (meaning more than worse)
34:22 her reactions this whole video been great🤣
"Shin" and "Minus One" are my new favorite Godzilla movies.
Where to watch?
The mark on her neck is an infection of g cells ( godzilla cells) it was confirmed by the director. Thanks to the infection she was able to survive fatal body damage with Godzillas DNA enhancing her healing.
Yes this Gozilla is an homage to the original and unrelenting force of nature that has no mercy for anything in its path destroying what he can as a metaphor for the danger of nuclear unchecked power.
Yes. I think it would be cool if you guys started watching the Legendary monsterverse films. You could start out with the Peter Jackson King Kong film before the monsterverse if your familiarity with King Kong isn't very well versed. 🤔 -OG
I think the brand on the neck is G-cell. We'll probably see Biollante or SpaceGodzilla in the sequel, although I liked the realistic tone, as far as possible, that the film approached.
Sorry for my English if I wasn't clear.
Is this movie out yet in America?!?
This is my favorite Godzilla movie. But I’d definitely recommend watching the original 1954 Gojira (not the American re-edit two years later). Yes, it’s 70 years old, but it’s still a powerful movie.
This is my favorite Godzilla film to date. I enjoy the American monsterverse versions from Legendary films from Godzilla 2014 to Godzilla x Kong.
My favorite of that monsterverse is Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The films after that are more King Kong centered than Godzilla. That's why I can't fully appreciate them as much. But that's just me. -OG
21:35 "It's angry about something"
That's the thing
It doesn't have a reason
Originally Godzilla was a metaphor for the threat of nuclear war, how destructive it is, without remorse, the fear the Japanese people had for a repeat of what happened to Nagasaki and Hiroshima
It's why this (and the original Godzilla movie from the 50s) is so perfect in capturing that, a "monster" that haunts our protagonist and destroys everything he holds dear, without reason
American Godzilla is more what happened later to Japanese Godzilla, where it was a "hero" and fought other monsters, but that was never the origin. I like the American Godzilla movies, but this is just a step above in every way imo
Those movies are just pure thrill rides
This is a movie that actually makes you think, that makes you feel things
The clowns in Hollywood need to learn from this
Yep! he definitely has a Belly of a God!...✌️❤️❤️!.
After World War II Japan hit rock bottom aka zero and now with Godzilla, Japan is now at Minus One. At least that is what I've been told, don't know if it's true.
Where can I watch this?
I understand the mark on the neck is a Godzilla cell. It's probably the reason why she survived the blast! It helped to heal her.
I've also heard that the tattoo on her neck is a symbol for Mothra. Perhaps Mothra will be featured in the next movie? -OG
You should definitely do a reaction to the original from 1954.
I'm pretty sure that the spot on her neck was a radiation burn, so it's likely a happy ending on the surface, but maybe not so much moving forward.
The director Takashi confirmed the spot on here neck were G cells she got infected somehow with Godzillas DNA during the sequence and those g cells help her survive the fatal body damage enhancing the healing process.
あきこ可愛い過ぎるよね？！
I like the foreshadowing in the movie. When all the deep sea fish 🐟 come to the surface too fast, their stomachs explode through their mouths because of the pressure.
They reasoned that Godzilla might similarly suffer the same fate with the pressure and planned accordingly. Very smart! -OG
-1 because when you have nothing left you are at zero .... then things get worse where are you?
I've never seen Nick curse in reactions, and then there's his girlfriend
: they are f*cked, they are f*cked
😂😂😂
She hit the nail on the head though lol
She dropped the F bomb half a dozen times in this reaction
@@TonyTigerTonyTiger yeah i just wrote this the first time she said it😅
21:31 He is angry at people for using nuclear weapons and irradiating him. Now he takes revenge and deliberately kills everything that belongs to people. According to the film's novelization, long ago, a tribe on Odo Island had a symbiotic relationship with Godzilla. Godzilla delivered fish to the island's inhabitants
This movie and Shin Godzilla are the best Godzilla movies that have been recently made. Watch Shin Godzilla next.
Shin Godzilla is also well worth seeing, as are... most of the Legendary Pictures Monsterverse movies.
(Just know that the latter are a mixed bag and the better ones are goofy as all get-out.)
The film is called Minus One because post World War II, Japan was back to ground zero. They lost everything, and they have to start back up again from zero.
Then Godzilla shows up and created more devastation. Which took them from Zero to Minus One!! Even further back. -OG
I was born in 1964 (not that that really has anything to do with anything), and I grew up with all the Godzilla movies and loved them all. the scariest one I ever saw at the theater was Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (a.k.a. Hedora). In the mid 1980's I served in the Navy and visited Japan a few times, and of course, knowing the history between the U.S. and Japan since WWII. and considering the relationship America has had with Japan since then, I was always struck with the Godzilla movies; how Japan used Godzilla as a metaphor for Atomic/Nuclear weapons at the beginning, and how Godzilla eventually became an ally with Man as he fought against other Kaiju (especially Hedora; as a metaphor for pollution) in later movies. and since the first ever Godzilla movie, Americans not only love the movie(s), but also cheer for Japan's victory against any kaiju that attacks them. Only those geniuses at ToHo could think of the idea of using such a destructive force as atomic weapons, and turn it into a "monster" for them to deal with!
And something else: this Godzilla's atomic breath was such an unexpected surprise! not just his breath melting whatever he uses it against, but CAUSING an atomic explosion with it himself! Fantastically done!
And in this particular story, I love how the failed Kamikaze pilot was able to regain his honor in a selfless act, and live to take care of the two girls that he came to love.
Quỳn: "What do you need?"
Godzilla: *VENGEANCE!*.
I love and adore this movie,a solid 10/10,despite being only my second favorite,the only note I have is the lack of addressing the nuclear weapon metaphor Godzilla represents,and,sure,you could make the argument it's been addressed in so many installments since its inception in 1954,but you cannot deprive of it a movie that is trying to bring back the character to its roots,that metaphor is the core of the Godzilla. Yeah,you have the Operation Crossroads sequence that shows the atomic bomb striking and mutating him,but that's it,and,thanks to all the reactions popping out,I'm realizing most people don't even pick up on that.
Godzilla does what he does because he's angry at humanity for turning him into this freak,a creature constantly in pain,so big he barely walks,he's not even that good and fast at swimming,so he lashes out at humans and everything artificial in search of revenge.
In that powerful scene of him standing in front of the mushroom cloud,you can see him almost in shock at first,being that the first time he shoots the atomic breath on land,and he realizes right there and then he recreated the very thing that mutated him.
So,the Minus One in the title means that,after WWII,Japan was on ground zero,but then Godzilla comes and plummets the country into the minus. As for the black stain on Noriko's neck,the director confirmed it's a Godzilla cell,and we fans speculate it saved her,making her regenerate,but we don't know anything else about it for certain,same thing for an eventual sequel,not yet at least
When it comes to the big green lizard there are dozens of stories out there. Prior to this movie, I would rate Godzilla2000 as my favorite overall creatures feature flick. The Matthew Broderick film had a decent story but a horrible Godzilla, so if you were only interested in reviewing a Godzilla film for the story then that film is a possible watch.
On the other hand, there are the more comedic films of the80' s where the green guy would team up with another giant charter to fight another group of bad monsters. Ask portrayed by men in suits. Very campy, and u think that was the point
The90' s Godzilla was portrayed as a much bigger and meaner monster.
Wherever you decide to watch, I'm sure there is an audience for it.
Why do you think killing was the what hw wanted? He walked by the reporters.If he wanted too he could of ate them.If yo watch when he stepped on the people he was like wtf am I standing on
Unfortunately, the 20mm would have probably done a lot to the non mutated dinosaur Godzilla. So sadly yes he could have prevented their deaths
0:09 What you said and what's written here seems unrelated, lol.
It’s a spelling assist 😁
How are you watching this? Please respond?
Oh you have to watch the original now its every bit as dark, somber and almost as emotional as this one' you must watch Godzilla (1954) it is wild.
After you watch that one then will talk about the sequels and tie in films' I'm sure you will enjoy those ones too, but first things first watch the original As soon as you can.
Also did you know that this is also the year of the dragon' just saying.
Hi can you guys watch (let me in 2010) its really good movie 😂🤣 but it's horror
I still suggest you guys watch Avatar: The Last Airbender on your own. You won't regret it.
We plan to!
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Nick, you were asking about Godzilla's motivation or source of anger. In a sense, the monster is a metaphor for war. When Japanese are asked today whether they hate the Americans for dropping two atomic bombs on Japan, the Japanese people generally say they understand they weren't blameless in the war either. The monster is a haunt of war, a kind of physical representation of a nation's guilt or guilty feelings over their loss and their own culpability, a reminder of the horror and devastation of war. It has no real back story beyond perhaps being the result of radiation mutating it into a furious killing machine.
but 1954 original still the best
No i don't think that the 20mm cannon would be have killed the island Godzilla.
I think he already had the regeneration cells. And thats how he survived the later Atomic bomb tests that caused his size mutations.
They tend to end most Godzilla films with a ending that suggests a continuation its more of a subject for discussion.
We never got a sequel to Shin Godzilla and that had the humanoids on his tail . So not expecting a sequel
So, how are you two watching this?
@@AyAy008 Ty
Godzilla eats whales and other Kaiju.