Celebrating Men - Godzilla Minus One 

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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.

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.

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.

Godzilla minus 1 simply does what modern Hollywood doesn’t.

"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.

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

When Japan made a far better movie with just $15 million than Disney with two $200 million blockbuster bombs in the same month.

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

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.

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.

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.

Hail to the King of all Kaiju, Monsters & Titans & all those who have been bringing him to life since 1954. Gojira Forever!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Saw it yesterday. Going again this week. It was too good. Some of the reviewers said it dragged in the second half. They lied.

This movie deserves to be seen on a big screen.

Clever... using Godzilla stomping at the end instead of the AT you normally use.

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.

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!

Godzilla is one of those movie characters that is just fundamentally cool. So to see him in a good story….. *chef’s kiss*

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

Japan, never change, for the love of God never change

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.

I love that Japan saw our "friendly monster" version of Godzilla and was like "step aside, let me show you how Godzilla is done"

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!

Saw this movie last night. it's such a great breath of fresh air.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Godzilla minus one to Hollywood - "You are not brave, Men are brave"

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 wouldn't mind seeing a Star Wars movie in Japanese with all Japanese actors, written and directed by this films director.

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.

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.

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.

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).

If Hollyweird made this movie the female lead would have been the one to save the day

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.

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.

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 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❤

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.

Took both my boys to see it and we all loved it! It was a really fun watch! Good old school monster movie!!!

Nothing like another Robot head video! Never gets old! :D

This movie felt like a real life Anime. I loved all of the characters, especially the boat crew.

The human element was so good that for the first time I was hoping Godzilla would die

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...

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.

And it actually has an example of an actual good mother. A portrayal of a real "family."

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 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.

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.

The acting, music, vfx, and story comes together in a neatly wrapped Godzilla size package, just in time for the holidays. Loved every minute of it!!

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.

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.

You say celebrating men...but Noriko was the GOAT MVP

I'm tired of Hollywood crap. This looks promising.

Hollywood would have definitely made a woman come up with the plan at the end of the movie.

The actors should be nominated for many awards. The director had a solid script and delivered a strong character driven movie.

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.

I've seen this film, and I can confirm it's outstanding and did made me cry

Best movie this year. Godzilla nuked hollywood

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

I’ll take any form of Godzilla and have a good time, yes even 98

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

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

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.

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.

This got my ass to the theater. The musical score was great 👍

I cried at the end! I don't think i have ever done that in a theater. Truly amazing!

The moment Koichi decides to become a problem for Godzilla resonates with me. Felt that as a man.

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.

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.

As a life long Godzilla fan, I'm so happy to see this film getting the love that it deserves !

I love the salt 🧂 from the people mad that Minus One is making money over their woke garbage.

As a father with a three year old daughter when that little girl cried, it broke me. Man tears flowed

It’s About a man being the leader he knows he could be 😂 So happy to see a movie with actual storytelling.

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 barely paid attention to this movie but you sold me, I'll check it out during the holidays

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 shall nickname this movie as, "Godzilla Minus Hollywood."

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 saw this fine film for a second time today. It’s playing at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on IMAX. I’m going to see if I can see it a third time there.🕺😎

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.

Finally, a movie I absolutely want to see at the cinema, and it's not playing near me. Figures.

I know this will likely be lost in an endless sea but just throwing this out there. I loved this movie my fav of the year. But for those who arent familiar with the franchise dont fall for the trap of " monsters depected with emtoion" as being bad. One thing that makes toho kaiju stick out and remain beloved by fans is their uniqueness and personality. Many characters in their own right.

I love your enthusiasm and thoughts . Godzilla minus one is the one movie I am pumped to experience. The sooner I see it the sooner I can appreciate a piece of art made by a actual fan and made for the fans.

Everyone said it was amazing, so I went in with high expectations. Was still blown away.

Watched yesterday! Best Godzilla film in a very long time! Fookin quality……. 🎉

Looking forward to watching it again when it’s available to rent. I wanna help fund a sequel