Shin Godzilla - MOVIE REACTION!! 

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Everything about this film works

I think he was supposed to have 8 forms

So terrifying

yup, still so big enough

Possibility of growing wings and flying

Shit would be like tyrants from Resident Evil but on steroids

That just seems excessive

@@itsjustsilver8172yes it is…which is completely in line for the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion

@@courtlandbrown4787 Also after Shin Toho made Void Ghidorah who is a 4D being of pure energy living outside of the universe and the Godzilla Ultima who is a super deity that lives outside of the universe and just projects his avatar into the universe while slowly collapsing it. So it's not even that out there for the Godzilla franchise.

@@jankieek8218 I think the odd part isn't so much how powerful it is, but the way in which its power is presented to us. It isn't in a regular dragon ball/comic book fashion, where he's simply capable of blowing up planets and that's it; suffering and body horror (his body slowly consuming everything) is specifically pointed out to be a feature, and it is something the creature itself cannot control or stop. Shin Godzilla is doomed to an eternal existence of suffering. That, to me, is the dead giveaway that Hideaki Anno was behind the concept for this version.

@@jankieek8218 Godzilla Ultima is such a terrifying being. The fact he exists in all plains of existence including possibly other peoples imaginations is terrifying.

I just loved it! ... "oh, nevermind." Died laughing!

The only time this guy wasn’t annoying 😂

I laughed, thinking "that's not how understanding a foreign language works... especially Japanese." lol

Yes same here

​@@swordmonkey6635Yeah that's the joke.

man I really hope that they make a sequel but we all know that sequels most of the times aren't as great and sometimes ruins the prequel

The scariest part about that? Every part of him that splits off will adapt differently in response to different threats.

Nah, all those are turning into mini Gojiras, it's how the movie ends in a cliffhanger without intending to have a sequel!

@@cereal4694 The director knows how to make good sequels... the problem is that he just decided to finally finish his magnus opus... Neon Genesis Evangelion

@@reachthezora1912and get on with expanding his Shin universe with Ultraman and Kamen Rider

Not even in a roaring pose. Literally just standing there chilling.

@@ShadowDemon_4I believe its supposed to be the pose Jr is in at the end of Destoroyah

​@@rogeliorocha7221 Yes! I couldnt remember which movie but it immediately reminded me of that as well with the lighting and the pose!

Yes it is. They even share some of the soundtracks.

the song that played when the task force is assembling at the start is a song from NGE

@@Commander_Shepard. there we go! And you made me notice my typo so we'll fix that now! Haha

Yep, some of the unused concept arts for Shin were even used in the final evangelion movie, which, if i remember correctly, some of them even include Godzilla shedding his dinosaur-like skin and transforming into a seemingly perfect humanoid being deemed to eventually bring judgment upon humanity, possibly for crimes mostly involving the destruction of mother nature. The tiny godzilla things on its tails were then supposedly meant to be its "angels".

You can see tons of Evangelion references, including the soundtrack. And yes, it was Hideaki Anno

Minus One is so good. I really hope the guys watch it as well

So say we all.

I just really wish it would drop on streaming 😔

this one is so much better than Minus One

Godzilla can mean different things to different people. And there’s so many different designs of him. His movies are separated by Japanese emperor eras. It’s really up to the viewer on what they prefer. For me, I think Gojira 1954 and Minus One 2023 are the two greatest Godzilla movies ever made. I think 2023 takes the cake as it’s basically a modern reboot of 1954. But my favorite might be MV because I find it to be more fun and even silly. I currently own two Godzilla toys. One is G89 by Art Spirits. The other is Hiya G21 V2. I was NOT a fan of MV Godzilla’s design early on but it grew on me and I now rank it 1st or 2nd for best Godzilla designs ever. While I probably rank G23 about 3rd. When I first saw Godzilla vs. Kong on my phone about 3 years ago, I didn’t watch it for the humans. I only wanted to watch Godzilla and Kong beat the living shit out of each other! It did not disappoint. I’m excited for GxK so I can watch more giant lizards and apes kick each other’s ass! 😂 So I finally came around to watching the final three episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and it definitely ended on a high note. *Mari* *Yamamoto* as *Keiko* *Randa* killed it in the last episode. A very realistic and emotional reaction finding out how 56 years had just passed and not 57 days. Monarch finally improved the human element from MonsterVerse. The part with Godzilla didn’t feel necessary. It was almost randomly added onto it so we can see the Big G kick ass. The strongest parts came from the emotional reunion between families. My Top 3 Best Godzilla Movies 1. Godzilla Minus One (2023) 2. Godzilla/Gojira (1954) 3. Godzilla (2014) Honorable mention Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) My Top 3 Favorite Godzilla Movies 1. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) 2. Godzilla Minus One (2023) 3. Godzilla (2014) My Top 3 Best Godzilla Designs 1. 2019/2021 2. 1989/1991 3. 2023 My Top 3 Favorite Godzilla Designs 1. 2019/2021 2. 1989/1991 3. 2023 My Top 3 Favorite Godzillas Overall 1. 2021 2. 1989 3. 2023 Take note that I’m no Godzilla/kaiju expert. Looking back at my childhood, I think I knew Godzilla and King Kong before I saw King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) circa 1987-1988 on TV. I probably knew them both when I was about 5 or 6 circa 1986. I’ve only seen 9 Godzilla movies in my entire life out of the 38 G movies and 33 live action ones. I’ve seen parts of Godzilla vs. Biollante and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) but not all of it. I’ve read good things about Shin Godzilla (2016). I would rank them like this among my favorites and not best…. 1. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) 2. Godzilla Minus One (2023) 3. Godzilla (2014) 4. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) 5. Godzilla (1954) 6. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 7. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) 8. Godzilla (1998) 9. Godzilla Raids Again (1955) I don’t consider Godzilla vs. Kong to be a good film at all. It’s not. And it feels more like a Kong movie with Godzilla used as a plot device. That’s fine with me because I love both characters. But movies like that are more my cup of tea. It’s basically a modern remake of the 1962 film and it delivered at least in spectacle and awe. Can’t wait for my Art Spirits Hyper Solid Series Kong to arrive tomorrow. While I enjoyed Minus One and I’ll probably watch Minus One Minus Color either today or tomorrow, I’m not dying to rewatch it because it’s a bit depressing. It lacks the fun that the Showa ones had. It works better as a film than a dumb popcorn flick but I prefer the dumb ones for monster movies like this. Like GxK in two months is right up my alley. For me, it’s F the human characters because the only things I desire to see in kaiju movies like this are titans cracking skulls. They’re like MCU with mostly alpha males with their penis wagging and CGI WWE wrestling. Minus One makes a great double feature with Oppenheimer. We get to see the Japanese POV after the atomic bombs dropped on them. There are men who say they buy Playboy magazines to read the articles. I come to watch kaiju movies to watch them clobber each other.

it's THE best soundtrack

You can say it as many times as you feel the need as far as I'm concerned.

-1.0 Resolution is pretty close but yes, Who Will Know? hits different.

I think in this situation, it would mean god, but could also mean new, but yea, such a badass version of Godzilla

I think I’ve heard from other podcasts (not saying it’s automatically fact) that “Shin” it was intended as “New” since this was a new iteration of Godzilla, or that it was constantly evolving into a “New” form. I actually didn’t know it also meant “God” which is cool, though I doubt the filmmakers went for “God Godzilla”

It definitely means "new" in this case. It is part of a imaginary of tokusatsu series. There is also a Shin Ultraman and a Shin Kamen Rider.

Add to the above words. 深(Deep,Abyss) 芯(Core) 進(Evolution) 審(Judgment) These are also pronounced ''Shin''. The Japanese language has many homonyms, so kanji are used to distinguish meaning. However, in the case of ''shin godzilla'', the word ''シン(shin)'' is written in katakana to make it ambiguous. This is done intentionally by the producer to give Japanese viewers a sense of compound meaning. And since everyone has their own interpretation of 'shin', there is no problem with putting the English 'sin' there.

@@wadepsilon01 Interesting, thanks for this.

It's the natural progression after Oppenheimer.

I haven't gotten to see that yet, and it's hard to look shit up without spoilers - please let me know just one thing, is it the remake of the original that it seems to be? 'Cause I hope it is, but I won't turn it down if I'm wrong.

⁠​⁠@@Geth-Who I wouldn’t exactly call Godzilla Minus One a remake, and I wouldn’t say it’s trying to be one, but it absolutely knows and honors Toho’s past with the franchise, and it’s probably closer to the original film than any others, in a lot of ways. There are a lot of homages in it. There’s also a lot of things that are just core to what Godzilla is about that you will recognize. True fans of the franchise will be absolutely thrilled seeing it for the first time. This isn’t some Hollywood film that wears a beloved IP as a skin suit to make a half-assed remake/reimagining/deconstruction/subversion to try and trick audiences with memberberries to part them with their hard-earned money and score some DEI points with the activist bankers. This is a Japanese studio simply adding another great film to its beloved franchise in a way that enhances and strengthens the IP. Godzilla Minus One is (the start of?) a new continuity, starting in the year 1945. It requires no knowledge of prior Godzilla films to understand and enjoy. But I do think knowing the franchise well will make for an even better time. It would also help to know the absolute basics of WW2 where Japan is concerned, but it’s easy to pick up on everything anyway in the story. There isn’t a ton of dialogue, a lot is told through visuals and the performances. I think it could have been a silent film and still be brilliant, especially with the amazing score playing over the near flawless cinematography. I watched it nine times in theater, by the way, the last two times in black and white. It’s a masterpiece.

Yo, I'd become a 100 dollar Patreon if Blind Wave reacted to the Miyazaki movies lol

I would hope so!!!!!!!!

Yes yes yes yes yes pleass

Undoubtedly they will react to it, maybe not right when it releases, but they will watch it at some point. Unless Aaron turns evil and destroys the world, but I estimate a 70-30 chance against that happening, as long as Eric wins.

​@@cl4-tpgamingAaron would give up as soon as the first ballistic needle is shown, so it will be a short battle. Eric will stand victorious in the wind with his Greek pantheon beard in profile. Only for Calvin to sneak up attempting to shiv him with his knife, that grinch like grin plastered on his face. Luckily Rick shows up from a red mist gives Calvin a swift kick to his ankle and he crumbles to the ground defeated utterly. Such is the epic tale of the Blind Wave Skirmish.

​@@bazanime 👏👏 That was beautiful.

Holy shit that's honestly a beautiful take from the ending...thank you for sharing, I never had thought of this before!

For me it's more like... Gojira was evolving into more dangerous and destructive forms so his final form was "humans".

"If Godzilla is defeated by committee, he will become a committee."

@@_Gato.Negro_best part is that multiple interpretations can be true simultaneously

Ya, it's googly eyes cracked me up .

It went with the idea of it being an ancient fish, it started as "primitive" in form. I also saw it as a meta reference to how Godzilla evolved from dude in a rubber suit all the way to now cgi.

Zero thought behind those eyes made him scarier

Yep, it's fish eyes because that is how it began. The scientist dove overboard and merged with the marine life creating Godzilla.

I liked that it was just following the basic driving force of every living thing: to live. It wasn't attacking in retaliation for the nuclear waste, it just evolved that way to SURVIVE the nuclear waste, then to survive being bombed, etc. There was no intent behind it, good or bad.

also after hearing how Aaron gets very antsy about seeing godzilla on screen, i was excited to see him find out how this movie especially handles godzilla screentime lol!!

I don't think Shin Gundam would work because most Gundam works are already long, brutal, and dark looks at themselves

@@ravenfrancis1476 Actually! So was Shin Ultraman. It was long, brutal, and dark; but it was optimistic since dangerous phenomenons can resolved diplomatically nor use absolute brute force. It's placed huge emphasis on communication and why it's a foundation for the Power of Friendships, even with harsh dialogue and clash of personalities. This what Shin Gundam should explore further through.

They're called Xiliens if I'm not mistaken lol

Godzilla movies are often found in the horror section but I have never been able to place these movies in the genre. Shin is the closest to a horror movie that they have gotten. Maybe that's why it's my favorite Godzilla movie...?

I'd argue for the original @@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

Godzilla Minus One is a masterpiece. I have very good things to say about both Godzilla breaths, and I'll leave it at that if you've managed to avoid spoilers.

54 would be great to watch before the whole heisei series