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Did you ever think you would cry watching a Godzilla movie? I suppose the cutest child actor that can cry on cue helps. I'm 51 and this may be the best movie I have ever seen
The director indicated that they filmed the little girl crying when she was in the mood to cry, and edited those incidents into the scenes at appropriate times.
As a GWoT (Global War on Terrorism) veteran, I can testify that Shikishima's PTSD and Survivor's Guilt is super-realistic. Nightmares, tremors, and hallucinations are a very real thing for many returning Veterans. It takes YEARS of therapy and help to recover from War. I hate War. I hope I am never forced to kill again.
Thank you for your service. There are those of us who are working towards a day where war, battles and conflict will be a thing of the past. Humanity is 1 Human Being. 🙂
Unfortunately war is a part of human nature and until everyone on Earth comes together then there will always be a dictator, warlord who wants to make war in order to gain more power or some rich asshole who thinks that the are entitled to everything and yes there are always leaders like that.
You can see the burns around his head and face after he uses it, which have to heal before he can use his "heat ray" again. In fact his whole hide is charred from the A-bomb blast, like it the 1954 movie. Godz is probably in constant pain, which fuels his rage and hatred toward the humans who did this to him.
I was so pissed when I heard him say that. Then again...Shikishima's character arch is trying to just stay alive by dodging the bullets of unexpected responsibility.
Koichi saying that was understandable, but saying it to a child that young and impressionable was inexcusable. I can empathize with both his sentiment and that of his friends.
What a year to be a Godzilla fan. Two movies within a year that are drastically different and good in their own right. When I saw this in the theater, the audience clapped when it was over. That is a rarity now a days.
Thing is this was totally old school pre internet. Like in the US a LOT of this movie was passed around through word of mouth and more and more people saw it and it was REAL good even on the budget it had unlike how most modern movies are made. Goes to show how good something can be if there's just heart behind its creation
I saw this in theaters in B&W on the last day of showing, knew absolutely nothing going in... To say the least it is by far the best monster movie I've ever seen. The main theme of self hatred and survivors guilt is done so well, and godzilla looks absolutely incredible
The producers scaled Godzilla smaller than the recent American Monsterverse movies, because they wanted it able to recognize and interact with humans on a more personal level. You can tell this Godzilla isn't just crushing humans as a side effect of it moving around. It's deliberately seeking them out to kill them.
I saw this in theaters with my dad. I came to watch a movie about godzilla. What I got was a touching movie about the trauma of war and people coming together through tragedy in post-WW2 Japan that also happens to have Gozilla in it. This movie had the least amount of Godzilla in it of any Godzilla movie and somehow they made it one of the best in the franchise. I swear I almost cried twice in that theater.
@LocustWarlord it wasn't eligible for Best International Film, it wasn't released in Japan within the eligibility window. Oddly, it will be eligible for this category next year.
The audience in the theater cheered and applauded when Noriko turned out to be alive. But the marking on her neck indicated she somehow has Godzilla DNA. It explained how she survived the nuclear blast by Godzilla. Love this movie. This and Shin Godzilla are my favorites. Godzilla finally won an Oscar for Minus One. 🎉
I thought that too. It could be that Godzillas cells may have gotten stuck in her since the atomic breath burns Godzilla when he fires it. Since he was hit by the shockwave first, small pieces must have been pulled off of him and flew in the direction of Noriko. Just my theory.
My theory is that Noriko is probably trapped in the crumble for days until she's found, she got nothing to eat and she has no other way than eating the Godzilla's cell fell over on the ground
My favorite fun fact about this movie is that when the director (Yamazaki) went to the oscars he met steven spielberg and with a rough translation he said "it was like i met god" they then talked for awhile with spielberg saying he saw minus one 3 times in theaters and he absolutey loved the film then yamazaki said that the boat scene was a homage to jaws since he loved that movie then to top it all off Yamazaki gave spielberg the minus one godzilla figure he had been carrying during the entire time
Yeah! Yamazaki has made his name with this one! Steven Spielberg AND George Lucas were inspired by Akira Kurosawa. So this is a direct feedback loop of INSPIRATION!
I’m a huge Godzilla fan… and this movie is not only one of the best Godzilla movies I’ve ever seen (if not the best)… it is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Easily top 10. Masterclass of story telling!
I watched this Movie alone and also by accident... Not a fan for foreign movie so to speak but man... I was caught off guard. Everything was insanely emotional... Is like pulling out and pushed in my emotions like a roller coaster...damn it. The human connections, the PTSD aspect which I can really relate with I mean includes other each and everything about it.. stellar! Shame in Hollywood movies seriously.... This is by far the best monster movie of the century to me. I mean way much more brilliant than any western movie of this genre.... Wow wow wow... I watched it for 3 times already after the first time a day ago!! I just can't get over it.... Just can't!
Been watching Godzilla movies for over 40 years. This is easiest the best Godzilla movie I’ve seen. I’m not sure I can’t say it’s my favorite because of the memories of my brother and father that have passed and the nostalgia of watching movies with them but I can say this is objectively a far better movie than those.
You're the first reactors to realize it was fish with their innards (air bladder, etc) coming out of their mouth due to the reduced pressure. The Shinden fighter was a real prototype. The black rain is a real symptom of a nuclear blast, but it's speculated the growth on Noriko's neck was from Godzilla DNA.
The director, Mr Yamazaki said that black thing on her neck was that she was infected by the Godzilla regenerating cells. That is the only reason she survived that blast. She regenerated.Thus setting up the sequel to this movie.
This movie truly blew me away when I saw it in theatres. Undoubtedly, it is the Best Godzilla Movie I have ever seen, and it blew my mind knowing the budget of this movie was $15 million; compared to big-budget blockbusters today, that's incredibly small for such an incredibly good-looking movie. Yet, the visuals, writing, acting and cinematography are absolutely masterful. Everyone who worked on this masterpiece 100% deserved the awards it received. I love how the movie tied into the grim and horrific aftermath of WW2, plus the fallout of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Godzilla is an allegory for the consequences of tampering with nature with atomic warfare, and seeing how this film made you care for the characters and story was truly powerful.
got a few to say to the actors thank you for giving me real emotions all of you made this so real to the creators you made a magnificent movie with layers an absolute masterpiece
Just 10/10 best godzilla story so far for me . The storyline , his journey from self hatred to finally fighting the demon in himself by the help of the girl and akiko , i gotta admit i tear up a couple of time in this movie . Also one thing that i like is how they portray the mass weight of Godzilla , like you can see when he step on the street of Ginza it make a crater , you feel his weight which is some of us didnt see the small detail . Even Monsterverse doesnt show that kind of attention of detail . If i'm wrong please correct me but this is just my own small opinion . Also this movie got the director to win the Oscar .
The main character, Shikishima, is played by Ryunosuke Kamiki. He is the voice of Taki in the animated film Your Name. As a side note, Mone Kamishiraishi, who is in charge of Your Name “Mitsuha”, is playing the main character Sen in the play ``Spirited Away'' currently being performed in London. Finally, Mr. Kamiki made his debut as a voice actor at the age of 7, playing the role of the giant Bo baby in Spirited Away. Howl's disciple Markl also provided the voice in Howl's Moving Castle.
THIS WAS THE BEST GODZILLA 🐲 FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN, THE ACTING WAS GREAT AS WELL AS THE STORY AND THE SOUNDTRACK WAS INCREDIBLE THE MOVIE IS A MASTERPIECE INDEED I'VE SEEN IT THREE TIMES AT THE THEATER NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR THIS FILM SO THANK YOU TOHO AND JAPAN 🎉🎉🎉
1. First G movie where you actually cared about the humans instead of just waiting for more monster. 2. My theory on her neck: since she would most definitely have died from that, and since the mark on her neck was moving, I think that somehow part of Godzillas regenerative power was transferred to her and that’s how she was able to survive. I guess we’ll see!
I'm so excited to see people starting to react to this. I saw it in the theater four times. I tell people who haven't seen it that it's a serious post-World War II drama about overcoming survivors guilt and recovering as a nation. And, it also happens involve Godzilla. A crazy combination but it really works in this film.
The best scenes of any godzilla movie came from this one. 1- The speech given the night before fighting. 2- Everything going silent in last fight. 3- and finding out he survived.
For those that may not know, Godzilla has always had a healing ability. The older movies didnt have the technology we do now to properly show it, but they make it a point to mention that his regeneration is a problem. From attacking his nervous system, to electrocution and the Oxygen Destroyer, theres always a plan to try and take him down with science rather than conventional weapons.
G's regenerative ability comes and goes depending on which incarnation you specify, but we've never seen him heal on screen this fast before. Reminds me of Orga from Godzilla 2000, although that monster stole his regeneration from the G-Man.
This movie blew me away in theaters too And to think this was made in under 15 million dollars is the cherry on top (some reports say it’s probably between 10 - 13 million) You don’t need hundreds of millions of dollars to make a fantastic movie
There were a lot of emotional scenes throughout the movie. You can understand and feel the pain, sadness, loneliness, loss, failure, fear, helplessness and hopelessness that Shkishima is going through. Btw the name of the track that plays most of the painful scene is titled "Pain". Listen to it. A very simple tune that changes tone/pitch to express all the negative emotions. I never thought I would get emotional in a Godzilla movie. It was sad and painful to watch Shikishima trying hard to pull his life together, but only to have the darkness symbolized by Godzilla to pull him back into the evil black hole. It was also tragically hard to see Akiko losing two moms in her short life.
Great reaction you two!!! Look I have been a Godzilla fan for over 40 years, an I can tell you this is probably my favorite movie, Legendary or Toho ever made. The way they stay to his origins in this, the way they portray the main charactors PTSD...and not to mention, the way they did the Heat Ray in this movie were simply amazing. It was sooooo well done!! I saw this live in theaters THREE TIMES!! Once in Imaz, once in Dolby and when they released the Black and White version...I went again! The B&W version was HAUNTING!!! I cant wait for them to release this on Blueray with that version!!! 🤣
I’m with you on being kinda Star struck by Godzilla I usually don’t like movies where he’s the bad guy but this movie is special a beautiful story of found family and recovering from trauma and plenty of giant monster action
As a long time Godzilla fan, I am always happy to see other ppl enjoy a Godzilla movie. Just want to clarify two things (hope that didn’t sound mean, not my intention, I love hearing your theories). The last scene was Godzilla regenerating, hinting his return and a sequal. And the black veins, the director, I heard, clarified it’s Godzilla cells she’s “infected” with. That’s the best word I can describe it. But yeah I enjoyed seeing your rollercoaster of emotions on a Godzilla movie
There are two theories regarding the black mark on Noriko's neck. One is that it's a form of radiation burn. The second theory, which I think the director has hinted at, is that Noriko came into contact with G cells (Godzilla cells). My guess the G cells from Godzilla's skin got into one of Noriko's injuries and helped her to heal. What this means for her in the future, if Toho decides to make a sequel, may have serious implications. A little bit of Godzilla history, the concept of G cells are explored during the Heisei period of Godzilla movies (1984 to 1995). They start with the Return of Godzilla and end with Godzilla vs Destroyah. I highly recommended those movies and the original 1954 Gojira (Godzilla); the Japanese cut of the movie.
Heisei is a must see, however Return of Goji and vs Biollante is a bit slow and worse than the rest of the series. But, from vs. King Ghidorah onwards everything's going uphill. vs. Destoroyah is just perfect.
It's already confirmed that a sequel is being developed. The director has stated that there will be another monster in the movie. Which monster? He said its a classic Toho space monster, so it could be one of three monsters: King Ghidorah, Gigan, or Hedorah. I didn't list Mechagodzilla because it hasn't been an alien machine since the 1970s, and I didn't list Spacegodzilla because its a more recent opponent. The infection by the G-Cell is definitely setting her up for something, maybe she'll become Biollante in the future? This gives them a story to work with if she's not a monster in the next film; Godzilla fights the alien while the girl tries to figure out what's going on with herself.
I grew up watching Godzilla films in the 70s as part of the Creature Double Feature on TV on Saturday afternoons. This is without a doubt the best Godzilla film I've ever watched. I was lucky enough to catch it 3 times in the theater, including once in IMAX and once in black & white during its final week, as Godzilla -1/-C.
I saw this twice in Tokyo and once in the US. Caught the Minus Color version in Tokyo the second time. People literally crying in the theater. It was amazing.
Exactly!! Black Rain and Mushroom Clouds. They didn't even mention the black shadows on the walls or the stacks of bones. The effect of WW2 on the Soul of the Japanese won't leave them. Godzilla, to them, is paying for their Sins of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere ( "The Japanese Empire"). Horrible crimes will be met with a horrible punishment. "Godzilla" means a lot to both the Japanese, the entirety of SE Asia, and the Americans.
@@Ultra_Fine_Point That is so, but IMO it was very smart of the producers to reduce the emphasis on The Bomb, and give greater story weight to the universal cost of war. That helps it resonate with a broader audience outside Japan.
Best visual effects?? Definitely not for Godzilla... I could reproduce the same effect in my bedroom with a phone, a toy dinosaur and a free editing software... all for 0 dollar budget LMAO
Awesome reaction. When he pulls the lever at the front of the plane at the end when he files it into Godzilla's mouth, that's the bomb lever the engineer told him he needed to arm, not a ejection lever. The ejection lever/mechanism is at the back of the pilot seat. You can see the head engineer points to it when he instructs him on the plane in the hangar. The director does a great job not showing the actual ejection being activated at the end of the movie.
I accidentally saw it in b&w. Didn't notice when I bought the ticket. I was sitting there and slowly coming to the realization. I absolutely loved it. It felt even darker and made you focus more on the plot. ❤
I saw this movie 2 days after it was at our theater worth every penny that day the concrete in the theater was shaking because of Godzilla's footsteps and is heat ray awesome❤ This movie is a platinum titanium gold masterpiece 🤩 best Godzilla movie everything we've gotten through the 70 years that Godzilla's existed planet❤ I was not expecting this to be that good of a movie even better than shin Godzilla toho the company that made Godzilla possible you guys should be proud ladies❤ The special effects look awesome for how much this movie was made with budget of 10 to 12 million Godzilla phenomenal in this movie
I absolutely adore your guys big reactions to the scenes in this movie. Pretty much mirrored me in the theater. I straight up cried when they showed his girl survived.
A lot of reactors failed to know what a kamikaze pilot is. Koichi should have died in the war, and that is why he had survival guilt. Therefore, Godzilla didn't need to happen for it to be a phenomenal film, but I am glad that the kaiju is in it.
The actors really sold this movie, I loved the characters in the film way more than a lot of other Godzilla films. And Godzilla is the scariest movie monster in this movie more than others, I really would love to see you check out the 1954 movie
I feel this was not only a redemption story for the human characters, but a redemption story for all of Japan coming out of WWII. So much death, so many atrocities, and here they have a chance to set things right and embrace life instead of death. Such an incredibly well-done film. And it cost less than $15 million to make . . . while Hollywood spends $250 million on movies that have crap stories and crap CGI.
This movie should have gotten way more Oscars, but Hollywood can't celebrate nationalism and masculinity. But perhaps the biggest sin is people getting together and a problem outside of government. This movie is a gem. The omages to JP and Jaws are brilliant ❤
Libertarian ideals are not welcome in Government or the Media. Try to start an independent party in your area and see JUST how badly they will come after you.
During the war, my father was part of the development team for the Shinden fighter plane in the movie. This is a film that makes me happy because it seems to shed light on the work that my father did.
Nuclear non-proliferation has been a hot topic for YEARS. Glad to see it back on the table. James Cameron, Hideki Anno, and Hideo Kojima have been talking about this for over half a century (50+ years). As a former US Military officer, I, as well, believe that we must cooperate and communicate with each other, on the national leadership-level, and end the scourge of nuclear weaponry. My parents grew up during the "Cold War". Scary shit.
An announcer mentioned shards of Godzilla were picked up following the blast in the Ginza. I've heard that His healing factor can repair damage on humans as well . Which could lead to him being important to cures in the future. As a story mcguffin.
The director was saying, at the end you can see the mark on her neck form, she has G-Cells that are inside Godzilla's atomic breath, they spread in the giant explosion, that's more or less how she was able to survive but dude, the scene where he screams and it starts raining is SO FIRE i only noticed it watching this reaction, you can see him eject its just very very fast.
First off, I just discovered your channel on here recently and binged watch a bunch of your videos and u guys are so cute together! Very enjoyable and entertaining. ❤ Secondly, I watched this in theaters with my buddy (the black and white version) second time for him first time for me and I was mind blown by how amazing this film was, one of if not THE best Godzilla film I’ve ever seen. Surprisingly emotional and I was tearing up in theaters. I can’t wait to rewatch it in color lol.
Many people say Godzilla heat ray in this film is just like nulclear explosion, but this heat ray is much better than actual nucleus. This explosion creates just powerful shock waves around Ginza area but actual nuclear explosion comes w/ fatal heat attack burning skins to be peeled from your body and can even turn you into human charcoal if you are close enough to the bomb dropped center. I'm glad people start learning about nucleus and knowing how Kamikaze missions effected people ,it should be from other historic sources like actual letters from Kamikaze pilots to their families before they leave to their missions. However,I feel more ''entertaining'' aspect of this film should be the intended goal , rather than serious''anti war' 'aspects. Enjoy the film
Fun fact: Takashi Yamazaki the director of this film is a big fan of Godzilla, he also featured Godzilla as cameo in "Always: Sunset on Third Street" on 2005 and he is the director of "Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle" which have same design for Godzilla in this film
This movie definitely deserved to get an Oscar from the visuals acting as well as the music. I especially like it when they use Godzilla's original theme. Godzilla has always been known to be a rapid healer… This movie make sure that ability is undeniable Everybody calls at a heat ray or laser, but it's already got a name the atomic breath but hey either way it's powerful. It's destructive, call it what you wish.😎 I love that the title represents exactly what this movie is showing us. Japan had absolutely nothing after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed… And when they finally started to get their life back together..... Godzilla comes along and now they have less than nothing. In this movie, Godzilla is the representation of the lingering effects of what happened after the atomic bombs dropped on Japan... just like in the original 1954 movie. The Director, explained that the black mark on the woman's neck is Godzilla cells ... I'm just telling y'all what they said Actually, at the very end, it just shows that he's regenerating which means Godzilla is coming back 😎
The movie cost between 10 to 15 million 😂 put every other movie to Shame. four times in color and four times in black and white at the movies. I've never been so hyped for a movie but I'm always a Godzilla fan. What was best of this toho movie they had all the rights to the original soundtrack music.... Personally it should have been nominated for music and best movie but it wasn't at least they got their first ever academy award. This movie was the only reason why I watched the academy awards live.
I absolutely agree! "Minus One" had a wonderful Sound Effect presentation, an insane Score, and the Costuming was INCREDIBLE, so accurate! At least it caught the Oscar for Special Effects, but it deserved soooooo much more.
I saw this in theaters in IMAX when it first came out. It was an experience. You felt Godzilla's roar and the characters' emotions like you were there. Incredible film.
One of the best things about this Godzilla movie is that it makes you care for the human characters. Normally the humans in a Godzilla movie are just, meh, but this movie is different.
The director said that there's a sequel being planned. He said he wants it to be a team up. I don't know about that. But give me more OG badass Godzilla because I'm tired of the Monsterverse, frankly.
@@Ezilla82 Except the Legendary movies are becoming increasingly ridiculous. Even the director of the last two Godzilla/Kong movies said that he wanted the next one to be more serious because of Godzilla Minus One.
I mean I grew up on the 1998, unfortunately lol, so I don’t appreciate the old ones as others do, I was born in 88, but when I saw this my jaw was on the ground.
I am so happy that people are discovering this film! I saw it opening weekend and just loved it. I keep telling people to watch it. I also watched -C too! Great!
After countless american Godzilla universe movies with absolutely horrendous human plots, it certainly is a breath of fresh air to get a superb story through this.
You can't just the hate the american ones like that, nobody just goes to see human plots in godzilla movies at the first place, Even Minus one director Takashi Yamazaki enjoys monsterverse and their human characters for what they are trying to work out for.
@@jameskullu2413 I didn't really say anywhere that I hated the monsterverse though. I said I thought the american movies typically had subpar human plots. The biggest merit the monsterverse movies have is their diversity of monsters and stunning visuals, big thanks to hollywood budget. My point is, and I should've made that clear in the original comment, is that I enjoy the duality of the cinematic universes, one's more down to earth and human (filled with emotion and a good story), the other a fun monster-vs-monster action flick. Both enjoyable on their own merits. Though I must say I do enjoy Minus One quite a bit more than most the monsterverse flicks. I did really enjoy Kong: Skull Island for what it's worth, probably the movie I enjoyed the most from the monsterverse.
I love Shikishima's character arch: a failed kamikaze pilot returned home in disgrace, everyone dumps everything on him and he feels the extreme weight of his shame, meets Noriko and Akiko and starts taking care of them (while still dealing with the shame), and finally regains his honor and his life in the final confrontation (and shows what a fearless fighter pilot he really was!) and comes home with a real reason to live; Noriko and Akiko (who was soooo adorable, btw!) Like Shin Godzilla, ToHo brings Godzilla back to what he originally was: an enemy of Man. a mindless creature bent on senseless destruction; a metaphor for war itself, and for Godzilla; the threat of nuclear war. I thought Shin Godzilla was the scariest incarnation of him since the original, but I'm mistaken, THIS is clearly the scariest incarnation of Godzilla! maybe half the size of Shin as well as Legendary, but the power of his ranged attack... worse than anything else ever done!
Godzilla goes to the ocean floor. However, a new Godzilla is born. In the final hospital scene, Godzilla cells are carved into her neck on her bed. She takes the place of the dead Godzilla. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
Given the production budget in this film, it is 100 times better than any marvel movie which it costs exponentially more to make. Some CGI may still be necessary , but Practical effects still go along way. Japan has shown us what Hollywood has seemed to have forgotten. Sometimes grandiose isn’t about what worlds you can create with CGI. Godzilla minus one has proven it. It has heart. It’s a drama, it’s a period piece, a monster movie..The humanity displayed in this film outshines any of the films in the monster verse and makes me CARE about the human aspect.
I hope they re release this movie in the theatres. It was the most memorable theatre experience I’ve ever had hands down. The next closest thing I can think of is Cesar yelling “no” in planet of the apes. What a masterpiece.
Even more amazing was Godzilla Minus One (2023) was made for under $12 million - just 1/13 of the budget of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Godzilla Minus One won 8 Japanese Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and 1 US Academy Award (for Best Visual Effects). Suggestion. Watch Shin Godzilla (2016). The movie highlighted the (government’s) bureaucratic failures in dealing with the triple disasters (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor meltdown) in 2011. Shin Godzilla won 7 Japanese Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director). The American Monsterverse Godzilla is like a juicy hamburger while the recent Japanese Toho Godzilla is like a gourmet steak - both are “delicious” depending on your mood.
