The reason it's called minus one has nothing to do with an origin story. It's because at this point, Japan was already at 0. Their country was devestated, they had no means to defend themselves, and Godzilla put them below 0, below the breaking point.
@@LegendaryExistence04A little weird since the equation does make it look like it’s Godzilla is the one being minused one lol, but fuck it…movies fucking awesome.
Seeing the last scene of him flying the plane into Godzilla's mouth in theaters was a completely different experience. the way the music echoed throughout the room was almost divine.
my dad took us to see it in black and white because he grew up with the old school B&W godzilla movies. he doesnt usually like to go see movies but really wanted to see this one. it was a blast
Whats so fascinating is that since Godzilla always had the healing factor, as evidenced by him surviving the nuke dropped on him, then had he shot him at the beginning of the movie, Godzilla would not be affected and shikishima would have died and wouldn't pass on the knowledge to the rest of the boat team, and Godzilla would effectively have destroyed Japan eventually. Shikishima surviving was crucial for the rest of the movie.
It's definitely the fastest healing factor. Most of the other movies simply say he's very durable and what damage is done, he can steadily recover from. I also love the detail of the side of his face that regenerates having a lighter almost pink color to it to signify scarring
i think there is room for the idea that he was just strong before, but surviving the nuke and the radiation is what gave him the healing factor as a result, instead of the healing factor being the reason he survived it int he first palce.
@@cardellkenith nah, the designers said the Godzillasaurus (the Odo island form) survived this long because of its regenerative properties. The bomb scarred him and gave him the atomic power.
They mention that after the attack , pieces of Godzilla's skin fell off. So either she got it after she fell in the water where Godzilla passed through or a piece of him almost attached to her some point after the atomic blast. I have no idea what they have in plan for it, but for me, it almost seems like these cells are enough to have autonomy and attach to a host almost like a symbiote
It's also supposed to be a bittersweet thing, as the director said he included it because he didn't want the ending to be completely happy. He didn't elaborate on how but he did liken Godzilla's rampaging in Japan to an enraged god leaving curses on its wake (he specifically compared it with Princess Mononoke's tatarigami attacking the village at the beginning of the movie and leaving the protagonist cursed) before, so putting the two together I think it will probably be something that will cause health issues for her in the future. Almost like a cancer or radiation sickness. I think it's worth mentioning that the hibakusha, the people who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were discriminated and othered, which was sometimes compared to carrying a curse. Given the godzilla cells leave a visible mark (like the hibakusha often had visible scars), I also think it's possible to draw a parallel there, though that's more of a stretch. Anyway, I think that's the feeling that he was trying to invoke here, that they are going to have to deal with the consequences of Godzilla's attack and that there's still going to be hardships and pain in their future, but they are alive and together to face it. On a less serious note, the actress who plays Noriko has joked that maybe in the next movie she'll be the one stomping the city and shooting beams from her mouth.
I was stunned when I walked out of the theatre. Never did I think I would need to use all my napkins to wipe away my tears during a GODZILLA FILM!!! Masterpiece of a Godzilla film and a genius film about humanity.
Fun fact, the director said this Godzilla already had the healing factor naturally and grew that size after healing from the severe burns from the nuke. Imagine how much bigger/stronger he's gonna return after this.
@@zacharybartolo5111 You either have to think outside the box and use science like they did against the original Godzilla, Shin, and Minus or be *extremely* destructive and try to destroy ones like Shin and Minus *completely,* leaving nothing behind to regenerate from, but that is, understandably, usually out of the question.
@@HalfDemonInuyasha unless they can use a giant mutant armadillo dinosaur to lure Godzilla into ice and trap him and then fight a giant ape, giant moth, giant pterosaur, robotic doppelganger and then a space hydra.
The original Godzilla movie was made after world war 2, as an allegory for the bomb that was dropped. Alot of the people behind that first movie were survivors of the war putting their own experiences into the film.
In the original movie, during Godzilla's attack on Tokyo, there is a scene where a mother and son who lost their father in the war hug each other and say, "We can all go where our father is."
My son and I saw this movie on premier day in the theater bec my son has been a huge Godzilla fan since he was 4 years old. He has seen every Godzilla movie ever made. His favorites are the 60’s cheesy dubbed guy-in-a-suit Godzilla movies. We were literally speechless at the end of this movie. That silence at the end when Godzilla is powering up had me holding my breath and then when we saw the plane fly in, I had goosebumps! This movie is a masterpiece and I cheered out loud when I saw this movie win an Oscar for special effects. I loved this iteration. He was just a pissed off monster. Mean and terrifying! Chef’s kiss!😚
The leading Japanese Destroyer at the end was the _Yukikaze,_ one of the few Japanese Warships to survive the Pacific War... and without any major damage (she was never hit by a single shell or a single bomb) despite participating in pretty much every major naval battle. She was also the only survivor of her entire class of 19 Destroyers. This gained her a reputation as a "miracle ship".
Responding to your disclaimer on the thumbnail: YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT! Taking the beast back to its roots was the best decision. The human protagonists are the ones that truly carry the story.
No idea what best decision means. Best for these directors for their story? Sure. To make a movie successful? Not so much. But it's good to see different approaches
@@piusdoe8984 over 100 million at the box office on a 10 million dollar budget? Hard to see how this movie isn't a success, critically and financially.
Sumiko,Noriko,Tachibana,and the Boat Crew with The Scientist/The Captain and the Kid were the realest. I swear I have not seen this movie without crumbling into Tears everytime I go into the third act. I also love how they push the Message of "The Preservation of Life is a Victory".
the moment the parachute opened, when the doc, tachibana-san, and all the MEN of the sea started to cry, I was already crying out loud. Then I looked at my husband, he was crying too.
@@aidanjanemcintosh6919 I swear I'm in that same boat crying Alongside them. I usually am a sucker for people sacrificing themselves to save everyone else but this movie made it seem almost selfish. I was with the Captain when he said "I will NOT FORGIVE YOU for orphaning Akiko!" And I swear the reaction of Sumiko was the opposite of her first scene when she originally cursed him for coming back alive,only for the ending to have her mad that the Pilot risked his life when he has Akiko and as she found out,Noriko was alive still.
37:57 That plane is called a Kyushu J7W1 Shinden a prototype interceptor with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Thats a replica thats now on display in the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum but you can see an original fuselage at the National Air and Space museum in DC. Ps: fixed it.
It was pretty obvious. They had talked about ejection seats not that long before and then they focus on the seat weirdly and the guy says he has one more thing to talk about and the camera pulls away so we can't see what was being said it was clear he was telling him about the ejection seat.
Nah it means you experienced the twist and felt the impact. And actually it's not hard to guess plotlines in a reaction video setting where many ppl can discuss it while watching. The con is tat discussing it means missing the full cinematic experience of not being fully immersed in the story. So I'm glad you didn't guess it haha!
@@wahn10 Before mental disorders were cool, people on the internet were showing off their phobias instead. Like some anon used to say, people collects phobias, and now mental illnesses like they're pokemon badges, lol.
This movie is SO amazing! It took everything that made the first Godzilla movie great, and improved on it. Having been a Godzilla fan since I was a kid in the 70's, this movie is pure bliss.
To answer some questions. 1: it was said that the gun plane wouldn’t actually kill Godzilla & he left the MC alone when he didn’t attack. 2: Godzilla during beginning was his natural form before he got mutated by the atomic bomb exposure. 3: Godzilla’s original origins is that he was a species of super funa Dinosaurs from the prehistoric past. But survived through the years, then was changed when he was affected by the nuclear bomb testings. 4: if you look closely at Godzilla’s neck & upper shoulder back on the island, you will notice large claw scars on him. Which means something was able to fight him, but where it is now? Might get revealed in the sequel.
Such a fantastic movie. I saw it in San Antonio in a full IMAX theater and it was insanely amazing. Cried like 3 times. Actually cared about the human plotline. The music is awesome and acting was so so so good. One of my fav films of 2023
That thing on her neck is Godzilla cells. Went into her as Godzilla gets damaged when he uses his breath weapon. The cells in her helped her regenerate and heal. After WW2 Japan was at 0. With Godzilla attacking brought them down even lower, hence -1.
AINT NO WAY. This is the third time I have decided to watch a movie I never cared about it before, watch a ton of reactions about it, only for NORMIES TO READ MY MIND AND SAY “We got you dude.” Gotta love the brain link.
I love how the Last 2 Japanese Godzilla Movie named their Codename Plans on how to take down Godzilla came from their Japanese Mythology Shin Godzilla - ( Operation Yashiori ) Yashiori was a Beverage used by Susanoo to poisoned and Slayed the 8 Headed Orochi. Godzilla Minus One - ( Operation Wadatsumi ) Wadatsumi was the ruler of the seas and oceans, and described as a dragon capable of changing into human form He lived in the undersea and can control Tides and creates magical Tsunami . they really thought about it and adapted to Godzilla because He is a Creature of the Sea About the ash Rain after Godzilla atomic blast and destroyed Ginza was highlighted the Kuroi Ame ( Black Rain ) it was really happened in Japan after the Hiroshima Bombing. After the Bombing, Japan Became Ground Zero and then Godzilla shows up wrecking havoc, that was the meaning of 0 to Negative real Quick Kamiki and Minami-san really nailed their role and Hope to see them both back in Action on a possible sequel 😊 This Godzilla was an Absolute Japanese Cinema and Probably the Best Godzilla film of All Time ( Respect on 1954 😊 )
I’ve never been scared of Godzilla. His giant face following the boat _terrified_ me. The black on Noriko’s neck is confirmed to be Godzilla’s cells. Or at least caused by them. The Godzillathon videos by Cinemassacre are a fun retrospective of all the old films and a good way to gauge which ones you’re most interested in. They were made way before the 2014 one. I’d definitely love to see a reaction to the original Gojira
As a Godzilla fan, I enjoyed seeing Minus One including "Minus Color" which was the limited theatre run and the whole film was in black and white in true Godzilla style like the OG film. Glad you guys enjoyed the film!
"Is she the next kaiju?" -Pat. You just might be right on the money there. The mark on her neck are Zilla Cells which if you aren't familiar with the older movies plays a significant role in the creation of two of the strongest kaijus Godzilla has to go up against. Really looking forward to the sequel and seeing what direction they take with regards to the Zilla Cells
Yep, when he started preaching about King of the Monsters I was like l, "MY MAN!" KotM isn't a perfect movie by any stretch, but it's a fucking flawless Godzilla movie. Props to Spidey too for having seen the old school Hanna-Barbera animated show. That shit is 46 years old.
@@basharic3162Ehh kotm is actually pretty bad even for godzilla movie standards , the badly done human drama and story was a given its not unique to it , but the fights having one of the worst choreographic letdowns of the monstervers speaks a lot , constantly cut scenes makes this movie very mediocre .
I'm glad that Godzilla is finally being treated seriously. For so many years, Godzilla was such a goofball character in the Japanese movies. But in the last few years at least, he's finally being done right. This to me was the first Godzilla movie, where I didn't want him to show up, because when he does, things get really bad, real fast. His atomic breath in this was devasting, like it destroyed 5-10 square miles. This has to be the most powerful atomic breath I have ever seen, and it was glorious. But this Godzilla was actually scary, especially in that first scene, because of how vicious he is. He doesn't hesitate when he kills, he is all business, from start to finish. The music was great as well, especially when his theme came in. The cast were great too. Interested to see if this director gets to do another one.
I think legendary Godzilla breath is actually more powerful. It doesn’t have the nuke effect but it traveled through several miles of the earths crust to get to hollow earth.
That's very important. It is especially important in Japan. That's what I want people all over the world to know. This does not mean blaming anyone, but rather that ``nuclear weapons should be eradicated.'' I love the United States. From Japan.
@ayakasayaka1399 As an American that desires to visit Japan, had a Japanese girlfriend and have been a fan of the kore serious Godzilla films since the age of 4 in 1985, I 100% agree with you.
The 1954 Godzilla movie was essentially a copy of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms by Ray Harryhausen which was released the year before. Plotwise both are the same. Atom bomb tests wake a prehistoric beast which then proceeds to wreak havoc in a major city. In the US film it's New York and in Godzilla it's Tokyo. Obviously they added the atomic breath for Godzilla, but they also followed it up with other movies which is something the US failed to do. I remember growing up in the 70's and watching many of the silly Godzilla movies being shown in the UK after I got home from school, and also watching the Hanna Barbera Godzilla series in the late 70's/early 80's. Godzilla minus One left me stunned, as it's focus on Shikishima and his "family" was really the star of the film. One of the things constantly being parroted at Shikishima is that he needs to "live". The letter from his mother tells him to "come back alive", and Noriko and Tachibana both tell him to "live". It's something that we all need to take to heart.
@MsOpportunity68 But the execution is VERY different. Beast doesn't show children dying. Beast doesn't flatten the majority of the city. Beast has heroic scientists and military that save the day and live, Godzillas end8ng is downbeat and tragic. Beast doesn't have its characters discussing socio-political themes. Both have a prehistoric creature awakened by the bomb, and infect victims through sickness (bacteria/ radiation). But that's where the similarities end. To say it's a copy is a bit of a disserivice.
I saw this in the theater with some friends back in December. It was so cool to see up close. I’d seen Godzilla movies before, but this one made him feel like a truly terrifying force of nature.
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.
When we want to enjoy a movie with serious and deep thought, or on the contrary, when we want to enjoy a movie in a casual and refreshing way. I think it is a very happy thing that there is a Godzilla film that corresponds to each of them.
Directly yes, indirectly no. The atomic bombs killed many more people. In addition to those who died directly in the explosion, second many died from radiation sickness in the following weeks. They are forgotten about in the casualty count for some reason.
@@Amrod97the thing about the later deaths is those applies to the firebombings too. If not more so because inlike Nukes that obliterate, fire burns and smoke chokes for days.
57:21 They literally showed it in the film. he wasn't technically "Godzilla" as he know him during the first scene. Godzilla was one of the last surviving dinosaurs on earth, that's what kind of animal he was, when operation crossroads happened near Odo island it horrifically mutated him because his body was trying to compensate for the immense damage his body went through not only giving him a huge healing factor but nuclear powers as well. it's poetic in a way, he went from being the last of his kind to the first.
23:41 and that's the plot of Godzilla: Planet of Monsters animated series, humanity just yeeted the earth and search for a new planet because they can't defeat Godzilla
57:08 Minus One indicates the idea that Japan couldn't sink any lower after all the bombings, and the Godzilla's wave of terror has taken the country below zero.
This Godzilla borrows from other iterations, but it goes for the version that Godzilla was an evolved prehistoric creature that survived to modern day. When it was hit by the nuclear bomb tests, it caused him to rapidly mutate an unstoppable beast with the atomic breath. In fact, main Godzilla's skin isn't just scales, but are keloid scars left from the bomb's burns. That’s actually how the original 54 Godzilla's skin was supposed to resemble. The director also confirmed before he was hit by the bomb, Godzilla already had regenerative properties which allowed him to survive the bomb, but his healing factor caused him to rapidly mutate due to the fallout
The monster action in Legacy of Monarch is great, half the writing for the human parts and also half the acting/directing of the human parts was really really bad.
This Godzilla movie is AMAZING! I loved it. Also, the ending scene where they show Noriko's neck with the black veins, I think because she got blasted by the aftershock of Godzilla's nuclear fireray, she is affected with radiation, meaning that she is sick and is going to still die due to cancer from the radiation. When I saw that scene, it made me so sad, like come on! She survived only to later on find out she has cancer. He was so happy to see her too. Sighs...
This group of film makers put the bar pretty much at an unreachable height. So good was this. I have to now re-watch this without color for nostalgia and effect.
Many film makers learn everything in making a movie such as special effects because when starting out your making a movie on your own. My friend does everything on his own making low cost movie shorts hoping to get recognized.
57:15 - The reason why it's called Godzilla Minus One is from the directors explanation. Japan was utterly destroyed after the events of WWII. Setting Japan back to 0, but, with Godzilla added into the mix, they are now at -1.
I saw this in theaters three times, and I would do it again in a heartbeat! I'm glad Minus One is on Netflix now, but it's still coming on disc in the States, right?
This movie and Shin Godzilla are the best movies besides the original Gojira (1954). Minus One is by far the best human story since the original and Shin is is the closest to being a spiritual successor to the original albeit with a different inspiration (based on the Fukushima nuclear disaster/tsunami instead of the castle bravo atomic testing).
Male Lead Actor is Ryunosuke Kamiki He has also played in the film Rurouni Kenshin as Shishio Makoto's subordinate as Sojiro, a jumping samurai with characteristic legs that are always jumping.
Minus One is a great movie . There are a lot of call backs and Easter eggs to the older Toho Godzilla films. Godzilla appearing in the beginning as a dinosaur is a call back the original film and Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) . The original implies that Godzilla was a dinosaur that survived into the modern era and was mutated by the Bikini Atoll tests. Vs King Ghidorah (1991) shows us that Godzilla was a dinosaur living on Lagos Island. When the Americans attacked a Japanese garrison on the island the unmutated Godzilla attacked the Americans for disturbing him. Although he is injured by American ships he is mutated by the nuclear tests and becomes Godzilla. An unmuted Godzilla is usually called a Godzillasaur. They aren’t as aggressive and eat only plants.
Godzilla’s origin depends on the continuity. In the original 15 film Showa series (1954-1975), he’s an unknown member of a prehistoric amphibious species of marine reptiles that was awoken from suspended animation under the ocean and mutated by the hydrogen bomb tests done by the US in the 1950’s. In the later Heisei series (1984-1995), he’s explicitly shown to be a mutated theropod dinosaur, like a T-Rex, that survived in suspended animation and was mutated by later hydrogen bomb tests. There’s actually a sequel in one of those films (Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, 1991) where you see him, pre-mutation as a normal-ass dinosaur, and kill an American landing party of Marines in 1944 during WWII. The American navy then shells him with warships and leaves him for dead, assuming he killed the Japanese defenders. It’s a wild sequence.
The best movie ever? You got that right. I went to see this in IMAX back in January and the visual effects were so unbelievable. And I loved the story, the writing, the social commentary, and the characters in this. If you guys didn’t know, director Takashi Yamazaki said he’s open to returning as a director if the Toho studio announced a part two of Godzilla Minus One.
I didnt see it in IMAX but boy did I love the fuckin sound design of this movie alone from seeing it in theaters...The boom of his roar was so dam satisfying.
When the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki the explosion seeded the clouds and caused a black rain(Kuroi Ame) to fall shortly after. That rain, filled with radioactive particulates coated everything. Because homes and infrastructure were destroyed survivors could not change clothes so those particulates remained on them. With few sources of running water people boiled what they could find to drink, but the Black Rain had washed into the water they found and unknown to them boiling would not remove the radioactive particulates. So that rain that falls after Godzilla strikes with the nuclear breath has very deep significance in Japan as detailed in a 1965 novel named Black Rain. The book was made into a Japanese film in 1989 but it was overshadowed in the US by Ridley Scott's film of the same name, which also came out that year, about two American Cops who go to Japan and become embroiled in a case when the prisoner they were extraditing to Japan escapes
Fun fact number 1: Takashi Yamazaki the director of this film is a big fan of Godzilla, he also featured Godzilla as a cameo in "Always: Sunset on Third Street" in 2005 and he is the director of "Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle" which has the design the same for Godzilla in this film Fun fact number 2: This is the first Godzilla film to win Best Visual Effects at the 96th Oscar Academy Awards in 2024!
Great reaction, keep up the good work. Big spoiler for the German speakers, there was a shot of the cockpit that showed a sign that said Ejection Seat in German as the plane was made in Germany. Also, someone suggested in a comment that the spikes popping out was like removing the control rods from a nuclear reactor.
"Hello, NASA? We're going to have to terraform Mars quick!" funniest comment I ever heard. when Shikishima sees the "special made" boat for the first time, reminds me of when Luke Skywalker sees the Millenium Falcon for the first time, and you can insert that conversation here: Shikishima: "What a piece of junk!" Noda: "I know she doesn't look like much, but she's got it where it counts. Plus, I made a few special modifications myself..."
Yall should Definitely check out the original 1954 movie, it Invented both a genre and an entire special effects industry, and the story still holds up
Takashi yamazaki director of minus one met Adam wingard director of the monsterverse movies godzilla vs kong and godzilla x kong, both of them holding their own godzilla figures
This whole story reminds me of Tsutomu Yamaguchi that got hit by BOTH atomic bombs... you have to imagine from his perspective this all felt like some personal monster following him around destroying everything.
Here is my pitch for the next sequel. We see a kid watch this Godzilla use his atomic breath, while his mother carries him. They hide in a building which mostly shields them from the blast. After a while, the kid still in her arms, comes out the building and sees the same thing Shikisama saw a few years ago. Godzilla towering over them while the black rain starts to hit the ground. Fast forward 20 years, and this kid is a nuclear scientist with an affinity for robotics. Given how afraid he has been all his life, because of the suffering that Godzilla put them through all these years, he works on a secret project while still living his life. While there have been rumors about Godzilla, no one has yet seen the monster pop up anywhere, so the public thinks that Godzilla is dead. This person, however, never chooses to marry or be close to anyone because he is afraid of losing them to a bigger threat just like he lost his father due to cancer. Despite his contributions to Japan in the field of science, he chooses to stay lonely. However, as a side job, he teaches mathematics and physics to some students in a university, who love him for who he is. One day, he wakes up from continuous tremors emanating from the ground. Fearing the worst, he heads to the university on his cycle to see if anyone was harmed in the process. But before he could reach the university, he gets blown away by a mild shockwave. While the effect may not have been life-threatening, he still ends up getting tossed in the process and goes unconscious. After a few moments, he wakes up to find a huge mushroom cloud towering over what used to be the university in the distance. And then he sees his oldest fear in front of his eyes, one which he wished he never would see again. Godzilla!! The military jets and ships successfully lure the monster back to the ocean and try to pull the same stunt that they did back in 1947, with the gas, but this time, Godzilla was prepared, because Godzilla has evolved. The decompression doesn't affect Godzilla at all, and despite using a sturdy material to prevent Godzilla from easily chewing up the inflatable ballons, Godzilla comes to the surface level, use his dorsal fins to channel mini rays towards the fighter jets and lashes out on the destroyers with his now sharper tail. And then Godzilla ends the skirmish with blasting the incoming armada from Japan with the atomic breath. After mourning the loss of his students, the nuclear scientist checks with the military regarding the plans for building the secret project. Most importantly with Monarch, who has helped with funding the project for 6 years. He realizes that to successfully control the project, one would need to have significant resilience against handling that kind of mental stress, since it would require a BCI that would turn a normal human brain into mush. Luckily, he has the Godzilla radiated cells in his blood, thanks to his mother, Akiko. It is finally time to hit Godzilla back with everything he has got now. He has now finally developed the weapon that would surely take down this behemoth. It is time for Godzilla to meet it's end at the hands of.... MECHAGODZILLA. The metallic creature, with the guidance of Akiko's son and thanks to new technology, heads towards the coast of Japan to stop Godzilla from wreaking havoc again. He launches a barrage of drilling harpoons that drill through Godzilla's skin and anchor Godzilla to the bottom of the ocean. Godzilla with all its power and strength, pulls out of the ground. Before it could resurface, Mechagodzilla slams the monster with its fist and ejects a sword through Godzilla. Despite Godzilla bleeding and shrieking in pain, it still wrestles with Mechagodzilla and lands a few punches and bites. While Mechagodzilla takes a beating, it's still able to launch more bolts and catches Godzilla's tail to try and bash it like a hammer. However, Godzilla can now fire short bursts of its atomic breath and manages to break one of Mechagodzilla's arm and incapacitate it for a while. This takes a mental toll on Akiko's son, and he starts to lose the strength and the hope that he will be able to defeat it. Then he remembers his mother talk about resilience and staying strong, even when it feels like the world is about to end. She reminds him about fear, why it's good, how it reminds you that you are alive and how it's good to be alive for people who will need you for who you are. Then the one-armed Mechagodzilla launches a huge beam from its shoulders. It aims at Godzilla's eyes, which temporarily and partially blinds Godzilla. Then using the sword from its remaining hand, Mechagodzilla punctures the jaw, keeps Godzilla's mouth open and use its own version of atomic breath and end Godzilla's life for good. Mechagodzilla is no longer functional, but the work is done. Despite having a massive stroke by the end of this battle, Akiko's son still survives and patches things up with the university and starts teaching a new batch of students and starts bonding with them over class. Epilogue: While Monarch sends units in submarines below the ocean to scavenge the remains of Godzilla, the camera pans to the eyes of Godziila who is back and far more pissed off than usual. The scene ends with Godzilla shrieking again.
Most incarnations of Godzilla have his origins as an undiscovered creature living in the deeper parts of the ocean (or on an island) and nuclear bomb tests cause him to mutate into the giant monster he becomes. That's his origin from the original, Shin Godzilla, the American 99 one... and I think there's at least one more that I can't remember off the top of my head. I forget which one it is but he's literally a surviving dinosaur (godzillasaurus) that gets hit with radiation. Godzillasaurus is the only one where you get to see what the original creature was before it's mutated by radiation.
People other than Japanese who saw this movie were probably surprised, right? Why does a Godzilla movie, which is supposed to be a fun monster movie, make me cry? and. In fact, the Japanese original Godzilla has had many variations over its 70-year history, and some of them even have plots similar to those in the Monsterverse. Recommended ones are Godzilla (1954), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and Godzilla Final Wars. , Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla, etc., I think are very interesting.
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The reason it's called minus one has nothing to do with an origin story. It's because at this point, Japan was already at 0. Their country was devestated, they had no means to defend themselves, and Godzilla put them below 0, below the breaking point.
Below 0 = Negatives = negative 1 = -1
@@LegendaryExistence04A little weird since the equation does make it look like it’s Godzilla is the one being minused one lol, but fuck it…movies fucking awesome.
I could have sworn it was a prequel. This is right after the war and he is still growing. And it basically sets up the original doesn't it?
@@ShAdoWj1995 it's not connected to any other movies, the guy who made it is working towards a possible sequel.
@ShAdoWj1995 obviously not considering both movies treat the events as the "First" appearance of Godzilla like c'mon bro basic reasoning
Seeing this in theaters without having seen any trailers beforehand was quite a special experience
Seeing the last scene of him flying the plane into Godzilla's mouth in theaters was a completely different experience. the way the music echoed throughout the room was almost divine.
my dad took us to see it in black and white because he grew up with the old school B&W godzilla movies. he doesnt usually like to go see movies but really wanted to see this one. it was a blast
Same here. I had no idea what I was about to see. I couldn't stop talking for weeks after.
I’d seen zero trailer but when I cleaned the theater hearing the classic theme in the credits made me see it
Yea same for me it was awesome
"That guy is a great actor."
He has acted since he was a child. He's also the voice of Taki in *Your Name* anime movie.
And he played the big baby in Spirited Away when he was five.
He was Sojiro in Kenshin
@@SuhaimiMohamedShariffthe angry plane mechanic was sanosuke in the live action movie series kenshin samurai x 👍😊
@@SuhaimiMohamedShariff He was such a psychopath in that movie
「千と千尋の神隠し」では「坊」でした！😅
The mechanic's biggest regret is that he wasn't able to save anyone, by helping him live, he finally got what he needed too.
I never realized that point. That makes the most sense! Thank you!
なるほど！
死んでいく兵士の為に整備をしていた彼が、命を救うための整備を行えた瞬間
Whats so fascinating is that since Godzilla always had the healing factor, as evidenced by him surviving the nuke dropped on him, then had he shot him at the beginning of the movie, Godzilla would not be affected and shikishima would have died and wouldn't pass on the knowledge to the rest of the boat team, and Godzilla would effectively have destroyed Japan eventually. Shikishima surviving was crucial for the rest of the movie.
It's definitely the fastest healing factor. Most of the other movies simply say he's very durable and what damage is done, he can steadily recover from. I also love the detail of the side of his face that regenerates having a lighter almost pink color to it to signify scarring
i think there is room for the idea that he was just strong before, but surviving the nuke and the radiation is what gave him the healing factor as a result, instead of the healing factor being the reason he survived it int he first palce.
@@cardellkenith Yhea, that's always been the case tbh
@@cardellkenith nah, the designers said the Godzillasaurus (the Odo island form) survived this long because of its regenerative properties. The bomb scarred him and gave him the atomic power.
And his healing factor got kicked into overdrive?
The director confirmed that the thing on Noriko's neck are Godzilla cells and they are the reason she survived.
How did they get there?
They mention that after the attack , pieces of Godzilla's skin fell off. So either she got it after she fell in the water where Godzilla passed through or a piece of him almost attached to her some point after the atomic blast. I have no idea what they have in plan for it, but for me, it almost seems like these cells are enough to have autonomy and attach to a host almost like a symbiote
It's also supposed to be a bittersweet thing, as the director said he included it because he didn't want the ending to be completely happy. He didn't elaborate on how but he did liken Godzilla's rampaging in Japan to an enraged god leaving curses on its wake (he specifically compared it with Princess Mononoke's tatarigami attacking the village at the beginning of the movie and leaving the protagonist cursed) before, so putting the two together I think it will probably be something that will cause health issues for her in the future. Almost like a cancer or radiation sickness. I think it's worth mentioning that the hibakusha, the people who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were discriminated and othered, which was sometimes compared to carrying a curse. Given the godzilla cells leave a visible mark (like the hibakusha often had visible scars), I also think it's possible to draw a parallel there, though that's more of a stretch.
Anyway, I think that's the feeling that he was trying to invoke here, that they are going to have to deal with the consequences of Godzilla's attack and that there's still going to be hardships and pain in their future, but they are alive and together to face it.
On a less serious note, the actress who plays Noriko has joked that maybe in the next movie she'll be the one stomping the city and shooting beams from her mouth.
@@anthonyhudak9363 I see thanks
@@42Caio very interesting
I was stunned when I walked out of the theatre. Never did I think I would need to use all my napkins to wipe away my tears during a GODZILLA FILM!!! Masterpiece of a Godzilla film and a genius film about humanity.
Fun fact, the director said this Godzilla already had the healing factor naturally and grew that size after healing from the severe burns from the nuke. Imagine how much bigger/stronger he's gonna return after this.
Gives me Shin Godzilla vibes that. Just how do you truly beat something like that?
@@zacharybartolo5111
You either have to think outside the box and use science like they did against the original Godzilla, Shin, and Minus or be *extremely* destructive and try to destroy ones like Shin and Minus *completely,* leaving nothing behind to regenerate from, but that is, understandably, usually out of the question.
@@HalfDemonInuyasha unless they can use a giant mutant armadillo dinosaur to lure Godzilla into ice and trap him and then fight a giant ape, giant moth, giant pterosaur, robotic doppelganger and then a space hydra.
Then....gg ez game wp 😂
I NEED a sequel
The original Godzilla movie was made after world war 2, as an allegory for the bomb that was dropped. Alot of the people behind that first movie were survivors of the war putting their own experiences into the film.
In the original movie, during Godzilla's attack on Tokyo, there is a scene where a mother and son who lost their father in the war hug each other and say, "We can all go where our father is."
@@wadepsilon01Lol its funny cause there's no afterlife.
@@jsmithers.ok?
@@watsonismydog6122 🤡🐷
@@jsmithers.You're so cool bro for making sure people knew that. Amazing
My son and I saw this movie on premier day in the theater bec my son has been a huge Godzilla fan since he was 4 years old. He has seen every Godzilla movie ever made. His favorites are the 60’s cheesy dubbed guy-in-a-suit Godzilla movies.
We were literally speechless at the end of this movie. That silence at the end when Godzilla is powering up had me holding my breath and then when we saw the plane fly in, I had goosebumps!
This movie is a masterpiece and I cheered out loud when I saw this movie win an Oscar for special effects.
I loved this iteration. He was just a pissed off monster. Mean and terrifying! Chef’s kiss!😚
cool story 👍
The leading Japanese Destroyer at the end was the _Yukikaze,_ one of the few Japanese Warships to survive the Pacific War... and without any major damage (she was never hit by a single shell or a single bomb) despite participating in pretty much every major naval battle. She was also the only survivor of her entire class of 19 Destroyers. This gained her a reputation as a "miracle ship".
Responding to your disclaimer on the thumbnail: YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT!
Taking the beast back to its roots was the best decision. The human protagonists are the ones that truly carry the story.
For once. Love to see it.
No idea what best decision means. Best for these directors for their story? Sure. To make a movie successful? Not so much. But it's good to see different approaches
@@piusdoe8984This film was an absolutely MASSIVE success, critically AND commercially.
@@masamune2984 Hell, I'm fairly sure the success of this movie reignited the vigor for Godzilla fans and New Empire benefitted from that.
@@piusdoe8984 over 100 million at the box office on a 10 million dollar budget? Hard to see how this movie isn't a success, critically and financially.
Sumiko,Noriko,Tachibana,and the Boat Crew with The Scientist/The Captain and the Kid were the realest.
I swear I have not seen this movie without crumbling into Tears everytime I go into the third act.
I also love how they push the Message of "The Preservation of Life is a Victory".
the moment the parachute opened, when the doc, tachibana-san, and all the MEN of the sea started to cry, I was already crying out loud. Then I looked at my husband, he was crying too.
@@aidanjanemcintosh6919 I swear I'm in that same boat crying Alongside them. I usually am a sucker for people sacrificing themselves to save everyone else but this movie made it seem almost selfish. I was with the Captain when he said "I will NOT FORGIVE YOU for orphaning Akiko!" And I swear the reaction of Sumiko was the opposite of her first scene when she originally cursed him for coming back alive,only for the ending to have her mad that the Pilot risked his life when he has Akiko and as she found out,Noriko was alive still.
37:57 That plane is called a Kyushu J7W1 Shinden a prototype interceptor with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine.
Thats a replica thats now on display in the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum but you can see an original fuselage at the National Air and Space museum in DC.
Ps: fixed it.
Its J7W1 but good description
Magnificent Lightning Kyushu Shinden ⚡
watching 7 people easily guess the ejection seat that i completely missed is a humbling experience lmfao
Yeah you’re an idiot lol
Yeah, I can read a decent amount of German, so it was spoiled for me in the theater. Lol. I chose not to mention it to my dad and brother, though.
It was pretty obvious. They had talked about ejection seats not that long before and then they focus on the seat weirdly and the guy says he has one more thing to talk about and the camera pulls away so we can't see what was being said it was clear he was telling him about the ejection seat.
Nah it means you experienced the twist and felt the impact. And actually it's not hard to guess plotlines in a reaction video setting where many ppl can discuss it while watching. The con is tat discussing it means missing the full cinematic experience of not being fully immersed in the story. So I'm glad you didn't guess it haha!
Movie : Godzilla giant face chasing the boat.
Me: Thalassophobia, we meet again.
Triggered both my Thalassophobia and my Megalophobia heart was pumping like crazy 😅
These are some fancy phobias you got in here.
@@wahn10 Before mental disorders were cool, people on the internet were showing off their phobias instead. Like some anon used to say, people collects phobias, and now mental illnesses like they're pokemon badges, lol.
@belldrop7365 Maybe the world is just worse, so people genuinely have more mental conditions.
@@Flashpoint079dude! Same!
"If it bleeds we can kill it"
Godzilla Minus One: About that...
This was the very first Godzilla movie where i felt for the human characters. This movie is a masterpiece
This movie is SO amazing! It took everything that made the first Godzilla movie great, and improved on it. Having been a Godzilla fan since I was a kid in the 70's, this movie is pure bliss.
To answer some questions. 1: it was said that the gun plane wouldn’t actually kill Godzilla & he left the MC alone when he didn’t attack. 2: Godzilla during beginning was his natural form before he got mutated by the atomic bomb exposure. 3: Godzilla’s original origins is that he was a species of super funa Dinosaurs from the prehistoric past. But survived through the years, then was changed when he was affected by the nuclear bomb testings. 4: if you look closely at Godzilla’s neck & upper shoulder back on the island, you will notice large claw scars on him. Which means something was able to fight him, but where it is now? Might get revealed in the sequel.
Such a fantastic movie. I saw it in San Antonio in a full IMAX theater and it was insanely amazing. Cried like 3 times. Actually cared about the human plotline. The music is awesome and acting was so so so good. One of my fav films of 2023
That thing on her neck is Godzilla cells. Went into her as Godzilla gets damaged when he uses his breath weapon. The cells in her helped her regenerate and heal. After WW2 Japan was at 0. With Godzilla attacking brought them down even lower, hence -1.
AINT NO WAY. This is the third time I have decided to watch a movie I never cared about it before, watch a ton of reactions about it, only for NORMIES TO READ MY MIND AND SAY “We got you dude.” Gotta love the brain link.
I love how the Last 2 Japanese Godzilla Movie named their Codename Plans on how to take down Godzilla came from their Japanese Mythology
Shin Godzilla - ( Operation Yashiori ) Yashiori was a Beverage used by Susanoo to poisoned and Slayed the 8 Headed Orochi.
Godzilla Minus One - ( Operation Wadatsumi )
Wadatsumi was the ruler of the seas and oceans, and described as a dragon capable of changing into human form He lived in the undersea and can control Tides and creates magical Tsunami .
they really thought about it and adapted to Godzilla because He is a Creature of the Sea
About the ash Rain after Godzilla atomic blast and destroyed Ginza was highlighted the Kuroi Ame ( Black Rain ) it was really happened in Japan after the Hiroshima Bombing.
After the Bombing, Japan Became Ground Zero and then Godzilla shows up wrecking havoc, that was the meaning of 0 to Negative real Quick
Kamiki and Minami-san really nailed their role and Hope to see them both back in Action on a possible sequel 😊
This Godzilla was an Absolute Japanese Cinema and Probably the Best Godzilla film of All Time ( Respect on 1954 😊 )
The Music of Akira Ifukube (Godzilla Composer of both Showa and Heisei G films) is the bomb!
I’ve never been scared of Godzilla. His giant face following the boat _terrified_ me.
The black on Noriko’s neck is confirmed to be Godzilla’s cells. Or at least caused by them.
The Godzillathon videos by Cinemassacre are a fun retrospective of all the old films and a good way to gauge which ones you’re most interested in. They were made way before the 2014 one. I’d definitely love to see a reaction to the original Gojira
I'm really glad I watched this movie in the theater with no one chatting around me.
As a Godzilla fan, I enjoyed seeing Minus One including "Minus Color" which was the limited theatre run and the whole film was in black and white in true Godzilla style like the OG film. Glad you guys enjoyed the film!
"Is she the next kaiju?" -Pat. You just might be right on the money there. The mark on her neck are Zilla Cells which if you aren't familiar with the older movies plays a significant role in the creation of two of the strongest kaijus Godzilla has to go up against. Really looking forward to the sequel and seeing what direction they take with regards to the Zilla Cells
Kaiju no. 8...
@ExtremeMadnessX Kaiju No 8 is trash and doesn't hold a candle to the Godzilla Franchise, Ultraman, or Attack On Titan which it tries to imitate
Chris being my favorite normie and a Godzilla fanboy is what I needed
Yep, when he started preaching about King of the Monsters I was like l, "MY MAN!"
KotM isn't a perfect movie by any stretch, but it's a fucking flawless Godzilla movie.
Props to Spidey too for having seen the old school Hanna-Barbera animated show. That shit is 46 years old.
@@basharic3162Ehh kotm is actually pretty bad even for godzilla movie standards , the badly done human drama and story was a given its not unique to it , but the fights having one of the worst choreographic letdowns of the monstervers speaks a lot , constantly cut scenes makes this movie very mediocre .
@@basharic3162 Lol he was good until he said Monsterverse Godzilla would lose to this one.
@@basharic3162 Hell yeah! 💪
I'm glad that Godzilla is finally being treated seriously. For so many years, Godzilla was such a goofball character in the Japanese movies. But in the last few years at least, he's finally being done right. This to me was the first Godzilla movie, where I didn't want him to show up, because when he does, things get really bad, real fast. His atomic breath in this was devasting, like it destroyed 5-10 square miles. This has to be the most powerful atomic breath I have ever seen, and it was glorious. But this Godzilla was actually scary, especially in that first scene, because of how vicious he is. He doesn't hesitate when he kills, he is all business, from start to finish. The music was great as well, especially when his theme came in. The cast were great too. Interested to see if this director gets to do another one.
I think legendary Godzilla breath is actually more powerful. It doesn’t have the nuke effect but it traveled through several miles of the earths crust to get to hollow earth.
@@Ace-mw9pm The explosion effect in this movie is one of the few flaws. Exactly what is supposed to be exploding?
"Is she the next Kaiju??" Pat's brain needs to be studied by scientists, I am BEGGING.
he says the most stupid things sometimes lol
Pat has no brain
Kaiju means mysterious beast so if she does turn into a monster like Biollante or something monstrous he'd be right on the money
@@Oinker-Sploinker That would actually be a cool idea for a Biollante film. She needs more love.
Godzilla was a living dinosaur that was awakened and irradiated by atomic bomb tests. Godzilla was a metaphor for the atomic bomb.
That's very important.
It is especially important in Japan.
That's what I want people all over the world to know.
This does not mean blaming anyone, but rather that ``nuclear weapons should be eradicated.''
I love the United States.
From Japan.
@ayakasayaka1399 As an American that desires to visit Japan, had a Japanese girlfriend and have been a fan of the kore serious Godzilla films since the age of 4 in 1985, I 100% agree with you.
The 1954 Godzilla movie was essentially a copy of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms by Ray Harryhausen which was released the year before. Plotwise both are the same. Atom bomb tests wake a prehistoric beast which then proceeds to wreak havoc in a major city.
In the US film it's New York and in Godzilla it's Tokyo. Obviously they added the atomic breath for Godzilla, but they also followed it up with other movies which is something the US failed to do.
I remember growing up in the 70's and watching many of the silly Godzilla movies being shown in the UK after I got home from school, and also watching the Hanna Barbera Godzilla series in the late 70's/early 80's.
Godzilla minus One left me stunned, as it's focus on Shikishima and his "family" was really the star of the film. One of the things constantly being parroted at Shikishima is that he needs to "live". The letter from his mother tells him to "come back alive", and Noriko and Tachibana both tell him to "live". It's something that we all need to take to heart.
@MsOpportunity68 But the execution is VERY different. Beast doesn't show children dying. Beast doesn't flatten the majority of the city. Beast has heroic scientists and military that save the day and live, Godzillas end8ng is downbeat and tragic. Beast doesn't have its characters discussing socio-political themes. Both have a prehistoric creature awakened by the bomb, and infect victims through sickness (bacteria/ radiation). But that's where the similarities end. To say it's a copy is a bit of a disserivice.
Film is an Absolute Masterpiece. And i dont mean just Godzilla films.
10/10
I saw this in the theater with some friends back in December. It was so cool to see up close. I’d seen Godzilla movies before, but this one made him feel like a truly terrifying force of nature.
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.
Except for 1998 Godzilla by America. That one can go in the trash
When we want to enjoy a movie with serious and deep thought, or on the contrary, when we want to enjoy a movie in a casual and refreshing way.
I think it is a very happy thing that there is a Godzilla film that corresponds to each of them.
@@GhostKyng it's not bad but that's just me
@@GhostKyngnah because it gave us the best Godzilla cartoon, Godzilla the Series.
@@GhostKyng in your opinion. was it classic gozilla? no. but it was a decent monster flick.
It has been surmised that the firebombing of Tokyo was actually worse than the dropping of the two atomic bombs.
It certainly caused more deaths.
Directly yes, indirectly no. The atomic bombs killed many more people. In addition to those who died directly in the explosion, second many died from radiation sickness in the following weeks. They are forgotten about in the casualty count for some reason.
@@Amrod97 Firebombings are usually forgotten for some reason.
@@Amrod97the thing about the later deaths is those applies to the firebombings too. If not more so because inlike Nukes that obliterate, fire burns and smoke chokes for days.
57:21 They literally showed it in the film. he wasn't technically "Godzilla" as he know him during the first scene. Godzilla was one of the last surviving dinosaurs on earth, that's what kind of animal he was, when operation crossroads happened near Odo island it horrifically mutated him because his body was trying to compensate for the immense damage his body went through not only giving him a huge healing factor but nuclear powers as well. it's poetic in a way, he went from being the last of his kind to the first.
23:41 and that's the plot of Godzilla: Planet of Monsters animated series, humanity just yeeted the earth and search for a new planet because they can't defeat Godzilla
This movie surprised me so much. I never expected a Godzilla movie to make my top 5 of all time. This movie was so good.
This movie was fucking AMAZING!
57:08 Minus One indicates the idea that Japan couldn't sink any lower after all the bombings, and the Godzilla's wave of terror has taken the country below zero.
This Godzilla borrows from other iterations, but it goes for the version that Godzilla was an evolved prehistoric creature that survived to modern day. When it was hit by the nuclear bomb tests, it caused him to rapidly mutate an unstoppable beast with the atomic breath. In fact, main Godzilla's skin isn't just scales, but are keloid scars left from the bomb's burns. That’s actually how the original 54 Godzilla's skin was supposed to resemble. The director also confirmed before he was hit by the bomb, Godzilla already had regenerative properties which allowed him to survive the bomb, but his healing factor caused him to rapidly mutate due to the fallout
Fun fact: The main actor is the voice of Shinji Ikari in Evangelion 3.0 +1.0 AND the voice actor for Taki in the movie Your Name (Kimi no nawa) 😊
Megumi Ogata didn’t play in this movie?
I was about to say, lmaooo
That is very incorrect
It’s true he played Adult Shinji in the movie
@@pajamaman6914 oHHH I see
@@pajamaman6914 but Megumi Ogata is not in Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Ruins One Guy's Day In Particular is I think legitimately one of the best movies of the last few years.
Right? Every time when he thinks that he finally finds happiness and normal life, Godzilla decide to ruins everything.
Big spines, those eyebrows, the roar, theme, evil, average tail, this is my childhood Godzilla!
So good. Saw it 5 times in theaters including the minus color version.
It can't be said enough: This is such a good fucking movie.
Best Godzilla movie in years.
The new series is also surprisingly awesome!
The monster action in Legacy of Monarch is great, half the writing for the human parts and also half the acting/directing of the human parts was really really bad.
Someone give Marketa an Ottoman so she can rest her legs comfortably! 😭
I cried not ashamed to admit
「ワタシは泣いたが、それを恥ずかしいとは思わない」
This Godzilla movie is AMAZING! I loved it.
Also, the ending scene where they show Noriko's neck with the black veins, I think because she got blasted by the aftershock of Godzilla's nuclear fireray, she is affected with radiation, meaning that she is sick and is going to still die due to cancer from the radiation.
When I saw that scene, it made me so sad, like come on! She survived only to later on find out she has cancer. He was so happy to see her too. Sighs...
This group of film makers put the bar pretty much at an unreachable height. So good was this. I have to now re-watch this without color for nostalgia and effect.
Many film makers learn everything in making a movie such as special effects because when starting out your making a movie on your own. My friend does everything on his own making low cost movie shorts hoping to get recognized.
Fun Fact: Ryunosuke Kamika (Koichi) voiced the big baby in Spirited Away.
57:15 - The reason why it's called Godzilla Minus One is from the directors explanation. Japan was utterly destroyed after the events of WWII. Setting Japan back to 0, but, with Godzilla added into the mix, they are now at -1.
You're only the 17th person to explain this in the comments....Good going lil baby bro....🤡
@@jsmithers.dude who pissed in your corn flakes
@@mlgodzilla4206 Cry 🤡
@@jsmithers. for what
@@mlgodzilla4206 Cry harder 🤡🤣
Finaaaaaly I'm so excited u guys reacted to this amazing piece of cinema
I saw this in theaters three times, and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
I'm glad Minus One is on Netflix now, but it's still coming on disc in the States, right?
I'm Japanese and sooo happy to watch this! Thank you guys so much for sharing this wonderful reaction
This movie and Shin Godzilla are the best movies besides the original Gojira (1954). Minus One is by far the best human story since the original and Shin is is the closest to being a spiritual successor to the original albeit with a different inspiration (based on the Fukushima nuclear disaster/tsunami instead of the castle bravo atomic testing).
The last roar during the last moment of the credits was great
Male Lead Actor is Ryunosuke Kamiki He has also played in the film Rurouni Kenshin as Shishio Makoto's subordinate as Sojiro, a jumping samurai with characteristic legs that are always jumping.
What a coincidence, my family is doing movie night for this in a few hours
Minus One is a great movie . There are a lot of call backs and Easter eggs to the older Toho Godzilla films. Godzilla appearing in the beginning as a dinosaur is a call back the original film and Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) . The original implies that Godzilla was a dinosaur that survived into the modern era and was mutated by the Bikini Atoll tests. Vs King Ghidorah (1991) shows us that Godzilla was a dinosaur living on Lagos Island. When the Americans attacked a Japanese garrison on the island the unmutated Godzilla attacked the Americans for disturbing him. Although he is injured by American ships he is mutated by the nuclear tests and becomes Godzilla. An unmuted Godzilla is usually called a Godzillasaur. They aren’t as aggressive and eat only plants.
A movie is complete when you watch it until the end credits.
Watched it yesterday... goosebumps so many times. Real banger of a movie.
You guys should watch Shin Godzilla (2016) Is codirected by NGE creator Hideaky Anno
They did that before this. Reaction's up already. Chris even mentioned in the discussion they did that and its similarity to NGE.
Newest Fast and Furious movie budget? $370+ million dollars
Godzilla Minus-One budget? 15 million dollars
Why does the one with the Majin Buu shirt literally SCREAM every time he speaks?
23:23 i love how she says “oh no a cero” 😂
Godzilla’s origin depends on the continuity. In the original 15 film Showa series (1954-1975), he’s an unknown member of a prehistoric amphibious species of marine reptiles that was awoken from suspended animation under the ocean and mutated by the hydrogen bomb tests done by the US in the 1950’s.
In the later Heisei series (1984-1995), he’s explicitly shown to be a mutated theropod dinosaur, like a T-Rex, that survived in suspended animation and was mutated by later hydrogen bomb tests. There’s actually a sequel in one of those films (Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, 1991) where you see him, pre-mutation as a normal-ass dinosaur, and kill an American landing party of Marines in 1944 during WWII. The American navy then shells him with warships and leaves him for dead, assuming he killed the Japanese defenders. It’s a wild sequence.
The title is indeed correct
I mean, it's great but obviously not the best movie ever lol
Ayup
@@za-ir5nito each their own. If you’re a fan of Godzilla it’s the best but to anyone who isn’t into the Kaiju movies would say that
The best movie ever? You got that right. I went to see this in IMAX back in January and the visual effects were so unbelievable. And I loved the story, the writing, the social commentary, and the characters in this. If you guys didn’t know, director Takashi Yamazaki said he’s open to returning as a director if the Toho studio announced a part two of Godzilla Minus One.
I didnt see it in IMAX but boy did I love the fuckin sound design of this movie alone from seeing it in theaters...The boom of his roar was so dam satisfying.
When the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki the explosion seeded the clouds and caused a black rain(Kuroi Ame) to fall shortly after. That rain, filled with radioactive particulates coated everything. Because homes and infrastructure were destroyed survivors could not change clothes so those particulates remained on them. With few sources of running water people boiled what they could find to drink, but the Black Rain had washed into the water they found and unknown to them boiling would not remove the radioactive particulates. So that rain that falls after Godzilla strikes with the nuclear breath has very deep significance in Japan as detailed in a 1965 novel named Black Rain. The book was made into a Japanese film in 1989 but it was overshadowed in the US by Ridley Scott's film of the same name, which also came out that year, about two American Cops who go to Japan and become embroiled in a case when the prisoner they were extraditing to Japan escapes
Italian and Indian Godzilla are canon now
"What good would that gun done to Godzilla?"
Well, sure, but the characters don't know they are in a Godzilla movie. ;)
Fun fact number 1: Takashi Yamazaki the director of this film is a big fan of Godzilla, he also featured Godzilla as a cameo in "Always: Sunset on Third Street" in 2005 and he is the director of "Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle" which has the design the same for Godzilla in this film
Fun fact number 2: This is the first Godzilla film to win Best Visual Effects at the 96th Oscar Academy Awards in 2024!
Great reaction, keep up the good work. Big spoiler for the German speakers, there was a shot of the cockpit that showed a sign that said Ejection Seat in German as the plane was made in Germany. Also, someone suggested in a comment that the spikes popping out was like removing the control rods from a nuclear reactor.
Noriko is infected by Godzilla's Cell.
She got the regeneration ability just like Godzilla,that's why she servived.
I just watched this last night and i loved it. I can’t wait to watch this movie with yall on Patreon
That was Taki. right! He was a voice actor as Taki on "Your Name".
Not seeing this in the theater is a crime guys.
This was out in color AND black&white. Black&White is amazing.
There are two reasons why I love Godzilla minus one is it visuals and fact that it only cost $10 million to make 👍👍👍👍👍
The 2 redeeming qualities of the movie imo
この映画の制作スタッフはたった35人です。
その数は私の高校生の時のクラスの人数よりも少ない。
lol, love the middle comic relief with the Italian and Indian Godzilla comments.
So glad you guys reacted to this one, this is probably tied as my favorite Godzilla film next to Godzilla vs Destoroyah
"Hello, NASA? We're going to have to terraform Mars quick!"
funniest comment I ever heard.
when Shikishima sees the "special made" boat for the first time, reminds me of when Luke Skywalker sees the Millenium Falcon for the first time, and you can insert that conversation here:
Shikishima: "What a piece of junk!"
Noda: "I know she doesn't look like much, but she's got it where it counts. Plus, I made a few special modifications myself..."
Yall should Definitely check out the original 1954 movie, it Invented both a genre and an entire special effects industry, and the story still holds up
Try the true original version tho, Gojira, without the Raymond Burr added footage
@@markmullins8622 the raymond burr one is from 1956, which is why I say 1954, but i suppose it could use greater clarification
"Minus one" came from the idea that post war Japan was at absolute zero... then Godzilla took them negative
Takashi yamazaki director of minus one met Adam wingard director of the monsterverse movies godzilla vs kong and godzilla x kong, both of them holding their own godzilla figures
The first Godzilla that actually had me on the edge of my seat. 😂
Ginza is not a Japanese city, it is the shopping district of Tokyo.
This whole story reminds me of Tsutomu Yamaguchi that got hit by BOTH atomic bombs... you have to imagine from his perspective this all felt like some personal monster following him around destroying everything.
Here is my pitch for the next sequel.
We see a kid watch this Godzilla use his atomic breath, while his mother carries him. They hide in a building which mostly shields them from the blast. After a while, the kid still in her arms, comes out the building and sees the same thing Shikisama saw a few years ago. Godzilla towering over them while the black rain starts to hit the ground.
Fast forward 20 years, and this kid is a nuclear scientist with an affinity for robotics. Given how afraid he has been all his life, because of the suffering that Godzilla put them through all these years, he works on a secret project while still living his life. While there have been rumors about Godzilla, no one has yet seen the monster pop up anywhere, so the public thinks that Godzilla is dead.
This person, however, never chooses to marry or be close to anyone because he is afraid of losing them to a bigger threat just like he lost his father due to cancer. Despite his contributions to Japan in the field of science, he chooses to stay lonely. However, as a side job, he teaches mathematics and physics to some students in a university, who love him for who he is.
One day, he wakes up from continuous tremors emanating from the ground. Fearing the worst, he heads to the university on his cycle to see if anyone was harmed in the process. But before he could reach the university, he gets blown away by a mild shockwave. While the effect may not have been life-threatening, he still ends up getting tossed in the process and goes unconscious. After a few moments, he wakes up to find a huge mushroom cloud towering over what used to be the university in the distance. And then he sees his oldest fear in front of his eyes, one which he wished he never would see again.
Godzilla!!
The military jets and ships successfully lure the monster back to the ocean and try to pull the same stunt that they did back in 1947, with the gas, but this time, Godzilla was prepared, because Godzilla has evolved.
The decompression doesn't affect Godzilla at all, and despite using a sturdy material to prevent Godzilla from easily chewing up the inflatable ballons, Godzilla comes to the surface level, use his dorsal fins to channel mini rays towards the fighter jets and lashes out on the destroyers with his now sharper tail. And then Godzilla ends the skirmish with blasting the incoming armada from Japan with the atomic breath.
After mourning the loss of his students, the nuclear scientist checks with the military regarding the plans for building the secret project. Most importantly with Monarch, who has helped with funding the project for 6 years. He realizes that to successfully control the project, one would need to have significant resilience against handling that kind of mental stress, since it would require a BCI that would turn a normal human brain into mush. Luckily, he has the Godzilla radiated cells in his blood, thanks to his mother, Akiko.
It is finally time to hit Godzilla back with everything he has got now. He has now finally developed the weapon that would surely take down this behemoth. It is time for Godzilla to meet it's end at the hands of....
MECHAGODZILLA.
The metallic creature, with the guidance of Akiko's son and thanks to new technology, heads towards the coast of Japan to stop Godzilla from wreaking havoc again. He launches a barrage of drilling harpoons that drill through Godzilla's skin and anchor Godzilla to the bottom of the ocean. Godzilla with all its power and strength, pulls out of the ground. Before it could resurface, Mechagodzilla slams the monster with its fist and ejects a sword through Godzilla. Despite Godzilla bleeding and shrieking in pain, it still wrestles with Mechagodzilla and lands a few punches and bites. While Mechagodzilla takes a beating, it's still able to launch more bolts and catches Godzilla's tail to try and bash it like a hammer. However, Godzilla can now fire short bursts of its atomic breath and manages to break one of Mechagodzilla's arm and incapacitate it for a while.
This takes a mental toll on Akiko's son, and he starts to lose the strength and the hope that he will be able to defeat it. Then he remembers his mother talk about resilience and staying strong, even when it feels like the world is about to end. She reminds him about fear, why it's good, how it reminds you that you are alive and how it's good to be alive for people who will need you for who you are.
Then the one-armed Mechagodzilla launches a huge beam from its shoulders. It aims at Godzilla's eyes, which temporarily and partially blinds Godzilla. Then using the sword from its remaining hand, Mechagodzilla punctures the jaw, keeps Godzilla's mouth open and use its own version of atomic breath and end Godzilla's life for good.
Mechagodzilla is no longer functional, but the work is done. Despite having a massive stroke by the end of this battle, Akiko's son still survives and patches things up with the university and starts teaching a new batch of students and starts bonding with them over class.
Epilogue: While Monarch sends units in submarines below the ocean to scavenge the remains of Godzilla, the camera pans to the eyes of
Godziila who is back and far more pissed off than usual. The scene ends with Godzilla shrieking again.
Most incarnations of Godzilla have his origins as an undiscovered creature living in the deeper parts of the ocean (or on an island) and nuclear bomb tests cause him to mutate into the giant monster he becomes. That's his origin from the original, Shin Godzilla, the American 99 one... and I think there's at least one more that I can't remember off the top of my head. I forget which one it is but he's literally a surviving dinosaur (godzillasaurus) that gets hit with radiation. Godzillasaurus is the only one where you get to see what the original creature was before it's mutated by radiation.
Every country has their own Godzilla. Right! Even the children have their own, and he's purple. 😂
Been waiting for this so I can watchalong with you! Excited!!
Its so good!!
People other than Japanese who saw this movie were probably surprised, right? Why does a Godzilla movie, which is supposed to be a fun monster movie, make me cry? and. In fact, the Japanese original Godzilla has had many variations over its 70-year history, and some of them even have plots similar to those in the Monsterverse. Recommended ones are Godzilla (1954), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and Godzilla Final Wars. , Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla, etc., I think are very interesting.
After the nukes, japan was ground zero and godzilla shows up became -1
"The last Godzilla movie I saw was the one with John Cusack." That movie is One Crazy Summer, and Godzilla was played by Bobcat Goldthwait.