The title is a reference to the fact that because of WW2 set Japan back to "square 0" and then Godzilla shows up in that moment of despair and utter low point just to cause even more devastation and pain, putting them lower than zero, -1

Steven Spielberg himself watched this movie three times and gave it massive praise.!

I saw this masterpiece in the theater four times: once with some guy friends, than with my wife, then with our teenager and finally in black and white with some other friends. Everyone loved it. I believe that this is even better than the first Godzilla film from 1954. It is not fair to compare special effects with the technology changes since that time, however the human story in this one is just magnificent. Every major and minor character has a good story arc

Had the privilege of seeing this in theaters twice, once in color and then again in black and white. Just phenomenal. I love the human drama. Puts the American films to shame, particularly on the modest budget. Excited to see what these filmmakers do next.

This movie is a veteran's nightmare. Noriko's last words were, "Is your war over?" This film says we should respect all the suffering veterans. And the ejection scene. I was impressed. Tachibana didn't want any more people to die on the planes he maintained. and Noriko's survival. The word that came to mind was "perfect." Do you know any other stories that are this perfect?

This is EXACTLY how a Godzilla movie should be done! BRAVO Toho! Godzilla FOREVER! ❤❤❤

One of the best films I've seen in theaters in the last half decade.

This movie was not only a master class in film making, but social media marketing. If they had spent anything on a marketing budget and run some TV ads, and distributed it to more theaters, I'm sure it would have made a couple hundred $million in the US alone. But even with word of mouth, this movie did amazingly well in theaters and became the most highly anticipated streaming movie ever.

The fish look weird because their insides have come outside of their mouths because of the decompression they experience when Godzilla drives them to the surface. It's a great foreshadowing of their plan to kill Godzilla. Also, you can notice a black mark growing up Noriko's neck at the end in the hospital. According to the film-makers, she was infected by Godzilla cells, which is how she survived.

I get teared up after watching everybody's reaction. i saw it 4 times at the theaters. It's a very emotional film.

Great reaction！ Please watch Noriko‘s neck again in the last scene.

This is one of the few movies that I went to watch SEVERAL times in cimemas. It's such an incredible movie. I loved every minute of it and I am so glad its getting the recognition it deserves.

As others have said, it wasn’t just the visual that was amazing in the theater. The audio was as well. When Godzilla roared, the room shook.

The destroyer Yukikaze that appears in the film was called the lucky ship because it survived many fierce battles during the Pacific War without any damage. After the war, it served as a repatriation ship, bringing many soldiers back to Japan. That story also strengthens my feelings about this film. I was surprised by your commentary and reading your analysis, and I think that Americans seem to understand the message of the film more deeply than Japanese people. Thank you to all our American friends.

Watching this in my movie theater was an UNREAL, UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. Every time Godzilla roared and unleashed his atomic breath the entire damn building shook. When Godzilla was on-screen you didn’t just see and hear his power; you FELT it. It was like being in the presence of a god.

I've watched dozens of G-One reaction vids and yours is one of the best. Great reaction and commentary!.

Absolute masterpiece of a film. I love it so much ❤

Great review, mate. I'm also a huge Godzilla fan, and this film has definitely taken the top spot. Not just my favourite Godzilla movie, but my absolute favourite movie, full stop. Really enjoyed this reaction. Cheers from Canada!

Caught this in Imax, and it was just an amazing experience. Did not know what to expect going in, and was struck how deeply layered this film is.

Glad to see you react to this movie! Great movie and yes, theater experience was absolute fun! Gave me an interesting mix of the sheer fun of 90's movie watching with more modern story telling style. Absolutely loved this movie!

I hear they just waited around for the baby to cry, like she's 2 years old sitting around with strange adults its bound to happen sooner or later, and the actors would just work around that.

EVERY TIME I see Shikishima seeing the boat for the first time, I'm reminded of Luke Skywalker seeing the Millenium Falcon for the first time in Star Wars. insert dialog here: Shikishima, "What a piece of junk!" Noda (or the captain), "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts. Plus, I've made a few special modifications myself, so if we'll all just get onboard, we can get out of here."

Godzilla is buoyant. That's literally all it is for floating when he wants to. The way he always has been

Look closely at Noriko's neck in the last section. You will understand why she was alive.

Akiko at the end of the movie- "You told me she was at work. You lying bastard!"

That atomic breath scene was so outrageous.

I saw the film three times at the cinema. The first two times was the colour version, the third the minus colour. And I have to say it was exceptional all three times. The four times Godzilla appeared were epic. The "Minus One" is that Japan after the second world war was reduced to zero due to the two bombs, and the carpet bombing. With the appearance of Godzilla, they were reduced to minus one. Meaning, they were lower than zero.

the blue glow is Exactly what you see in a nuclear reactor. Amazing movie

Your excitement and joy are honestly infectious.

日本が戦争に負けて、何も無い状況(zero)になった。そこにGODZILLAという怪物が襲い(minus)になったところから始まる物語です。 そして、あなたはまたこの映画を見る時に驚く事があるでしょう。 私もラストに泣いていたので初めに観た時に気づかなかった事を2回目の鑑賞で気付き半ば絶望しました。その後も−colourも観ました。65歳女性、初めてのGODZILLAです。主演の神木隆之介さんが子供の頃から応援しているファンなので観に行きましたが、とても良い映画だと思います。

I have never been so grateful for a happy ending as I was for this movie. It felt //earned//.

JAWS you say? Steven Spielberg has seen this movie three times in IMAX because he loves it so much. And the framing that you noticed was a tip of the hat to Jaws.

Great reaction, yes you are correct about the jaws vibes because the dir was a jaws fan this was his wayvof showing love,a godzilla movie that makes ya cry who thunk it,

Saw it twice in the theater, and missed seeing it again because I was I'll. Godzilla is only on screen for like eleven minutes, yet his presence dominates the entire film.

I went into this movie totally blind, not necessarily by choice. But as soon as i heard hype around it i avoided any details more consciously. Then i saw it 3 times in theaters. To think that a Godzilla movie was in my top 3 movies of last year, NOT for monster fighting reasons? Insanity. And when it won an oscar? It was my super bowl.

25:30 "G" is admiring his handywork. Like 'Man On Fire' the Christopher Walken Speech: "His art is death and he's about to create his masterpiece".

After world war 2, Japan had to start from 0, the devastation that Godzilla brought was so bad, they had to start again from -1.

I'm so jealous of your illustration, sir. Good for you.

Loved this movie when I went to see it in Dec....Fun thing for me was I had recently returned from a solo trip to Japan (to UK) just a few weeks earlier...And while on the return flight I watched a couple of Japanese subtitled movies..one of those being "Dr Coto's Clinic"....Then while watching "Godzilla Minus One" I realised I had see the actors before somewhere to remember I saw them in "Dr Coto's Clinic". Both Hidetaka Yoshioka and Ryunosuke Kamiki are main characters in the movie!...I was in Japan to see my favourite band LIVE for a second time..after flying out to Japan in Jan earlier in the year to see them...During my Jan trip I visited Shinjuku which has a hotel with the head on Godzilla hanging over the roof...It lights up and puffs smoke as I recall...You can book and stay in a room which has the balcony of the Godzilla head on it....I also stopped off at the Shin Godzilla statue near Hibiya Station during my hotel transfer day. (between Shibuya and Ariake)..During my second trip I stopped to take photo's of the Family Mart conbini store in Taishido which has a large King Kong model hanging on to the front of the store.

The movie is titled "Minus One" because after WWII, Japan was devastated and at its lowest. Knocked all the way down to zero, with them trying to rebuild... Then Godzilla shows up and makes things even worse, taking Japan from zero to minus one. Your reaction is probably my favorite so far because you really caught on quickly to the meanings and emotional weight for the characters and what Shikishima's story arc had to be. Fun fact, it is revealed in other related media material that Tachibana, the mechanic, really wanted to help save lives, but he was stuck fixing up planes, just for the planes and pilots to fly out and sacrifice themselves as kamikazes. Tachibana put in the ejection seat because he too was tired of people dying when they could have lived instead. The only time I came close to tearing up in another Godzilla movie was when I was watching the original 1954 movie. When you see people dying of radiation poisoning and the mother telling her child that they were about to reunite with their father (who died during the war) soon, just before being crushed underfoot by Godzilla. Those are the moments when Dr. Serizawa realizes that for the sake of everyone else... he has to use the weapon he developed on accident and sacrifice himself so one one else could replicate the weapon to use on anyone or anything else ever again.

In my opinion Godzilla Minus One and Shin Godzilla are both much better than the Monsterverse Godzilla films, particularly the 2014 first attempt. It is not always about throwing money and special effects at a wall hoping it will stick. Actual story telling, timing of events and scenes, and emotional elements make movies work. Godzilla's eyes in this movie have intelligence, unlike the Shin Godzilla version. The Godzilla in this movie is smarter and shows hatred of humanity which is reflected in the way they portrayed his eyes.

Happy to see you're also watching my favorites at the moment (1st X-men97 and now this one). Great reaction as usual!

Thanks for the video Godzilla minus one refers to the state of Japan. After the atomic bombs and Tokyo bombings then ultimately surrender Japan was at Zero. Godzilla made it minus 1 for their state of being.

Unfortunately the Netflix subtitles do not match the actual theatrical/Blu-ray subtitles.

Heads up if you want to rewatch this films, set it to English subs and not English [CC], the latter changes dialogue for some reason in several key scenes

Original title is Gojira -1.0 which means that after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan was literally burned to the ground (zero -> 0). And after that all japanese thought they have already lost everything. But then came Gojira and made it even worse (from zero to below, -1). Very great reaction, just stay always honest to Your viewers. Keep up the great work.

ゴジラを愛してくれてありがとうございます♪

I am glad that you love Godzilla. I felt your respect and love for the work. I am glad to see you understand and talk about Godzilla minus one. I have seen it four times in the theater and plan to go see it a fifth time. I hope there will be a re-release of the film overseas.

Funny you mention the movie reminding you of Steven Spielberg, because apparently, Spielberg told the director of this movie that he went to see it 5 times in IMAX!

The train trolley was built in the 1920's and had many stops along it's route. not only did it have robust brakes it only went 10 to 17 mph .so it was capable of many short stops. Sadly it would take a bit too long to get up to it's full speed of 23-25 mph in reverse. to hopefully get out of Godzillas way and interest.

Godzilla Hollywood call him king of monsters but in japan Godzilla call him ultimate beast

i think another film will come soon, because Noriko in the end is infected, you can see her neck becoming black like Godzilla.

This movie had 35 VFX artists and a 9 million dollar budget and still had better effects great music great acting and great sets Compared to the new flash movie had a $200000000 budget and over 1000 vfx artists and it looked like it was made in a week

If you are interested in Kamikaze Attack after watching this movie, I recommend the work "Eternal Zero" directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is the story of the main character who tried to resist Kamikaze Attack until the end. It's not a true story, but it seems that there was a similar person.

９月の東京は、信じられないぐらい暑いです。気を付けて下さい。

* Amazing that Godzilla Minus One (2023) was made for under $12 million - just 1/13 of the budget of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). 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. * The latest American “MonsterVerse” Godzilla movies were full of CGI “eye candies,” and did not require me to think very hard. In licensed “monster” movies such as Godzilla vs Kong (2021) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), I just “kicked back” and enjoyed the CGI spectacles. More importantly, these two big-budget (over 130 million USD each) “popcorn flicks” were hugely profitable globally. This contractually restricts when and where the Japanese Toho could release or stream its Godzilla movies. * The latest Japanese “Toho” Godzilla movies were allegories of Japan’s traumas, which required me to think deeply. In Shin Godzilla (2016), the bureaucratic Japanese government failed to address the 2011 (rapidly unfolding) triple disasters of earthquake -> then tsunami -> then nuclear plant meltdown using an “evolving” Godzilla as an allegory. In Godzilla Minus One (2023), the people-led effort defeated Godzilla (temporarily) as Japan rebuilt after World War II (post-1945) with a compelling human story of “survivor guilt.” These two low-budget (under 12 million USD each) “monster” movies won numerous awards including Best Picture in Japan (both) and Godzilla Minus One won an Oscar in the US for Best Visual Effects (the first-ever for a low-budget monster movie).

He's a little ball of anger and hate.

ちなみに敷島を演じた俳優の神木隆之介は" 君の名は " のタキの声の人です

Godzilla Minus is a like before I even see the vid. All you need to do is not fuck it up sir. I trust you for that.

It's almost too bad people aren't seeing this the first time in the black and white version; it is better. Grittier and scarier.

When you see this movie again with the large TV back, you should see until the end of the credit roll. There' s a surprise present for you!

I saw this almost accidentally in the theater. I don't know if we did a double-feature to do it. My friend and I go to the movies and I look at what's showing. I see Godzilla and I want in! I hadn't heard of it and it was probably 2 weeks into the release so that means it could leave the theaters any time. I did not know it was out at all. Okay I looked it up, we watched 2 movies that Saturday, this was the 1st. I didn't know what to expect and I was stunned!

Thank you.Really.Thank you.

日本では日本人の演技を下手だと評価する人だらけなんです。ハリウッドを見習えって、私は昔から日本人の演技を外国人が褒めてくれる日が来ればいいのにと思っていました。褒めてくれてありがとうございます

the YT comments of Gm1 were noiceable since the day of release.. well, its never too late for new comments.. moreover, this film's promotion was rather subtle, globally..

My understanding is that the Minus One refers to Japan’s global footing post war. It wasn’t just at rock bottom; it was driven back to a place of devastation. This was Japan at its lowest.

Have you read James Stokoe’s Godzilla Half Century War comic? Gorgeous art and a brilliant story about one man’s repeated encounters with Godzilla over several decades. Would make for an excellent movie, similar to the plot you seemed to be predicting early on here.

I don't believe that 1998 Godzilla was a Komodo dragon. I'm pretty sure it's an iguana.

最初のスターウォーズを思い出すのですが・・・ メッセージでもイデオロギーでもなく、 単純に素晴らしく良く出来た映画。 きっちり伏線出して明示していながら、 観客は騙され続ける、その快感。 軍艦「高雄」が来ると知りながらその登場に驚かされる。 そもそも機雷の爆発に驚き、 知ってたはずなのに機関銃に驚き、 起爆線が切れたショックで機銃を忘れて、敷島の射撃に驚く、 爆発のショック、ゴジラの再生能力のショック。 このころには「軍艦が来るはず」という予定をすっかり忘れている。

大好きな人が大好きな映画を見てくれて嬉しいです❤

Look at all the movies that have flopped for Disney int he past three years, losing more than a billion dollars. Then realize that this was made for less than Disney spent on catering for those movies

日本が戦争に負けて、何も無い状況(zero)になった。そこにGODZILLAという怪物が襲い(minus)になったところから始まる物語です。

Okay so why is it called minus one? I've seen this question come up many times so allow me to explain. When Japan was destroyed, it was reduced to ground zero and/or they had nothing. Now you include Godzilla into the mix who destroys Japan even more furthering what little Japan had and what's lower than 0? -1. Thus Godzilla -1.0.

Epic reaction haha, also while minus one's atomic breath is highly destructive is not really that strong compared to the other godzilllas. Becayse the others works more as a lazer, por example a wedding torch on the same place while more powerfull than a small oyrotechnic will not produce the same level of area destruction but the torch will always be more powerfull.

oh, it's odd that the subtitles are "close caption" type which describe sounds like "roaring loudly." I have Netflix... I'd better check if there is a different version of subtitles 🙂

I guess better late to the party than never.

Well, I enjoyed this film, I just wondered the height of Godzilla, 150 feet the first scenes it was like a good estimate. BUT later when he destroys Tokio the beast looks like another one, TALLER, with a smaller head !!! !!! Is this part of the fun or what, from earlier japanese productions, when the beast floats in the water just the huge head it looks very plastic, ha ha I mean I dont really mind, the movie has a beautiful message and well written, you dont get many of these flics Godzilla is a legend...

I think the next one is in the present and it's full on Godzilla, minus 1 being a step behind in evolution in the past. Imagine that! ._.

As another Godzilla fan, loved the collection, that was a really cool book! Anyway, loved this movie, one of the few I believe lived up to the hype but I know I’m also heavily biased. 🤭 This is the first movie I’ve ever felt scared of Big G, I saw it in theaters and brought my Mom and gosh, chills and awe the whole time. I actually felt for the humans so bad as he massacred the people and the atomic breath was stunning. Ugh, love this movie so much!

最後のセリフの翻訳が、間違えいますね😅１番大事なセリフなのに、なぜでしょう😢

This is a movie. Literal cinema. Not whatever the the hell was Godzilla x Kong new empire. The monsterverse is kind of the kid appeal of Godzilla now.

Any plans to react to RRR?

What do you mean uploader has taken it down!?🤯 Uploader!🤨 Don't scare me like that! I will comment the reaction too as I see it (mementarily at work), don't you fret!😏

The most unrealistic part of this movie is, that Hibiki comes out of this with just a few scratches, despite fighting alongside Yukikaze. ^^

Godstilla becomes Godwalka followed by Godswimma. He likes to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and God-spring-a 😂

Invincible Godzillas are super super boring. The Monsterverse Godzilla has become that and it's disappointing. The way this one can be hurt but just comes back stronger like a hydra is way more interesting.