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Koichi being not just a soldier, but specifically a kamikaze, I think pointed out the absurdity of those men having to sacrifice their lives for a war that ultimately destroyed that generation not only due to the lives that were lost, but the people that were affected so negatively and in so many ways. If the kamikaze did their job, they inherently had to die. And if they did not, like Koichi did not, then they were ridiculed by their countrymen causing them to die a different kind of death if you will. Thus, Koichi being a kamikaze is a metaphor for war being a lose - lose situation.

Noriko survived due to her being infected by the Godzilla regenerative cells. Hence the black ink like worm moving on her neck when the camera zoomed in. Koichi’s inner demons, the guilt that was eating him inside, unfortunately his mindset was still in his own war. That’s the reason he didn’t pursue Noriko and accepted the little girl as his daughter. He wasn’t good enough because he bailed his mission and was supposed to die in the war. His character had a full arc at the end where he completed his mission and survived to live for Noriko and the little girl.

I didn't notice the neck thing on her but regardless I think that Noriko surviving in the end was a very nice touch. It showed that choosing to live was the right choice. He thought all was lost when there was still so much hope.

The movie was saying that it is better to live for those who need you than to die for honor

this movie was SO GOOD it had EVERYTHING but everything done so well omg. the depiction of his struggle with deep shame and ptsd, the group of guys around the main character and their depictions of TRUE bravery, the political commentary, the love and chosen family story being there while not being in your face, the HORROR aspects. like the fact it touched on so many deep meaningful messages and Godzilla still had me on the edge of my seat scared sh*tless!! just bravo!!!

the real cost of this movie was UNDER 15m. impressive but more impressive is the beauty of the story, music, the mindful scene structure. it's not just one of the best films of the year but one of the very best of the past decade!

the ending with Noriko is what takes this film from a great film to an all-timer masterpiece that most people who watch it will never forget. almost reminds me of a time before cinemasins and other kinds of nitpicker pseud content was huge, before people thought that taking films apart like a puzzle box was more valuable than actually experiencing the film, bc they were worried other people online would accuse them of turning their brain off or something equally insecure. I remember when Top Gun Maverick came out I saw people complaining that the movie would've meant more if Maverick had died, and I think people like that are simply too robotic to "get" it, and they approach films like an algebra formula, where if you add death and tragedy as an input you automatically get a better movie as an output. I'm extremely happy that this film didn't go that route, bc if it had, it would've just gone on top of an ever-increasing pile of mid tryhard flicks that are obsessed with all the wrong things. as it stands, it's the best, most affecting Godzilla film, the year's best action-blockbuster, and one of my favorite theatrical experiences of all time. Love it!

I really enjoyed how malicious Godzilla seemed in this one. I wish they would really play into the radiation the big G emits though. Like melting people with his presence. Making everything he touches uninhabitable. Loved the movie, was not expecting it to be a drama though. I also really enjoyed the sound design.

Honestly, best movie of the year. I’ve seen it 3 times already.

The soldier that gives him the photos is the mechanic, they got picked up together. Hes the only one on the boat that knows of what Shikishima did.

They said 30k were killed or injured. Noriko was one of the injured but so much destruction made it hard to properly identify her so it took some time

Godzilla Minus One is leagues better than all the US versions. Compared to GMO, Godzilla and Kong are basically just eye candy.

I was completely impressed by all the special effects, really not even noticing them. This is unlike other movies with terrible or overblown CGI. I highly recommend folks see this in the movie theater.

Godzilla Minus One is an amazing movie. I saw it in IMAX weeks ago and it looked fantastic. Godzilla Minus One is a mixture of the original Godzilla movie and Shin Godzilla. But it’s still a movie on its own with new characters, good themes and interesting visuals.

Iirc the soldier on the boat that gave him the photos was the main mechanic because he had the limp by that point. The only negative that i have about the movie is how they didnt do much for the young guy. Most of his scenes (save for the boat scene) are of him being a background character or having a one liner and thats it. Feels like a missed opportunity to add some perspective from the generation that were aware of the war but not active participants in it.

It was less than 15m cause on Twitter he said he wished the budget was 15m

I like the fact he says he wants to start his life and move on only to be reminded that he isnt finished. Once he finishes his own war he is then rewarded by being able to start his life with her

I laughed when I heard a shout of "Taki! Taki! Tachibana!" during the Odo Island scene. The main character was the voice actor of the main character Taki Tachibana in the Japanese anime "Your name".

Godzilla Minus One is quite literally in my Top 3 Favorite Films of 2023.

9:15 Small correction, the final stage actually wasn’t cut out of the film. It’s a common misconception, but that final form is actually shown in the last shot of Shin Godzilla.

I hate movies with subtitles, but I loved this movie. Don't let subtitles deter you from watching this. I plan to watch it again.

You are wrong about Noriko and the blast. The heat ray was in the opposite direction and it struck miles away. Hence the mushroom cloud was over there far from them and Godzilla was facing it and roared with satisfaction and rage. She was just struck by the shockwave and thrown out of sight. Not vaporized. Also, looked better than before you say? She had potentially lost an eye and had an injured head and arm along with some type of radiation sickness. Apparently having been in unconscious for several days/weeks. How is that better?

This movie was fantastic. It also had a great feel for military veterans.

Best Godzilla movie ever.

It’s a good movie, I recommend it for Godzilla fans.

Tokyo was destroyed by a major earthquake in 1923 that killed 100,000, by air raids in 1944-1945 that killed 100,000, and by Godzilla ？　in 1949. It will come back again and again. Tokyo is a monster.

GMO and Boy and Heron should be at IMAX and Dolby longer than whatever other films they release.

Godzilla minus one is a master piece

Are they implying that Noriko is the progeny of the Stage 5 Godzilla from Shin Godzilla? Or was she just infected by its mutated cells, and she is going to BECOME Godzilla!

the way the govt would rather not tell the truth hearkens back to when hibakusha were abandoned and shunned by the gov't in order to not tarnish the US-japan relationship right after the war :(

I REALLY JUST GOT BACK FROM IT AND YOU POST KEEP UP THE GRIND LME

Watched it last night and it's pretty damn good

That was the same engineer Tachibana who gave him the photos

The combined cells of Noriko and Godzilla may probably result to the creation of Biollante if there will be a sequel.

omg i watched this movie with my bf yesterday at the IMAX and I was shocked i was like "holy shit, that was a straight up horror movie!"

I spit my coffee all over my keyboard with the ocean gate visual T_T

Shocked that this channel still makes videos

Godzilla -1 is number one for my top three favorite movies of 2023 this movie was not what I expected 10 times better than I thought I would be❤

Thousands of people survived nuclear bombs against all odds

Ballooning him back up wasn't for 'even more 'compression. It was for decompression.

You made me REALLY hyped for this one! Thank you! I think I'm gonna treat myself to see it in a theater, since I'm truly *poor* and I only ever watch movies I *really* feel are worth it in the cinema _(it's extremely expensive to live in Oslo, Norway)._ The tickets aren't *too* expensive, but when you have very little money to live off of, it adds up. Food is insanely expensive here, so to go to the movies I have to budget for living off of lentils, beans, tofu, rice, ramen and other really fucking cheap things _(that of course isn't as cheap here as it is everywhere else)_ for the rest of the month. But this flick seems totally worth it!

It also surprised me how it was breathtaking and incredible and the best movie of 2023

Japan shames Disney and Hollywood once again. I hope Japan stays the same.

something that someone pointed out in a comment section on another video was that the reason there was even an ejection seat in the plane in the first place wasnt because the mechanic dude installed it, but because it was already in it and he just noticed it. the comment said that there was a flag in the plane that made the plane seem like it was from germany, not japan, meaning the plane was recovered and rebuilt by japan and that the mechanic just noticed it and pointed it out to koichi rather than just building one into it. it would also explain why when he was first observing the cockpit, he paused and it looked like he noticed something

When is Godzilla going to be truly radioactive where you can’t stand within 100 feet of him and every step he takes is radioactive too.

硫黄島の戦いで生き残った日本兵のドキュメンタリーを見たことがあるのですが、その方は 「自分だけが生き残ってしまって、死んだ仲間に申し訳ない。」「自分はあの島で死ぬべきだった。」と語ってられました。その方は戦後も何十年か戦争のトラウマに苦しんでおられました。 それがあって主人公の敷島の苦悩はよりリアルに感じ取れました。 ひとつ残念なのは私の祖父を含め戦争を生き抜いた世代の多くに日本人がすでに亡くなっており、 この映画を見られないことです。

This movie was amazing and Godzilla was scary af....I hope they make a sequel 🙏 ❤

That final reunion scene needed to be longer.

I was amazed how good this film was. Im not hardcore Godzilla fan. Heard good stuff and there was a little bit too much exposition. However, I actually really cared about the characters

Can’t wait till they let me see this. I missed it in the theaters and now it’s not available anywhere because of the Godzilla/Kong movies out at the moment.

There is a reason why Noriko could have survived from the Godzilla's atomic beam. The hint is a black bruise on her backside neck shown in the last scene of her. That means that she have taken in remains of Godzilla's meats in her body at the mess accidentally, and the power of the cell of Godzilla made her cured or regenerated her body. That's why she have survived from the destruction like "Godzilla". I am Japanese and found the behind plot from one of the movie reviews in Japan. I am not sure what would happen to her later on with the cells of Godzilla.

I was unable to see it's original release due to surgery. But I was happy I saw black and white edition

Audiences seeing Godzilla for the first time perceive Noriko's survival as a happy ending, while Godzilla fans realize it is a bad ending.

I took my son to see it, it was beautifully done. We loved it. Yes there were points where i shed tears. 🎉

A new golden age. Never thought I would love to see the day.

Best Godzilla movie ive seen so far!

"Busting in his mouth" is wild 😂

Every second of this video was worth hearing "Busting in it's mouth."

Got out the shower while a Godzilla criticism of the film was just ending. I'm drying off and after 2 minutes of this video I shut it down. Didn't need to hear it. I'm still trying to get over the fact that this Godzilla movie was the one I hoped to see. Now that I've seen it, the film, storyline doesn't need a sequel. THE KING just came back after 70 years to remind folks, especially Hollyweird, that they're on some bs. Hail to the King, dammit.

Everyone needs to know the truth of big lizard movie! Gosh it was so good! The scene when everyone side-eyes him for him not being married to Noriko over hot pot was pure cinema.

my war is over

Minus one was good liked it but, Shin Godzilla was very very creative... and convincing... Something about Shin that made me empathize it's position.

is this a prequel to shin godzilla then:

i cried i actually cried at the end of a godzilla movie

We needed her to survive…

Amazing⚡⚡

I thought some of the dialogue was crap but I had a good time. The monster having human eyes was super weird but I appreciated the screen time after the last few Godzilla movies had barely any.

Surprised me too. I was a little disappointed with one part of the ending (despite the emotional tie to it)...it was 🙄 to me a little given what we saw previously in the film. But other than that, fantastic movie.

I feel bad for the brain damage Koichi must have from being knocked unconscious so many times

I love the ending where everyone win

why are all characters named Koichi reliable guys

I think she's going to become biollante

Noiko got hit with a level 10 hurricane and survived 😂

The « human-like » version of Godzilla which was cut off the movie is SOOO GANTZ-like in its design I would love to see it ! So creepy

Noriko is pretty much a representation of "hibakusha". Miracle survivors of the nuclear bomb drops inflicted with radiation poisoning.

Nobody expects the Gojira Inquisition!

What I want to know is how long before this Godzilla movie gets a English dub and if this movie gets a sequel maybe they can use Godzilla Monsters that are underrated🕷🔥🐉

A Godzilla movie being good surprised me too.

1:32 Oh nah He KNOWS

Oppenheimer has TACKY visual effects.

4:09 i sure hope godzilla could take out a little boat faster than the titanic (which took 3 hours)

Best Godzilla movie ever

Minus one is the only Godzilla related entertainment im interested in seeing at all.

When are we getting a Let Me Explain for “Leave the World Behind”

Great movie. Didnt realize it was subtitled as i only saw one trailer 6 months ago. My kids are small and can barely read but they still like it.

10/10 moive

Koichi should’ve called Jotaro and all this could’ve been avoided

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My favorite was gamera. I would love to see the saber toothed turtle in action.

Little boat better go faster

The end is opposite of Romeo and Juliet.

This movie would’ve been in my Top 5 movies of all time if it had ended thirty seconds earlier. No Noriko surviving, no bullshit Godzilla sequel tease. It’s a damn shame because other than these flaws, every facet in this movie is virtually flawless

Godzilla only attacked those soldiers because they shot him first

@7:44 Ayoooooo

Can you review May December.

You will enjoy more if you know Japanese secrets of Godzilla. Let me ask you following questions. Q1. Why did Godzilla come to Ginza and mysteriously disappeared from the movie? This is same as the movie Sin-Godzilla and original 1954 Godzilla. In case of Sin-Godzilla, it was Tokyo station, and original 1954 Godzilla, he came to the Japanese parliament building but gone. Why? And why the locations are so important? Q2. After Godzilla died, why the people on the ships saluted him? In the 1954 Godzilla movie, people sang the beautiful music like a funnel and in Sin-Godzilla, end of Godzilla’s tail shows human like figures. All these are related. So why? Q3. Why does Japanese Godzilla walk like a Noh-theater actors? Is it because he is some kind of divine god? To answer these questions, you need to know followings. First of all, there are still many dead Japanese soldier’s bodies not recovered from deep Pacific oceans. We could not even give them proper funnels. We know all of them wanted to come back, but they couldn’t. Godzilla is Tatari-gami(kami:god) of Odoh Island. Tatari-gami is a god of curse and give judgement. In Shinto religion, one of the most important jobs for a priest is to calm Tatari-gami down. Emperor of Japan is a living deity and highest priest of Shinto. Please take a look at map of Tokyo. You see Ginza, Tokyo station and the Japanese parliament building are all in front of imperial palace. Japanese soldiers are emperor’s soldiers and they should be back to Yasukuni-shrine to rest. By the way, Yasukuni-Shrine is locating next to imperial palace. Godzilla is Tatari-gami and spirits of dead soldiers are in Godzilla. However, Godzilla is also cursed by the atomic radiation. So, he finally came back to Japan to rest, but he is a monster now and not welcomed. Godzilla was looking for his resting place (Yasukuni-Sherine), but he cannot find it. Godzilla screamed in Ginza with sad madness. By the way, the screaming was so important, director Yamazaki rented entire baseball field to record the scream sound. It was most costed part of the 15 million dollars movie. All Japanese movie directors want to portrait Godzilla like a divine figure. That is the reason Japanese Godzilla walks like a Noh-theater actor. Entire movie is a ritual and a process to calm down the Tatari-gami (Godzilla), and give him proper funnel. Only problem is Godzilla is curse by US atomic-bomb and the radiation, so he cannot die and continue to be Tatari-gami. Noriko has affected by G-cell. As Koichi’s war ends, but Noriko’s war has just started. This reminds us the suffering of many survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from radiation. Many of them have to live rest of their long life in pain and agony. Question is, did our war truly ended? By knowing these secrets, you will enjoy Godzilla movie more.

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I really really hope they don’t go where Shin left off with tiny godzilla-men. I like what Godzilla stands for as a massive force of nature. The accumulated vengeful souls of all those who suffered under Imperial Japan’s tyranical military during WWII reflecting back in Imperial Japan’s face.

Check out ANIMAL released this week. Best R rated film this year