Godzilla Minus One

Posted by $ Abaco 1 year ago to Movies
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Just watched this movie on an IMAX screen this afternoon and my kids and I absolutely loved it. It's our favorite Godzilla movie and we're long-time serious fans. This movie is beautifully filmed and takes place in post WW2 Japan. It's in Japanese with English subtitles. There was a family sitting behind us and they were Russian. Spoke with the father after the movie and they really struggled to understand either language - haha. This is an excellent movie and I encourage you to see this on the big screen. As I explained to my kids...many of the concepts that make this movie so great are, likely, above the average American's head. American's want all-female superhero teams and a spiderman of color along with lots of CGI and high-flying human bodies.

I thought of my grandfather watching this movie. He had battled Kamikaze pilots in the Pacific and went into post-nuke Japan. There's a very good, deep anti-war message in this movie - subtlety delivered. The scenes of a destroyed Japan and of a nuclear blast are pretty powerful.


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  • Posted by mhubb 1 year ago
    Japan takes its Godzilla very seriously

    not sure how i feel about the Big Guy being taken out how he is however
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    • Posted by $ 1 year ago
      LOL... Yeah, he's pretty tough, though. I thought this movie gave the franchise a big "reset" back to it's origins. I really enjoyed Godzilla 2014, but much of the Big Guy's movies have been shallow, gooofy...Americanized like sushi has. Director Yamazaki deserves major accolades for this one...
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