{"id":3852,"date":"2024-05-14T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2024-05-01T21:28:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T03:28:41","slug":"movie-godzilla-minus-one-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/14\/movie-godzilla-minus-one-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Godzilla Minus One (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GodzillaGodzilla Minus One
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2023
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 124 minutes \/ 2.07 hours<\/p>\n

While the original Godzilla<\/em> franchise has been around for 70 years, I must admit that I\u2019ve only ever seen the American versions of this Japanese monster. This includes the travesty that was Godzilla<\/em> (1998), as well as the much better Monsterverse<\/em> iterations like Godzilla<\/em> (2012). Having never seen a Godzilla film in its original Japanese context, I was curious to try Godzilla Minus One<\/em> (2023) for my first foray into the \u201cofficial\u201d Godzilla franchise. What I found here was better than I could have ever imagined\u2014and for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n

Coming from decades-old movies that used people in rubber suits fighting among miniatures, Godzilla Minus One<\/em> uses just enough special effects to make the scale of the monster believable. However, this version of Godzilla still looks a bit like the version that had a guy inside a rubber suit. Plot-wise, there are a few great sequences that make this an incredibly solid movie. From the boat chase inspired by Jaws<\/em><\/a> (1975) to Godzilla\u2019s trademark destruction of a major city to the quite intelligent plan to take down the nuclear monster, there is never a dull moment in this film. Underpinning it all is the human element, which is as uplifting as it is (at times) heartbreaking.<\/p>\n

Contextually, Godzilla<\/em> has always been about the nuclear fear that came from the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. In this \u201cprequel\u201d to the core Godzilla<\/em> franchise, Godzilla Minus One<\/em> follows K\u014dichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki)\u2014a former kamikaze pilot\u2014after his country was defeated during World War II. Not only did the appearance of Godzilla come at a devastating time for Japan, but it gave them a chance to fight and reclaim their damaged national honor. Ultimately, this film was perhaps the best place for me to come in and experience a true Godzilla<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n

The best Godzilla<\/em> film I\u2019ve ever seen, I give Godzilla Minus One<\/em> 5.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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