Godzilla Minus One Did VFX the ’90s Way and That's Why It Won an Oscar

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It only took 70 years, but Godzilla has finally gone home with the gold. Godzilla Minus One made history at the 96th Academy Awards, securing the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, a first-time win for the Godzilla franchise. Given how important Godzilla has been to nearly a century of international film, it’s a long overdue accolade that couldn’t have gone to a more deserving entry. Minus One isn’t just a great movie, but a prime showcase of director Takashi Yamazaki’s strong artistic vision and proof that Godzilla’s ability to change with the times is unparalleled among film characters.
But there is another lesson that Hollywood should take away from Godzilla Minus One’s landmark achievement. How did a movie with a small VFX team of 35 artists and a frugal budget of $15 million show up the entire Hollywood blockbuster apparatus? Part of the answer lies in the film’s leaning into a distinctly 1990s way of depicting CG effects.
More so than resources or manpower, I would contend that the issue ultimately comes down to attitude, and how Hollywood has spent the past couple of decades denigrating the entire field of visual effects artistry. What was once a brand new field of exciting technology that was supposed to expand what was possible within the medium by a wide margin has instead spent much of the 21st century being treated like a laborious obligation that many filmmakers and audiences wish would go away. Even though it’s now virtually impossible to find studio movies that don’t implement VFX to some extent or another (you’d be surprised how much invisible effects work is used in mid-budget dramas and action films), many promo tours for even gargantuan blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Top Gun: Maverick spend much of their time touting their reliance on “practical” effects and making bold claims about how everything was done “for real” on camera.
Let's dig in on how Godzilla Minus One recaptured the visual effects magic of the 1990s!
#IGN #Godzilla

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  • @samar0wrx
    @samar0wrx2 ай бұрын

    District 9. Half the time you're second guessing what is CGI and what isn't.

  • @timothyrockwell2638

    @timothyrockwell2638

    Ай бұрын

    Also Starship Troopers, the CGI in that movie looked decades ahead of its time.

  • @arthurgarcia3892

    @arthurgarcia3892

    Ай бұрын

    You're absolutely right! Neill Blomkamp is absolutely a creative talented Director.

  • @Kay12ization

    @Kay12ization

    Ай бұрын

    @@timothyrockwell2638 Still a travesty Titanic won best VFX that year over Starship Troopers.

  • @Realist-ist

    @Realist-ist

    Ай бұрын

    Nope, it's very easily seen for me. Sorry.

  • @thecitizens4573

    @thecitizens4573

    Ай бұрын

    @@Kay12izationmaybe bcs it’s huge success in box office…

  • @creativechef25
    @creativechef252 ай бұрын

    $15 Million to make Godzilla Minus One!!! Every Hollywood Studio, Executive, Producer, etc. is now shitting themselves right now.

  • @lazyvoid7107

    @lazyvoid7107

    2 ай бұрын

    Dune part 2 didn't failed so this falls apart lol ign are trend chasers like yourself

  • @bjnazerigaming8302

    @bjnazerigaming8302

    2 ай бұрын

    hollywodd half budget = dinner lightcandle

  • @XxThePhantomFreezexX

    @XxThePhantomFreezexX

    2 ай бұрын

    @@lazyvoid7107 its all about spendin doin more with less but u did juss look botarted for respondin before actually readin

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 ай бұрын

    They're not sh*tting themselves at all. They are realisng that they can potentially MASSIVELY improve their profit margins simply by becoming more efficient. Hollywood budgets have risen significantly faster than inflation. Look at Alien - that movie looks f**kin incredible and it cost $10 million in 1979. Inflation hasn't risen so much as that to reach what summer blockbusters cost now.

  • @oliath

    @oliath

    2 ай бұрын

    No they aren't They are working out how to send most the work overseas to cheaper labor countries so they can hit a similar budget.

  • @Trujones
    @Trujones2 ай бұрын

    Godzille chasing the boat is just straight horrifying.

  • @craythebman5812

    @craythebman5812

    2 ай бұрын

    His eyes were so angry looking. It was amazing.

  • @toddclawson3619

    @toddclawson3619

    2 ай бұрын

    Felt very much like cat and mouse. Godzilla could have gotten them at any moment, but he was prolonging the chase for the fun of it.

  • @Kronny23

    @Kronny23

    2 ай бұрын

    Horrible in what sense?

  • @Trujones

    @Trujones

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Kronny23 "horrifying" not horrible

  • @Jackseyez

    @Jackseyez

    2 ай бұрын

    It confused me into thinking it was a costume or animatronic at first

  • @luigi_border
    @luigi_border2 ай бұрын

    To be honest. The main actor in godzilla gave the best perfomance of the year. It made godzilla believable with shock as well as the smallest dramatic moment worthy.

  • @ark14700

    @ark14700

    2 ай бұрын

    All the actors were great!

  • @pk42069

    @pk42069

    Ай бұрын

    He's a reliable actor

  • @JoshuaRibot

    @JoshuaRibot

    Ай бұрын

    honestly yeah nothing else getting nominated in this incredibly well rounded film is really a shame. just the one VFX nomination wasn't enough.

  • @luigi_border

    @luigi_border

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly.@@JoshuaRibot

  • @jsteeles

    @jsteeles

    Ай бұрын

    He was great and def attributed to the success of the movie but performance of the year is a little bit of a stretch lol

  • @sjeunson1
    @sjeunson1Ай бұрын

    Jurassic Park T-Rex scene still holds up as one of the most amazing fx scenes in film history. Saw it in the 1990s and saw it in its IMAX release. Absolutely flawless!

  • @Silieth

    @Silieth

    Ай бұрын

    My thought exactly while watching the video :D

  • @bhargavipba

    @bhargavipba

    Ай бұрын

    For sure. The VFX in the 90s Jurassic Park films are absolutely amazing!

  • @elbryan4751

    @elbryan4751

    Ай бұрын

    @@bhargavipbawhat is a VFX

  • @ricanman85

    @ricanman85

    Ай бұрын

    thats what being in the dark and rain will do for you lol

  • @siddharththampi5383

    @siddharththampi5383

    27 күн бұрын

    @@elbryan4751visual effects. The art of editing movies with all the superficial phenomenons without them actually wing there

  • @pencilswordfish
    @pencilswordfish2 ай бұрын

    Modern Hollywood is using CGI/VFX as a crutch so producers can make last minute changes, abuse the time of vfx artists, taking the hands of action set pieces from the hands of the director and into another separate team (looking at you Marvel), crutching on VFX so they make up for their lack of planning, lack of pre-production, reshoots upon reshoots, etc Films like Godzilla -1, the Creator, Dune Part 2, etc with amazing CGI but coming under lower budgets than the bloated budgets of MCU, Disney, etc. is because of PLANNING and preparation, a consistent vision, storyboards, etc. VFX and CGI vs. Practical was never the problem, great VFX has always been a blend of the two. The problem has always been Producers thinking that "fix it in post" will fix everything. They think they can throw money at a problem and it will be solved, they think that their shitty planning and dumb ideas can be fixed later on by making VFX studios fix all the problems, thereby going waaay over budget.

  • @VarietyAndy

    @VarietyAndy

    Ай бұрын

    not true of the creator. garth edwards didnt know what was gonna be in the shots when he shot it then just shoveled it off on ILM to fix. he didnt even want to plan and decide on who would be a robot throughout the movie, just shot people with no mocap and forced ILM to adapt to this ridiculous workflow. the dudes a hack.

  • @lyricofwise6894

    @lyricofwise6894

    Ай бұрын

    All you did was just repeat what was said in the video, and made many assumptions, how do you know who exactly to accuse for these things for sure

  • @moira4707

    @moira4707

    Ай бұрын

    @@austinwheeler3425It's a shitton, but it's a sci-fi movie coming 100m under the budget of some MCU movies (Dr. Strange at 294m, Avengers : Endgame 356m, etc.). That, in and of itself, shows restraint and great planning.

  • @alexseguin5245

    @alexseguin5245

    Ай бұрын

    @@VarietyAndy He did that for a specific reason, as he explained in his Corridor Crew interview. That allowed him to have a very light film crew compared to other big budget productions.

  • @user-kr2yj4dm3l

    @user-kr2yj4dm3l

    Ай бұрын

    @@VarietyAndy ILM and Edwards worked hand in hand to design how they approached the shots, it was unorthodox but together they proved it could work. There was no 'fixing'.

  • @jonathaneddy2618
    @jonathaneddy26182 ай бұрын

    "Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy" Shows shot of skeleton Jack Sparrow.

  • @YuNherd

    @YuNherd

    2 ай бұрын

    they just slapped my boi jack in there

  • @tetsuoshima7385

    @tetsuoshima7385

    Ай бұрын

    1991’s Terminator 2. Displays 1992😂

  • @reallue

    @reallue

    Ай бұрын

    This thread perfectly points out IGN's own hypocrisy about not treating Digital Effects w/ the respect it deserves as it's talking about not doing that anymore

  • @rafaelpozo9962
    @rafaelpozo99622 ай бұрын

    It should have been nominated for more, including foreign movie

  • @ShHeMiLeRe

    @ShHeMiLeRe

    2 ай бұрын

    It technically can (with only a few days to spare) be submitted in fireign film category for next year. Really.

  • @gsmith12345

    @gsmith12345

    2 ай бұрын

    So true

  • @swishasweetrold

    @swishasweetrold

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ShHeMiLeReits a 2023 movie

  • @thedudewhomadethisvideo

    @thedudewhomadethisvideo

    2 ай бұрын

    Japan didn't submit it so it couldn't be nominated

  • @ShHeMiLeRe

    @ShHeMiLeRe

    2 ай бұрын

    @@swishasweetrold Read the rules. It's not for movies released from January 1 to December 31. For some reason.

  • @jaysonmanman
    @jaysonmanman2 ай бұрын

    That movie deserves more awards.

  • @ralphmarra1565

    @ralphmarra1565

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, it should have gotten one for the musical score and best foreign language film.

  • @kre_dopeprod.3766

    @kre_dopeprod.3766

    Ай бұрын

    Why? This is b movie wtf?

  • @fireironthesecond2909

    @fireironthesecond2909

    Ай бұрын

    ⁠@@kre_dopeprod.3766what does that make Barbiheimer? A z movie?

  • @kre_dopeprod.3766

    @kre_dopeprod.3766

    Ай бұрын

    @@fireironthesecond2909 barbizilla vs zillaheimer will be perfect

  • @jasperscheerlinck8170
    @jasperscheerlinck81702 ай бұрын

    5:55 One of the reasons pacific rim still stands out today and looks amazing even though it came out in 2013.

  • @irsandar10

    @irsandar10

    2 ай бұрын

    A little note, as the honorable mention 4:22, Gareth Edward's Godzilla 2014 is also a truthful homage and a love letter to Kaiju Movies... Pacific Rim (2013) and Godzilla (2014) were the moments that showed Hollywood has the power to create something BIG by giving the talented director freedom to do as they pleased (and needed). But, later down that line, we knew where those movies go. But hey, we've been blessed by two films that may not be recognized, yet still remembered as the rising of Hollywood's Kaiju Era.

  • @reallycantthinkofausername487

    @reallycantthinkofausername487

    2 ай бұрын

    2010-2014 somehow had the best CG in Hollywood history and those 2 films were by far the best showcases of it

  • @5plurge

    @5plurge

    Ай бұрын

    ...and why Pacific Rim 2 was such a burning disappointment. And on top of that part of why the Western Monsterverse films are progressively going down the drain

  • @Wired4Life2

    @Wired4Life2

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@reallycantthinkofausername487 And sadly, neither got nominated for the Best VFX Oscar.

  • @reallycantthinkofausername487

    @reallycantthinkofausername487

    Ай бұрын

    @@Wired4Life2 Godzilla should've gotten that oscar ages ago

  • @VoiceoftheRings
    @VoiceoftheRings2 ай бұрын

    Don't forget Gollum!!! And the lord of the Rings. They won a lot pioneering these CGI.

  • @MrJayRed
    @MrJayRed2 ай бұрын

    "GAHZILLA" - Arnold Shwatevegger

  • @Valenquill

    @Valenquill

    2 ай бұрын

    That frickin killed me. Reminded me of the old English dub of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Called him Godziller.

  • @hansnoor9637

    @hansnoor9637

    Ай бұрын

    That freakin austrian accent. Wtf Arnie!

  • @bloodlinefilms

    @bloodlinefilms

    Ай бұрын

    @@Valenquillits the British doing a lot of those older dubs. thats one of the big tells is words like diploma being pronounced diplomer godziller

  • @Valenquill

    @Valenquill

    Ай бұрын

    If anything, it added comedy to it.@@bloodlinefilms

  • @prithviraj627

    @prithviraj627

    Ай бұрын

    🤣😂

  • @DanFarrell98
    @DanFarrell98Ай бұрын

    People need to understand that more money does not equal better art. And so you can still create something great with a small budget

  • @yisusoflare6225

    @yisusoflare6225

    Ай бұрын

    ALOT of the money destined to visual effects right now is wasted on "fixing shots" or in changing scenes midway through production, most hollywood directors either dont want to or cant work with cgi, and it clearly shows , both in the quality of the final product as well as in the budget destined towards it

  • @spuglyfuglet6328
    @spuglyfuglet6328Ай бұрын

    As a VFX supervisor and VES member, who has worked on a number if mid to low $ projects, the key is always, Spend wisely, pick your VFX moments to tell the story. Simply put, 'Smart VFX' over 'Wow VFX'

  • @KingIggy
    @KingIggy2 ай бұрын

    Godzilla made me cry

  • @MarcelLWalker

    @MarcelLWalker

    Ай бұрын

    You weren't alone!

  • @tsilikasp

    @tsilikasp

    Ай бұрын

    Everybody cried on that movie. It's a masterpiece.

  • @rexmanigsaca398

    @rexmanigsaca398

    12 күн бұрын

    It's the first Godzilla movie that made me cry. The story and drama is awesome in this.

  • @harryvuemedia5106
    @harryvuemedia5106Ай бұрын

    Godzilla -1 really showcase that you don't need $300 million usd budget to produce an Oscar award winning film. Takeshi did so much with so little and made a big an impact in the film world. The plot, the characters, the visual effects and Godzilla himself brought this whole movie alive. It should have won Best Picture and be 2023 Movie of the Year!!! Imagine if Godzilla Minus One had a $100 million usd budget? And had at least $25 million usd budget for marketing? I'm sure it would have easily generate $500 million usd revenues from ticket sales. Hollywood needs to take a step back and ask themselves how a film like G-1 was able to do so much with so little?

  • @hibikigamervlogs2982
    @hibikigamervlogs29822 ай бұрын

    I’m really happy Godzilla minus one won the oscars it’s really awesome

  • @jenniferk86

    @jenniferk86

    20 күн бұрын

    💚👏🏻

  • @tizzletizzle8615
    @tizzletizzle86152 ай бұрын

    15 million. Man that’s impressive

  • @Evil.Totoro

    @Evil.Totoro

    2 ай бұрын

    Actually that was an estimate made by the media, the director has since clarified he wished he had 15 million. The current estimated figure is around 10-12 million.

  • @kristopherryanwatson

    @kristopherryanwatson

    Ай бұрын

    @@Evil.Totoro that is even more impressive. meanwhile Hollywood (i'm looking at you, specifically Marvel), throwing out excessive budgets in the multi-millions just to have A-List actors in their movies to drive box-office sales should be embarrassed. That formula just doesn't work anymore. movie fans want movies that are more sophisticated.

  • @connorgrynol9021

    @connorgrynol9021

    Ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠@@kristopherryanwatsonthe Flash spent more money advertising during the Super Bowl than Godzilla Minus One did with its entire budget. But the sad reality is it does work. At the end of the day, most of the “blockbuster” films still turn a profit. Which is all the producers need to justify doing it again. Another thing to note is the director of Minus One is a VFX artist himself. Which makes sense. Having someone with intimate knowledge about something that a movie leans heavily into means you know what’s needed to get it done.

  • @emimakeslive
    @emimakesliveАй бұрын

    I’m so glad Godzilla won! This is a huge landmark for TOHO and cinema everywhere!

  • @chronolynx360

    @chronolynx360

    Ай бұрын

    Same here, justice is serve.

  • @princecharon
    @princecharon2 ай бұрын

    The attitude is also part of why VFX teams get overworked (and underpaid), leading to projects where they aren't given enough time to finish the job before it needs to be out in theatres. Sadly, that means you're probably right about the risk of Hollywood taking the wrong lessons from this.

  • @mrtrizzybeatz

    @mrtrizzybeatz

    Ай бұрын

    Ai will take there Jobs soon

  • @fanciestofcats7111

    @fanciestofcats7111

    Ай бұрын

    @@mrtrizzybeatzAI might even be able to check your spelling

  • @mrtrizzybeatz

    @mrtrizzybeatz

    Ай бұрын

    @@fanciestofcats7111 and what was spelled wrong ?

  • @fanciestofcats7111

    @fanciestofcats7111

    Ай бұрын

    @@mrtrizzybeatzTheir. Go back to school

  • @mrtrizzybeatz

    @mrtrizzybeatz

    Ай бұрын

    @fanciestofcats7111 you must be one of those grammer internet trolls huh?

  • @nickyguidroz2971
    @nickyguidroz29712 ай бұрын

    When is −1 gonna stream? Absolutely, amazing movie.

  • @reallycantthinkofausername487

    @reallycantthinkofausername487

    2 ай бұрын

    Sometime in Summer around the same time the dvd comes out I'd say

  • @max_rove

    @max_rove

    Ай бұрын

    DVD coming out on May 1st

  • @Osteoporosiphobic
    @OsteoporosiphobicАй бұрын

    I've seen Godzilla -1 on 3 different occasions in the theater's & loved it everytime. Best movie I've seen in a long time.

  • @laiksik
    @laiksik2 ай бұрын

    Omg Kudos to you guys for putting this out there!

  • @browninplay
    @browninplayАй бұрын

    The behind the scenes on Minus One are truly inspiring - you can see them on the official Toho Godzilla KZread channel - it's a masterclass of knowing your limits, and shot composition. The VFX are amazing on their own, but the way the director and his team chose to shoot them is the real secret sauce :)

  • @robertjaysonalcantara7016
    @robertjaysonalcantara70162 ай бұрын

    Godzilla and Kong both won an Oscar now. That means GodzillaxKong is a movie of two academy award winners teaming up together.

  • @arniferak578

    @arniferak578

    2 ай бұрын

    Better keep your wiseass mouth shut

  • @xmatthyx1

    @xmatthyx1

    2 ай бұрын

    Its not because it really isn't the same godzilla

  • @nicolestimothy9921

    @nicolestimothy9921

    Ай бұрын

    Intresting how both Godzilla and Kong are now had the Oscars. It may not the same Godzilla, but Godzilla is Godzilla. Thats the point.

  • @arniferak578

    @arniferak578

    Ай бұрын

    @@nicolestimothy9921 "but godzilla is godzilla" Yea sure one being goofy ahhh alpha titan and the other being a serious embodiment of tragedy. Your not funny at all finding similarities in two different portrayed powers.... keep your hollywoodzilla with yourself but dont even try to put dirt on japan's real priced piece

  • @mikemead7417

    @mikemead7417

    Ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@arniferak578quit being a gatekeeper. It’s bad form, and it screams “toxic fanboy.” Do you remember what “Japan’s real prized piece” was doing in the Showa Era? Have you even seen Godzilla’s Revenge, or Godzilla vs Hedorah, or Godzilla vs Monster Zero, or Godzilla vs Megalon? Thats Japan’s prized piece, much sillier than any of the Monstervse (Hollywoodzilla) movies. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bashing on the Japanese Godzilla at all. If it weren’t for those movies, we wouldn’t have the Oscar winner we have today. Godzilla the Character is the same across all iterations, regardless of how much you may hate a certain one.

  • @NotesfromaNon-Practicing-dh2md
    @NotesfromaNon-Practicing-dh2mdАй бұрын

    One word: humility. Writers humble themselves to the story but studio heads don't humble themselves to the writers. Same with VX workers.

  • @ErikWerlin
    @ErikWerlinАй бұрын

    One thing thats very true is that for Godzilla as said in the video the team discussed vfx in pre production and how it would blend in. From the beginning the director knew what he wanted and had a goal and vision. That's a big problem with movies today is that directors make a movie when they still don't know what they want and then make changes at the end and it's on the vfx teams to fix everything when there is no time or budget left. That's why so many superhero movies and tv shows look like crap these days.

  • @VarietyAndy

    @VarietyAndy

    Ай бұрын

    Thats how the creator was shot and while it may look great you can tell from a narrative and story perspective they had no idea what they wanted to do but just barreled through and made it anyway

  • @blakehelms8367
    @blakehelms8367Ай бұрын

    Godzilla was a dramatic movie without being melodramatic--Hollywood needs to understand that distinction again. This movie also has more in common with Jaws then anything contemporary.

  • @gregjaro-mk7zs
    @gregjaro-mk7zs2 ай бұрын

    THIS ESSENTIAL REIWA ERA REMAKE IS THE BEST GODZILLA FILM EVER! CONGRATULATIONS TO "GODZILLA: MINUS ONE" FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS IN 2024 OSCARS. 🇯🇵🦖🔥🏆🎬🎥💯👏

  • @Kat1kafka
    @Kat1kafka2 ай бұрын

    They need to tone down on the budget. Joker 2's budget,almost a quarter and a half of it, is just going to Phoenix and lady gaga's pockets

  • @bauul.

    @bauul.

    2 ай бұрын

    75% of Joker 2's budget is really on salaries for two actors?

  • @cwega2463

    @cwega2463

    Ай бұрын

    @@bauul.that’s not true at all. we don’t even have reports on the budget for the movie so he’s just kinda saying nothing

  • @ourkidof91
    @ourkidof91Ай бұрын

    Gareth Edwards who directed Godzilla 2014, is also a master of visual effects and owes his whole career to his work creating all the visual effects for his first film on his home computer, which still stands the test of time.

  • @whyareyousubbing

    @whyareyousubbing

    Ай бұрын

    And he is working on the new Jurassic park!

  • @Vejur9000
    @Vejur9000Ай бұрын

    Well done. A really comprehensive dive on this question.

  • @6rimR3ap3r
    @6rimR3ap3r2 ай бұрын

    CGI, especially of some "super hero" movies has been awkward for a long time. Mostly choreography of moving characters (again, especially in super hero movies) looks just totally off. Terminator and Jurassic Park that you mentioned stood the test of time in opposition to that.

  • @brendanfalvy1281
    @brendanfalvy1281Ай бұрын

    Gareth Edwards is a fantastic comparison. His work is absolutely stunning. The Creator looks absolutely amazing.

  • @GoGoTwice
    @GoGoTwice2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Cinefix for that awesome breakdown!

  • @Joe-mp5sd
    @Joe-mp5sd2 ай бұрын

    CGI, VFX ? What made Godzilla successful is story line that could make everyone’s heart move. Godzilla is not Akira type of film but more like Kurosawa’s type of drama in film

  • @benderisgreat95able
    @benderisgreat95ableАй бұрын

    Loved DeVito's reaction. That nod and eyebrow rise was all like "about time".

  • @guillermovaccarezza7105
    @guillermovaccarezza71058 күн бұрын

    Man the Trex in Jurassic Park 1 always, always gives me goosebumbs. How well done it is, darn

  • @DOI_ARTS
    @DOI_ARTSАй бұрын

    More than the budget he has people who are dedicated and inspired to the project and not people sitting on his desk waiting for payday

  • @cbgott
    @cbgottАй бұрын

    Couldnt be more happy for them. Love this!

  • @leighsherval1023
    @leighsherval10232 ай бұрын

    Actually... It's nothing to do with Jurassic Park. Godzilla Minus One has 610 vfx shots, covering everything from the titular monster to ships, buildings and crowds. The budget was small because they streamlined a small team. Director was also the vfx supervisor. The whole team of 35 had him with them for 8 months. For context, ILM say on their website that JP has fewer than 60 vfx shots.

  • @bournechupacabra

    @bournechupacabra

    2 ай бұрын

    The point is that people praised the CG T-Rex in JP, but tend to criticise any use of CG these days.

  • @leighsherval1023

    @leighsherval1023

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@bournechupacabrathat isnt the point IGN is trying to make

  • @ammomusic5319

    @ammomusic5319

    2 ай бұрын

    tbf the budget was also small because labor in japans film industry is way cheaper than america (the other things still helped ofc)

  • @lol3ndir

    @lol3ndir

    2 ай бұрын

    and the low budget vs $230M from the west.

  • @gamer-px5cu

    @gamer-px5cu

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@bournechupacabraThat's because cgi nowadays looks objectively worse than Jurassic Park.

  • @geenerheimer9266
    @geenerheimer9266Ай бұрын

    Best depiction of Godzilla in cinematic history, a blueprint for the perfect movie, it has it all. Hollywood is extinct.

  • @whyareyousubbing

    @whyareyousubbing

    Ай бұрын

    Oppenheimer, monsterverse, avatar, dune, etc

  • @captureinsidethesound

    @captureinsidethesound

    Ай бұрын

    @@whyareyousubbing, Oppenheimer is worth noting but that about it and the only reason that had such a huge result is because Nolan is one of few legends in Cinema that can salvage "Hollywood". Monsterverse is a two sided coin. Thankfully, Apple will make sure they don't destroy the franchise with Marvel syndrome like we see with Godzilla X Kong in Pink Barbie Land.

  • @whyareyousubbing

    @whyareyousubbing

    Ай бұрын

    @@captureinsidethesound Godzilla had pink dorsal plates in an old toho movie

  • @kangkinkang
    @kangkinkang10 күн бұрын

    It's not just the SFX, it has great dramatic storyline, plot and layout.

  • @ZacharyRodriguez
    @ZacharyRodriguezАй бұрын

    Beautifully said. The mindset will lead to the appropriate method. Context matters, and caring about that is key.

  • @airbornepete4492
    @airbornepete4492Ай бұрын

    The director directly involved and in control of the VFX process and having the final say likely dramatically cut cost and vastly improved the artistic vision. More of that please. Let’s the artists…art.

  • @DrRipper19
    @DrRipper19Ай бұрын

    It's honestly a little pathetic that Jurassic Park's early 90s CG looks so much better that of so many modern films

  • @diegopansini3152
    @diegopansini31522 ай бұрын

    This movie is hands down the best Godzilla movie ever made, it makes the current Hollywood kaiju movies feel like cartoons

  • @ShHeMiLeRe

    @ShHeMiLeRe

    2 ай бұрын

    Omg Godzilla series doing many different takes and having completely different goals? Wait till you learn about the rest of the franchise.

  • @TheHeston83

    @TheHeston83

    2 ай бұрын

    thats a Nerdstalgic take

  • @mitkoogrozev

    @mitkoogrozev

    2 ай бұрын

    But...they are based on Japanese movies too. You must be unfamiliar with the history of Godzilla, and the Showa era movies.

  • @diegopansini3152

    @diegopansini3152

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mitkoogrozev I’m fully aware of its origins. My comment still stands

  • @Nae_ex

    @Nae_ex

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@diegopansini3152 Godzilla movies are either action comedies or melodramas. It's up to personal preference

  • @sw-gs
    @sw-gsАй бұрын

    Godzilla Minus One - nominated and won Academy Award for Visual Effects. Most of european movies - lucky if they even get nomination for International Movie Academy Award.

  • @csjcsj2906

    @csjcsj2906

    Ай бұрын

    There were quite notable European movies like "Anatomy of a Fall," "20 Days in Mariupol" and "The Zone of Interest" that won in the same year, and even more when including ones that were European co-productions in some form.

  • @1zymn1
    @1zymn1Ай бұрын

    Technically, the first use of computer graphics in a movie was 1958's Vertigo's intro credits. The man who did it repurposed a WWII anti-aircraft targeting computer in order to generate the spirals and used a special pen-on-a-pendulum setup to draw the spirals.

  • @Westpine29
    @Westpine292 ай бұрын

    In Godzilla minus one they reused the tail wip animation twice in the film but somehow didn’t get noticed by much.

  • @reallycantthinkofausername487

    @reallycantthinkofausername487

    2 ай бұрын

    Tbf, Godzilla can only do a tail whip in so many ways

  • @lazyvoid7107

    @lazyvoid7107

    2 ай бұрын

    Monke ball ​@@reallycantthinkofausername487

  • @Westpine29

    @Westpine29

    Ай бұрын

    @@reallycantthinkofausername487 he has 13 different tail wips actually

  • @geovannomozes7010
    @geovannomozes7010Ай бұрын

    Great take on VFX approach! ❤

  • @kellymoses8566
    @kellymoses85662 ай бұрын

    Nolan should have used CGI for the nuke in Oppenheimer. The gas explosion looked nothing like a nuclear explosion.

  • @shunonigiri2710

    @shunonigiri2710

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah.. He used a cup of tea that got stirred by spoon then super zooming it... 😂

  • @nicolaslabra2225

    @nicolaslabra2225

    Ай бұрын

    nah, cgi would clash too hard with the patina of the rest of the film, it works in films like dune part 2 because it does have a digital patina to it, but in oppenheimer, a film that is so patently analog, any cgi explosion would look totally off in 10 years.

  • @Do_Not_Comply_V
    @Do_Not_Comply_V2 ай бұрын

    MINUS ONE IS A MUCH DESERVED WIN FOR EVERYTHING HOLLYWOOD ISN'T!

  • @destroyerzilla7634

    @destroyerzilla7634

    2 ай бұрын

    ok, don't complain. PS: The Creator has the best VFX

  • @reallycantthinkofausername487

    @reallycantthinkofausername487

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@destroyerzilla7634didn't win an Oscar tho ;)

  • @lazyvoid7107

    @lazyvoid7107

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@reallycantthinkofausername487Dune part 2 is better so cry me a river fake Godzilla fan

  • @marqueishasparkle5977
    @marqueishasparkle5977Ай бұрын

    It’s refreshing to see a movie with an original storyline create from a very storied character. One of the main reasons a lot of people are falling out of love with Marvel Studios is there lack of attention to story and their over reliance on VFX. Most of the movies they make feel unfinished and when they blame it on budget it just feels like an easy scapegoat. The newest movie “Marvels” budget was more then the first “Avenger’s” movie yet one is substantially better in quality then the other, and it that has little to do with VFX

  • @madchiller123
    @madchiller123Ай бұрын

    We watched the rerealse that was in black and white in theater. Absolutely amazing film. You felt the tension and heartbreak, and the minus color only added to the feel.

  • @nigelgreen9369
    @nigelgreen93692 ай бұрын

    Looking forward to seeing it when it finally hits a cinema near me

  • @berimb0l076

    @berimb0l076

    2 ай бұрын

    It probably won't, should be out physical and digital by this summer

  • @redadamearth
    @redadamearthАй бұрын

    The budget was *FAR LESS* than $15 million. The director said that report was due to a mis-translation by reporters. He said the budget was closer to $8 million and said that he "wishes" he'd had $15 million. This "$15 million" number is false and continues to be spread, despite the director clarifying that. So it was made for even LESS than what was reported.

  • @keithmaxon9510
    @keithmaxon9510Ай бұрын

    The effect from the top of the news building where Godzilla turns around is maybe my favorite effect of all time.

  • @pamelahermano9298
    @pamelahermano9298Ай бұрын

    Godzilla should have been at least nominated for best international film.

  • @Moonlight-qo5hw
    @Moonlight-qo5hwАй бұрын

    Before Godzilla Minus One was released, there was a movie called The Creator. The budget was over $80 million which is more than Godzilla M1 but had excellent special effects compared to a $300 million movie with wonky effects.

  • @kacktustoo
    @kacktustoo2 ай бұрын

    Really well informed video, great work.

  • @pedro.alcatra
    @pedro.alcatraАй бұрын

    You nailed it. This is why we have been waiting for a Pacific Rim sequence since the LAST and unique 2013 Del Toro's movie

  • @dionsmith2405
    @dionsmith24052 ай бұрын

    This is like the Baldurs gate 3 of movies

  • @lazyvoid7107

    @lazyvoid7107

    2 ай бұрын

    No BG3 is now mid

  • @Grandtheatrix

    @Grandtheatrix

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@lazyvoid7107How Very Dare You BG3 Will Never Be Mid

  • @MrCtmcclain
    @MrCtmcclain2 ай бұрын

    when mentioning Pirates of the caribbean, that was Jack Sparrow from the clip.

  • @Attilakiralyart
    @Attilakiralyart11 күн бұрын

    "He shares this trait with fellow Godzilla director Gareth Edwards" And that's Exactly why the VFX in Rogue One works and is 100x more stunning compared to other "cheap" band-aid uncanny seizure roller-coasters in the other films. It's to tell the story, Not to hide the flaws!

  • @Bentzel75
    @Bentzel752 ай бұрын

    Love the message of this video.

  • @AmericanPatriots87
    @AmericanPatriots87Ай бұрын

    Well deserved. Easily one of the best movies of the year. Absolute masterpiece!

  • @satriaariwibowo1118
    @satriaariwibowo1118Ай бұрын

    The Ray Tracing was helping more to looks insane !

  • @amonrei
    @amonreiАй бұрын

    Oppenheimer is finally releasing in Japan, and guess who interviewed Nolan? Yamazaki! 😆

  • @blackestyang7528
    @blackestyang7528Ай бұрын

    Godzilla is 70 years old, starred in 38 movies, and has finally won an Oscar. Never stop following your dreams

  • @danielboone8435

    @danielboone8435

    Ай бұрын

    37, actually. You forgot to -1.

  • @user-rr3vk6wp1e
    @user-rr3vk6wp1eАй бұрын

    That was a lame explanation why they did it in 90s way.

  • @piplup2009
    @piplup20092 ай бұрын

    It's about time Godzilla won an Oscar

  • @InitialANSR
    @InitialANSR2 ай бұрын

    Dang only 35 dude who did the vfx. They need to give oscar to all who makes the vfx

  • @jochemvanrijs
    @jochemvanrijsАй бұрын

    The problem is the many Executive Producers. They cost money 2 ways. They are expensive and they make films unnecessary expensive by being mostly incompetent.

  • @bisdakaraokeatbp
    @bisdakaraokeatbp2 күн бұрын

    Glad to see movies like this recently.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636Ай бұрын

    As an Architectural Model Maker, we had a poster of the original Godzilla in the workshop. He is the Patron Saint of all Model Makers.

  • @prashp143
    @prashp143Ай бұрын

    When you create something, you gotta respect the process to get a real beautiful result. Honesty pays.

  • @variabell3326
    @variabell3326Ай бұрын

    As someone in practical SFX with many friends in VFX/CGI, at the end of the day we both have the same job - to use our skills to help make the best movie possible. The final products exist because all our different teams (cast, crew, etc) worked together to help make it happen.

  • @joymango
    @joymango5 күн бұрын

    it's not just about the monster, it's about the people. ngl this movie made me cry like three times.

  • @marvelfoxmorty5057
    @marvelfoxmorty5057Ай бұрын

    This year definitely a great year for Japan film industry for winning Best animated feature & best VFX at the Oscar ...now that's something very interesting indeed

  • @eliasfigarzon9813
    @eliasfigarzon98132 ай бұрын

    Godzilla minus one along with the recent dune part 2 are what the future of cinema is, everything on these movies is what people can achieve when they know what they want to do with the team, the story, plot, music, characters and more. Godzilla minus one also should have been nominated for another 8 or 9 categories and objectively speaking win in 6 of these, including best picture, but this is Hollywood so we know how the academy works lol, so yeah. I'm still happy for my boys Cillian, nolan, Ryan and the rest of the gang at award ceremony.

  • @ahmadruzaini4646
    @ahmadruzaini46466 күн бұрын

    the Godzilla stare is terrifying..even they make sure to put emotion on Godzilla.

  • @XenoxGOWGODOFWINTER
    @XenoxGOWGODOFWINTERАй бұрын

    Godzilla and the Detail stood out so much very beautiful as the Desgine. Even that alone was the most amazing part of the movie.

  • @thisissnake716
    @thisissnake7162 ай бұрын

    When will Godzilla minus be available to watch

  • @markn6941

    @markn6941

    Ай бұрын

    now online.

  • @sherbournesubwaymess
    @sherbournesubwaymess9 күн бұрын

    "Godzilla Vs Kong" (2021) - 982 VFX artists. "Godzilla Minus One" - 35 VFX artists. Now, do you think the director of Godzilla Vs Kong can NAME each of those VFX artists? How many of them you think the director sat behind the artist giving real time feedback? It all comes down to culture and FOCUS. The 35 VFX team for Godzilla Mins One worked incredibly well as a cohesive/tight unit. The director knew each one very well and could talk to them on a one to one level. The ability to FOCUS on each shot and ensure continuity was only possible with a small team working SIDE BY SIDE. This sort of work ethic/style would drive Hollywood into a cold sweat...as the executives would basically be locked out from that VFX room and their 'notes' would be ignored. Hollywood now is trying to paint the VFX team for G-1 as 'sweatshop labor', and they were exploited/blah, blah,blah. Just pathetic excuses to justify the staggering costs of these bloated overproduced films.

  • @VOAN
    @VOANАй бұрын

    This movie was a masterpiece and definitely show what new direction Toho could take Godzilla forward.

  • @InTheBannerOvShadows
    @InTheBannerOvShadows2 ай бұрын

    Deserved best picture

  • @mdhasiburrahman8806
    @mdhasiburrahman8806Ай бұрын

    Bro it's Japanese attention to detail you can't compete with that,

  • @apex_prey
    @apex_prey2 ай бұрын

    G -1 is just an absolute masterpiece.

  • @nick90000
    @nick90000Ай бұрын

    the fact that VFX in the first Jurassic Park look better than 99% of CGI loaded movies these days tells you what the problem is, bad CGI is the problem

  • @JIMMY_NEMESIS
    @JIMMY_NEMESISАй бұрын

    The Creators and Godzila MinusOne ... big slapp on the face of Hollywood

  • @davidhall7648
    @davidhall7648Ай бұрын

    Stunning film, it should have won more Oscars

  • @20xvi
    @20xvi2 ай бұрын

    Godzilla minus one was amazing 👏

  • @cam-asherbond5316
    @cam-asherbond5316Ай бұрын

    The pre-production planning is a virtue that can certainly be attributed to Dune, both parts one and two, as well as Godzilla. Villenueve routinely speaks about his focus on storyboarding to create a culture of visual language before any other part of production begins. And it shows in the quality vs budget outcome of these films. Part Two was nearly half the budget of Antman: Quantumania.

  • @ekasuryawijaya8110
    @ekasuryawijaya8110Ай бұрын

    no wonder sounds familiar, its cinefix narrator..

  • @JRiley187
    @JRiley187Ай бұрын

    Hot take: Godzilla was a better movie. But Creator should of won for special effects

  • @martinnguyen2458
    @martinnguyen2458Ай бұрын

    Godzilla Minus one deserves the oscar for best visual effects.

  • @joegross4366
    @joegross4366Ай бұрын

    My favorite win of the evening.

  • @hulktopf5031
    @hulktopf50312 ай бұрын

    The thing is until guardians of the galaxy 2 CGI looked muddy to hide the shaky quality of CGI. It was always blurry when something cg moved and the motion blur hid it. It looked horrible. Thankfully we kinda got over the motion blur effect.

  • @richard646
    @richard646Ай бұрын

    Honestly after watching Godzilla -1, it makes American Dogzilla franchise looks like a yoke.

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