I think you're missing the point that Noriko (the woman) was told by her parents she had to live, yet she was willing to sacrifice herself to save her man (and provider for Akiko, the little girl). It is similar to Tachibana only telling our hero about the ejector seat AFTER he's committed to die crashing the plane into Godzilla. The message is you have to be willing to give your all, but you don't have to die to achieve it. Her return mirrors the ejection seat, she found something worth dying for, now it becomes something worth living for.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Nah, we didn’t miss it. Our gripe was with how she returned, not that she returned. Her sacrifice was well written but it went a little too far for us with this regeneration thing on her neck.

@franciscoarzapalozapata4610

6 ай бұрын

​@@hardcutreviewsthat's just a radiation burn, not a regeneration thing

The very end of movie shows something black creeping along Noriko’s neck. Implication is she got infected by Godzilla DNA and that is how she survived/regenerated. Apparently in older Japanese films there is sometimes a female character who has psychic connection with Godzilla. A lot of people are surmising that she is going to have a connection to Godzilla and be able to sense (or even communicate with) him.

@shavenyak1

7 ай бұрын

Exactly this!

@funkya1840

7 ай бұрын

Maybe Godzilla and Noriko have some kinda link and that's why Godzilla headed Ginza and attacked train just to find Noriko.

@ParkerCS2

7 ай бұрын

I think she just happened to survive. Not all people in those disaster situations die. Plus, this scar on her neck is probably just normal damage like a scratch from her injuries or from scrap. In the 9/11 incident, people were found alive underneath a lot of rubble. You guys are thinking too deep into minor details LOL No offense though. It’s okay to have theories.

@jprules2578

7 ай бұрын

​@ParkerCS2 if you watch the movie, it's not a scratch. It literally is a black "infection" and it is moving underneath her skin as the shot fades out. The director even stated it is up to the viewer to decide if it is radiation poisoning or G-cells.

@user-rg2sm8kq1r

7 ай бұрын

​​@@jprules2578さん、ﾗｽﾄｼｰﾝに関して YAMAZAKI監督は「‥まずあの家族が再会する場面を、どうしても観客の皆さんに見せてあげたかったと云うことが先立った気持ちで……しかしながら、Norikoさんの銀座での状況では決して無事では済まないことは明らかなので…何度も何度も推敲しながら、過去の作品からのﾋﾝﾄもいただきながら…（続きがあるような）あの形になりました‥」と話していました。つまり、初めてゴジラを観る子ども達などのためのHappy Endを作劇しながらも… 一方で、Norikoさんの首すじで蠢いていた痣と、バラバラになったゴジラの肉片の１部が ドクンと鼓動するShotを加えることによって…あの家族の未来は決して明るい事ばかりではないのかもしれない…〈ゴジラは決して‥我々人類を赦してはくれない…〉と云う新たな絶望を暗示して・ENDINGとしているのです。これは監督が書いた小説を読んでも正に、その様な余韻を記述してありましたよ。因みに、YAMAZAKI監督は、続編を作るのであれば‥同じｷｬﾗｸﾀｰをそのままにしてその後から始まる物語にしたい…そしてやはり自分が自ら撮りたいと・確かに話していましたよ☆ from🇯🇵

I understand the feeling of disappointment when a character who was thought to be dead turns out to be alive. However, Godzilla, even with its serious elements akin to PTSD, is watched by children as young as six or seven years old. If these kids can feel relieved at the end, thinking, 'Thank goodness! They were alive after all!', then I am more than willing to accept such a seemingly terrible plot twist. Additionally, for the adult audience, the bruise on her neck leaves a subtle sense of unease about the future, whether it’s due to radiation after-effects or Godzilla’s influence, hinting that something ominous may happen to her. The movie ends by leaving this trace of anxiety while avoiding a cheap happy ending, and by doing so, it adopts a multi-layered structure that reassures children and satisfies adults. Personally, I find this to be a clever way to conclude the film.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

You make a good point about the film being accessible to children and adults. We’re not big fans of this franchise so it’s great hearing people talk about this film with the overall franchise in mind. It helps bring a little more understanding to the filmmakers intent.

@Herfortz

6 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Rumor is that the girl survived at the end for a plausible reason ...... There's a spot on her neck, believed to be a G cell which are the cells that allow Godzilla to regenerate and of course, we don't mind when Godzilla cheat's death and so a direct sequel to this movie already has it's plot in the waiting ...... Personally I like "BRIDE of GODZILLA" ...... Has a catchy ring to it.

@rieyuki

6 ай бұрын

@@HerfortzI agree with you but these two guys failed to notice/mention what was going on with her neck, and putting two and two together.

@kevinboaz317

6 ай бұрын

I don't know why we have to pit the two sides against each other. I enjoy both, minus one I felt moved slow a few times I felt we needed about 10 minutes less humans more gojira. But still a very solid movie.

@Herfortz

6 ай бұрын

@@rieyuki I'll give them some credit by their own admission that they're not avid Godzilla fans and so they're not all pumped up for a direct sequel as we are .... As they said in another comment response "Yes it’s a possibility and that may be the road they take if they do a sequel but I hope they don’t because once they start introducing super powers to these very grounded characters, it’s going to lose credibility." ...... As Godzilla fans, "credibility" is not exactly what we look for in any Godzilla movie ..... We just want the Gman back and badder on the screen by any means necessary.

Normally I would agree, but I've never been more happy that Noriko survived 😂

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We have no problem with her surviving 🤣. She should have been in a full body cast.

@rieyuki

6 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviewsyou guys really missed that last clue what was going on with her, didn’t you

@hardcutreviews

6 ай бұрын

@@rieyuki Not really, we just don't treat fan theories as fact. If you want to think she becomes a mutant at the end, that's fine.

I saw it yesterday, It was much superior over Hollywoods bloated cost versions. Minus one was 10 out of 10. Keep them coming and keep Godzilla terrifying. I truly am sick of hollywood and would gladly spend my money on Japan made Godzilla , even with the subtitles. The sub titles didn't bother me one bit. Loved it !

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it. Original language works way better than trying to dub it.

@MeteorologistAlsoGoPutin

2 ай бұрын

Amen

I *will* say I was very glad Noriko survived the ending. I just wanted the happy ending, not gonna after so much genuine self-reflection about appreciating life. Also my dad went with me and the boys to watch it... he literally did the Leonardo DiCaprio meme when they started shooting at Godzilla in the ocean and went "Jaws!!!"

I have no problem at all with Noriko's survival, with or without the weird black thing. It fully completes the concept of showing Shikishima everything he would have lost had he fully committed to his kamikaze plan.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Same. Her living is fine and works. We just couldn’t get past how they killed her and she re-emerges with barely a scratch on her, lol.

@birdup6663

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Well to be fair, from what we see of her, she still seems to be pretty badly injured if those bandages on her head are anything to go by, and probably missing an eye. I don't remember how much time is supposed to have passed between the Ginza attack and their reunion, but I think we can assume she was in worse shape when she first arrived at the hospital.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@birdup6663 Definitely fair. It was the initial reaction of just seeing her that made us laugh. Yes, she had a bandage on one eye. The rest of her was perfectly fine. If some Godzilla DNA got on her it fully healed her but left that one eye. It’s all feasible, we were just going off of how we reacted in the moment.

This is the only show where for some reason, I enjoy the hosts interrupting one another and talking over each other.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We just love finishing each others sentences.

@Beinacts

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews hahaha perfect

If you want a movie like this film but without any of the Godzilla stuff, I highly reccomend the film In This Corner of the World. Its a WW2 drama film that touches a lot of similar themes.

@Kaiju_Lord

7 ай бұрын

Who WOULDN’T want to see a movie with Godzilla in it!?

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Adding it to the list.

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 move reviews in Japan. I am not sure what would happen to her later on with the cells of the monster.

@TWDub

7 ай бұрын

There's also history to look at. There were survivors at Ground Zero of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not everyone was instantly vaporized and wiped off the face of the Earth. Her survival even without any speculative talk of Godzilla cells getting on her is entirely possible. Not likely. But possible.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Yes it’s a possibility and that may be the road they take if they do a sequel but I hope they don’t because once they start introducing super powers to these very grounded characters, it’s going to lose credibility.

@davidabbott7270

6 ай бұрын

Nailed it

@davidabbott7270

6 ай бұрын

Nailed it

@davidabbott7270

6 ай бұрын

Nailed it

One of the funniest parts about GM1 is how a week after it was released, the trailer for the next Godzilla x Kong movie was released, and it just zapped all the interest I could possibly have had for that movie. The contrast between the tone and storytelling for Godzilla Minus 1 vs all the insane over the top stuff that's gonna be in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire gave me whiplash. Perfect illustration of how differently studios in Japan and the States approach movies like these.

@Hightiertrashcan

7 ай бұрын

Look at godzilla 2000 and you will quickly change you're opinion

@NoU-pf8fc

7 ай бұрын

Eh, I'll still enjoy GvK, it isn't the first time that we've seen goofy shit in the Godzilla franchise

@VideoSmarts1

7 ай бұрын

@@Hightiertrashcanonly because of how it contrasted to the false movie in 1998

@MellowMutant

7 ай бұрын

GM1 was so epic and my favorite movie of the year (and in this franchise). I'm down for all forms of Godzilla though. I love the popcorn junk food cinema from time to time I guess.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Normally we'd see a trailer for another Godzilla movie and go watch something else. Not knocking fans of Godzilla movies, just not our preference. If word of mouth is that GvK has the same emotional depth as GM1, sign us up.

I feel sorry for people that missed this movie in IMAX. The sound alone was next level.

@teelotus3326

7 ай бұрын

😔 sadly I couldn’t watch it in IMAX

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We didn’t see it in IMAX but it was a damn fun experience in a regular theater.

@Absolynth

7 ай бұрын

either way the magic of cinema was on display with this flick! @@teelotus3326

The original 1954 GOJIRA started from same Oda island and that homage throw back is the whole point of that first scene IMO.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. It was a great throwback to the original.

Yep in terms of drama and tears the girl death and his death would be cool, but yes I think the movie message was not to praise suicide but to praise the life

The King has returned... for real this time.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Going to be hard to top this film.

The theater I was in collectively loved her being alive at the end. I heard people crying. I loved it.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

That’s great. We had no problem with her living. It added to the overall satisfaction of a story well told. We just thought the nature of her return was ridiculous.

Great review. You missed the implications of Noriko’s recovery (black rain, G-Cells, advanced regeneration for both Noriko and Godzilla). However, your analysis of the human factors was generally good and enjoyable to watch. I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Godzilla standing over a trench bugged me too. Also, no test runs for an enormous plan with a lot of moving parts to take him down. Still, great movie.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We just love to nitpick. It’s the fun of having a channel. Definitely a great movie.

You guys were dour to begin with, but when the human interest was touched - you both lit up. Whether you like it or not, the film has touched you.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We’re just big softies underneath it all.

Gentlemen, your critique of the ending would be valid, except that Noriko was infected with something (Godzilla cells perhaps) as you can see something moving around under her skin. That would explain why she wasn't killed. They set both that and the regenerating Godzilla perfectly for a sequel.

@hardcutreviews

5 ай бұрын

Yes, we definitely noticed that and have heard the theories that it’s either regenerative cells or an ominous sign of radiation poisoning. Won’t really know unless they make a sequel. We focused on the rather extreme manner of her death and her subsequent insane recovery. If she had looked a little worse I think we may not have harped on it as much. Thanks for the comment.

My theory is that Godzilla dinosaur form is either last of his kind and is just extremely long lived or is nearly extinct but that Godzilla had established Oda island as his territory and repeatedly makes landfall there every once in awhile to check his territory similar to a lion patrolling or simply to rest, either way he’s made landfall so many times that the locals know of him and leave that area alone seeing as no locals appeared on the beach and was only occupied by the military engineers stationed there to make repairs which is a recent development

@iliadx7495

7 ай бұрын

In the novelazation of G -1, people in Ohdo island have mutual benefits relationship with Godzilla, they bring him gift and Godzilla bring underwater fish to the people, so actualy Godzilla dont want attack the military base, except in Tokyo he already piss off because nuclear radiation

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Makes sense. Not a big deal, just an observation that was probably more obvious to fans of the franchise.

Laughed out laud when one guy describes an annoying chick on KZread and the other guy immediately recognizes Grace. Good stuff!

@hardcutreviews

2 ай бұрын

She’s the worst.

I’m Japanese and couldn’t catch all your review but I enjoy your conversation. In my opinion, we can consider the fact that Noriko is alive as a reasonable scenario. In the hospital scene, Noriko seems to be affected by Godzilla’s atomic breath. It means that Noriko may be able to recover her lost body from a small piece of the body, in the way of the last scene of recovering Godzilla's cell. This ending not only brings us tears and reminds us Godzilla fear, but also respects Noriko’s sacrifice. And it also allows a sequel. Great!

@firenze6478

7 ай бұрын

I’m thinking that she will have some sort of link to godzilla who’s memory will be erased due to his brain vaporizing and regenerating leading to a more ‘tolerant’ monster that becomes a lesser evil in the wake of other kaijus.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. We appreciate it! Noriko being affected by Godzilla and healing is one way to look at it and that may be correct. We looked at it as a mark of sickness and poisoning. It's a happy ending but still sad because she will never be fully healed. Her sacrifice was important and was a great part of the film. If they make a sequel we'll see what happens to her.

@ericvikjord

7 ай бұрын

This is a much better interpretation of what I was trying to convey in which i was told it was more of the sillier reads into it and had her turning into Wolverine I guess ,but stories are told not only by dialog but also by the camera so it is reasonable that we go straight from the shot of her neck to his implied cell regeneration which is overlooked by the review and dismissed as she just survived and no mention of the obvious neck infection but I suppose there are way more important things to debate than what is silly in movies featuring skyscraper sized lizards

In addition a tip on top of your thoughtful content, The reason why Godzilla's behavior is unnatural and coming back over and over (In the first place, Godzilla's existence exceeds the rules of physics and biology. That's why people are afraid of Godzilla.) Godzilla is TATARIGAMI as mention Takashi Yamazaki in a interview, TATARIGAMI is a spirit (high-dimensional being) that continued to be feared even after it died a violent death as a human. There is also a theory that he is the incarnation of a heroic spirit who died during WW2. (TATARIGAMI is also depicted in Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. The black stain is common in both films.) Although TATARIGAMI is a wild spirit and is feared and shunned, if it is carefully enshrined, it can become a powerful guardian deity. They are the gods that are worshiped. How would you describe the existence between God and living things as follows? The director and CG artists spent more than six months developing Godzilla's walking style.

@TWDub

7 ай бұрын

Care to link this interview? I've never heard the director, Yamazaki, refer to Godzilla as a tatarigami before. And the idea that the Godzilla dinosaur in this film was once human who died a violent death is, frankly speaking, stupid.

just saw this movie yesterday. loved it. almost cried. godzilla is a savage!

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

A pleasant surprise after a dissapointing year.

She survived because something happened to her body. Look at her neck in that final scene.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

That's one way to interpret it. It could also be an ominous mark of radiation poisoning that she must live with. Godzilla aside, the film was fairly grounded so I would hope they didn't turn her into Wolverine at the end.

@carnage4907

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews I get what you’re saying. But the black stain was growing on camera. I feel like that’s foreshadowing. I feel like the lack of physical injuries and that weird growing spot on her neck, might mean something. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@carnage4907 You’re probably right, lol. We’ll just have to wait and see where they go with it.

Shin Gōjira in 2016 was also an excellent Godzilla film.

@voronOsphere

7 ай бұрын

Yes! Definitely!

This makes Godzilla blood thirsty and animalistic and dangerous and ultimately unstoppable

I always thought of Godzilla like a Sea monster. A modern atomic dragon type creature. So if his like a sea monster with his extremely long tail. Wouldn't that help him become more buoyancy in deep water if he wanted to sit up in the ocean. His tail is twice as long as his body.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

That is a possibility. Something in our brains just thought the visual of it was ridiculous.

I do think that lady was absolutely obliterated but Godzilla’s radiation gave her the regeneration power. It would be kinda cool if they used that in the sequel and it turned into a whole thing. Like how did a city get destroyed but almost nobody died? Then the government is like “ Why didn’t any of you die?” And yeah, go wherever you want with that.

@hardcutreviews

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, whether they go that way or not, we’ll have to wait for a sequel to see. We had no problem with her surviving considering the themes of the film, but she was obliterated. Full body cast for sure.

Y’all summed up my same opinions of the movie, keep up the good work guys!

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, dude! Appreciate it!

The history and inspiration of Godzilla's inception is way more interesting than any comic book drivel.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Quite refreshing.

To general audience the re-gathering of the family looks sweet but its got a hidden message for nerds to discuss that its not as happy as it looks. The spot on her neck might be affecting her later and ....

When ever i hear the beginning of the classic godzilla score, i cant help but start singing Pharaoh Monche - "Get the F Up 🤣

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Simon says GET THE F UP. Classic.

@sid6856

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews 🤣 hell ya. How's it hanging fellas ? Btw if they kept her 💀 it would have been a better movie. But then again that's what I say about 95% of the movies I watch 🤪 Get the F up 😂

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Haha, no problem with her living. They just shouldn’t have “killed” her such a ridiculous fashion. If she was in a full body cast at the end we would have bought it, lol.

@sid6856

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Absolutely, when I was watching it the first time I was like, what a dumb chick. She could have easily survived that. Tackle the 4'11 guy and jump in their with him. And then to bringing her back in the end for a happy ending was a cheap emotional pull on the heart string. It's as if all the main characters were immune to death. If they had kept her dead, it would have had a more of an impact. That's all I'm saying. Jaws had Quint. Jaws wouldn't have been the same if Quint survived. Still amazing classic but not the same. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice to the movie fan Gods to be a EPIC.

Director Yamazaki said in an interview that he didn't want Noriko's reappearance to be a simple happy ending. Therefore, he intentionally made Noriko lightly injured. (The one eye is also a tribute to Dr. Serizawa from Godzilla1954) And the audience looks at Noriko and thinks: "That's ridiculous! There must be something in there... What's that black bruise on her neck?"　 In doing so, it fulfilled two of the promises of the Godzilla series: that Godzilla would not die, and that the ending would make us expect a sequel.

suscribed bc of the varese shirt...learned the H theme in 1978 when i was a little kid not even seeing the movie but only had the vinyl...bwahaha...now been a ghostwriter/producer ever since...G-¹ is like a really good bento box combo...thank you.Really.Thank you.

Watched this movie last weekend. LOVED IT. Will definitely re-watch it again.

This movie was good- I liked it a lot (because of the human element not because of Godzilla- he was a little cheezewiz)- but if this had been released 20 years ago when most movies were still good how would it stack up? I think people saying it's the best movie of the year is more of a reflection on the year than the movie itself

This channel is underrated

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We agree.

This is the best looking Godzilla. I feel that his movements in this movie are much more accurate than 2014 because of his sheer size. Something with that large of a mass could not be very agile. Since this movie was going for accuracy, I think they nailed it.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Fair point.

I had to watch that Godzilla flying foot kick 3x! 😆 That was well placed.

The woman was suggested to have received Godzilla's healing factor. That is how she survived.

Godzilla standing upright in a large body of water is probably just a "what can you do?" aspect of the low budget. I honestly didn't even think about it until it was brought up by reviews like this.

Initially, I struggled with the survival of someone who was supposed to be dead. However, thematically, the “happy ending” fits perfectly with the film's whole message, which is "to live." Koichi's parents wished for him to “come home alive,” hoping he didn't have to go on such a mission before the war ended. Tachibana told Koichi about the eject button on the plane, and Yoji reminded Koichi not to leave Akiko orphaned again. As you guys stated, Sumiko began by hating Koichi for not going through his duty as a kamikaze pilot but ended up not wanting him to go through with it when he went up against Godzilla. Finally, Noriko promises her dying parents to live, and her journey is just as critical as Koichi’s. Although she survived the impossible, she still faced consequences, such as the infection she received from Godzilla’s atomic blast. Therefore, I am okay with the ending, and for some, it brings tears of joy for Koichi and Noriko’s reunion.

@hardcutreviews

6 ай бұрын

We actually had no problem with her living. It did provide a very happy reunion. It was just the manner in which she seemed to die then reappeared later looking fairly healthy. Overall, we loved the film. Thanks for commenting!

@Mangolite

6 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews I came across another explanation on how Noriko survived and I think it makes perfect sense. After Godzilla's atomic blast, there is noticeable damage done to the beast itself. You can clearly see the burn on Godzilla and its skin blowing off into the wind. This means that all the people who were affected by the blast behind the kaiju, including Noriko, have Godzilla's regenerative cells. Director Takashi Yamazaki confirmed the theory that he intended this to happen.

AND not to mention but the storyline has a love story between a man and a woman. Which is very refreshing new and enjoyable.

Hopefully this is the Easy Rider outlier, that shocked Hollywood that a indie flick in 1969 embarrassed an entire industry. Another great review guys,, just keep growing and growing!!

@williammccleary5878

7 ай бұрын

Always thought Grace Randolph looked like Happy Gilmore’s albino caddie in the flick lol

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Lol. I don't know who her subs are but they are special people for tolerating her delivery.

I think the whole point of him choosing to eject himself from the plane brings his arc fully around from being apart of a people who were brainwashed into believing their lives had no value by the government. He was told as well as everyone that it was better to die for a cause that was already over and struggled to see that his life had value. Him ejecting himself shows he’s now not only beginning to let go of his personal war within, but also choosing to live and that his life was worth more than being used as a tool.

@hardcutreviews

6 ай бұрын

It was a fantastic character arc.

Takashi Yamazaki ``I would like to avoid saying it explicitly, but why did Noriko not die even though she faced something like that?I wanted Shikishima to meet Noriko at the end, but I didn't want to have a typical happy ending.'' I didn't want to, so I decided to let Noriko live in that way.As Godzilla is a symbol of war and nuclear weapons, I didn't want her to die, but that doesn't mean that only happiness awaits me.I don't want a happy ending, but... We're at a point where we don't want to have a bad ending."

I’ve liked the Godzilla corpus since I was a kid, but didn’t contemplate any deeper societal meaning than “beware of nuclear hubris” till this picture. There could be many metaphors for Godzilla here, but I think the one that makes most sense could be the Japanese rejection of the militarism that led them to commit the atrocities of WW2. Militarism that existed as the primordial beast at the beginning consuming Japan’s own to the hideously mutated nuclear armed beast it becomes. The militaries of the various countries can’t deal with it (they are strangely preoccupied staring at each others navels), so a people’s militia must summon just enough martial spirit to take on the existential threat (not sure why they salute it at the end, though?). I think read this way, it’s actually a hopeful sign of the maturation of the Japanese psyche and perhaps a positive step towards them owning the demons of their past.

I do get the overacting on the 'crying guy' ... it got on my nerves too. But I hear Japanese like this overacting style so I'm fine with it in the end. The guy does get over his cowardice in the end so his arc was complete.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

It’s minor, but neither of us wanted to be laughing while he was going through that moment at the end. Thanks for watching!

@sodashiB-os5hd

7 ай бұрын

I noticed the black rain was pouring on Shikishima body and face when he screamed. :"black rain" appered in Hiroshima after the Abomb exploded. Rain was highly radioactive and they caused acute leukemia among people. He must have known what is going to happen. So he could not help but express his desperate emotion. . Only my interpretation...

@sodashiB-os5hd

7 ай бұрын

Some people refer Shikishima as a coward. But as a story, he did not excute his assigned mission because he was scared. The truth is his mother strongly asked him to come back ALIVE . When he returned home expecting parents to be alive and so grateful for him to be back alive as they wished, Parents were gorn. He said with slight anger, YOU TOLD ME TO COME BACK ALIVE., DIDN"T YOU ! while holding leter from mother. We regard him an affectionate devoted son. English subtitle might have cut the detail. I do hope the movie story is interpreted as derector@writer　planed, since he worked on it for 3 years. sorry for poor English

last year we have RRR, this year Godzilla minus one. what will be next year?....

Easy movie of the year for me

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

After this year, we needed a win.

I am disappointed the girl didnt die but honestly her surviving gave the ending a happy ending at least so i be happy with the idea of the ending being the happy ending of japan bouncing back after ww2

Imagine if Toho directed a Shadow of the Colossus live action adaptation for PlayStation Studios instead of America and Sony/Columbia Pictures. It would be lit! 😍

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Any studio would be a fool to say no to this guy right now.

@ParkerCS2

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews 👍

Don’t forget the original throwback line “it’s Godzilla!” was in the movie.

minus one is movie of the year

(Spoilers) The Mechanic's line to the Main Character in the flashback scene is the entire theme of this movie: "Live."

Noriko surviving is a hint of her being mutated. I assumed she somehow got some of Godzillas abilities of regeneration. That black mark on her neck is a clue. Yeah shes seems relatively unscathed. But, thats because shes regenerating. She may not regenerate fully but that scene coincides with the left over chunk of Godzilla regenerating.

Fair review guys. Gave you a sub.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate that.

21:35 I'm pretty sure anyone would cry like a bitch if you were a fucking Kamikaze pilot who survived a crazy war and lost family and everything, then found out his love were alive. Most of the Kamikaze pilots back then were 16-21years olds who were trained only to die for the country, and they were ont allowed to say no.

I honestly think Toho is using this movie to more or less do what they planned to do with Shin Godzilla.

Awesome movie. I wish i watched it on imax

I'm a huge godzilla fan. Grew up on the showa Era, and I've watched every movie multiple times. Minus one is absolutely over hyped. I mean it's ok,but definitely not amazeballz or anything like everyone says

Godzilla is able to stand in the water because he's buoyant. The film literally has a character state this

@hardcutreviews

5 ай бұрын

So are humans but they don’t float from the knees up.

@godzillaandstuffproduction9383

5 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Godzilla was floating from slightly below his chest

This movie was a masterpiece. So happy to see it crushing woke child-grooming Hollywood

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

You love to see it. Will they learn? Doubt it.

😊 Goji Minus 1 was 💪🏻❤️💪🏻

I think that so much of the plot points and the characters are representative/symbolic of reality, but aren't necessarily realistic.

I take it neither one of these reviewers have ever been in the military. Have been in the military and know what PTSD is first hand and survivors guilt You really don't get the concept of this movie. Otherwise I think the review was pretty good and spot on.

This is the highest overall score from you 2. That’s amazing. A Godzilla movie! Lol. I’m gonna have to check it out now. And the reason why they are saying “conservatives” is because I assume the rainbow scale is non existent. That’s the sign of a “conservative” these days.

Even if you're not a Godzilla fan how can you not "give a shit about the Godzilla stuff" when it was absolutely epic, received rave reviews, and you even acknowledge that re: the boat scene.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We never said it wasn’t “epic” or didn’t receive “rave reviews”. It’s a personal preference to not care about giant monsters. Neither of us disliked the monster scenes. We were just engrossed by the rest of the film more. And the boat chase scene was great. It stirred memories of Jaws because of its similarities. It felt like a great white was right on their tail. That’s a testament to the talent of the filmmaker and how he built tension without needing to show the entire creature.

During the description of the plan, they explain why Godzilla kinda floats on the water, which i guess you guys missed. It's all due to buoyancy, like how a huge ship stays afloat.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Not sure the buoyancy principal applies to Godzilla unless his legs and tail are filled with air but at least they tried to explain it away.

@izumolee6714

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews True. It has always been a mystery with how Godzilla floats on the water. Minus One is one if not the only film in the franchise that makes an attempt to explain it. For the most part fans just kind of accept it that Godzilla is just able to do it because lol.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@izumolee6714 Didn’t know this was an ongoing thing in the series. Will have to look out for it going forward, lol.

15:02 That's part I always laugh at but there is does make sense to a certain degree. Most of his mass is below his hips so he like an iceberg. lol They don't really make it convincing. Should have the water be maybe at his chest but it looks cooler at the waist...and it's just a movie so who cares.

@standepain

7 ай бұрын

lol Godzilla KOTM monster though is the worst. Miles deep of water and Godzilla after getting woken up by the nuke is in ankle deep water. lol

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Ultimately it doesn’t change how we feel about the movie, just an observation that we couldn’t shake, lol.

Darth Vader was supposed to die in A new hope.

Hey Zach Snyder Rebel Moon was really good. Even though it’s diverse and female led, it’s a new IP so it is not come across like a slap in the face. It even shows the “colonizers” to be a little more complex as the King and his family seem to be true nobility. I’d love to hear what you guys think about it. I couldn’t care about Godzilla either but I was interested to see if you guys agreed with what I’ve been hearing that this movie was a win for lower budget movies doing a great job!

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We’ll probably be watching that and doing a review after New Years. We got Wonka and Aquaman coming in the next week, lol.

@bumpercarjoe6391

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Hey Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you guys. Enjoy your holidays!

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@bumpercarjoe6391 Same to you! Thanks for hanging with us through all the highs and mostly lows of movies this year!

Is the movie In engrish?

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

No it’s in Japanese with English subtitles.

@wardaddyhunt622

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews nice! I hate when historical movies end up in somehow modern speak english

What you two thought about Noriko surviving was too bad. Since you didnt mention it, you probably missed it...but at the end of the movie as they close in the shot on Noriko, she has a black under skin "infection" moving up the back of her neck, which the director has stated he left it to the audience to decide if it was radiation poisoning or if she was infected with G-cells from Godzilla(hence the ability to heal and recover) but also casting a dark shadow on the seemingly happy ending.

@carkeyss2589

7 ай бұрын

It’s possibly that since she could be infected with the Godzilla cells that maybe now she has the ability to fully regenerate and maybe is taken by government to be used for experiments. Sort of similar to District 9

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

No, we caught that. Didn't mention it though. Still lame.

Unfortunately, some may have missed another potential clue on Noriko’s neck at the hospital.

@TWDub

7 ай бұрын

Aaaaaaaand that clue would be...? There's a little black mark on her neck which looks like it's growing. And it's left entirely ambiguous as to what it is and what it's doing and why it's even there. For all we know it's just a sign of radiation poisoning and of her impending death to radiation sickness.

@reimannsum9077

7 ай бұрын

@@TWDub The mark is actually moving, indicating that it's far from natural or a consequence of radiation poisoning. Noriko's survival itself is so outlandish, and Godzilla's regenerative abilities so profound, that the audience knows that there is something terribly amiss, here.

@jazzmeblues

7 ай бұрын

@@reimannsum9077 English is not my native language, and I do not intend to write anything that will be a spoiler. In an interview with director Yamazaki in Japan, he talked about the ending of "Godzilla Minus One" and also about the sequel, so please look forward to future media translations.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Can you link to the interview? Would love to see these secret interviews where the director is confirming this fan theory that Noriko is now a mutant who can heal like Wolverine. Happy to entertain it but every time I ask for confirmation no one can provide the receipts.

She survived because of Godzilla. A piece of him is on her. Crawling on her neck. Part 2.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

I mean... if that works for you, great. She's Wolverine now and can't die. We looked at it as a mark signifying her ordeal with radiation poisoning is only just beginning.

@ScandociouslyHighGaming

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Director said its Godzilla Cells. He said its a happy ending but happiness isn't the only thing awaiting her.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@ScandociouslyHighGaming Nice. Can you link to where he said that it’s Godzilla cells?

That's cost in japan!

What's the over/under on getting a cease and desist from Red Letter Media?

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Considering RLM didn’t invent the concept of two people sitting in a room talking about movies, I think we’re safe.

@pk13910

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Definitely safe and definitely copycats. Two things can be true.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@pk13910 Dang. Hopefully RLM doesn’t find out there are other movie review channels out there.

NOBODY REALIZES THAT TACHIBANA LIED TO SHIKISHIMA!! He lied about which switch was the one to detonate the bomb in the plane and which switch was to eject him from the seat. So when Shikishima pulls the lever it’s the one where he would’ve killed himself, proving that he was committed to sacrificing himself, however it ended up being the one where he would eject. Why hasn’t anyone noticed that????

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

If that’s true, it was the most subtle rope-a-dope in a film in decades. It happens pretty fast and if no one noticed it then it was too subtle. I do like the idea of it though. Will have to look into that to verify that’s what happened. It’s pretty odd though that he would have to pull a lever to detonate a bomb. Why would he detonate before he was in the mouth? He’d be killed on impact so it would be impossible for him to detonate after being in the mouth. If it was a lever to arm the explosive, that would make more sense. But he pulled the lever at the last possible second, as you would with an ejector seat. Plus, when they show the flashback, there’s no indication or recognition that he lied to him.

You missed the Godzilla mark on her

@TWDub

7 ай бұрын

Never confirmed that it's a "Godzilla" mark. It's just a strange black mark. For all we know it could be signs of radiation poisoning and a sign of her impending death. Outside of speculation there are zero confirmed or verified facts as to what that mark is, why it's there, and what it's doing to her. Don't try to pass off speculation as fact, all right? People look stupid when they do that.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We didn't miss it. We just didn't dwell on it. It's completely open for interpretation. If you want to think she was granted Wolverine healing powers at the end, that's fine. We thought it was a sign of her having to deal with the lingering sickness of radiation poisoning.

It was obvious she was alive . We all know . Love conquers all.

They didnt pussy out of Noriko being alive. Its suppose to raise eyebrows. And seein the mark on her neck. So there's an explanation to her living. We as the audience gotta figure that out. But in my personal preference, they could have left her dead.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We didn’t have a problem with her living. It was the lame bait and switch they did with making you think she’s definitely dead. There was no reason to do it. She could have still made the sacrifice and been in critical condition at the hospital but still alive. Now the guy has to choose to do his suicide mission leaving the daughter and Noriko behind. Not just the daughter. We get the whole angle of her sacrifice but it just seemed unnecessary having her come back with no more than a scratch on her. If she had been in a full body cast at the end, we wouldn’t have thought twice about it. So it all gets explained away with a little black mark on her neck. Weakest point of the story in our opinion.

@chavang3699

7 ай бұрын

@hardcutreviews Not even a bait and switch. It was pretty clear to everyone within the story to believe Noriko to be dead. Id get it, if it was executed like Donald Gibb's character Ray Jackson, in "Blood Sports." Where it was unclear to the audience of his absence, having us believe him to be dead. While the movie characters were just going about their business, with not a single one of them verifying his condition. But by the end, dudes just been chillin' on a hospital bed. They said Godzilla would most likely return within 10 days. So she has been missing for over a week. She could have been in much worse condition during that time. When we meet her again in the hospital, she has been almost fully healed. Giving us the audience to spectate and theorize what could have happened within those 10 days. In a universe where rapid healing exists and prehistoric dinosaur's cells can mutate uncontrollably under nuclear radiation levels. In conclusion, there is much to be unveiled and understood. Not understanding a concept or situation does not make it a weak point. The story is not finished, and the black markings are just an opening to something of a new beginning.

Big effin lizard shooting lasers: no thx. I never understood why this is a thing.

@gzz8551

7 ай бұрын

You seen this movie though?

@funkymonkey2k425

7 ай бұрын

because he represents atomic war and his heat ray creates atomic blasts, any other grand inquiries dumbdi*k?

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Generally, we’d agree. Neither of us have ever been fans of the “kaiju” genre. But this one is way more than that. It’s a great film without any of it.

IMO its not that great as everyone is making it out to be. I prefer the Monarch type Godzilla in King of the monsters and Kong. Also certain feats in the movie is unrealistic.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Everyone has their preferences. We gave it high scores because of the writing and drama. The Godzilla stuff was just extra for us.

@ichigobankai2343

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews Thats the problem the Godzilla stuff shouldnt be extra because its a GODZILLA movie. Godzilla should be the main factor and everything else extra. The movie should of been called Hara Kiri as he seemed to be the main character and not Godzilla. LOL

Budget all depend on the honesty the nature of people. Japanese are very much more honest as per humanity consideration. Take an account of Indian stars where the movie never go much on global inspite of that the Actors take too much charge for a movie. This all depends on the honesty the people have. Unlike other Western people, Japanese and Chinese are more honest and straightforward.

People who are complaining about Noriko being alive at the end clearly didn't understand the theme they set up about putting more value on human life and not sacrificing people to achieve your goals. The movie is very critical of the Japanese government for doing just that. I thought the ending was beautiful and while I didn't cry, I was grinning ear to ear the whole time. The people in the film as well as the audience deserved a happy ending after the constant devastation they had just endured.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

We weren’t upset that she lived. It was the execution of making it look like she died in a ridiculous way and then she just pops up without a scratch on her. She never needed to pretend die in the first place. She could have just ended up in a hospital after her selfless act and he still makes the decision to kill himself knowing that he’s leaving the child and her behind. Seeing them all together at the end was great. Just didn’t like how they got to it with theories about her having some regenerative goo on her neck.

@BlondeBarbarian

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews You may scoff at the "regenerative goo" idea, but it's actually a pretty kick ass theory! Maybe she really DID die, but she came back after being horribly irradiated herself. Could lead to some interesting possibilities in future films. Either way, the film made certain choices and you can approve or disapprove, but this is the best film I've seen in literally YEARS so I'm not about to sit here and rewrite some fictional version of it in my head. The film is a masterpiece just the way it is. The physical release can't drop soon enough!

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@BlondeBarbarian It’s all good. The film was great. Just wish it didn’t have to resort to a crutch at the end to complete the story. No film is perfect though, and this is no exception. If it’s a 10 in your eyes, not sure why you’re watching reviews at all. Looking forward to the sequel where she gets her tights.

@BlondeBarbarian

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews LOL telling people not to watch your videos is always a good strategy for KZreadrs! Also, you talk of crutches; well I would add comparing any character with a strange biological mutation to a super hero who wears "tights" as a way to dismiss someone's argument to that list. So don't get snarky with me because you don't know how to articulate your point properly.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@BlondeBarbarianIt’s fun how you alter what I said to fit in your bubble. Watch whatever you want, couldn’t care less if you watch ours since you don’t understand how objectivity works. If you love it blindly then just say that. What you think is “kickass”, we thought stepped outside of the grounded tone of the human story of the film. Thanks for the engagement. 👍🏻

$37 million domestic box office isn't scaring Hollywood.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

No, it’s not. The domestic box office returns for their own films are doing that.

@michaelkeudel8770

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews The Marvels did $48 Million it's first week, better than Godzilla's entire run. Box Office records are public knowledge.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@michaelkeudel8770 Bro, that movie grossed 200M worldwide. The production budget alone was 275M. Another 250M in marketing/ads. It lost hundreds of millions.

@michaelkeudel8770

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews And Godzilla made $70 million. If they were going for a remake of a 50's-60's era Godzilla film, then I guess they hit the mark, other than that there isn't anything amazing about a low budget movie.

Besides the silly ending, this is a perfect film.

@eanderson9599

7 ай бұрын

If they have a good idea for a sequel, I’m fine with the ending. But if this is a standalone film I don’t know why they’d end it like that I think a sequel called Godzilla Zero where Godzilla attacks America and our characters from this film have to navigate the decision of whether to assist the US in the 1950s could be really interesting

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Wouldn't mind a sequel but it would have to be really compelling to get anywhere close to this film.

There is a giant creature that emits radiation from its mouth and your problem is that a victim survives?...🤣

@hardcutreviews

6 ай бұрын

Yeah. The giant lizard is fantastical, not the frail mortal humans fighting it. The grounded human drama is the only reason anyone is talking about this movie.

Pacing issues Wonky CGI (outside of what was seen in the trailer) Terrible excuse for lack of U.S. involvement Yet another reboot Also KZreadrs keep hammering the notion that Godzilla Minus One outshines Hollywood with its modest budget and large profit while conveniently forgetting a Hollywood studio like Blumhouse. Blumhouse is behind Five Nights at Freddy's. A 20mil budget that made almost 300mil.

@crashphoenix6362

7 ай бұрын

Here’s the thing about blumhouse though. Their entire business motto is to make cheap horror flicks for maximum profit, so they don’t give the love and care into making their movies like something like godzilla minus one. Apart from a few exceptions like the jordan peele movies where they get a competent director to make movies, none even get close to matching the quality of godzilla minus one

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Definitely not forgetting about Blumhouse. If you want to compare low budget horror to a WW2 era CGI spectacle, be my guest. The types of films Blumhouse makes compared to this film are apples and oranges. FNAF was made for roughly 20M. It cost more than this film and that film is mostly just people in a couple modern locations talking. Even Blumhouse brings the bloat into their films. Based on the GM1 approach, FNAF should have cost like 3M.

O Gojira 'menor' faz parte do folclore japonês. Vocês não sabiam disso?! 😑

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

No, we didn’t. We literally open the video by saying we don’t watch Godzilla movies.

Man these topics and titles are cringey. Y’all are way too much into politics. This is a monster movie folks. Relax.

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

If you're new to YT, the purpose of a thumb and title is to grab someone's attention and get them to click on a video. I assume that's why you're here. We're "political" for about 5% of the video.

“50 caliber” bruh this is most USA centric review of Minus One I’ve seen yet. Brother, their measurements are in millimeters 🤦‍♂️

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Damn, you got us. A U.S. centric review from people who live in the U.S. Not sure how we’ll recover.

@racenturtlez

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews I’ve seen plenty of reviews on this masterpiece from US creators with an appreciation of the archipelago’s history lmao

@racenturtlez

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcutreviews kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIp1pNZ8ZZTIfKQ.htmlsi=kRMy3DD0NGP1Bcnb

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

@@racenturtlez Man, you’d think a positive review would satiate the cucks but you’re all out in force.

These guys suck

@hardcutreviews

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. We’ll deactivate the channel right away. 👍🏻

Hey, you guys know I dig your channel and respect your opinions but……😂 It’s clear you’re not fans of the giant monster genre so I am at least happy you gave minus one high scores. We neeed more non woke entertainment like this. That said, you guys nitpicked the tits off this giant monster movie. Like you guys, Jaws is a favorite. It’s one of the greatest if not the greatest film of all time. Are there “yeah right” moments in Jaws much like Minus one! You bet your exploding scuba tank there is! 😂😂😂 what about the always changing yellow barrel count? Hooper surviving? The shark turning serial killer and focusing on the orca when there’s all those tasty bathers still going in the water at amity beach. How’d the angry armada of fisherman who caught the tiger shark never crossing paths with Bruce the shark? It’s possible the girl at the end of minus one could survive using plot armor. I mean if you’re gonna suspend your disbelief that a giant monster is running around, isn’t it possible that she could have been cushioned by a mattress factory or rubber factory like the crash landing Adam west does in the Batman movie? 😂 it’s all far fetched. You have to apply the same rules to the films that are also your personal favorites guys. But thanks for a mostly great review! 🤘 I’m in the SF Bay Area. Where are you guys out of? I want to guest star on your show one day for some comedy relief and a pube or two of political incorrectness. 😂