Rah Rah Gojira!

Review of Godzilla Minus One (2023) by billiamthenerd: 👍 10.0/10

I've loved Godzilla (or Gojira if you're nasty) since I was a kid. I remember watching the cheesier films in the franchise on my Grandpa's old TV from the 60's. I remember Godzilla drop kicking Meglon. I remember seeing King Ghidorah for the first time. I remember being disappointed by the 1998 Godzilla starring Matthew Broderick.

So when Godzilla Minus One was announced, I was stoked. I hadn't seen a stellar Godzilla since 2016's Shin Godzilla and I didn't love that movie as must as a lot of other people did.

This film was everything I ever wanted from a Godzilla film. It holds the spirit of the original film and takes it to new places. Godzilla has always represented WWII in some way as well as humanity's ability to cause our own destruction. But it this Godzilla he's more of a representation of post-war PTSD. A nation in shambles after the atom bomb was dropped and trying to find the path forward.

If we step away from the symbolism a bit and just view this as a bad ass kaiju movie, then Godzilla has never been cooler. He wreaks havoc, his breath weapon has never been scarier, and, better yet, his spines don't glow pink.

This is a great movie. Not just a great Godzilla movie, a great movie in general.