Godzilla: Minus-One

So I finally caught Godzilla: Minus One on streaming.

Simply outstanding!

This movie was so far and again superior to the latest Godzilla and Kong flick that it defies description. They're completely different in just so many ways.

Godzilla: Minus One, set in the last days and the first few years after World War 2, centers areound a Japanese kamikaze pilot who opts to not do the whole kamikazee thing. He initially encounters pre-radioactive Godzilla on an isolated Pacific island and survives an attack that kills pretty much everyon other than him and one other guy. The story then follows the pilot as he makes his way through post WWII Japan and tries to make a life for himself, helping a young woman who is a fellow survivor, and adopting a little kid.

Yes, there's human interest in a kaiju film and it's actually engaging and interesting. Hollywood could stand to take some notes here.

Anyway, the story follows the familiar tropes. US nuke testing mutates Godzilla and we get a radioactive fire breathing monster that's decided to stomp on Japan for some reason. There's attempts to stop Godzilla. They don't work. And then they do.

All told, it's simply the best Godzilla flick I've seen in years. I'm curious about the last few moments with the human characters. There's something that happens to a character that's a bit mysterious. And, of course, there's the indication that Godzilla will be back.

I hope this studio does more. That movie was just outstanding.