They did it. Minus One lives up to the hype.
What struck me first was how scary Godzilla is here. His design harkening back to the Heisei era with a grislier edge and a taste for blood. The destruction of post war Japan is already present before Godzilla comes to shore. People trying to pick up the pieces but caught in the wake of collective & individual trauma. Koichi grapples with the shame of abandoning his kamikaze pilot orders, Noriko cares…
Cage is excellent. Another shining example of why he’s unironically one of the finest actors working today. He nails it and makes any narrative flaws easy to overlook. Dream Scenario’s writing has shades of Charlie Kaufman, but is wisely more geared towards general audiences than something like I’m Thinking of Ending Things. The concept is great yet felt like it warranted more exploration than the final edit provided. Plenty to love though. The dreams are great, the cast is solid, and there’s a fart joke so good in here that it’s worthy of all-timer status. Expected the crazy, but not the sadness.
This might be my favorite of the franchise thus far. A bullied friendless kid finds solace in his dreams where he visits Monster Island. The monster battles are a blast, baby Godzilla looks like a nearly toothless drifter, and it's about imagination and courage. It's silly and cute, but I loved it. A heartwarming and funny Godzilla movie; who knew?
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