Why Shin Godzilla Won Best Picture in Japan | In Depth Review

Reupload, take 2.

Both the original Godzilla and Shin Godzilla were released within 10 years of the original nuclear event that inspired them.

I think Godzilla moving "slowly" helped with the realism. I say "slowly" because it really isn't given his size.

I think people sometimes miss the point that the Human race is the main character. Cant just focus on one person when Godzilla is the worlds enemy.

Up From the Depths: i'm going to talk about how Toho's Shin Godzilla is so great. Toho: LIKE HELL YOU ARE!

That ending shot of the tail had me losing sleep. Creepy, exciting, thought-provoking. I still do not know what to make of it, so yeah, well done, director.

A bit of a hot take, but the Shin Godzilla Movie is actually a faithful recreation to the Japanese culture and history and putting an iconic monster in the modern situation. The critics that the foreign watchers point out are actually what makes it a realistic, terrifying Godzilla movie. It isn't some heroic or monster vs monster movie. Its a disaster, and its how Japan sees Godzilla to be, a disaster that stemmed from the wrongdoings of the humans.

I can't (well, I can) believe that Toho would take down a video praising one of their films so highly. This is your best work to date, and I hope it stays up for fans and non-fans to see from now on

I kinda feel bad for this godzilla he looks like he's constantly in pain.

Shin Godzilla or as otherwise known... Godzilla vs Bureaucracy.

brand new to the Godzilla fandom, Thanks for your videos.

Shin Goji is a critique of Japanese bureaucracy and at a same time, veiled message to Japan in accepting new and radical ideas from the mavericks, especially the youth. Godzilla is just the background where the entire story revolves upon, just like it was in the 50s version. Don't know to you Westerners but the message hits very close to home in my part of Asia too.

Shin's skin also was meant to draw parallels to burnt bodies from nuclear fire, and the scene where he uses his fire breath to destroy the city, the shot is meant to harken back to firebombings in ww2.

Shin Godzilla may not be for everyone, but as a huge fan of Godzilla films good and bad it was time to have a film that updated the tone, and themes of the original. Personally I think it's one of the best, arguably the best Godzilla film because it takes the premise seriously, it becomes more than just another monster movie, and I feel the best Godzilla movies do that. While I enjoy the silly, and over the top Godzilla movies, it's movies like Shin Godzilla, Godzilla 54, Return of Godzilla 84/85, and Godzilla vs Biollante, or Destroyah, etc.that have kept the legacy going.

The CGI was so good I thought it actually was a guy in a suit.

If Kong came to challenge him, this Godzilla wouldn't even notice

Shin Gozilla is a horror movie. I was awestruck by this Godzilla. And I don't get people's complaining of the design. The transformation from goofy to the most scariest Godzilla is what makes it so good.

This movie makes me think how people back in 1954 felt when they saw the original. Now-a-days you look at it and don't feel the fear and dread people felt back then. Shin Godzilla does exactly that for modern audiences.

Third time is the charm.

In the American godzilla movies the focus is more on action and cool fights. In Shin Godzilla the focus is on godzilla and how to stop it. It gives it a more desolate feel, like there's no hope. It makes it feel like a giant unexplainable creature just emerged and there is nothing that can stop it.