The Godzilla franchise has represented a unique form of storytelling that was pioneered by Japan and continues to shine with each entry. The idea of kaiju movies at the time of Godzilla’s release was something only ever teased, with movies like King Kong laying the groundwork. But it was Godzilla that showed how powerful the genre could be in the right hands. However, while many tie Godzilla to massive destruction for the greater good, his initial debut was anything but, and as if to remind new generations of fans, the upcoming Godzilla Minus One will serve as yet another example of how dangerous Godzilla could be.When Shin Godzilla hit theaters, it redefined the character from the ground up and turned Godzilla into a walking radioactive tumor that only wanted to evolve and eventually take over the world. Essentially, Godzilla was less a massive lizard and more a walking example of evolution at a fast rate, with its more iconic form not even being the final one. But because of the movie’s massive success, Godzilla Minus One has been considered a possible prequel to Shin Godzilla. In reality, this new entry is more separated from what Shin Godzilla introduced. Even still, the setting and content of Godzilla Minus One may better place it as a prequel to the original movie that started it all.1954’s Godzilla wasn’t a story about the massive kaiju emerging from the ocean to defend Japan from an equally destructive but more evil monster. Instead, the titular creature was the villain awakened by American hydrogen bomb testing in the Pacific Ocean. Angered at his aggressive awakening, Godzilla took it out on the innocents of Japan, where he treated the country like a playground that he could smash, flatten and melt with his atomic breath. The fear and urgency the human characters felt came from a real place, and this showed in the creation of the movie’s main weapon, the oxygen destroyer, which killed Godzilla. Sadly, its creator, Daisuke Serizawa, also took his life so that the secrets of how to remake such a powerful weapon couldn’t get out. But even after the monster was stopped, the damage it inflicted remained for those who survived the experience of a historical wound that had only just begun to heal.RELATED: Kurt and Wyatt Russell Share a Role in Godzilla Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
The Godzilla franchise has represented a unique form of storytelling that was pioneered by Japan and continues to shine with each entry. The idea of kaiju movies at the time of Godzilla’s release was something only ever teased, with movies like King Kong laying the groundwork. But it was Godzilla that showed how powerful the genre could be in the right hands. However, while many tie Godzilla to massive destruction for the greater good, his initial debut was anything but, and as if to remind new generations of fans, the upcoming Godzilla Minus One will serve as yet another example of how dangerous Godzilla could be.
When Shin Godzilla hit theaters, it redefined the character from the ground up and turned Godzilla into a walking radioactive tumor that only wanted to evolve and eventually take over the world. Essentially, Godzilla was less a massive lizard and more a walking example of evolution at a fast rate, with its more iconic form not even being the final one. But because of the movie’s massive success, Godzilla Minus One has been considered a possible prequel to Shin Godzilla. In reality, this new entry is more separated from what Shin Godzilla introduced. Even still, the setting and content of Godzilla Minus One may better place it as a prequel to the original movie that started it all.
1954’s Godzilla wasn’t a story about the massive kaiju emerging from the ocean to defend Japan from an equally destructive but more evil monster. Instead, the titular creature was the villain awakened by American hydrogen bomb testing in the Pacific Ocean. Angered at his aggressive awakening, Godzilla took it out on the innocents of Japan, where he treated the country like a playground that he could smash, flatten and melt with his atomic breath. The fear and urgency the human characters felt came from a real place, and this showed in the creation of the movie’s main weapon, the oxygen destroyer, which killed Godzilla. Sadly, its creator, Daisuke Serizawa, also took his life so that the secrets of how to remake such a powerful weapon couldn’t get out. But even after the monster was stopped, the damage it inflicted remained for those who survived the experience of a historical wound that had only just begun to heal.
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