Godzilla and King Ghidorah fight again and we provide commentary.
Two years ago, the director Takashi Yamazaki made an exemplary film about Godzilla - much more interesting than the Hollywood blockbuster about a giant lizard that was released in the same year 2024.
Yamazaki managed to combine kaiju action with human drama - normal, not made up for show, to drive the regal character of the King of the Monsters. Godzilla Minus One even won an Oscar for the first time in the franchise's 70-year history. True, about the special effects, but still respect.
Now a sequel, Godzilla Minus Zero, has been released with the same director. Alas! The sequel is not bad at all. This is no longer an innovative approach to the genre, but an attempt to establish success. Godzilla now faces a three-headed dragon named King Ghidorah, who audiences know from other films in the franchise (including a character who appeared in the Hollywood MonsterVerse series).
This is what Anton Dolin writes about the film.
Like any mutant, the film is a bit clumsy, lacking the integrity and grace of its predecessor. Although it still has advantages that set the Japanese "Godzillas" apart from their soulless Hollywood relatives.
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