Shin Godzilla 2016
Directed by Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno · 120 mins · 2,001 views
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as we were walking out my dad goes “the government gets in the way of everything”
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a takedown of bureaocracy that honestly believes we can do better, that we’re capable of more…instead of blame and anger this presents an optimistic vision of a world where evil comes from pain and sadness but can be dealt with, most people are not evil, just ignorant or flawed, where we all make mistakes but ultimately can rise above them. bless this for being so full of hope and the beauty of humanity, not of humans as individuals with backstories but as a connected group of quirks and facial expressions and body language and feelings, individuals but part of a collective. this is bizarre and funny and heartbreaking, immersive and energetic. we jump in with both feet and don’t stop…
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Opens as a bureaucratic farce, with lanyard nerds moving from boardroom to slightly bigger boardroom while civilian lives are being lost–most interesting is how Anno and Higuchi capture their futility in the filmmaking, very few compositions in each of the setups match so that the visual information is always slightly shifting (not dissimilar from the dialogue, a bunch of contributing voices not really saying much of anything) while the off-rhythm rapid cuts don’t allow you the proper time to even process any information of any kind, putting us in lockstep with the characters’ sense of overwhelming panic–and then slowly transitions into an optimistic ode to our ability to collectively overcome our fears. Mankind is a chaotic, impractical mess of lone wolves, nerds, troublemakers, outcasts, academic heretics and general pains-in-the-bureacracy… but together, we’re capable of some pretty extraordinary things.
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Feels weird to watch a movie where a country chooses to unite together in the face of an existential threat, rather than be ripped apart by bureaucracy, psuedoscience, and factionalism.
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Maybe only Anno could have made something so weirdly modern, a simultaneously sincere and completely absurd anti-kaiju that begins as a nightmare bureaucratic comedy of errors then pivots to fully embrace a collectivist Japanese spirit of ingenuity, all of it a reflection of the country’s psychic fallout from Fukushima. And that’s setting aside the terrific CG version of suit-mation (I know, I’m as surprised as you are). Not necessarily the most exciting movie, but certainly one of the most fascinating and engaged films in the long history of this series.
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godzilla: *does anything* me: i love you so much…. godzilla: *does that purple laser shit* me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Love a movie where the real monster isn’t the colossal radioactive dinosaur, but the dinosaurs that run our governments. Happy Birthday Godzilla!
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Nations of the world join forces with Japan to fight against the most vicious kaiju that men ever created: Bureaucracy. Godzilla also shows up.
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I loved the running joke of everyone in the Japanese government perpetually demanding that they move to yet another special conference room as Tokyo gets owned.
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guys did you know the evangelion guy made this movie? you didn’t?? here let me play decisive battle for the 7th time
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Who will know é muito foda
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LAUNCH THE EVAS!!
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‘’Do as you like”
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Not quite the slam dunk I was hoping for, but i enjoyed it as a different take on godzilla. Also when the action music kicks in for a scene of bureaucrats making phone calls I was absolutely losing it
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Godzilla first form was so whack but so scary at the same time. Props to all the vfx in this movie
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Pretty cool and hot movie.
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Cool Godzilla design and atomic breath scene but very slow and boring at times
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Love all of the board room relocating etc while the city gets demolished. Seems correct. Also it absolutely fried me (purple beamed me) that some music from Neon Genesis Evangelion is used in here. How fun.
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Horrible nasty Godzilla and a government who almost stall themselves into letting the US complete the nuclear hat trick. Probably the only Godzilla movie I find both actually funny and scary.
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great movie, too much goddamn meetings
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I, too, think we should blow up our ineffective bosses with lasers. You’re right, Godzilla.
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RAAAAAAAHH *SCCREEEEEEEEEEE* POOOOFSH I LOVE YOU MY FRAIL SENSITIVE AGONIZING ZILLA
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Japón y su forma wna de tomar decisiones.
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Look at my study group dawg we’re blowing this shit up
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If my dog was Godzilla, he would still puke less than he does right now.
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SO fucking peak
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I like evangelion music
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I came into this movie with high expectations. Godzilla is admittedly silly, but from what I had heard, this movie sort of breaks that standard. It really does. The tension is there for real, and you can genuinely feel each and every critique to the Japanese Government. It’s almost annoying watching it in the beginning, nothing can be done without chains of bureaucracy. One person needs permission to get permission for something, who then needs to tell the PM about…
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Assim como eu falei de Godzilla Minus One, eu acho interessante comparar ele com Shin Godzilla porque os dois filmes pegam o Godzilla e fazem coisas completamente diferentes com ele. Minus One não é exatamente um filme sobre o Godzilla, mas sobre o fenômeno Godzilla, sobre o que ele representa para o povo japonês e sobre as consequências da guerra, da bomba e de uma sociedade tentando se reconstruir depois de ser destruída. Shin Godzilla, por outro lado, é um…
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Wish there was a sequel..
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I was never gonna be prepared for Godzilla’s first form with the googly eyes and nubs for arms
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perfectly creates the idea of godzilla as this monumental and unstoppable being, the retribution of human ambition and the consequence of war. I genuinely love how it focuses on the inability for the chain of command to function and the 1 step forward 2 back with each act and the dysfunction of the corporate cespool. The visuals are incomparable. And the way in which you are convinced to feel empathy for this caamity that is godzilla creates a perfect narrative with a complete film structure and purpose. I love it
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I’ll just refrain from saying anything negative and just focus on what I liked. I’m pretty sure Godzilla as a whole just isn’t for me 🤷🏼♂️ they all seem like the same movie over and over. Anytime Godzilla was on the screen, he was straight aura farming. The CGI looked pretty good. I loved the sound design so much. The purple laser beam thing sounded incredible. I have a feeling this was making fun of how the government is run?…
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A movie that lets you know exactly how much time it takes to reach the wrong decision and how little time it takes for people to die entirely preventable deaths. I wonder what thats like?
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feel bad for the godzilla thing a little i wish they went into why its destroying the place a little more but i understand that was likely due to the choice to frame godzilla more as an animal/ natural disastwr instead of a god that is sentient and can reason. american chicks english was funny i wish there were english subtitles for english speaking because everytime anyone spoke english it kinda was hard to switch from listening to the japanese to processing english.
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Bryan Cranston was stunning
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“I won’t see a third bomb dropped on the country of my grandmother, who lived through it.” The real horror isn’t so much Godzilla as it is the bureaucracy of the Japanese Government. But for real, this was great. I am admittedly not super familiar with the Godzilla films of old, but this feels more like a modern production of one of those films, at least visually, juxtaposed with the dynamic of the Japanese bureaucracy and all the individual politicking,…
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Forgot that the evangelion mf directed this Also yeah Tokyo got absolutely slimed ima be real
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Nós pessoas que amamos Shin Godzilla
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“We have to coexist with Godzilla”- he says after turning him to stone.
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How the hell did they do all this with ten million. Crazy that a movie exists on such a large scale with this level of craftsmanship, anno is something else.
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Meu filme preferido sobre meu personagem de filmes preferido, simplesmente o mais poderoso visto em telas e assustador, simplesmente incrível, e ainda a trilha sonora antiga encaixa perfeitamente.
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Det er svært tydelig at filmen hadde lite budsjett, men den klarte seg bra basert på det.
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Surprised at how many Japanese actors I like that just kept popping up including a cameo from my goat Shinya Tsukamoto. I really wanted to like this more but this was a little too dry for my liking and falls on the Kamen Rider side of Hideaki Anno adaptations for me. I get that seeing a very logical and “realistic” side of the Japanese government dealing with this situation would be fun for some people but every character was written…
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I decided to watch this movie cus i saw a clip of the atomic breath scene on youtube. That shits dope. The rest of the movie not so much. Also idk if reusing ur own music is an homage.
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The final shot at the end… goddamn this movie is good
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Masterpiece
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everyone who says the endless scenes of bureaucracy are useless are severly missing the point and they are weak links. if you can’t understand the point of the way that being mired in meetings over protocol even as the amount of officials in the room dwindles, you don’t deserve the “who will know?” scene. it’s like having to eat your vegetables before you can have dessert also how can you NOT like the scene where they’re doing a press conference…
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I might’ve not understood a single word but godzilla was scary
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When the buildings are falling on him and it’s like omg stop ur hurting him!! Even tho he just killed one million thousand ppl
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Dommage, les effets spéciaux sont bien moches pour une fois il y avait une approche originale
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NGERI BANGET PERTAMA KALI NONTON INI, disini kalian diperlihatin bagaimana jika Godzilla bener² ada di dunia. Dari pembuangan limbah nuklir secara liar yang masih di PRAKTIKAN di dunia nyata, sampai pertumbuhan sebuah kadal yang sangat BEGITU mengerikan. Ini adalah best depiction of Godzilla yang ada di dunia nyata. Cinematik dari film ini no debat bagus banget. Pesan moral ngena banget. Bravo
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Since I watched this film back in 2021 in has held a firm place as one of my top 5 movies I’ve ever seen. Despite not having a “main character” I find the humans of the film to be deeply engaging. This is one of my favourite iterations of Godzilla and I adore how Hideki Ano portrayed the beast. Making Godzilla a criticism of the Japanese government’s handling of the 2011 Fukashima disaster makes for an incredibly emotional and deep…
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Last night I went out with some friends to a goth bar, which is not really my natural habitat, and within an hour I was sitting in a gigantic vampire throne under red lights listening to Rob Zombie while someone brought out a Ouija board. Already, a few poor decisions deep in the form of tequila. Then we started talking about movies, my favorite topic. This somehow led to my friend opening my Letterboxd and scrolling my ratings. He went…
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el manu me obligó a verla…
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genuinely gave me goosebumps
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Un peu long et certains moments de ventres mous mais au moins ça permet à Godzilla d’être encore plus incroyable!!!
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Fiquei triste vendo esse
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I thought Godzilla was so cute and goofy looking, then he started evolving and I got scared. Seriously though my first Japanese Godzilla movie had to be by Hideaki Anno, and it was exactly what I expected (complimentary). The freezing scene was breathtaking
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This is such a unique and creative take on Godzilla. I love the reimagining of the original metaphor, modernised by other Japan-based disasters such as the ones that took place in 2011. Something I’ve always loved about Godzilla was that he’s a misunderstood force of nature, humanised by the unseen audience but couldn’t possibly be by the unintended victims in the wake of his passive destruction. This Godzilla is alien and wrong and sad, and it’s beautiful.
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7th rewatch. still my favorite movie
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Who thinks this is only a generic monster movie is wrong. Especially in the first half, this movie is mainly about the political hierarchy in Japan and how the Japanese political system works in scenarios which haven’t been there before (like a nuclear war 🤔😂). This is very clear by the different roles, not even sure who is in charge of what. Also, the floors in the building are a demonstration of power of the different roles. The higher, the…
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gua lupa, tapi seinget gua visualnya bagus banget…
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It went from disgusting to utterly cool how Japan had no idea how to kill him
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It’s a bit unfortunate that my favorite scene in any movie (where Godzilla turns purple) is surrounded by a movie about board meetings
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Love this take. Truly a horrifying depiction of those creature feature
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Very good Godzilla movie, probably the most terrifying in the series. All the acting is amazing makes me really love all the actors that poured their heart into it. Very good film
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consegue ser melhor que Minus One, finalmente temos dublagem pra essa obra prima.
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Politicians are dumb. Big lizard go burrrrrr. How many conference rooms exist in Japan?!
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Me and the boys in the situation room doing everything but actually effectively dealing with the situation.
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I think it took a different view in how Godzilla is portrayed and I thought it was neat ! It seems like a sequel is never coming which sucks since I really liked the take on the world’s favorite kaiju, but alas maybe it was just that one story that wanted to be told.
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This iteration of my perfect little angel baby is genuinely so horrific I love it so much..
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I wouldn’t expect a political thriller out of a Godzilla movie but it was much better than I expected. By doing that, it also manages to avoid the cardinal sin of these movies: focusing too much on the human characters. There’s no weird romance, no awkward family drama, nothing like that and it rules. There are only two things scarier than Godzilla: bureaucratic red tape and the US Air Force.
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Shin Godzilla ist weniger ein klassischer Monsterfilm als eine politische Satire über Bürokratie, Unentschlossenheit und den Umgang mit Katastrophen. Während Godzilla Japan verwüstet, verlieren sich die Verantwortlichen in Meetings, Diskussionen und endlosen Abstimmungen. Der Film zeigt ziemlich gut, wie langsam und chaotisch ein System in einer echten Krise reagieren kann. Die hektische Inszenierung und die vielen Perspektiven passen perfekt dazu. Gleichzeitig merkt man deutlich die Anlehnung an reale Katastrophen und die Kritik an politischen Strukturen. Was mich allerdings gestört hat…
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OObi Herron 8 月 23, 2026
Hahahahahaha fuck yes Bureaucracy doesn’t work on God / the city is the weapon I like it when they do one million title cards & also film the board rooms the same way as the Godzilla scenes Michael Bay would be proud (complimentary) Crazy ass final shot
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Had me rooting against Godzilla which is out of my character, but made me laugh a lot!
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Probably the best modern take on Godzilla.
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Yo highkey mad I didn’t watched this deadass added to my collection for one of the best godzillas😮💨
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I don’t know what Godzilla is up to because no one ever tries to communicate with him, but I’m rooting for his success. God forbid a creature try to redecorate an entire city without the government interferring. The designs of Godzilla were so cool. I hope Satomi Ishihara (of Sadako 3D fame) does get elected president.
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In this new iteration, Godzilla faces its most terrifying and formidable opponent yet: the Government
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Watching all these Japanese bureaucrats wring their hands and entangle themselves in red tape while a giant monster tramples Tokyo got me thinking, what if Dirty Harry was there to ignore the rules and start blasting? Godzilla wouldn’t stand a chance!!
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I just love how unique this Godzilla is
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“Humans are more scary than Gojira” Watched @home bluray disc
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Caralho e n é que realmente era bom esse aqui alem de ter um pôster fodastico, de todos os filmes que eu vi do godzilla(n foram todos ainda tamo quase) esse junto com o de 54 sao os que melhor trabalham aspecto de terror, pq aqui esse bicho vai evoluindo (4 forma insana de foda) e tu sente o pavor dos japa pinto pequeno nisso, dublagem muito boa tambem, a decisão da bomba atômica dava pra ver o peso disso(confesso…
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IF I DIEEEEEE IN THIS WORLDDDD
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the real dinosaurs are in bureaucracy
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Muito melhor que minus one
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It’s a re:view, but as I only remember Godzilla’s googly eyes from the first time I saw it, I don’t think that matters. Anyway… It’s Godzilla as a cosmic horror, where his relentless path of destruction is equalled by the neverending beaurocracy nerfing the Japanese PM’s power to combat him. Smart thrills done well. Also bonus points for using the original roar and theme.
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Eva😭
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Mucho texto aparte que me quede dormido y solo me desperte cuando volvio a aparecer godzilla “Ooooh que bien esta hecho el aliento de fuego, VETE A LA VRGAAA ”
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This film consists of boring meetings, cool godzilla scene, boring meeting and rinse repeat
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This movie is so much more fuckin deeper than you think
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Wow! Now that is how you make a Godzilla movie. I’m completely blown away.
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This is the most scariest form of Godzilla I had ever seen. It also shows what are the different forms of Godzilla everytime it mutates. The story line is interesting but it focuses more on how they handled it rather than about Godzilla.
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Godzilla was there I guess
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Está es una de las adaptaciónes más recientes de Godzilla, que en esta la dirige Hideaki Anno (creador de Evangelion) y me parecio muy buena. Se nota distinta a Minus One, ya que aquí los protagonistas son los diferentes departamentos del gobierno Japonés y con alguna ayuda, intentan parar la amenaza que supone Godzilla. En ningún momento la encontré aburrida o lenta, ya que el monstruo no aparece más de 15-20 minutos, es un thriller muy sólido con un monstruo…
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Went into this movie very sleepy and thought to myself “what, it’s not like this movie will be 2 hours of business meetings!”
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I’m fully on board for the core gimmick here. The nonstop, painful assault of Aaron Sorkin-ism and bureaucracy is hilarious and leads to some great gags: having a meeting to decide to have another meeting in a separate conference room; a political operative’s temporary job assignment being so long that it needs two title cards that each eat two-thirds of the screen. (I can admittedly understand why some people check out because of it; there is a tidal wave of…
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One of my new favorite godzilla movies!! I love how this entire movie isnjust details. That which is largely avoided is this entire movie’s substance. Also the googly eyes godzilla toddler is amazing
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Amei o conceito dos estados unidos serem mais vilões do que o Godzilla
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ゴジラより怖いのは、私たち人間ね me dio pena :c adoro a Mikako Ichikawa 🖤 Shinya Tsukamoto🖤 quedé mas depresiva
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Who will know…
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first time ever watching a godzilla movie, had an idea of what it was about but come to find out it can be different in every movie. i enjoyed the exposure
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Cómo le gustan esos planos a Hideaki joder, y poner una banda sonora super epica para llenar papeleo, primer ministro tienes que subirte a gojira o rei tendrá que hacerlo otra vez Muy Evangelion de tu parte
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Steven watching the Japanese government conduct meeting after meeting about the first form godzilla: “do you think ants do this when we step on them?”
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NÃO DEIXEM ESTE ANJO CHEGAR NO GEOFRONT!!! Aé, não é evangelion btw a cena do raio atômico é uma das coisas mais belas que eu ja vi no cinema.
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After 45 minutes, I thought the concept was good and interesting, but it seemed like we’d already covered everything. And there was still an hour and 15 minutes left. I didn’t have high hopes for the rest of the film, but it quickly made me eat my words. Once I got used to the different, strange and… overall cheap-looking and not particularly successful special effects, that’s when I really started to enjoy the film. I wasn’t expecting two hours of…
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While not as emotionally resonant as I found Minus One to be, the depiction of Godzilla here as an unstoppable force of pure destruction is one of the best I’ve ever seen from this franchise. The Big G has never been more terrifying, and I actually found the political angle Shin Godzilla takes to be really enjoyable.
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Godzilla aura farming
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Godzilla sufre por qué el de la birra ya no le dió consomé.
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Kamata-kun served his 2 measly minutes of screentime.
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I enjoy it and I think it’s a pretty good Godzilla movie it’s just once again the bureaucracy parts can get drawn out too long sometimes
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abby beating the allegations by not watching a halloween movie this time so props to her. ive watched this movie a bunch before as a kid and this movies pretty good. def the most creative godzilla in the franchise so the scenes with him are awesome. the human scenes are pretty shi and i couldn’t tell you one of those fuckers names and ive watched the movie like 5 times before. it loses some points bc in some scens gojira rooks bery brack instead of green.
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Glimpse of Japanese pop culture🇯🇵, quite confusing for me. Gozilla looked cool at the end tho.
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cool godzilla take, too much yap tho
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Toujours aussi bon!
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Technically a rewatch, but it’s my first time watching this movie sober so I’m counting as a first watch. I love movies that make the government look incompetent.
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Featuring the DUMBEST looking creature early on, but then a very solid looking one later on. Make sure your remote has fresh batteries for this one!
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My favorite Godzilla design I love the idea of it evolving over time and becoming stronger but all the talking and meetings bore me
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Godzilla attaque Tokyo, mais Tokyo contre-attaque. Les immeubles de Tokyo, best weapon!
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8/10 This Godzilla is terrifying and he’s in souch pain. He also has the best atomic breath ever.
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Início do filme Godzilla assim: 👁👅👁 Final do filme Godzilla assim: 👿
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The look in his eyes tells me that he didnt even know he was Godzilla. One of the most fascinating versions of the big guy. The end reveal was kinda crazy because was his tail an egg sack the whole time or was it part of the evolution? I like this version even tho he stood still for 80% of the film.
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I feel so maternal toward this specific Godzilla
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Impara a conviverci o perisci per mano di Godzilla!
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Premier godzilla que je vois, indisponible légalement par contre. Gros monstre cool RAWRU Le systeme de phases est stylé
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Esta representación de Godzilla siendo un dios a la vez que un diablo en una agonía constante me ha parecido la mejor versión de Godzilla que hay y por tanto mi favorita.
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7.5/10 Story: hype Effects: hype Music: hype Godzilla: I’M AFRAID
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The concern for Godzilla’s destruction was international. Imagine you live in Cameroon and wake up to find you’re now part of the emergency Godzilla destruction task force. You tell your boss “that’s just something you made up on the spot wtf.”
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lo mejor, la banda sonora, su puta madre casi lloro
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I saw a post the other day comparing this iteration of Godzilla to a natural disaster and it wasn’t until halfway through that the 2011 Japan tsunami was only a few years before this and clearly the inciting moment in the gestation of these ideas of absolute government inadequacy. Survival is possible but not by following those we’ve chosen to lead. At times it plays like an almost Dr. Strangelove companion piece.
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Don’t even joke lad…
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Oh that was good. Dang how come I missed this
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Godzilla at his most unique which I appreciated. I really liked the different direction taken with Godzilla, watching him evolve into this towering terrifying monster. The scene where he wrecks Tokyo with his atomic breath is one of the best Godzilla scenes period. Everything surrounding the King of the Monsters was really well done and I really liked. I wasn’t the biggest fan of most of the movie just being board rooms. I appreciate and understand that it takes a…
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Had some cool scenes but not enough. I feel like some of the bureaucracy storyline is lost on me as an American.
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“Fuck Godzilla is attacking, let’s move to another boardroom.”
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RRyan 8 月 22, 2026
I really liked how this movie focused on the Japanese government’s response to Godzilla. It really grounded the unimaginable travesty of a Kaiju attack into the political, economic, and humanitarian stakes of disaster response faced by governments in the real world. There isn’t a clear solution to any of the problems, nor do they know the details yet, but a room full of people are tasked with leading the nation through this. I feel like another really grounding element was the film’s use of found footage. I also really like how goofy the design of Godzilla is at the beginning.
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Do they have too many meetings? Yes, but I cant be objective I freaking love godzilla
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He must REALLY like that one song that goes DUN DUN DUN DUN DUNDUN
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Great political satire. Classic Anno with the horrifying final shot. Think the dude has some sort of kink for bodyhorror monsters.
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55n33zy 8 月 22, 2026
BEST GODZILLA MOVIE FIGHT ME Him shooting the laser breath has to be a top movie scene of all time. SO GLAD Hideaki Anno worked on this; Shin Evangelion when???????? MECCHA SUGOI
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Godzilla comio tantas cangreburguers que se le fueron a los muslos
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alurnya bagus tapi Godzilla nya burik banget jirr
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Always impressive. Surprised my padre liked it, got the Michael Cannell seal of approval.
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Looks great but overly long and easily forgettable
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Hi I’m making another comment because I geniunely love this movie so much. Even if you’re not a fan of the monsterverse in general I highly recommend you watch this movie. I love it when monster movies potray the monster as a sympathetic creature that is simply acting like an animal and Godzilla is the perfect creature to depict that trope. God I can go on about this movie for ages but I will stop myself here please watch it.
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This movie was so sick
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It starts slow, but moves faster as circumstances become more and more urgent. Unimpressive visually, but by no means bad. Shin Godzilla presents a scathing rebuke of bureaucracy, political self-preservation, and the general precedence of covering one’s butt over doing the right thing in government. It also portrays people’s potential to do better through cooperation, selflessness, and seeking the best outcome rather than merely preventing the worst.
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Ddanieljhogan 8 月 22, 2026
I am glad I watched this after watching all of Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV show and films) recently. I could tell from the first few frames that Hideaki Anno was involved. This is practically a live action Evangelion film. Some of the shots looks straight from the TV show, and in the case of Shinji Higuchi, the films.
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Ese inicio con un montón de charla de que hacer, preparativos y reuniones para solo admirar lo que causo el lagarto ese se siente tan real. Después se desarrolla bien con punzadas al gobierno, digo no fueron sutiles con lo del terremoto del 2011, y todo se siente muy profesional lo cual se agradece. No hay un protagonista en si, solo el colectivo y drama humano no hay solo político, el cual no aburre aunque hay que prestar atención ya…
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Ever watched evangelion? Imagine that but humanity has no mechs but Godzilla has Shinji level of mental and physical trauma. Top 5 Godzilla movie.
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“Prepare my uniform.” Truly one of the most terrifying depictions of the big guy in his 70 year run. That it exists inside a story that is so grounded in an absurd realism, makes the whole thing feel uncanny in the best ways.
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Shin Godzilla could decimate every special conference room in Japan and the government would have a special conference room to talk about it
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RRiver 8 月 21, 2026
I’m man enough to admit that I fell asleep. also man enough to admit that this Godzilla freaked me out big time. when he bled from his gills? truly terrifying.
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We are not going to let you drop a third bomb.
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This really is one of the best Godzilla movies, it’s so close to being in 3rd, or maybe even 2nd place for me, but the first half of this movie (and second half to an extent) are so damn talky that it brings it down considerably for me. However, everything else in this movie is amazing and it has debatably the greatest Godzilla scene of all time so I can’t complain TOO much
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Shin Godzilla is one of the most unique entries in the entire Godzilla franchise, and it stands out less as a typical monster movie and more as a political disaster film with a kaiju at its center. The film reimagines Godzilla as a constantly evolving, almost biological nightmare who’s unsettling, unpredictable, and far more grotesque than the classic versions. Its transformation stages are genuinely disturbing, especially the early forms, which feel less like a “monster” and more like nature going…
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THIS MOVIE MAKES ME GO FERAL EVERY TIME BRO, SO PEAK I WISH THEY CONTINUED PRODUCTION 😢😢
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It’s an interesting idea to make this about bureaucratic maneuvering and malfunction, and maybe somebody like Soderbergh could have pulled it off, but this version of it — esp. with the incredibly hyperactive editing — isn’t doing it for me. The first fire-spewing scene is fucking amazing though.
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freakin wow :00 like they made me so frustrated every time that had to go through 20 people just to exchange info or approval from the pm in that way, i like that every godzilla movie i watch is kinda anti gov also godzilla is so creepy but beautiful at the same him evolving is stunning, especially when his hands started growing and i felt chills down my spine and i like how u can see godzilla figuring out his own powers like oh i can shoot lasers through my mouth, spine, AND tail hole?? shoutout archer!!
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Klassischer Godzilla. Es hat Spaß gemacht Godzilla mit diesen Effekten zu sehen. Was mich etwas gestört hat, sind die politischen Ränkespiele. Am Anfang war das noch ok aber ab der Mitte des Films war es zu viel. Hier hätte man 15 Min kürzen können. Zudem gibt es bei den Menschen keine Identifikationsfigur. Das hat der Nachfolger (Minus One) besser hinbekommen.
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Filme bom num geral, descreveu e desenvolveu muito bem o próprio godzilla Porem, o filme e muito burocrático, não há personagens que sejam pessoas normais, todos são políticos. O filme gira em torno dos políticos tratando do Godzilla, se tornando um filme politico Legal a parte do Godzilla, mas da pouco foco pra ação, onde cada passo que ele da, se torna uma analisa politica sobre o Japão com a América Num geral, um filme legal mesmo, porem, bem chato…
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I’m glad I watched Godzilla vs. Biollante first. Going from I’m kinda rooting for this cutie to YUCKWHATISTHAT was a strong contrast. In addition to a much scarier Godzilla, Shin has a much darker tone. Focusing on the political response to an ongoing disaster with the constant threat of U.S. military over-involvement was successfully engaging. I feel sad for the fish that slid across the city, bleeding everywhere and destroying everything in it’s path. Sad for it, but scared of it, too.
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Genuinely one of the most horrific Godzillas.
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godzilla filmden ziyade godzilla soslu politik/sistem eleştiri filmi. vaat ettiğini de sanırım yapıyor. gerilim gojira reis sebepli fena değil ve çoğu godzilla filminde olduğu gibi soundtrack şahane. japon birinin daha yüksek puan vermesi muhtemel.
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The creature design does exactly what it needs to: make me not want to meet it in a hallway. I had a great time with this.
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Awesome
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Le meilleur godzilla selon moi. Il ne montre pas juste un monstre mais aussi le gouvernement qui ne sait pas quoi faire face a une menace tel que shin godzilla. L attaque de la ville est incroyable godzilla se déchaîne son soufle atomique est terrifiant et il n’y a que destruction.
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El diseño tan turbio de Godizlla es demasiado peak
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Classic.
- Synopsis
- When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
- Director
- Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno
- Writer
- Hideaki Anno
- Studio
- Toho Pictures, Cine Bazar
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese, Italian, German, English
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 120 mins
- Japan25 Jul 2016
- Italy06 Apr 2017
- China16 Apr 2017
- France10 Dec 2017
- USA14 Jul 2024
- Australia17 Aug 2024
- USA11 Oct 2016
- Canada12 Oct 2016
- Australia13 Oct 2016
- Italy03 Jul 2017
- Ireland29 Jul 2016
- Taiwan12 Aug 2016
- Philippines24 Aug 2016
- Hong Kong25 Aug 2016
- Thailand08 Sep 2016
- Vietnam30 Dec 2016
- Mexico13 Jan 2017
- Spain20 Jan 2017
- South Korea08 Mar 2017
- Germany04 May 2017
- UK10 Aug 2017
- USA14 Aug 2025
- USA31 Aug 2025
- Northern Mariana Islands01 Dec 2025
- USA01 Dec 2025
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