Written and directed by Takashi Yamakazi, Godzilla Minus One goes again to the enormous radioactive kaiju’s origins. It’s set simply on the finish of World Struggle II after the US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The movie follows a kamikaze pilot named Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who after deciding to land on Odo Island fairly than sacrifice himself for the struggle turns into one of many solely survivors of a Godzilla assault on the island.
Critics obtained the film properly when it hit theaters in December. The Verge’s personal Charles Pulliam-Moore called it “a spectacular catastrophe film” that “feels greater than the sum of its components.” Godzilla Minus One additionally picked up a number of awards, together with an Academy Award for visual effects again in March.
