Godzilla Minus One

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Godzilla Minus One in my favorite boutique cinema in black and white. I cannot imagine seeing it any other way. Re-watching some clips on YouTube it doesn’t even begin to encompass the feeling of seeing it in such an artistically striking style. The film itself is beautiful. The story between Shikishima and Noriko is an emotionally rich, layered love story built with such depth and raw emotion. All of the characters are fleshed out and have depth, wit, charm, and meaning. All of this takes place in one of the year’s best action movies, shot on an astronomically low budget. As is always the case, if you are willing to get over reading subtitles for a couple hours, foreign cinema delivers emotionally rich and well-made stories on a wildly high clip. I did find myself predicting some of the films larger twists, but it did not take away from the experience or the story 8.3/10