Godzilla Minus One
Summary
Godzilla Minus One ’s Best Visual Effects Oscar win prompts heartfelt responses from filmmakers John Carpenter and Guillermo del Toro . direct by Takashi Yamazaki , Godzilla Minus Onebrings the titular lusus naturae back to his root , follow the tool as he attacks post - war Japan . The film , which pull in glowing revaluation from critic and was a box office smasher , took home the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards last night .
Reacting toGodzilla Minus One ’s Oscar win , Carpenter and del Toro take to social medium , observe the wight feature film ’s monumental achievement . Both film director are well known for their monster movies and effects - heavy pictures , and they evidently feel that Yamazaki ’s movie winning is deserved . register their reactions below :
" Incredible ! GODZILLA MINUS ONE wins an Academy Awards for particular effects . In my lifespan . Fantastic ! " writesCarpenter .
" Oscar Winner Godzilla , " writesdel Toro , " I finger so stirred . "
Why Godzilla Minus One’s Oscar Win Is Significant
Godzilla is one of the most placeable and well - known moving picture monsters of all time . The fauna , who first appeared in a 1954 Toho film , has since go on to take many form , and is now a centrepiece ofLegendary ’s Monsterverse franchise . Despite a storied 70 - year history , no old Godzilla moving-picture show had ever been nominated for an Oscar , much less actually advance one .
The other candidate for Best Visual Effects at the 2024 Oscars include : The Creator , Mission : Impossible – Dead reckon Part One , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , andNapoleon .
A Godzilla movie finally being recognized at the Academy Awards is for certain an achievement , butGodzilla Minus Onebeing a Toho movie piddle the feat all the more impressive . Yamazaki ’s film had an estimated budget of $ 10-$12 million , a number that chum up in equivalence to most big Hollywood smash hit , including the Legendary Godzilla movies . Despite this low-pitched frame , the film features breathtaking ocular effects that easily rival its big - budget contemporaries .
It ’s not yet clear whetherGodzilla Minus One 2will be bechance , but the first film , with its fresh Oscar win , is now even more of a success . Yamazaki plainly has a bright future ahead of him as a movie maker , and he has teased that he would be interested in doing another take on the nominal lusus naturae . WhileGodzilla Minus One ’s reviewswere broadly very positive , the film ’s Oscar win only solidify its success , as do words of congratulations from two superior film producer .
Source : John Carpenter , Guillermo del Toro
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Godzilla Minus One is the first Godzilla motion picture relinquish by Toho since 2016 ’s Shin Godzilla . Minus One is a reimagining of the original 1954 Godzilla and take the franchise back to its roots by search the harsh life of post - war Japan . The story follows Koichi Shikishima , a failed kamikaze pilot , who struggles with survivor guiltiness as a elephantine monster attacks the metropolis .
Godzilla Minus One is the first Godzilla film released by Toho since 2016’s Shin Godzilla. Minus One is a reimagining of the original 1954 Godzilla and takes the franchise back to its roots by exploring the harsh life of post-war Japan. The story follows Koichi Shikishima, a failed kamikaze pilot, who struggles with survivor guilt as a giant monster attacks the city.
