re: Godzilla Minus One streaming on Netflix (Minus Color update in OP)

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Finally, I have yet to see this

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I did not think I would like it because of subtitle, but I really enjoyed it

I liked it, as well. Very different from most Godzilla movies. This movie had the best pure story. Also, I enjoy a more dickish, evil Godzilla, which this one had.

I saw it in the theater but can't remember, was it dubbed with English as it is on Netflix?

It must not have been dubbed in the theater because the English dubbing feels less genuine with worse voice actors.

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evil Godzilla,

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Absolutely. But here's the thing which I've not heard anyone discuss... what pisses Godzilla off in the 1st place?

The locals on the island have known of Godzilla for a while. They recognized the patterns of deep-sea fish floating on the surface as a portent of his arrival. So why does he show up then? At night? When all was quiet? The war had been going on for years and was almost over. The airbase, while relatively new, wasn't getting much action. Yes, the Americans had made a few runs at the airfield, but never landed there.

Then the nuclear testing happened, and that really turned him into the Godzilla we all know.

In the original 1954 version, Godzilla was a not-so-subtle message on the horrors of nuclear weapons, and a bane for the people of Japan. THEY caused all this, and were meant to suffer.

But G-1 doesn't seem to have the same straight forward feel. Yes, Koichi is guilt ridden for all sorts of reasons, but that seems disconnected to the appearance of Godzilla.

The big lizard just shows up in a mood and starts going Mesozoic on the world.

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In the original 1954 version, Godzilla was a not-so-subtle message on the horrors of nuclear weapons, and a bane for the people of Japan. THEY caused all this, and were meant to suffer.

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Up until about a year ago, I had only seen the 1956 Raymond burr edit.

I watched the original 1954 version a year ago and was pretty surprised how explicit and in your face the movie was about nuclear weapons.

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he is annoyed at the intrusion of soldiers on the island, furious that the war is disturbing his sacred waters.

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That would make more sense, but the problem is there wasn’t anything happening at the time. All was quiet and it was night time. Plus, it was the very end of the war. Of course, all we saw was a quiet little landing strip with nothing else. Maybe there was more activity away from the airfield, but the audience was never given any indication.

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anything happening at the time. All was quiet and it was night time. Plus, it was the very end of the war. Of course, all we saw was a quiet little landing strip with nothing else. Maybe there was more activity away from the airfield, but the audience was never given any indication.

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Could just be Godzilla being territorial

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No commentary on how they got like 40 tugboats tied up to two different ships in like 15 seconds for what was an already terrible plan? Or the fact Godzilla let himself get wrapped by the boats he could have easily destroyed in the first place?

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people like you are the reason movies fail. just shut up and enjoy godzilla being awesome.

It's not people like me, it's lazy film makers. I agree the human plot was really good but the Godzilla development was weak. I enjoyed it overall but it had more potential than it delivered.