Spoiler Alert
After watching Godzilla Minus Zero, I believe it is time TOHO should consider reorganizing the Reiwa era to give the Gojira films a sense of where they belong, and if they are continuous (somehow). The latest title sounds like a countdown to something, suggesting the studio is ready to relaunch this franchise in a grande way. Hideaki Anno’s Shin Godzilla could be a beginning. Compare its scene of corpses on the reptile’s tail with the latest film’s revelation about victims splashed with Godzilla’s blood, and there’s a creepy idea brewing!
What I enjoyed about this latest film is how writer-director Takashi Yamazaki fuses everything together. He knows the material and most likely loves the Shōwa era more. From invaders from space, mad scientists, and crazy inventions, what’s offered in his take gets a lot of clever updates and although we no longer have men in rubber suits performing, what’s presented is still huge!