Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color Is Coming to Netflix

Another Godzilla movie will be streaming on Netflix starting next month. The newest addition does not necessarily offer a new plot but will deliver a new experience because it’s the black and white version of Godzilla Minus One.

Netflix is home to multiple movies and shows from the Godzilla franchise, including Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Godzilla Singular Point, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), GODZILLA City on the Edge of Battle (2018), GODZILLA Planet of the Monsters (2017), Godzilla (2014) and more. Last month Godzilla Minus One joined Netflix and became the latest project from the franchise to stream on the subscription-based streaming service. However, its black and white version — the Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color — will soon join it on the same platform.

Netflix just announced that Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will soon stream on its platform, according to Geek Tyrant. This version doesn’t just enhance the film’s sense of hyper-realism; the lighting makes it a definitive Godzilla experience. Godzilla Minus One takes place in the days after World War II when Japan is rebuilding from the devastating effects of warfare. Japan is at its lowest point, and the black and white version effectively takes the audience back in time and gives them a bolder and more frightening version of Godzilla. The monochrome version changes the feel of the entire film because it makes it more convincing to understand that it happened a long time ago because it mirrors the 1950s feel of the original Godzilla movie. According to Director Takashi Yamazaki, turning the film into a black-and-white version was like creating a new film. He said, “Rather than just making it monochrome, it is a cut-by-cut. I had them make adjustments while making full use of various mattes as if they were creating a new movie.”

Godzilla Minus One made its streaming debut on Netflix on June 1 and it became an instant hit due to its compelling storyline and visual effects. The quality of the film is also superb, and it even won the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 2024 Academy Awards in March. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Yamazaki said he did the initial drawings and sculpture models of the monster, but it was refined by artist Kosuke Taguchi. The director said they wanted to make the beast “very cool” for the film and incorporated a dinosaur origin in its skin texture. As for its ability to regenerate when wounded, the team brought in new layers to make it unique. He added, “We wanted to go back to the original reason for Godzilla’s existence. The creature is a metaphor for nuclear weapons, so we mimicked the way a weapon would work inside of his body. Each element would come together and create an implosion, and that’s when the blue rays would come out.”

Godzilla Minus One is brilliant as it is. The full-color version makes the ocean and the mountains in every scene vivid, and the noticeable blue glow in Godzilla’s dorsal plates before it releases a blue-colored beam of atomic energy from its mouth serves as a warning that something big is about to happen. This is visibly missing in the monochrome version. However, Minus Color offers something special — it is the version in the franchise that can take the audience closest to the original 1954 film. Also, the black and white version makes it character-driven, bringing a fiercer, bolder, and more dangerous version of Godzilla. Minus Color makes the film an ultimate Godzilla experience. For several viewers who had already seen both, the black and white re-release made Minus One all the more superior. Whether one agrees or not, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color offers a different level of fun and thrill, making it a must-watch.

Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color debuts on Netflix on August 1.

More

Godzilla Vs. Kong: Most Powerful Kaiju Godzilla Has Fought Other Than Kong

Godzilla has fought countless Kaiju over the years, some of them even more powerful than King Kong.

Source: Geek Tyrant