How Godzilla Minus One's Black & White Version Is Different From Original Explained By Director - Screen Rant

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Summary

• Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki explains how Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color is very different than the original film.
• Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color is a black-and-white version of the original film, set for release in the US on February 12.
• Yamazaki and his team went beyond simply removing the color by masking different portions of each shot and adjusting the contrast, giving the film a composition similar to that of a professional still photographer.

Godzilla Minus One’s director explains how Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color is a whole different version than the original. Godzilla Minus One is a Japanese version of the kaiju monster story produced by Toho International and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. After the film was released in US theaters in December 2023, a black-and-white version of the film, titled Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color, will hit theaters starting on February 1.

In conversation with The Wrap, Yamazaki explains just how different Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color is from the color film theatrical version. The director points out that the original 1954 version of Godzilla is in black-and-white, so Yamazaki and his team wanted to see “what a ‘Godzilla’ film would look like created with modern technology in black-and-white.” To create this effect, however, Yamazaki and his team did not simply remove the color, but rather “went back to the colorist and we actually mask[ed] different portions of each shot.” Check out Yamazaki’s full quote below:

The original 1954 ‘Godzilla’ is, of course, in black and white. But that in and of itself made us interested in what a ‘Godzilla’ film would look like created with modern technology in black-and-white. But simply removing the color alone wouldn’t evoke the same type of emotion we were trying to instill in audiences, which is why we went back to the colorist and we actually mask[ed] different portions of each shot and adjust the contrast by hand, as opposed to simply hitting the remove color button. [This process makes it look] like it was composed by a professional still photographer.

For us, removing the color in some way increases the reality, feeling almost like a documentary and making audiences feel that Godzilla actually exists. [This version of the film is] way scarier than ‘Godzilla Minus One’ with color, even the team members working on it, we’d get goosebumps…Because, in many ways, it does feel like a different film.

Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color Might Somehow Godzilla Minus One Even Better

Godzilla Minus One has had an incredible run in theaters since its December 1, 2023 release. Not only is Godzilla Minus One critically acclaimed, holding a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the film has also been successful at the box office. At the time of writing, Godzilla Minus One has grossed over $96 million at the worldwide box office, including an impressive $51 million from North America.

The film had a relatively short run in theaters, but its success is not done yet. Toho announced the upcoming release of the black-and-white Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color. This rendition of the film already hit Japanese theaters on January 12, and will grace US screens starting on February 1. This release will give audiences another chance to experience the stirring monster story.

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Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color will also show viewers the true artistry behind Godzilla Minus One. Unlike some opinions about the Hollywood Monsterverse, Godzilla Minus One is not just a spectacle-driven action film focused on action. Rather, Godzilla Minus One is an artistic and viscerally felt film wherein deeply human characters experience real terrors in a post-war environment. Based on Yamazaki’s description, it seems that Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color might be an even better version of an already stellar film.

Source: The Wrap

Godzilla Minus One

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.

Release Date

December 1, 2023

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Cast

Ryûnosuke Kamiki , Minami Hamabe , Yûki Yamada , Munetaka Aoki , Hidetaka Yoshioka , Sakura Andō , Kuranosuke Sasaki

Runtime

125 Minutes

Writers

Takashi Yamazaki

Studio(s)

Toho Studios , Robot

Distributor(s)

Toho Studios

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