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The OFFICIAL TRAILER for Godzilla Minus Zero is finally here… and there is A LOT to unpack.
In this in-depth breakdown, we’re shot-by-shot through the brand-new trailer to uncover every major detail, hidden clue and potential reveal, including the shocking appearance of Ghidorah, Godzilla’s terrifying new evolution, and what could be a HUGE clue to how the humans plan to fight back.
There’s a LOT hiding in this trailer… so let’s break it all down, welcome to DangerVille.
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Everything ends here. Experience GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, the first-ever Japanese production #FilmedForIMAX, in theatres November 6. #GodzillaMinusZero
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
VFX, Written, and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
In theatres November 6
War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant.There is no third time. Everything ends here.
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Intro/Outro Theme:
Inspired by "Art of Cool" by Jeff Kaale
Artist: Breno Mechado
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In this in-depth breakdown, we’re shot-by-shot through the brand-new trailer to uncover every major detail, hidden clue and potential reveal, including the shocking appearance of Ghidorah, Godzilla’s terrifying new evolution, and what could be a HUGE clue to how the humans plan to fight back.
There’s a LOT hiding in this trailer… so let’s break it all down, welcome to DangerVille.
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Everything ends here. Experience GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, the first-ever Japanese production #FilmedForIMAX, in theatres November 6. #GodzillaMinusZero
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
VFX, Written, and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
In theatres November 6
War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant.There is no third time. Everything ends here.
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00:00Join us on our Dangerville Discord, where we've been talking about this trailer for the past few hours now.
00:05The link will be in the description for you to join the conversation.
00:07We have cake as well.
00:10Welcome home, residents. It's your Mayor Alistair back again, and it's the day we've been waiting for.
00:15The trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero has officially arrived, and it delivers everything we could have hoped for.
00:21Action, drama, terrifying set pieces, and it even reveals the monster that Godzilla's going to go up against.
00:28That's right, Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:30No, it's obviously a returning classic monster, only Godzilla's most famous arch-nemesis, and the clues are littered throughout the
00:38trailer.
00:39So let's not waste any time, let's get to the breakdown.
00:43We start off the trailer with returning character Kenji Noda, played by Hidetaki Yoshioka, the man who came up with
00:49the plan to stop Godzilla in Minus One.
00:52However, as you can see here, he's looking up in horror, surrounded by the rubble of collapsed buildings.
00:59Something cataclysmic has gone down, meaning their plan has failed.
01:03And in the next shot, we see him.
01:05The king of the monsters rising out of the ocean, right alongside a sinking Japanese ship.
01:10This whole shot just looks really eerie, like the ghost of Godzilla is returning to haunt them.
01:15Though I wasn't sure if this was meant to be a flashback to the climax of the first film, but
01:20if you look closely, Godzilla does look a bit more spiky, which is in line with his new, more jagged
01:25design.
01:26So I'm pretty sure we're witnessing the rebirth of Godzilla in Minus Zero here.
01:32Which seems to initially be set in 1949, two years after the events of Minus One.
01:38Much to the dismay of the original team that helped put a stop to him in the first place, including
01:43Koichi Shikishima, played once again by Ryunosuke Kimiki.
01:47You saw it. Godzilla was blown to pieces, he says, as the memories of his trauma come flooding back to
01:53him.
01:53He thought he finally put that side of his life to rest, only for it to come back to haunt
01:58him.
01:58Next up, we see dozens of fleeing civilians, but what are they running from?
02:03Well, something big.
02:06Now this could be Godzilla, but as the trailer will indicate, he's not the only monster in this film.
02:12So it might be something else.
02:15And if you pause it at the right moment, doesn't that look a bit like eyes?
02:19Like giant monster eyes?
02:21To me that looks kind of like it could be Godzilla.
02:24I don't know, then maybe I'm going mental.
02:25Either way, these are some serious explosions.
02:28I'm really liking how it's all shot from the human perspective.
02:31It looks like you're running for your life alongside them.
02:34Something Takashi Yamazaki said was only possible thanks to a much higher budget this time around.
02:40Now we have something incredibly interesting, because we see this shard of Godzilla's scales,
02:45with the text saying it was collected in Ginza on May 16th, 1947.
02:50But one of the new characters, Professor Murakami, played by Min Tanaka, recommends fighting fire with fire.
02:58This immediately gives me Serizawa let them fight flashbacks.
03:02This can only mean they plan on using Godzilla to destroy this new invading kaiju.
03:07He even gives a little smirk, like this is something he's actually really excited to see happen.
03:12Which, to be fair, is all of us watching.
03:14The trailer also introduces us to a new character, Makato Aoyama, played by Nagasawa Masami.
03:21A genius weather forecaster, on loan from the meteorological agency to the large-scale disaster countermeasures office.
03:29Now her inclusion will make more sense later into the trailer,
03:33but her role is a very interesting one, as she wants to help with the plan to stop the monsters.
03:38The trailer also says there is no third time, which sounds like this could really determine the fate of the
03:44planet,
03:45and also, whether we get a third film.
03:48But, let's be serious, if it makes a boatload of cash, they're gonna make a third.
03:52Then we get this awesome shot of Godzilla's newly evolved design,
03:56with more bulky shoulders, more pronounced dorsal plates, and even new shoulder spikes.
04:01I honestly think it's a step up from his look in Minus One, which was already practically perfect.
04:07The trailer then shows us this mysterious new weapon, which could be an atomic bomb,
04:12but I'm willing to bet there's more to it.
04:14We've tried nukes before, and look where that goes.
04:17Then we get some more epic naval warfare, which I am so looking forward to,
04:21that is always the best part of any Godzilla film.
04:24But then we get Noriko, once again played by Miname Hamabe,
04:28revealing that she doesn't have much time left,
04:31and she's thinking about Akiko, because if Koichi falls defending Japan,
04:35she'll be left with no one.
04:37It seems that the black mark at the end of Minus One
04:39does seem to indicate that she has a disease from the exposure to Godzilla's atomic breath.
04:44Whether it's simply cancer, or something unidentified is unknown,
04:48but clearly that will be an emotional focal point in this film.
04:52With N.C. Kenji announcing the commencing of Operation Narukami,
04:56which literally translates to Thundering God,
04:59so if that doesn't give you enough hints of who this monster they're going up against is,
05:03then don't worry, even more is on its way.
05:06We witness Aoyama observing a map,
05:08and seemingly trying to predict how the weather will affect their mission.
05:11If you notice throughout the trailer,
05:13the weather seems to have a major focus,
05:16with it being this overcast stormy day in several scenes.
05:19So it seems that she's deliberately orchestrating their mission to align with the storms,
05:23and the reason why it will become clear in just a minute.
05:27And this next shot is absolutely insane.
05:30But while you're here,
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05:36so do it, or else Godzilla's gonna blast you.
05:40And now we get this absolutely insane shot,
05:44because up to this point,
05:45the entire trailer has been presented in widescreen,
05:48but suddenly,
05:49the aspect ratio opens up,
05:51revealing just how wide the IMAX cinematography is going to be.
05:55We see this incredible shot of a plane,
05:57which I believe is a Kawanishi H-8K flying boat,
06:00soaring over the ruins of a completely destroyed city.
06:04I can't even determine where this is supposed to be,
06:06because just look at it.
06:08The entire city has been flattened,
06:11there's practically nothing left for miles.
06:13And honestly,
06:14it's a pretty devastating image.
06:16But as the plane flies towards the screen,
06:18the aspect ratio expands,
06:20revealing the full scale of the IMAX frame in all its glory.
06:24And wow,
06:26this film is going to look absolutely insane.
06:29And remember,
06:29this is the first Japanese production ever filmed specifically for IMAX.
06:34If any film deserves to make that claim,
06:36it's the king of the monsters.
06:38And then we get the money shot,
06:40Godzilla roaring in the middle of this ruined city.
06:43Just look at how incredible this looks.
06:46Godzilla's design,
06:48the apocalyptic landscape,
06:49and what is going on with Godzilla here?
06:52He looks like he's been burned?
06:54And I don't think humans could have done this.
06:56It could only be the result of another kaiju of equal power.
07:00Next up,
07:01we see some jets led by Koichi that seem to be engaging with Godzilla.
07:05However,
07:06based on the setup for the film,
07:08I don't think they're trying to attack him,
07:10but rather lead him towards this other monster to fight fire with fire.
07:15Or as Serizawa would put it,
07:17let them fight.
07:18Somehow,
07:18Aoyama can sense this other monster is coming,
07:21but considering she's a genius meteorologist,
07:24she can likely sense even the tiniest of changes in the air,
07:27which includes the electrical charges that come from storms,
07:30and even other giant monsters.
07:33Especially those with electrical abilities.
07:35And we get this sick ass shot of Godzilla rising out from under the city.
07:39Could he be tunneling through the ground?
07:41Or was he put there in battle and this is him recovering?
07:45Let us know what you think in the comments below.
07:48Now,
07:48we get our first proper look at this attacking monster in the film,
07:51where we see this bright yellow electrical charge that fires on one of these jets,
07:56scraping one of its wings,
07:57no doubtly taking it down.
07:59And it even eviscerates this object in the sky,
08:02that I can't really tell if it's a blimp,
08:05or possibly a weather balloon,
08:06or something else.
08:07Either way,
08:08it's completely obliterated.
08:10Now,
08:11there's only one thing in the Godzilla series that has beams like that.
08:14The devil with three heads.
08:17Ghidorah.
08:18But if you're still not convinced somehow,
08:20there's still more to come.
08:21We also start to see more abilities that could potentially be connected to Ghidorah.
08:26In this shot,
08:27entire buildings appear to be lifted into the air by some kind of anti-gravitational force.
08:32Something we've actually seen associated with Ghidorah before.
08:36His beams have been shown lifting and throwing surrounding structures,
08:39and hell,
08:40they're literally called gravity beams.
08:42So the idea of Ghidorah manipulating gravity isn't exactly new.
08:47But then we have these strange energy-based tendrils emerging from the ground.
08:51Which makes me wonder if there's something more going on here.
08:54Could Ghidorah be manipulating the Earth's natural magnetic fields
08:58to generate this effect and lift the buildings?
09:01What I have the most questions about though,
09:03is the color.
09:04Why are you blue?
09:05Ghidorah's abilities have traditionally been associated with the iconic yellow energy.
09:10So why does this appear to be blue?
09:12Could Ghidorah be absorbing Godzilla's radiation,
09:15allowing him to grow larger and more powerful,
09:18and in the process,
09:20causing his own abilities to change color?
09:23It's impossible to say for sure right now,
09:25but if that's what's happening,
09:27it could explain a lot about what we're seeing in these shots.
09:30Either way,
09:31with this whole anti-gravitational ability,
09:33I personally think that Ghidorah's origins come from space.
09:37This is not something an Earth-based creature can do.
09:40He just has to be extraterrestrial in nature.
09:42But that's just my guess though.
09:44But we do see some more epic scenes of these electrical beams,
09:47with this terrifying shot as these survivors run for their lives,
09:51as their city is obliterated around them.
09:54And we even get some Apocalypse Now levels of explosions here too.
09:58I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
10:00Chances are Ghidorah is somewhere behind those explosions.
10:03Just let me see it.
10:04Come on, come on.
10:05Just, just a little bit.
10:06Just, just let me see it a little bit.
10:07And then, Ghidorah's call.
10:11Which seemingly confirms that, yes,
10:13Ghidorah will be one of the main antagonists of Godzilla Miner Zero.
10:18And this completely reframes everything we've seen in the trailer so far,
10:22especially when it comes to Aoyama,
10:24and why she could be such a pivotal character in the film.
10:28Her expertise in meteorology could allow her to predict when these extreme storms are going to hit.
10:33And that's important because these massive geological storms
10:36could potentially disrupt the Earth's magnetic field.
10:40If Ghidorah's powers are tied to magnetism,
10:42that could give the humans, and Godzilla, a crucial advantage.
10:46When the magnetic field is disrupted, Ghidorah's abilities could begin to falter,
10:52creating the perfect window for them to finally strike.
10:55And to close off this trailer, we get this absolute banger of a shot,
10:59with Godzilla falling to Earth after most likely being picked up and dropped by Ghidorah.
11:04Full-on King of the Monsters style.
11:07This may in fact be the reason we see him rising out of the rubble in that earlier shot,
11:11ready to fight again.
11:14Godzilla Minus Zero, coming November 6th.
11:17What an absolutely incredible trailer.
11:20It looks to promise everything fans could hope for from a Godzilla film.
11:24Action, drama, horror, and it seems to have stepped up in almost every factor.
11:29This is no doubt thanks to the increased budget from Toho,
11:33allowing Yamazaki to have more of everything.
11:35More scenes of destruction, more kaiju action,
11:38and go places with the human characters he wasn't able to do before.
11:41There are still a lot of unanswered questions,
11:44like what exactly is going on with Noriko?
11:47What does Ghidorah look like?
11:48Where did he come from?
11:50Where did he go?
11:50Where did he come from?
11:51Cotton Eye Joe.
11:52And what will happen to both monsters in the end?
11:54If Godzilla defeats Ghidorah,
11:56will they have to come up with another plan to take him down?
11:59Or will their fire-against-fire plan
12:01lead to the deaths of both Ghidorah and Godzilla
12:04in a moment of mutually assured destruction?
12:07We'll have plenty more videos going over what we think will happen,
12:10so be sure to subscribe to keep up to date with all that here at Dangerville.
12:14Let us know in the comments what you think about Ghidorah returning.
12:16Are you hyped?
12:17Or do you wish it was another monster?
12:19And be sure to give this video a big old Kong-sized thumbs up,
12:22because it helps the algorithm and all that.
12:24I've been Alistair,
12:25and we'll see you residents,
12:27in the next one.