Steve Reviews: Godzilla 1954 (The Original)

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Published 2019-06-03

Bit of a change from animation I know, but this week Steve Reviews the original Godzilla film from 1954, it is actually an incredibly dark and serious toned film, with a deep polictical message at its core. It is something that I have wanted to review for a long time, and I'm hoping you guys enjoy!

All Comments (21)

@kittenwishstar 5 years ago

"You'll see your father soon,We'll join him in heaven" Jesus,that's dark.
@randompenny1391 5 years ago

"I have no German friends" Dr.serizawa- 1954
@willdabeast8509 3 years ago

Japan: Gojira America: Godzilla UK: Godziller
@Siarawaszympanemjest 3 years ago

Japanese version - "If we continue to develop nuclear weapons we may have another tragedy" American version - "It's all good, dude, the lizard is dead"
@zvenafnazbalji7539 3 years ago

Original Godzilla: Extremely serious, dark, and depressing. 1970s Godzilla: Kid friendly with goofy monster designs, music, and sound-effects.
@cheezemonkeyeater 3 years ago

A lot of people don't realize the original Godzilla is a legitimately good film.
@kriszgamer0013 3 years ago

Japanese: You cutted out the message about nuclear weapons? Americans: Yep. Japanese: B-But why? Americans: Because it was kinda dark, and didn't really fit in the peace times... Japanese: You just wanna make more bombs don't you? Americans: We wanna make more bombs.
@fundays.385 8 months ago

Here's a fact: when the producers added angurus, they notice more kids started to like Godzilla, so they lead down that path of what is modern Godzilla. Except for shin Godzilla, he was the last Godzilla movie made in Japan, he was made as a reminder of what Godzilla once was. Nevermind we got minus one coming up, I'm so happy.
@BasementDweller_ 4 years ago

Shin Godzilla is the closest thing to this film's tone.
@kriegsmarinebismarck7122 5 years ago

gOdZiLlA sAyS i ShOuLd LeArN tO fIgHt My OwN bAtTlEs
@ruwailali8542 3 years ago

And then in 1956, the US "Americanized" this film to remove any anti-nuclear themes that might induce a negative perception amongst the American public regarding the nuclear bombings of Japan. It was turned into a simple monster movie. I'm glad people are now appreciating the original version.
@miguelmachado6988 6 months ago

I like how each Godzilla era that was made started with a darker and serious movie,and then the sequences are just a WWE between giant monsters with goofy fights lol
@unnamedtraveler7380 5 years ago

No one: Steve: fUn FaCt Gonna be honest tho the screams of the little girl where really sad.
@clickpause8732 3 years ago

To be fair, the change of Godzilla from villain to hero could be a metaphor for changing attitudes towards nuclear power. He went from an enemy and a weapon to an ally to mirror a potential future for energy in the human scale.
@ShadowReaper1227X 6 months ago

After watching Godzilla Minus 1, it's clear that they followed the path of the original film.
@jimmyseit934 3 years ago

Fun fact: Shin Gojira has a song named "Who will know" which is about "Who will know... If I die..." implying that Gojira was a victim of some sort. This is true in some sense, because of the pollution. This can also be applied to the first Gojira.
@maidenchynna2725 5 years ago

My friend wanted to show me this movie, and I was like "Ah heck yeah this going to be hillarious!" And he said "no this is a serious movie." And yeah... it wasn't hillarious. It was heartbreaking. But its a great movie.
@toils8722 4 years ago

I watched Godzilla king of the monsters with my parents. They said it was boring. I think I'm adopted.
@jermrocks3337 3 years ago

Godzilla was basically nature showing people what happens when they mess with bombs and stuff
@chubibi06 3 years ago

Nothing's darker than a mother telling her children to look up to their death (as they'll be reunited with their father). It simply deprived us of any possible hope ; and i don't think i ever heard something as depressing as that. . .