An Observation About ‘Godzilla Minus One’

Defector · 2 years ago · 87 views

If you're a Pal-level subscriber at Defector, you get access to a premium weekday newsletter called The Cipher, which has a recap of the blog day, links to other sites, and extra takes and bits from staffers. You can change your newsletter preferences or upgrade your subscription at the My Account page. Here, from December, is a newsletter bit about Godzilla Minus One. Mild spoilers ahead. Drew's already told you that you should see this movie, but I have one thing to add. It's ingrained among connoisseurs of creature features that you don't show the monster all at once—you dole out little hints of the monster to build up suspense and take heart knowing that our imaginations are better than any VFX crew. Jaws has the theme music; the T-Rex in Jurassic Park has the water rippling; even Tremors knows to hide its baddies with POV shots and, uh, dirt.