There are three interpretations to this scene, according to TvTropes: 1) "Godzilla being tormented by those memories rather than cherishing them. Note how the flashback isn't about how Godzilla fought off the American soldiers, but rather about how the Japanese soldiers left him to die. He remembered the veteran alright, but not as an old friend, as the human who abandoned him. Maybe that was the moment that cemented Godzilla's hatred of humans." 2) "Godzilla is, well, still pretty damn pissed off. He destroys stuff and buildings with loads of people still inside, who either die by radiation poisoning, burned to death or crushed by rubble or suffocate under the debris. He's also angry at humanity for making him into a mutated monster via a nuclear sub. But he sees the general and becomes sentimental because somewhere, under all that anger, there's the heart of a sad and suffering animal. He knows the man means him no harm as he remembers how they respected him after his Heroic Sacrifice. He then becomes confused, as he hates humanity but likes this guy. So, in the end, he decides to give the general a quick and relatively painless death rather than the potential suffering he gave to millions of others." 3) The official explanation: "Shindo was responsible for Godzilla's creation (or so he thought, not knowing that Godzilla already existed and his submarine had nothing to do with it). HE had turned his savior into this destructive monster- the bane of his homeland, and so he asks Godzilla to kill him (the nod at the end of the scene) because he could not bear to live with this. Godzilla complies."
+AVoiceOfOpinion93 Or Godzilla, being unable to see through the window, was distracted by the windows reflection of his handsomely rogue features, and then remembered he was meant to be destroying stuff.
Regret is the most destroying feeling a person can endure in their life. The thought of leaving someone behind, even when you had no choice or means to help them, can slowly eat away over the years and can just put a hole in your heart and soul.
@@laeekkhan3177 The two shots of a dinosaur and the man saluting are of these two decades ago during WWII and before the nuke mutated Godzilla. Godzilla saved the man's life and as a result the man has severe survivor's guilt over the condition Godzilla was in before he left and the tragedy that made Godzilla what he is now. Godzilla is crying because he recognizes the man and holds no ill will towards him, but can tell by the situation that the man has suffered and wants it to end. He doesn't want to take this life, and the fact he has to to grant the man's last wish is agony for him as he's one of the few humans he holds no animosity towards as a result of what has happened to him. At this point he is the only friend Godzilla has ever had... and he has to kill him to honor that.
This is a hot take, but Gojira himself was my least favorite aspect about -1.0. I just think he acted too much like a movie monster instead of the sad animal that he should be.
One of the few moments I felt bad for Godzilla. You could tell he didn't want to kill Shindo, but from the moment Shindo nodded yes, that was pretty much his way of telling Godzilla "Do it". Godzilla now resumed his destruction, not only with anger, but now with sadness and guilt in his heart.
I thought he was going to spare him. It was kinda hilarious how he blew him away anyway- so to Japanese people, I understand the honour/justice element is different. Which is why the kamikaze Curb your Enthusiasm episode is so so great. Sorry about the five tangents there!
Once I realized the meaning of this scene, it became my favorite scene of any Godzilla movie. It shows that even monsters as big and as scary as Godzilla have some bit of heart in them
@@Phinal_FlashBasically this. In the 90's it made it kinda clear Heisei Godzilla had a level of telepathy. In this movie, he and Shindo share a "conversation" where Shindo is asking Godzilla to kill him to atone for abandoning him. Once Godzilla realizes who this is, he for the first time seems reluctant to kill someone. But the nod Shindo gives to him, is his approval of "it's ok," as he also feels guilty for Godzilla's own current state. Remember this one had been exposed to modern nuclear energy. Nuclear energy that Shindo had ties to. He thought he was saving his own savior, but instead turned him into a monster. So he wanted to give his life to Godzilla to repent.
Godzilla- You look familiar. Are you...? Shindo- (nods) Yes. Do you remember? Godzilla- (roars) It IS you. You're the soldier from Lagos. I saved you. Shindo- I'm sorry I couldn't take you with us, my friend. It's all my fault. Godzilla- (nods) There was nothing you could do. I knew that. (closes eyes) You don't have to do this. Shindo- This is what I want. Please. Free me from my guilt... Godzilla- (slowly opens eyes) I respect your bravery... Shindo- (nods) Goodbye, my friend. Godzilla- (roars) Goodbye, soldier.
I've always believed Godzilla thought humans abandoned him to the confusion and pain of the bomb tests. This just confirms it. Probably one of my favorite G-moments in the Heisei era, right along with how Godzilla looks at Baby in GvsMGII and tries so hard NOT to scare the little guy.
Judging by how Godzilla was reacting, I actually think he didnt want to kill Shindo at all. Shindo wanted die because he couldn't bear the guilt of having left Godzilla behind after it saved him. I mean here he stands before the king of the monsters, he KNOWS whats likely going to happen, and he just nods at him, ready to die. I don't know about anyone else but it almost looks like Godzilla is crying at 1:51. In a way, Godzilla finally gave Shindo peace by killing him.
GreatWolfGrimnar it kind of showed that when Godzilla seen him standing at the window , he remembered him, but was not angry at him for leaving him behind, it kind of seemed like Godzilla understood that Shindo couldn't do anything to help him. and remembered how they were connected in the past by closing his eyes in seemingly in sadness. and killed him probably cause Godzilla understood that he wanted him to
streamofawareness what Godzilla was doing was to let Shindo leave this world in peace. He always blamed himself for leaving behind Godzilla and he wanted Godzilla to free him from his guilt
The two interpretations of this scene can be generalized into a comedic moment or a somber moment. Either it’s Shindo trying to reconnect with Godzilla and then despite the fitting music and Godzilla seemingly noticing him, he just subverts it by blowing him to bits. On the contrast, Shindo stays behind knowing his fate by doing so. He seeks to make amends to the creature he left behind on that island. And by that, he accepts inevitable death. And Godzilla seemingly recognizing him, hesitates. But ultimately with Shindo’s nod of acceptance, and with tears in both of their eyes. He gives a quick death to the veteran after one last roar. I prefer the somber interpretation
The proof for the somber interpretation is in the scene they are both almost in tears when they start remembering I honestly didn't know why people interpreted as humorous (Looking at you James Rolfe)
This scene is so powerful just the connection between Shindo and Godzilla and how sad it is after so many decades after WWII and the guilt and sorrow Shindo wishes to be purged of for leaving the dinosaur to die for saving him and his soldiers and the tears in Godzilla's eyes as he saw this as the only human he trusted and care for.
What a brilliant scene. I've never read this as some romantic gesture of mutual respect, mainly because I don't think Heisei Godzilla feels right being anthropomorphized that much. Rather, I believe the shared flashback reflects upon a moment that, while romanticized by Shindo his whole life, was simply a particularly painful memory to the once dying animal, now reborn as an avenging avatar of destruction. And as he looks upon his former savior, Mr Shindo understands that the sight of his face must bring it only memories of pain from a bygone time; the furthest thing from the bright future it once brought him. Because Shindo *understands* - he understands that Godzilla is a tragic figure, he understands that the only thing that will give this monster pause is not romantic human nostalgia, but pain. Throughout the entire Heisei series, Godzilla only ever directly acknowledged one human being. Perhaps the one human who ever understood, and was willing to accept Godzilla for what it truly is: *our fault.*
Although they seem to communicate as if Godzilla was asking if all people bring pain and Shindo confirmed. But other than that very clear moment of communication, Godzilla is not that much anthropomophized at all. Animals have orders of magnitute more advanced mental life than it was commonly believed not so long ago. Many have problem-solving skills, several seem to have ceremonies, many practice inter-species cooperation, many show altruistic behaviours towards animals of other species, most have more or less advanced emotional life. Given birds originate from dinousaurs, and several bird species make one of the most intelligent and emotionally-invested creatures on the planet, why wouldn't Godzilla have the same features?
YESSSS YOU GET IT. the Heise films will age like fine wine, a piece of history. The strongest element of these films were the newly developed characteristics of Godzilla and that he truly is a tragedy
@@jackiesimplejake I agree with you. Especially, that the Godzilla we see in this scene is the same animal that would have appeared in 1954 had his body not been moved. Although it's never explained why in The Return of Godzilla (Jap sub), Raymon Burr's character in the English adaptation, Godzilla 1985, postulates that Godzilla was looking for something when he attacked Tokyo during those movies. Unfortunately, no one in either movie knew what that was. I'm glad that we as an audience finally do.
This is such a great emotional scene... although I can kind of see why some people think it was supposed to be funny. It's probably because they don't notice the little visual cues that indicate that Godzilla is feeling sadness and respect for the man, so they think it is a bit of dark humor, with the man mistakenly believing they're having some big emotional moment only for Godzilla to apathetically vaporize him.
Godzilla - "Your name, it escapes me, you were on my island of birth". Shindo - "Yes my friend I was". Godzilla - "FRIEND? friends help each other, I saved you and your men and you didn't even try to help me". Shindo - "There was nothing we could do, we didn't have the facilities to treat such wounds on a creature such as yourself". Godzilla - "Yes, I know that". Shindo -"Please spare my people and city, they are innocent". Godzilla - "These souls inside of me are screaming for your death, you killed them and they scream for Japan's destruction, I CAN'T HOLD THEM BACK, I HAVE TO OBEY THEM, I CAN'T RESIST THEM, THEY'RE TOO STRONG"!!!! fries Shindo.
Such a powerful scene. I feel Mike Dougherty influenced from this scene when he was shooting Ken Watanabe & Godzilla's Goodbye Old Friend scene in KOTM.
I hate to depress everyone who's ever watching but something tragic has happened the actor Yoshio Tsuchiya who played as Mr. Shindo has passed away at the age of 90 it's indeed a deep hurtful loss it makes this scene incredibly difficult to even watch it's almost as if Godzilla himself is saddened by it as well, we've lost two great actors in the Godzilla series the other was obviously infact Harou Nakajima who's death made all of our hearts sink like never before it even makes Gojira's death in 1954 all the more tragic than it already had to be both shall be missed without a doubt.
Its not that sad..we are mostly aware of how old this franchise is. its to be expected, he did not die young and he definitely lived a long happy life ^^
The Heisei and Monsterverse series are powerful because they have continuity, and in that continuity is emotional connection we make with the monsters.
I saved you and your fellow warriors, you had let me die in peace on my home knowing I fought my last breath protecting you. I the last of the Godzillasaurus' was thankful for that. Then I was reborn, you turned me from the last of my kind to the first but unlike others you've come to own up to your mistake and for that I will grant you a quick death... Goodbye, old friend.
I wish there had been a similar scene involving King Ghidorah and the Futurians. Ghidorah was the true victim in this case; his dorat incarnation loved his owners as a puppy would, unlike the Godzillasaurus who was only protecting his territory. The futurians betrayed a childlike creature which truly loved them, and I think they deserved to be destroyed by it.
I kinda think Ghidorah is just reeling from pain as both mutated and mecha forms. While not showing it like Shin, he might not actually wish to exist and stayed as dorats. He might've just felt pain under control of the futurians, and was conflicted on whether he should do the destruction he has caused. But this is probably already proven false when Ghidorah himself tried to flee Godzilla.
I believe that this scene was one of the very rare moments in which 'we' see Godzilla in an emotional state. And I've even read that Yoshio Tsuchiya, who has said in an interview many years ago that the role Shindo was one of his favorites.
Godzilla's finest moment. No weapons can seriously stop him, but the emotion charged gaze of a single frail human can. This floors me every time I see it. Just before he melted down in Destroyah, Godzilla probably flashed back and remembered Mr. Shindo.
Whether you enjoy it for it's ballsy b-movie fun or surprisingly emotional and well acted moment from the Commander, this movie is genius. I'm always impressed by just how much they express in this scene. His regret, the guilt he's carried with him all these years, and the empire he built around him to make his country great, to try and chase away those feelings... And then realising it's fleeting. Wealth can't erase that shame he feels. Shown best without a word. Major props to that actor.
@@jw_gojifan19 Yeah he made me think this scene was played for laughs for yearssssss but watching it with the actual context and realizing that Godzilla doesn't really want to kill him is heartbreaking.
I love James Rolfe, but he's rather insensitive here. Even without context, it's still sad because it's one of the only times where Godzilla actually sheds a tear, implying he never wanted to kill this guy.
Somewhere, deep inside Godzilla, there was a creature that remembered Shindo....but only for a brief moment. The nuclear weapons that birthed Godzilla also completed the transition from wild prehistoric creature to a horrible force of nature. That's why he obliterated Shindo. If this was King Kong, he'd probably have a little more sentiment. Especially if Shindo was a woman.
Lone Wolf No, he definitely remembered Shiro completely. If what you say is true, he wouldn’t grant him such a quick and painless death. He would just continue plowing through the building like he did every other one. People underestimate Godzilla’s intelligence and sentience, which has been stated multiple times in the showa and heisei series to be human like.
So sad. Here is my interpretation of this scene. Godzilla-Hello Shindo-Nods "yes"perhaps meaning "hello" and, I'm sorry I couldn't help you on the island. I want to be rid of this guilt. Godzilla- nods "no". I can't do it. You couldn't do anything for me. I understand that. Shindo nods "yes". You must do this. I need to finally be at peace. Godzilla nods "yes", then nods "no" and looks sad and in tears. Goodbye. Shindo- nods "yes". Go on. You must do this. Goodbye, my friend. Godzilla roars, then kills Shindo.
(slowly turns head) You. I know you. (nods head) Hello my friend, you've grown. (roars) You left me to die! Yes, you saved us and you were hurt and I couldn't help you. You were too big to carry, don't you remember? (lip curls back) I remember dying. But there was something (slowly closes eyes) Something besides the pain, something warm. (opens eyes) But now it is too late. I've changed (nods) Yes. Goodbye my friend (roars) Goodbye.
You can see the emotions and the thought process going through godzillas head remembering the events that had happened prior, feeling remorse yet betrayal struggling to decide what to do.
Industrialist: Godzilla will kill me for participating in those horrible Transformers dubs.....Let it be so. 'Godzilla fires his Atomic Breath' Industrialist: Ow! :D
+Kevin Goeltz Some movies establish that he has human-level intelligence. In the Showa movies, he's capable of full human-like communication with other monsters, and in the Heisei series Miki Saegusa, who has read Godzilla's very mind, says that he has feelings just the same as human beings do.
Godzilla, A being of pure destructive Godlike-power and unstoppable Malevolent rage. Humanity resents such a being with frightfulness and violence. Never knowing the true feeling of bitterness and abandonment, the constant need to be fighting just to breath. Resented by beings that could've fill the loneliness in his soul, and to never find peace in a world where everything is out to destroy him and to call such a place a home. And ultimately saving the entire earth to thankless and selfish beings, always escaping back to the sea with screams of hate and intention for his destruction.
Godzilla: You? Shindo: Yes, do you remember me? Godzilla: I... remember something. I remember the noises on the island, the strange creatures. The pain. I remember the pain. Wait, I-I know you. Shindo: You saved me and I congratulated you. Godzilla: Oh yes, now I remember. I remember you perfectly. Is it really you though? Shindo: Yes. Yes it is me. Godzilla:... I remember that- (gets angry) that...(Roars) *YOU LEFT ME THERE TO DIE*! (Incinerates Shindo)
My interpretation of this bit: Godzilla: Hey, are you...?! Shindo: Yeah. It's me. I know...you helped me, and I abandoned you. And it was a horrible move on my part. Go ahead...I want you to kill me. Godzilla: Whoa, whoa, whoa...you don't have to go THAT far. Perhaps you couldn't do anything. Shindo: No, no...I don't believe I even tried...and I can't bear to live with all this guilt that's been plaguing me. Please... Godzilla:......well......if that's really what you want... Shindo: Yes....I deserve it. Godzilla: Well, okay...*roars*...Can't promise "quick and painless", I'm afraid.
Amazing that this scene alone has more heart and soul and emotion that all of the Hollywood movies put together. Beautiful score and a fantastic film overall.
Minus One is amazing, no doubt. But if people say it's the first Godzilla or kaiju film where they were invested in the human drama, they clearly haven't seen all of the films.
Genuinely one of the best scenes in the series, and one of my favourite scenes in Japanese cinema as a whole. Shindo stares at his saviour, the most tortured soul on the planet. Godzilla sees this man, and realizes just who he is. The two exchange a gesture of mutual respect. Then, the Sacred Beast of The Apocalypse grants Shindo one last wish; destroy the city of vanity, along with its creator. Genuinely incredible. You can see Godzilla’s mind so well in this scene.
Godzilla remembered Shindo and knew that he wanted death, he didn't want to do it, but he was also consumed by his anger for humans and he chose to grant Shindo's wish.
Watch the new King of the Monsters. There's a scene right there that's almost a remake of this, with another meaning, but still very powerful, heartfelt and emotional.
Shindo was a really brave man. His gratitude for Godzilla saving his life as well as lives of his men was re payed with the very same dinosaur now destroying the city he worked so hard to built. Not only does he blame himself for the city's destruction, but he was also willing to take responsibility for it. While Godzilla is the one destroying the city, Shindo saw himself as the one truly to blame. He died an honorable man. Naive yes, but honorable none the less. Few men who make mistakes are willing to admit to their failures, so Shindo decided to confront his past, yet he knew he could do nothing to stop a creature that would one day takes humanity's place at the top of the food chain, so he decided to end it. Not by taking his own life, but accept death by facing it.
To Jacob:I DOUBT IT! Go/dzilla/jira Nodded his head back at Shido,If he did not do it in recognition,or returned the salute,why do it? Besides,Go/dzilla/jira Cried,too,cause he saw the sadness in his eyes,over fact He left him,and did not want to! So,i feel He killed him to give him release From the despair He felt all those years,FROM his regret leaving the `saurus behind
1:48, Godzilla nodded back at Shindo, likely showing that AVoiceOfOpinion93 Is true at this: 2) "Godzilla is, well, still pretty damn pissed off. He destroys stuff and buildings with loads of people still inside, who either die by radiation poisoning, burned to death or crushed by rubble or suffocate under the debris. He's also angry at humanity for making him into a mutated monster via a nuclear sub. But he sees the general and becomes sentimental because somewhere, under all that anger, there's the heart of a sad and suffering animal. He knows the man means him no harm as he remembers how they respected him after his Heroic Sacrifice. He then becomes confused, as he hates humanity but likes this guy. So, in the end, he decides to give the general a quick and relatively painless death rather than the potential suffering he gave to millions of others."
you can tell that he didn't want to do it, that brief hesitation shows that he still remembers him, and the fact that he actually nods back at him before shedding a tear just shows that heiseigoji has more character in him than any other godzilla that came after him
I honestly wish the Heisei era kinda focused more on Godzilla having these brief moments with some of the human cast, especially with Miki as it seems that around GvMG2, they slowly started to humanize him into a anti hero.
Saddest scene along with the ending Of GvD and TROG Godzilla remembered Shindo And Shindo Remembered Godzilla Godzilla cried and didn’t want to kill Shindo because Shindo couldn’t do anything for him Shindo couldn’t bear to live with the guilt Godzilla had no choice but to kill Shindo.
He is a force of nature, a force of destruction. Humanity made him that way and he can't help but be what he is. Shindo knew this and decided to let him be the way he is, he decided to deliver the coup de grace to his old savior.
Hey, at least Godzilla just instantly incinerated him. He didn’t get injured horribly from the building collapsing and die a painful death or anything. Such an interesting scene, seeing Godzilla reflect on the past like this. Combine this with Godzilla overpowering Miki’s mind in Godzilla vs Biollante and it’s safe to say they wanted to display Heisei Godzilla as having strong intelligence and emotion.
Soo sad this scene in everyway i love it. Heisei the Best godzilla movies ever made every single one. In heisei godzilla is not just a Monster he like an real thing with feelings and inteligence almost like an human beeing. Godzilla is in heisei thruly the god of all Monsters the force of nature the Best ever in everyway thank you Toho for these movies an era i love it 😍😍😍😍😍😍
I know so many people that see that scene as him thinking that Godzilla won't hurt him and being wrong. I never saw it as that, I always felt it was him saying to an old war buddy, "Thank you, I've had a good life because of what you did. I'm ready to go now," and Godzilla giving him what he wanted.
“He’s more than just an animal. In those eyes lies a fire that still burns till this day. A fire older than mankind itself. He may have taken my son away, but unlike my husband, Mark, I don’t feel hatred against him. Because to him, we are just ants. Godzilla built our past, and now he will build our future.” -Dr. Emma Russel (G:KOTM Novelization)
I love that moment of recognition. Not only from Shindo-sama, but also Godzilla. The big, scaly guy didn't want to kill his human savior, but Shindo non-verbally said "I want this." Godzilla roars in remorse before nuking the poor veteran.
What really makes this scene so great is it reveals to the audience that godzilla thinks his actions are justified for what mankind did when they invaded lagos. allot of people misunderstand this scene, godzilla isnt crying out of having to kill shindo. but from the memory and the pain of what he went through. godzilla believes that shindo was essentially the head alpha of the troops that shot him on the beach. and when he confronts him again in this scene he breaks down and cries. When junior dies they set up his scene similar to the godzilsaurus scene here. Thats why in destroyah godzilla breaks into tears again, hes not just upset at the possibility of his son dying, but being forced to watch someone else close to him to be in the same limp dying state he once was on lagos.
“But this is the way I want it. Let me have it my way.” Shindo owes his life to Godzilla. He thinks it’s only fitting after all these years to give it back to his savior.
It’s a shame the old Soldier has to fall in the Building. 1:13 along with some of these perfect Dinosaur Sculptures. The 1 with the single Horn is a Centrosaurus or Monoclonius. The one in the middle is probably a Tyrannosaurus rex AKA T.Rex & the final one with the crest is a Parasaurolophus.
This is one thing I know James Rolfe got wrong on in his Godzillathon. This was not about this guy thinking "Godzilla will save us, he won't kill me!" It was "Oh yeah. He's come to bring us the pain we deserve. And I'm ready". And even Godzilla sort of hesitated, remembering him, showing the Heisei era Godzilla was more of an actual character, and not just a tool for fun cheesy stuff.
When I was a kid watching this, this scene kept me up at night. I was too young to focus on the plot beyond ‘big monsters do the fight’ but there was something so terrifying about the idea that Godzilla knew who you were and wanted you dead on a personal level. Glad we got to see more of that in Minus One.
I think the reason why it took this long for Gojira to kill him was because he offered him a chance to live or at the very least a head start. This looked like the one time he didn't want to kill anyone.
People say he is delusional but godzilla took the time to stop and even remember. If he was just an animal or force of nature he would of plowed through.
1:43 I love how you can see the anger in Godzilla’s eyes as he’s thinking “I saved you but instead of being grateful and spending your life wisely, you chose to be greedy.”
1:54 well i think godzilla was angry at him in half but godzilla understand that shindo can't help him you can see some tear around godzilla eye godzilla didn't want to kill him but he has no choice
And godzilla know that shindo blame himself that can't help godzilla he knew that shindo wanted death so he let Shindo get off his pain in peace by killings him
Godzilla crying is so heartbreaking.
yea :(
Ya you see ters
Eeyup.
Yes it made me cry 😭
So why did he kill him if he felt bad
There are three interpretations to this scene, according to TvTropes:
1) "Godzilla being tormented by those memories rather than cherishing them. Note how the flashback isn't about how Godzilla fought off the American soldiers, but rather about how the Japanese soldiers left him to die. He remembered the veteran alright, but not as an old friend, as the human who abandoned him. Maybe that was the moment that cemented Godzilla's hatred of humans."
2) "Godzilla is, well, still pretty damn pissed off. He destroys stuff and buildings with loads of people still inside, who either die by radiation poisoning, burned to death or crushed by rubble or suffocate under the debris. He's also angry at humanity for making him into a mutated monster via a nuclear sub. But he sees the general and becomes sentimental because somewhere, under all that anger, there's the heart of a sad and suffering animal. He knows the man means him no harm as he remembers how they respected him after his Heroic Sacrifice. He then becomes confused, as he hates humanity but likes this guy. So, in the end, he decides to give the general a quick and relatively painless death rather than the potential suffering he gave to millions of others."
3) The official explanation: "Shindo was responsible for Godzilla's creation (or so he thought, not knowing that Godzilla already existed and his submarine had nothing to do with it). HE had turned his savior into this destructive monster- the bane of his homeland, and so he asks Godzilla to kill him (the nod at the end of the scene) because he could not bear to live with this. Godzilla complies."
AVoiceOfOpinion93 that, or Godzilla just doesn't give a shit.
TheGrayMysterious And that it's just a silly Japanese monster movie.
Cao Cao that too. The original Godzilla though... that movie was dark.
+AVoiceOfOpinion93
Or Godzilla, being unable to see through the window, was distracted by the windows reflection of his handsomely rogue features, and then remembered he was meant to be destroying stuff.
+AVoiceOfOpinion93 I agree with the
first option
R.I.P Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played as Heisei Godzilla, Gigan 1972, and Hedorah 1971.
Goodbye... old friend.😥🫡
🥀(1947-2023)🥀 (aged 76)
Regret is the most destroying feeling a person can endure in their life. The thought of leaving someone behind, even when you had no choice or means to help them, can slowly eat away over the years and can just put a hole in your heart and soul.
Yeah....it let a huge and torturing void in one soul.
Damn that got real
I haven't watched the movie can you explain me why Godzilla is crying .
@@laeekkhan3177 The two shots of a dinosaur and the man saluting are of these two decades ago during WWII and before the nuke mutated Godzilla. Godzilla saved the man's life and as a result the man has severe survivor's guilt over the condition Godzilla was in before he left and the tragedy that made Godzilla what he is now.
Godzilla is crying because he recognizes the man and holds no ill will towards him, but can tell by the situation that the man has suffered and wants it to end. He doesn't want to take this life, and the fact he has to to grant the man's last wish is agony for him as he's one of the few humans he holds no animosity towards as a result of what has happened to him. At this point he is the only friend Godzilla has ever had... and he has to kill him to honor that.
That's why its very important to forgive yourself. I'm pretty sure nobody is perfect in this god forsaken world.
RIP Yoshio Tsuchiya. 1927-2017
"Godzilla Minus One is the only Godzilla film where humans matter."
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah: Now hold up...
Also the original movie.
The "Humans don't matter" trend was a MonsterVerse thing, Japanese Godzilla films tend to have actually memorable characters.
@@CoolGuyVoorhees I was not fond of the Shin Godzilla characters. I couldn't connect them much as I could with GMO.
@@michaelfang1393 I mean, yeah, they weren't top notch by any means, but they were better than 90% of the MonsterVerse characters.
This is a hot take, but Gojira himself was my least favorite aspect about -1.0.
I just think he acted too much like a movie monster instead of the sad animal that he should be.
One of the few moments I felt bad for Godzilla. You could tell he didn't want to kill Shindo, but from the moment Shindo nodded yes, that was pretty much his way of telling Godzilla "Do it". Godzilla now resumed his destruction, not only with anger, but now with sadness and guilt in his heart.
DEW IT!
Yes
That makes NO sense.
I thought he was going to spare him. It was kinda hilarious how he blew him away anyway- so to Japanese people, I understand the honour/justice element is different. Which is why the kamikaze Curb your Enthusiasm episode is so so great. Sorry about the five tangents there!
Godzilla was crying
Once I realized the meaning of this scene, it became my favorite scene of any Godzilla movie. It shows that even monsters as big and as scary as Godzilla have some bit of heart in them
before they blast the poor idiot?
What exactly is the meaning?
@@Phinal_Flashgeneral question
Have you watched Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
@@da-random-user Um, yes.
@@Phinal_FlashBasically this.
In the 90's it made it kinda clear Heisei Godzilla had a level of telepathy. In this movie, he and Shindo share a "conversation" where Shindo is asking Godzilla to kill him to atone for abandoning him. Once Godzilla realizes who this is, he for the first time seems reluctant to kill someone. But the nod Shindo gives to him, is his approval of "it's ok," as he also feels guilty for Godzilla's own current state.
Remember this one had been exposed to modern nuclear energy. Nuclear energy that Shindo had ties to. He thought he was saving his own savior, but instead turned him into a monster. So he wanted to give his life to Godzilla to repent.
Godzilla- You look familiar. Are you...?
Shindo- (nods) Yes. Do you remember?
Godzilla- (roars) It IS you. You're the soldier from Lagos. I saved you.
Shindo- I'm sorry I couldn't take you with us, my friend. It's all my fault.
Godzilla- (nods) There was nothing you could do. I knew that. (closes eyes) You don't have to do this.
Shindo- This is what I want. Please. Free me from my guilt...
Godzilla- (slowly opens eyes) I respect your bravery...
Shindo- (nods) Goodbye, my friend.
Godzilla- (roars) Goodbye, soldier.
I cry
+Elsa Galvez Me too.
Wow... I wonder if that's really how it was.... if so, that's really sad.
Kevin Goeltz If there were actual dialogue, it probably would have been similar to this
+Rich Tannis This does seem like poetry though. Like something that could be interpreted in many ways.
I've always believed Godzilla thought humans abandoned him to the confusion and pain of the bomb tests. This just confirms it. Probably one of my favorite G-moments in the Heisei era, right along with how Godzilla looks at Baby in GvsMGII and tries so hard NOT to scare the little guy.
Judging by how Godzilla was reacting, I actually think he didnt want to kill Shindo at all. Shindo wanted die because he couldn't bear the guilt of having left Godzilla behind after it saved him. I mean here he stands before the king of the monsters, he KNOWS whats likely going to happen, and he just nods at him, ready to die. I don't know about anyone else but it almost looks like Godzilla is crying at 1:51. In a way, Godzilla finally gave Shindo peace by killing him.
another great moment was in the end of DESTROYAH...GODZILLA looking at his dead son..that was epic in my eye's.
GreatWolfGrimnar it kind of showed that when Godzilla seen him standing at the window , he remembered him, but was not angry at him for leaving him behind, it kind of seemed like Godzilla understood that Shindo couldn't do anything to help him. and remembered how they were connected in the past by closing his eyes in seemingly in sadness. and killed him probably cause Godzilla understood that he wanted him to
saddest part of the HEISEI was GODZILLA seeing baby GODZILLA laying there dead, after destroyer killed him..that part killed me.
streamofawareness what Godzilla was doing was to let Shindo leave this world in peace. He always blamed himself for leaving behind Godzilla and he wanted Godzilla to free him from his guilt
I used to see Godzilla as simple animal that kills and destroys but when i get to see him much closely...
He does have a human-like mind and emotions.
Just like Miki said: ,,Can't you see? He do have emotions and feelings just like us"
@Sandra Chudziak which is why shindo and miki are my favourite characters. They both understood godzilla
The two interpretations of this scene can be generalized into a comedic moment or a somber moment. Either it’s Shindo trying to reconnect with Godzilla and then despite the fitting music and Godzilla seemingly noticing him, he just subverts it by blowing him to bits.
On the contrast, Shindo stays behind knowing his fate by doing so. He seeks to make amends to the creature he left behind on that island. And by that, he accepts inevitable death. And Godzilla seemingly recognizing him, hesitates. But ultimately with Shindo’s nod of acceptance, and with tears in both of their eyes. He gives a quick death to the veteran after one last roar.
I prefer the somber interpretation
Or maybe Godzilla still had some contempt for being left behind....
I doubt they meant for this to be comedic lmao
@@smithwesson1896 the Major felt guilty for abandoning him and wanted to go out by him. Godzilla granted his wish.
The proof for the somber interpretation is in the scene they are both almost in tears when they start remembering I honestly didn't know why people interpreted as humorous
(Looking at you James Rolfe)
This scene is so powerful just the connection between Shindo and Godzilla and how sad it is after so many decades after WWII and the guilt and sorrow Shindo wishes to be purged of for leaving the dinosaur to die for saving him and his soldiers and the tears in Godzilla's eyes as he saw this as the only human he trusted and care for.
What a brilliant scene. I've never read this as some romantic gesture of mutual respect, mainly because I don't think Heisei Godzilla feels right being anthropomorphized that much. Rather, I believe the shared flashback reflects upon a moment that, while romanticized by Shindo his whole life, was simply a particularly painful memory to the once dying animal, now reborn as an avenging avatar of destruction. And as he looks upon his former savior, Mr Shindo understands that the sight of his face must bring it only memories of pain from a bygone time; the furthest thing from the bright future it once brought him. Because Shindo *understands* - he understands that Godzilla is a tragic figure, he understands that the only thing that will give this monster pause is not romantic human nostalgia, but pain. Throughout the entire Heisei series, Godzilla only ever directly acknowledged one human being. Perhaps the one human who ever understood, and was willing to accept Godzilla for what it truly is: *our fault.*
You mean two people.
Although they seem to communicate as if Godzilla was asking if all people bring pain and Shindo confirmed. But other than that very clear moment of communication, Godzilla is not that much anthropomophized at all. Animals have orders of magnitute more advanced mental life than it was commonly believed not so long ago. Many have problem-solving skills, several seem to have ceremonies, many practice inter-species cooperation, many show altruistic behaviours towards animals of other species, most have more or less advanced emotional life. Given birds originate from dinousaurs, and several bird species make one of the most intelligent and emotionally-invested creatures on the planet, why wouldn't Godzilla have the same features?
YESSSS YOU GET IT. the Heise films will age like fine wine, a piece of history. The strongest element of these films were the newly developed characteristics of Godzilla and that he truly is a tragedy
@@jackiesimplejake I agree with you. Especially, that the Godzilla we see in this scene is the same animal that would have appeared in 1954 had his body not been moved. Although it's never explained why in The Return of Godzilla (Jap sub), Raymon Burr's character in the English adaptation, Godzilla 1985, postulates that Godzilla was looking for something when he attacked Tokyo during those movies. Unfortunately, no one in either movie knew what that was. I'm glad that we as an audience finally do.
@@kennylindsay-zy4zi Do you mean Miki? I don't think their relationship is the same. Whom else did you mean?
This is such a great emotional scene... although I can kind of see why some people think it was supposed to be funny. It's probably because they don't notice the little visual cues that indicate that Godzilla is feeling sadness and respect for the man, so they think it is a bit of dark humor, with the man mistakenly believing they're having some big emotional moment only for Godzilla to apathetically vaporize him.
Juderex I really like it as a dark comedy moment tho lol
Godzilla - "Your name, it escapes me, you were on my island of birth".
Shindo - "Yes my friend I was".
Godzilla - "FRIEND? friends help each other, I saved you and your men and you didn't even try to help me".
Shindo - "There was nothing we could do, we didn't have the facilities to treat such wounds on a creature such as yourself".
Godzilla - "Yes, I know that".
Shindo -"Please spare my people and city, they are innocent".
Godzilla - "These souls inside of me are screaming for your death, you killed them and they scream for Japan's destruction, I CAN'T HOLD THEM BACK, I HAVE TO OBEY THEM, I CAN'T RESIST THEM, THEY'RE TOO STRONG"!!!! fries Shindo.
@@62202ify well it was moar like:
Shindo- Just kill me
Godzilla- ok :)
Honestly that last bit fits 2000's american ending, but not htis one.
I’m pretty sure Shindo nodded “ Yes “ for Godzilla to kill him. But that’s just me lol
Such a powerful scene. I feel Mike Dougherty influenced from this scene when he was shooting Ken Watanabe & Godzilla's Goodbye Old Friend scene in KOTM.
I wouldn't be surprised.
I hate to depress everyone who's ever watching but something tragic has happened the actor Yoshio Tsuchiya who played as Mr. Shindo has passed away at the age of 90 it's indeed a deep hurtful loss it makes this scene incredibly difficult to even watch it's almost as if Godzilla himself is saddened by it as well, we've lost two great actors in the Godzilla series the other was obviously infact Harou Nakajima who's death made all of our hearts sink like never before it even makes Gojira's death in 1954 all the more tragic than it already had to be both shall be missed without a doubt.
Its not that sad..we are mostly aware of how old this franchise is. its to be expected, he did not die young and he definitely lived a long happy life ^^
I’m the 100th like
At least he lived for a long time RIP
@@joeferri3491 does it matter
@@joeferri3491 does it matter
despite having a mediocre box office, this is probably one of the most powerful scenes of all of godzilla films, and it's hard not to tear up
The Heisei and Monsterverse series are powerful because they have continuity, and in that continuity is emotional connection we make with the monsters.
this movie was my least favorite heisei movie, but this scene was my favorite human plotline moment in all of godzilla.
I saved you and your fellow warriors, you had let me die in peace on my home knowing I fought my last breath protecting you. I the last of the Godzillasaurus' was thankful for that. Then I was reborn, you turned me from the last of my kind to the first but unlike others you've come to own up to your mistake and for that I will grant you a quick death... Goodbye, old friend.
"Humanity deserves suffering... but you... I shall show you mercy... I shall give you... death"
Gigandude this ain't the same Godzilla
Gigandude Did Godzilla killed him for vengeance or respect?
All-Star Legend I suspect as a possibility of both, more so respect than anything else
True goodbye old friend I will always remember you intil my last breath
This is possibly one of the deepest, most provocative scenes I've ever watched in a Godzilla movie...
I wish there had been a similar scene involving King Ghidorah and the Futurians. Ghidorah was the true victim in this case; his dorat incarnation loved his owners as a puppy would, unlike the Godzillasaurus who was only protecting his territory. The futurians betrayed a childlike creature which truly loved them, and I think they deserved to be destroyed by it.
Please talk about this;
That could happen in a future godzilla movie!
Heisei Ghidorah did nothing wrong
I kinda think Ghidorah is just reeling from pain as both mutated and mecha forms. While not showing it like Shin, he might not actually wish to exist and stayed as dorats.
He might've just felt pain under control of the futurians, and was conflicted on whether he should do the destruction he has caused.
But this is probably already proven false when Ghidorah himself tried to flee Godzilla.
@@USSFFRU Well at least he became a hero when he took Godzilla away from town
This scene alone is the reason why the Heisei series is the best.
sam rizzardi I can agree with that
Agree
Im a fan of Showa.
By a mile
@@thekaijuuniverseplayer701 nigga
Seeing that scaled, big, radioactive killing machine crying always manages to bring a flood of tears to my eyes
I believe that this scene was one of the very rare moments in which 'we' see Godzilla in an emotional state. And I've even read that Yoshio Tsuchiya, who has said in an interview many years ago that the role Shindo was one of his favorites.
This is by far the greatest Godzilla film ever I feel. This scene is so powerful and symbolic on many levels.
It’s on or with the first movie.
Tie between this and the original
ゴジラシリーズの中で最も心揺さぶられる屈指の名シーン
It’s scenes like this that make the Godzilla franchise my favorite franchise ever
Godzilla's finest moment. No weapons can seriously stop him, but the emotion charged gaze of a single frail human can. This floors me every time I see it. Just before he melted down in Destroyah, Godzilla probably flashed back and remembered Mr. Shindo.
Whether you enjoy it for it's ballsy b-movie fun or surprisingly emotional and well acted moment from the Commander, this movie is genius. I'm always impressed by just how much they express in this scene. His regret, the guilt he's carried with him all these years, and the empire he built around him to make his country great, to try and chase away those feelings... And then realising it's fleeting. Wealth can't erase that shame he feels. Shown best without a word. Major props to that actor.
Bro this is one of the only scenes u see Godzilla cry. Sad days
That and Jr's death in destroyah
Ye it always makes me sad. Atleast jr survived. 👍
i love how open to interpretation this is, you can read it many ways and they won't necessarily be incorrect.
"OOOOH nobody EVER got it that bad!"
~James Rolfe, 2008
To think he thought this scene was funny. Totally missed the mark
“Desutroyahh! Yeah, that’s the official name!”
@@hotrodthe1
Hate that joke too
@@jw_gojifan19 Yeah he made me think this scene was played for laughs for yearssssss but watching it with the actual context and realizing that Godzilla doesn't really want to kill him is heartbreaking.
I love James Rolfe, but he's rather insensitive here. Even without context, it's still sad because it's one of the only times where Godzilla actually sheds a tear, implying he never wanted to kill this guy.
"I remember you. YOU LEFT ME TO DIE!"
Somewhere, deep inside Godzilla, there was a creature that remembered Shindo....but only for a brief moment. The nuclear weapons that birthed Godzilla also completed the transition from wild prehistoric creature to a horrible force of nature. That's why he obliterated Shindo. If this was King Kong, he'd probably have a little more sentiment. Especially if Shindo was a woman.
Lone Wolf
No, he definitely remembered Shiro completely.
If what you say is true, he wouldn’t grant him such a quick and painless death. He would just continue plowing through the building like he did every other one.
People underestimate Godzilla’s intelligence and sentience, which has been stated multiple times in the showa and heisei series to be human like.
it was a sad part of the movie
tukee harris Ik that I killed him
1:54 this part hits hard you can see the pain anger and sadness all in one just by looking at Godzillas eyes.
So sad. Here is my interpretation of this scene.
Godzilla-Hello
Shindo-Nods "yes"perhaps meaning "hello" and, I'm sorry I couldn't help you on the island. I want to be rid of this guilt.
Godzilla- nods "no". I can't do it. You couldn't do anything for me. I understand that.
Shindo nods "yes". You must do this. I need to finally be at peace.
Godzilla nods "yes", then nods "no" and looks sad and in tears. Goodbye.
Shindo- nods "yes". Go on. You must do this. Goodbye, my friend.
Godzilla roars, then kills Shindo.
I’m the 100th like
RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma and Yoshio Tsuchiya.
(slowly turns head) You. I know you.
(nods head) Hello my friend, you've grown.
(roars) You left me to die!
Yes, you saved us and you were hurt and I couldn't help you. You were too big to carry, don't you remember?
(lip curls back) I remember dying. But there was something (slowly closes eyes) Something besides the pain, something warm. (opens eyes) But now it is too late. I've changed
(nods) Yes. Goodbye my friend
(roars) Goodbye.
Ya know, I like to think that's what they were feeling too.
I'm glad they omitted this dialogue...
Antonino Cole ii
Thats got to be the most brutal way to say FUCK You to anyone in movie history.
You can see the emotions and the thought process going through godzillas head remembering the events that had happened prior, feeling remorse yet betrayal struggling to decide what to do.
Industrialist: Godzilla will kill me for participating in those horrible Transformers dubs.....Let it be so. 'Godzilla fires his Atomic Breath' Industrialist: Ow! :D
Rik Thomas is his name! And making dubs is his game!
I accidentally killed a baby Lizard today and this is how I felt
You monster!
But we are monsters
Lol
Nooooooooo
Why did you kill a baby lizard?
This is the saddest scene in the godzilla series, its even more sad then the ending to the original Godzilla film.
Godzilla's intelligence is comparable to that of a mammal's, Like a dog, or a cat, maybe even a primate. At least emotional intelligence.
+Kevin Goeltz Some movies establish that he has human-level intelligence. In the Showa movies, he's capable of full human-like communication with other monsters, and in the Heisei series Miki Saegusa, who has read Godzilla's very mind, says that he has feelings just the same as human beings do.
+The King of the Monsters yeah, after further discussion with other fans, I started to see that.
+The King of the Monsters kind of feel bad for Godzilla here because he has to kill the only human who paid him respect and sympathy
But why did he HAVE to?
Godzilla did it because he was told to, Shindo wanted him to.
I like that Godzilla is more practically human than we are. Dude's only a giant nuclear animal by nature, not a monster by choice.
Godzilla, A being of pure destructive Godlike-power and unstoppable Malevolent rage. Humanity resents such a being with frightfulness and violence. Never knowing the true feeling of bitterness and abandonment, the constant need to be fighting just to breath. Resented by beings that could've fill the loneliness in his soul, and to never find peace in a world where everything is out to destroy him and to call such a place a home. And ultimately saving the entire earth to thankless and selfish beings, always escaping back to the sea with screams of hate and intention for his destruction.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Bravo, my friend.
Godzilla: You?
Shindo: Yes, do you remember me?
Godzilla: I... remember something. I remember the noises on the island, the strange creatures. The pain. I remember the pain. Wait, I-I know you.
Shindo: You saved me and I congratulated you.
Godzilla: Oh yes, now I remember. I remember you perfectly. Is it really you though?
Shindo: Yes. Yes it is me.
Godzilla:... I remember that- (gets angry) that...(Roars) *YOU LEFT ME THERE TO DIE*! (Incinerates Shindo)
Yeah that's pretty much how this scene went.
My interpretation of this bit:
Godzilla: Hey, are you...?!
Shindo: Yeah. It's me. I know...you helped me, and I abandoned you. And it was a horrible move on my part. Go ahead...I want you to kill me.
Godzilla: Whoa, whoa, whoa...you don't have to go THAT far. Perhaps you couldn't do anything.
Shindo: No, no...I don't believe I even tried...and I can't bear to live with all this guilt that's been plaguing me. Please...
Godzilla:......well......if that's really what you want...
Shindo: Yes....I deserve it.
Godzilla: Well, okay...*roars*...Can't promise "quick and painless", I'm afraid.
Mr. Shindo will be missed.
I felt sorry to both Mr. Shindo and Godzilla.
_"You left me behind to live like this"_ - Godzilla
Oh, the feels...
Amazing that this scene alone has more heart and soul and emotion that all of the Hollywood movies put together. Beautiful score and a fantastic film overall.
Watching this scene for the first time and seeing Shindo stare down Godzilla almost made me cry. Even the big G weeps
1:37 : Godzillasaurus is like, never again will I eat so many tacos
Someone edit 'Goodbye, Old Friend' from the new King of the Monsters score with this scene...
Minus One is amazing, no doubt. But if people say it's the first Godzilla or kaiju film where they were invested in the human drama, they clearly haven't seen all of the films.
戦場で命を救われた恩を返せず
人間の過ちにより怪物と成り果てた戦友に何も出来ず
ならばこの命に意味を持つならば
あの時失う筈だった命を返そう
それがせめてもの罪滅ぼしになるなら
我が友よ
すまなかった
Genuinely one of the best scenes in the series, and one of my favourite scenes in Japanese cinema as a whole. Shindo stares at his saviour, the most tortured soul on the planet. Godzilla sees this man, and realizes just who he is. The two exchange a gesture of mutual respect. Then, the Sacred Beast of The Apocalypse grants Shindo one last wish; destroy the city of vanity, along with its creator. Genuinely incredible. You can see Godzilla’s mind so well in this scene.
Godzilla remembered Shindo and knew that he wanted death, he didn't want to do it, but he was also consumed by his anger for humans and he chose to grant Shindo's wish.
This scene is so powerful
It’s hard not to cry
The only friend that godzilla Had forever say goodbye
Godzilla 2014 is much better then 1998, but the american Godzilla need learninsg more of japanese Godzilla yet..
Okkkkkk
Way off subject
Watch the new King of the Monsters. There's a scene right there that's almost a remake of this, with another meaning, but still very powerful, heartfelt and emotional.
This scene is the most emotional out of all of the Godzilla movies
The fact people think there’s a “connection” here is hilarious. The point is that Godzilla is ambivalent to humans and their suffering.
The director of the movie said that Godzilla DOES recognize him, and this scene is Shindo letting himself die to atone for what he's done.
l take
don't be ignorant, why else would Godzilla be tearing up?
Shindo was a really brave man. His gratitude for Godzilla saving his life as well as lives of his men was re payed with the very same dinosaur now destroying the city he worked so hard to built. Not only does he blame himself for the city's destruction, but he was also willing to take responsibility for it. While Godzilla is the one destroying the city, Shindo saw himself as the one truly to blame. He died an honorable man. Naive yes, but honorable none the less. Few men who make mistakes are willing to admit to their failures, so Shindo decided to confront his past, yet he knew he could do nothing to stop a creature that would one day takes humanity's place at the top of the food chain, so he decided to end it. Not by taking his own life, but accept death by facing it.
To Jacob:I DOUBT IT! Go/dzilla/jira Nodded his head back at Shido,If he did not do it in recognition,or returned the salute,why do it? Besides,Go/dzilla/jira Cried,too,cause he saw the sadness in his eyes,over fact He left him,and did not want to! So,i feel He killed him to give him release From the despair He felt all those years,FROM his regret leaving the `saurus behind
1:48, Godzilla nodded back at Shindo, likely showing that AVoiceOfOpinion93 Is true at this:
2) "Godzilla is, well, still pretty damn pissed off. He destroys stuff and buildings with loads of people still inside, who either die by radiation poisoning, burned to death or crushed by rubble or suffocate under the debris. He's also angry at humanity for making him into a mutated monster via a nuclear sub. But he sees the general and becomes sentimental because somewhere, under all that anger, there's the heart of a sad and suffering animal. He knows the man means him no harm as he remembers how they respected him after his Heroic Sacrifice. He then becomes confused, as he hates humanity but likes this guy. So, in the end, he decides to give the general a quick and relatively painless death rather than the potential suffering he gave to millions of others."
I TOLD MYSELF I WOULDN'T CRY AGAIN
GODDAMMIT
Sebastian same
Same I cried 😭
you can tell that he didn't want to do it, that brief hesitation shows that he still remembers him, and the fact that he actually nods back at him before shedding a tear just shows that heiseigoji has more character in him than any other godzilla that came after him
the most beautiful dubbing that has ever graced any Godzilla film
I honestly wish the Heisei era kinda focused more on Godzilla having these brief moments with some of the human cast, especially with Miki as it seems that around GvMG2, they slowly started to humanize him into a anti hero.
This is pure awesomeness ... The best scene, in any Godzilla flick, is not even a fighting scene
Saddest scene along with the ending Of GvD and TROG
Godzilla remembered Shindo
And Shindo Remembered Godzilla
Godzilla cried and didn’t want to kill Shindo because Shindo couldn’t do anything for him
Shindo couldn’t bear to live with the guilt
Godzilla had no choice but to kill Shindo.
He is a force of nature, a force of destruction. Humanity made him that way and he can't help but be what he is. Shindo knew this and decided to let him be the way he is, he decided to deliver the coup de grace to his old savior.
Hey, at least Godzilla just instantly incinerated him. He didn’t get injured horribly from the building collapsing and die a painful death or anything. Such an interesting scene, seeing Godzilla reflect on the past like this. Combine this with Godzilla overpowering Miki’s mind in Godzilla vs Biollante and it’s safe to say they wanted to display Heisei Godzilla as having strong intelligence and emotion.
Soo sad this scene in everyway i love it. Heisei the Best godzilla movies ever made every single one.
In heisei godzilla is not just a Monster he like an real thing with feelings and inteligence almost like an human beeing. Godzilla is in heisei thruly the god of all Monsters the force of nature the Best ever in everyway thank you Toho for these movies an era i love it 😍😍😍😍😍😍
I know so many people that see that scene as him thinking that Godzilla won't hurt him and being wrong.
I never saw it as that, I always felt it was him saying to an old war buddy, "Thank you, I've had a good life because of what you did. I'm ready to go now," and Godzilla giving him what he wanted.
Bro forgot insurance was a thing
Unironically one of my all time favorite movie scenes ever. It was the moment that made 4 year old me realize Godzilla was NOT a simple minded animal.
One of the most emotional scenes of the series.
“He’s more than just an animal. In those eyes lies a fire that still burns till this day. A fire older than mankind itself. He may have taken my son away, but unlike my husband, Mark, I don’t feel hatred against him. Because to him, we are just ants. Godzilla built our past, and now he will build our future.”
-Dr. Emma Russel (G:KOTM Novelization)
I love that moment of recognition. Not only from Shindo-sama, but also Godzilla. The big, scaly guy didn't want to kill his human savior, but Shindo non-verbally said "I want this." Godzilla roars in remorse before nuking the poor veteran.
What really makes this scene so great is it reveals to the audience that godzilla thinks his actions are justified for what mankind did when they invaded lagos. allot of people misunderstand this scene, godzilla isnt crying out of having to kill shindo. but from the memory and the pain of what he went through. godzilla believes that shindo was essentially the head alpha of the troops that shot him on the beach. and when he confronts him again in this scene he breaks down and cries. When junior dies they set up his scene similar to the godzilsaurus scene here. Thats why in destroyah godzilla breaks into tears again, hes not just upset at the possibility of his son dying, but being forced to watch someone else close to him to be in the same limp dying state he once was on lagos.
Shindo went down like a captain going down with the ship.
“But this is the way I want it. Let me have it my way.”
Shindo owes his life to Godzilla. He thinks it’s only fitting after all these years to give it back to his savior.
It’s a shame the old Soldier has to fall in the Building. 1:13 along with some of these perfect Dinosaur Sculptures. The 1 with the single Horn is a Centrosaurus or Monoclonius. The one in the middle is probably a Tyrannosaurus rex AKA T.Rex & the final one with the crest is a Parasaurolophus.
This is one thing I know James Rolfe got wrong on in his Godzillathon. This was not about this guy thinking "Godzilla will save us, he won't kill me!" It was "Oh yeah. He's come to bring us the pain we deserve. And I'm ready". And even Godzilla sort of hesitated, remembering him, showing the Heisei era Godzilla was more of an actual character, and not just a tool for fun cheesy stuff.
When I was a kid watching this, this scene kept me up at night. I was too young to focus on the plot beyond ‘big monsters do the fight’ but there was something so terrifying about the idea that Godzilla knew who you were and wanted you dead on a personal level. Glad we got to see more of that in Minus One.
ya know, Godzilla didn't seem like he wanted to do that. did he? that last roar, before he fired that ol' breath weapon, might've been one of anguish.
I think the reason why it took this long for Gojira to kill him was because he offered him a chance to live or at the very least a head start. This looked like the one time he didn't want to kill anyone.
2:12
Producer Guy: "Oh my god."
"a captain never leave his sinking ship"
My favourite scene in the whole entire Godzilla franchise.
Emotional, but I just gotta laugh at it as well. XP
“Fuck this office in particular”
LOL
People say he is delusional but godzilla took the time to stop and even remember. If he was just an animal or force of nature he would of plowed through.
hey its u again
+Mr.Goji hm
Son Of Anarchy pretty much that's it
Son Of Anarchy this isn't the same Godzilla; the Godzillasaurs that saved this guy was erased from history before it could become Godzilla
+megazion34 it is the same one it was hit by a nuclear sub and became godzilla again
I watched this scene, farted, then went about my day.
1:43 I love how you can see the anger in Godzilla’s eyes as he’s thinking “I saved you but instead of being grateful and spending your life wisely, you chose to be greedy.”
1:54 well i think godzilla was angry at him in half but godzilla understand that shindo can't help him you can see some tear around godzilla eye godzilla didn't want to kill him but he has no choice
And godzilla know that shindo blame himself that can't help godzilla he knew that shindo wanted death so he let Shindo get off his pain in peace by killings him
Just watched it on DVD. Still gets me after 12 years since first time I watched it.
*Even The Soldier Killed The Godzillasaurus, He And Godzilla cried to tears in **1:54*