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Godzilla (1954) - Full Watch-along (Patreon)

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2025-06-07 14:57:50
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2026-06
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Follow along with me using your own copy of the movie!

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Godzilla (1954) - Full Watch-along

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bunnytails

When I originally scheduled this for Sunday it was before I decided we'd also watch Godzilla Minus One that same day, so I'm posting this earlier so whoever wants to watch it before Minus One will have a bit more time to:)

William Terry

Great reacts bunny! Thanks! It seems that Godzilla did decent at the box office despite its tragic theme. However the sequel, which I love BTW, not so much and Godzilla was shelved untill Mothra being a smash hit lead to bringing back Godzilla for around 30 movies and other appearances, including anime. As far as actually watching the movies, Godzilla, Shin Godzilla, GMK and Godzilla minus 1 are the best bets. The movie is an allegory of World War II with ships sinking and the government trying to decide what to tell the people, Godzilla coming ashore and then standing over downtown Tokyo making firestorms. The other story is the effect of nuclear testing. In case you needed a little levity lol!

StuArtist Studio

Cool! You're watching Gojira! I have a copy which I downloaded from Internet Archive. I'm so glad you found this. So many people watch the 1956 cut, with Raymond Burr added in, thinking that it's the original. This cut, without Burr, is so much better. And the fact that Internet Archive has it available to watch without having to subscribe to a premium service is great!

Edward M. Crowe

Thanks for the early posting! I know everyone can't always be checking everything that gets posted on the Bunny Brigade Discord, but just so you know, as I am always trying here to help out if I can, I posted the link to this version of the movie from Archive.org, in the "Patreon -- General" channel of the server, at 6:30 AM June 2, hoping others would see it. Not sure if anyone other than Scott/Phx did? At least with your lead here mentioning it, they should be able to find it if they look! (Now to go watch! Ha ha!)

Greg

I actually think the American version is quite good for what it is -- Raymond Burr is a great actor, and the additional scenes they filmed with him they wove into the movie with care. However, I do agree the original is a better movie. It was also the last time Americans treated Godzilla with that much respect for a LONG time. :)

John DiGiantomasso

I have to start with, "Bless you!" 😷 Your reaction to Minus One is going to be epic, I can tell already. I can't wait! Very nicely done, my friend. So another classic, CLASSIC black & white movie you should react to is CASABLANCA. Amazing cast. Great story. SO many references to it in pop cluture - this is where it all came from. Just a bit of context in advance to help you get what's going on in the film, made in 1942 during WW2: Germany invaded France in May, 1940. Unlike WW1 which was more of a no-advancement stalemate that lasted four years, this time Hitler conquered ALL of France in just a couple of months. Hitler wanted to make nice with Britain (and the French people) so Germany occupied the north and west coasts of France, and Paris. (They wanted the coasts for U-Boat bases, and to defend against invasion.) But the rest of France they let be run by a French Puppet State named "Vichy France." This included all of Southern France, as well as her overseas colonies including in the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The Vichy government had to do what their German masters said, or they risked full-blown Nazi occupation. This was the state of the world in 1940 that everybody knew and understood. As for the USA, we were officially "neutral" - we did not enter the war until after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. This movie takes place in the city of Casablaca, country of Morocco, in northwest Africa (on the coast just south of Spain.) Morocco, a French colony, was under Vichy rule. Due to location and politics, it was a logical stop for people fleeing the Nazis to run to, in order to seek passage to America or elsewhere by sea or air. The Nazis, obviously, wanted to close this escape route. The French were generally sympathetic with those trying to flee, but could not afford to do anything obvious that would piss off the Nazis. Tons and tons of political intrigue in this setting. So now we come to our hero - our Captain Kirk - which is Rick, an American nightclub owner, played by Humphrey Bogart. Rick's Cafè Americán thus becomes a "neutral-ish safe-ish" place to arrange escape. That's all the background you need to know. The movie poster shows "a woman." And, knowing you and what moves you, there is a HUGE "can Kirk take the woman away to safety with him." I know that always gets you. And some of that comes into play here. Kirk. Klingons. Woman. Escape. Except this is CASABLANCA, black & white, released in 1942. Do it! You won't regret it!!! 😃

CraigK

Your empathy and insights are why I'm here, and this was a top-tier reaction. Keep being yourself. Thank you, Bunny.

StuArtist Studio

The prayer of the children always brings tears to my eyes.

bunnytails

I wish I watched Mothra before I watched Mothra v Godzilla! I didn't know Mothra first had her own movie. At lease we can bet on me checking out the original Mothra movie in the future.

bunnytails

I'm very ready for more Gojira movies in the future after seeing this one!

bunnytails

Casablanca. I know my parents loved that movie. I'll add it to my list and hopefully I can get around to it someday!

Edward M. Crowe

Personally I was stressed out a bit at the end with you being so sad. I'm empathic too, and I always like to see a happy, smiling Bunny, and I feel bad if you feel bad too. Anyway, I would not completely agree with a portrayal of Godzilla as total victimization. Would he not have had an opportunity to avoid some of the conflict, or did he go looking for it? How much intelligence do we credit Godzilla for? The more intelligent the creature, the more we expect them to exercise restraint, even in the face of retaliation for attack against them. I.e. could some of Godzilla's damage be called "gratuitous"? (Noting of course that movie producers will often intentionally have such a character OVER-REACT, precisely to avoid creating such a sympathetic figure). At 32:55 of the reaction, "what's the word I am looking for?", that also could be applied to Serizawa by the way, I would go with "conflicted". Per the Cambridge Dictionary: "confused or worried because you cannot choose between very different ideas, feelings, or beliefs, and do not know what to do or believe". As a former Philosophy Major, I should also note that the dilemma presented here for Serizawa later went on to become known in moral philosophy as what is called "the trolley problem". Anyway, loved your reaction. Do you think you will post it to YouTube? (If you do, use Resolve to do some Color Page touch-up to the Archive.org tape. I ran it through Resolve + rendered it to then watch the reaction on VLC Media Player, and the movie came out very, very dark). ㊗️

Matthew Graves (Graviton)

Great reaction. This first one was A. cutting edge innovation in special effects at the time. B. skillfully tells a deeply thematic and emotionally dark story. It asks the question regarding mankind’s development of weapons “where does it end?”. Atomic weapons led directly to Godzilla. Now this oxygen destroyer. Does it just keep elscalating? Sadly, history proved that seems to be the case. And here heavy themes and spectacular scenes of destruction and mayhem bracketed with a surprising effective human emotional drama. Great movie. And IMO Bunny you never have to apologize or feel self conscious about having a strong emotional reaction. First of all, I think this movie totally earns it. Second it’s a beautiful thing when a piece of art can genuinely affect someone and it one reason I love your reactions

William Terry

Good critique! And Strasser shot (or tried to; he drew his gun) first, but Rick was too fast for him.

Russell

I just got around to watching this reaction, somehow I missed it earlier. A fantastic reaction Bunny, your empathy and sensitivity are greatly appreciated. A+

bunnytails

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!