The G.O.A.T. of all Godzilla films, Minus One, is such a worldwide phenomenon, Toho Studios re-released it in monochrome black and white. This in full homage to the original black and white and by explanation from Toho:

“The original 1954 Godzilla is, of course, in black and white. But that in and of itself made us interested in what a Godzilla film would look like created with modern technology in black-and-white. But simply removing the color alone wouldn’t evoke the same type of emotion we were trying to instill in audiences, which is why we went back to the colorist and we actually masked different portions of each shot and adjust the contrast by hand, as opposed to simply hitting the remove color button. [This process makes it look] like it was composed by a professional still photographer.

For us, removing the color in some way increases the reality, feeling almost like a documentary and making audiences feel that Godzilla actually exists. [This version of the film is] way scarier than Godzilla Minus One with color, even the team members working on it, we’d get goosebumps. Because, in many ways, it does feel like a different film.”

For a week long engagement in the U.S., Godzilla Minus One Minus Color runs rampant!

Let’s do this! I’ll be back for my third go with this kaiju masterpiece.

—Ray Van Horn, Jr.