Like sports, the cinema of entertainment was now becoming a field where money talked, a field where it was all about the big bucks. But the win of “Godzilla Minus One” might be living proof that cinema is all about heart and passion.
In the Visual Effects category, the hot favorites of the majority of entertainment portals were either “The Creator” or “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” but an underdog managed to come out victorious.
Godzilla movies have always been criticized for their raw quality, but “Godzilla Minus One” might just end that debate and be the best Godzilla film ever.
Now, as it managed to win the battle, let’s see whom it beat. First, it had big names such as “Napoleon,” which had a budget of $200 million, one of the ventures by Apple TV. Then comes a film like “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” which carried a price tag of $220 million, and is eventually accompanied by a title like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” with a budget of $250 million.
“The Creator” comes out as the cheapest of the bunch, with a making cost of $80 million, but that is nowhere close to the finances of “Godzilla Minus One.”
Though disputed, “Godzilla Minus One” has reportedly been made for just $12 million, almost seven times less than its closest competition. What a feat achieved by Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima.
With small resources and a team of 35 VFX artists, the achievement just states that it is not always about the paycheck; sheer passion should always be the center of any project.