Talking about the Godzilla movies, they have always been successful in terms of box office, but one thing they always lacked was quality. However, with Toho’s Godzilla Minus One, the complaints not only vanish, but its Academy Award win speaks for itself.
When it got a surprise release on Netflix, the Indian audience showered it with love, making it the center of attention.
If you’re already a fan of the film, you must know that it had a theatrical release of a director’s cut, a black-and-white version. What made it special was how limited and exclusive it was. But Netflix is knocking at that door too.
Indian audiences will be able to stream the black-and-white director’s edition of Godzilla Minus One by Takashi Yamazaki on Netflix starting August 1.
It’s always a good thing when a platform like Netflix gives enough credit to such films, but there is a big ‘if.’ The black-and-white version isn’t really mass appeal and might rot in the vast Netflix library, which isn’t great for cinema fans.
Especially with licensed content, Netflix often doesn’t advertise it well, and sometimes they don’t even tweet about it. So, most of it goes unnoticed, which is a big turnoff for hardcore fans. Netflix should at least build some hype around such special releases; if they don’t, there’s no point in keeping such films.