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Godzilla Minus One quietly set the stage for a sad turn in the middle of Koichi's emotionally fulfilling ending. Koichi was hugging Noriko, and a weird black mark showed up on her neck. Its unexpected arrival begged questions about what happened when Noriko became caught in the aftermath of Godzilla's atomic breath blast. Given her proximity to Godzilla's radioactive force, it is not impossible that Noriko was physically impacted or irradiated in some kind.
Noriko's astonishing recuperation also comes into issue. Koichi's conviction that Noriko was dead had fair cause; any normal human would have perished from the circumstances she was in. She not only survived but also left in one whole, with few, if any, scars or injuries evident. This might make logical, though, if the black mark on her neck denotes Noriko's DNA infection with Godzilla. Godzilla Minus One made quite evident in several scenes: Godzilla has amazing regeneration power. Should she now share Godzilla's DNA, she might have unintentionally gained his healing ability.
If a tease in Godzilla Minus One is any guide, a long-awaited monster rematch might at last be on store. It's difficult to predict whether the new King of the Monsters will resurfaced without a formal declaration on a Godzilla Minus One sequel. Still, Godzilla Minus One's ending most definitely opens the path for a return.
Though Godzilla Minus One's primary characters destroyed Godzilla, the last scene verified that part of him survived. The obvious conclusion is that Godzilla will later on revive and once more threaten Japan. Toho now clearly has a structure for a second film. Given Godzilla Minus One's record-breaking box office turnout, such a situation barely seems unreal. Regarding the possible plot, Toho most likely won't desire another Godzilla against Japan confrontation. Instead it might set him against a monster from his past.
Biollante would be the most natural fit for Godzilla Minus One if it is actually opening the path for Noriko to become an existent monster in Godzilla's series. From among Godzilla's rogues' gallery of monster foes, only Biollante changed from a human being. produced from an experiment combining DNA from Godzilla, a rose, and a dead young woman called Erika, the titular opponent of Godzilla was produced in Godzilla vs. Biollante. Biollante was thought of as Erika reincarnated in the body of a monster when she was conceived.
Fascinatingly, the ending for Godzilla vs. Biollante did not result in Godzilla's ultimate triumph. Instead, her poisonous secretion rendered him useless before her apparent defeat, therefore the outcome of the struggle may be rather classified as a tie. And Biollante survived her film, unlike certain Heisei era antagonists. Godzilla vs. Biollante concluded with the monster flying out into deep space, suggesting that she might be returned for a sequel, maybe for a more final ending to her fight with Godzilla.
Not only due of the match choice, but also considering Noriko's potential to become Biollante could result in a very familiar narrative. Godzilla. Based on Minus One's portrayal of Godzilla, it is likely that if Noriko turned into Biollante, the Kaiju's struggle with Godzilla would take place in rather similar conditions to their initial confrontation. Like the Godzilla against. Biollante variant, Minus One's Godzilla has a negative connotations among the human protagonists. Godzilla and Biollante's war might thus not be a black-and- white struggle between good and evil; in fact, Biollante could be seen as the "good guy" in the conflict.
That would not be too distant from the way Godzilla vs. Biollante portrayed the action. Although Biollante was also seen as a menace to Japan, the film concluded with the people praising Biollante for stopping Godzilla's frenzy. A Biollante narrative in Godzilla Minus One 2 might easily be imagined as playing out the same pattern, with neither being the unambiguous hero.
Looking at what made Godzilla Minus One so successful, a follow-up functioning as an unofficial sequel to Godzilla vs Biollante would be really fitting. Making it a "versus" film would be difficult, particularly given adding another monster to the mix would diminish one of its strongest features—the human narrative. Thus, Godzilla Minus One 2 might find the ideal mix between monster battle and potent narrative in Noriko's Biollante, a monster with a personal link to the scenario.
Should the woman Koichi loves gradually transform into a hideous, Godzilla-sized monstrosity, he would be confronting a fresh tragedy fit for his narrative continuing on film. Moreover, such a development might be on par emotionally for the trip he traveled on Godzilla Minus One. If managed properly, the characters coming to terms with Noriko's situation might make the movie a fitting homage to a famous Heisei era movie and a suitable sequel to Godzilla Minus One.