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In reply to the discussion: Why Godzilla matters [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)One of the things that amazes me about Godzilla is that the first move occurred a mere nine years after the bombs were dropped on Japan.
That first movie seemed as much of a cultural 'apology' for WWII but also the warning to all Mankind you mention.
Plus it was simply awesome for Japan to piece together the fire-breathing dragons of their mythology with the terrifying future of science.
I grew up with Godzilla movies, too. During an obsessive-compulsive phase, I would list all the monsters, their heights, lengths, wing-spans. Write my own stories. And, before videotape, I recorded some of the movies then transcribed them to paper.
My daughters picked up my fascination with Godzilla and the 1990s Gamera films. We're looking forward to the new movie.
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