Godzilla is an image right out of Spiritus Mundi (Reply #35)

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nikto (3,284 posts)

35. Godzilla is an image right out of Spiritus Mundi

spiritus mundi ---- "Spirit of the world" ---- From "The Second Coming" (poem) by William Butler Yeats. Refers to Yeats' belief that each human mind is linked to a single vast intelligence, and that this intelligence causes certain universal symbols to appear in individual minds. The idea is similar to Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.

Godzilla is a universal symbol with roots deep in the collective imagination of humankind,
and, via contemporary media, has achieved status as
a modern internationally-recognized mythological archetype on a Joseph Campbell/Carl Jung level.

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90 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why Godzilla matters [View all]	nikto	Apr 2014	OP
2 points, one serious and one silly	intaglio	Apr 2014	#1
Trailer and extended look	JHB	Apr 2014	#3
Viva Godzuki!	AceAcme	May 2014	#76
There is no Godzuki	sakabatou	May 2014	#85
Another source	Berlin Expat	Apr 2014	#2
The human race can not survive	RobertEarl	Apr 2014	#4
Thats one way to look at it...	TampaAnimusVortex	May 2014	#83
It won't be everything falling apart	RobertEarl	May 2014	#88
I read somewhere that the monster will be covered in scars from radiation burns.	Spitfire of ATJ	Apr 2014	#5
As a Japanese American I grew up with	yuiyoshida	Apr 2014	#6
I'm curious----What is the translation?	nikto	Apr 2014	#15
it means...	yuiyoshida	Apr 2014	#18
What's wrong with the Original Godzilla with Raymond Burr?	Exposethefrauds	Apr 2014	#20
Because...	yuiyoshida	Apr 2014	#21
OK I will check it out thanks.	Exposethefrauds	Apr 2014	#23
Bryan Cranston > Raymond Burr NT	Adrahil	Apr 2014	#57
I also	PasadenaTrudy	Apr 2014	#24
Gamera is a favorite of mine,too	gort	Apr 2014	#31
That's great!	PasadenaTrudy	Apr 2014	#33
This plain American mutt	LWolf	Apr 2014	#47
When 'War of the Gargantuas' first appeared in the States...	randome	Apr 2014	#50
My trainer LOVED the Gargatuans	sakabatou	May 2014	#86
One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies...	AsahinaKimi	Apr 2014	#7
Son Goku ka	Half-Century Man	Apr 2014	#26
Well said!	randome	Apr 2014	#8
I'm not familiar with Japanese mythology...	Wounded Bear	Apr 2014	#9
Many here talk about "woo". The scientific method requires controlled circumstances BUT	KittyWampus	Apr 2014	#10
That's not woo.	Orrex	Apr 2014	#32
wat	NuclearDem	Apr 2014	#45
+1. Or perhaps +wat. nt	Codeine	Apr 2014	#54
There's seems to be so many things in the world that are out-of-control...	nikto	Apr 2014	#11
Will humankind survive the next century?	nikto	Apr 2014	#12
Heh.	2naSalit	Apr 2014	#51
History shows again and again	Fumesucker	Apr 2014	#13
That looks like Gozer the Destructor	nikto	Apr 2014	#14
It's Rush Limbaugh	Dirty Socialist	Apr 2014	#22
Limbaugh qualifies as deadly kaiju	nikto	Apr 2014	#30
I rewrote that song for Mexican food. It's called Tortilla.	L0oniX	Apr 2014	#39
Ill put my money on Gojira!	LostOne4Ever	Apr 2014	#44
Oh no, there goes Tokyo.	NuclearDem	Apr 2014	#46
Quite the pleasurable and informative read. Thanks! nt	adirondacker	Apr 2014	#16
I am looking forward to seeing it opening night.	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Apr 2014	#17
Can't wait to see it! n/t	PasadenaTrudy	Apr 2014	#25
I am spectacularly geeked-up about this newest iteration...	truebrit71	Apr 2014	#55
Here's a pertinent article...	nikto	Apr 2014	#19
the '54 movie was both noir and taboo: until the Occupation ended you couldn't even mention	MisterP	Apr 2014	#27
Indeed Godzilla matters.	AllenVanAllen	Apr 2014	#28
And the Nuclear Arm$ Race Goe$ On...	nikto	Apr 2014	#29
This is why I love DU.	JaneyVee	Apr 2014	#34
Godzilla is an image right out of Spiritus Mundi	nikto	Apr 2014	#35
I find this song to be appropriately ethereal and suited for these themes...	nikto	Apr 2014	#36
"I am he that was made by you. I have become the destroyer of your world..."	nikto	Apr 2014	#37
Gojira, the original Japanese film is one of the most influential films	Bluenorthwest	Apr 2014	#38
So...	PasadenaTrudy	Apr 2014	#40
Godzilla & Fukushima -- A Natural Pair	nikto	Apr 2014	#41
Will they ever do a Godzilla movie where it doesn't keep changing scale?	The Second Stone	Apr 2014	#42
This one is CGI so odds are there will be consistency.	randome	Apr 2014	#49
Godzilla movies that lack realism bother me	jberryhill	Apr 2014	#53
You clearly get it.	The Second Stone	Apr 2014	#58
Awesome post	LostOne4Ever	Apr 2014	#43
King Ghidora had so much potential...	nikto	Apr 2014	#60
They're making another?	LWolf	Apr 2014	#48
Excellent OP.	Feral Child	Apr 2014	#52
if Forkboy was still here he'd love this thread...	dionysus	Apr 2014	#56
Loved the old Godzilla movies too. Godzilla, King Kong and other monsters are modern day Titans	Larkspur	Apr 2014	#59
I'd include the biggest banks among the godzillas of the world	nikto	Apr 2014	#61
G images	nikto	May 2014	#62
He looks like he has a chicken beak	rudolph the red	May 2014	#63
Japanese fans complain local-hero Godzilla too fat	Bosonic	May 2014	#64
Godzilla and American Presidents and politics over the years...	nikto	May 2014	#65
I don't think I can watch a Godzilla movie	Skittles	May 2014	#66
That's odd, I don't remember having a roomate in the 80s	nikto	May 2014	#67
DUzy!	Rhiannon12866	May 2014	#68
SCHEDULING BOTH OF YOU FOR ASS KICKINGS	Skittles	May 2014	#69
If you had been majoring in Kaiju and taking a class on "Godzilla"...	nikto	May 2014	#70
What would we do IF...	nikto	May 2014	#71
This message was self-deleted by its author	nikto	May 2014	#72
Godzilla crushes all at the box office, and there WILL be a sequel	nikto	May 2014	#73
That's too bad....	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	May 2014	#82
New monsters, new problems	sakabatou	May 2014	#87
Interesting video riffs on G	nikto	May 2014	#74
I think it should be pointed out that the 1946 tsunami	Art_from_Ark	May 2014	#75
They were only prepared for Baragon...	nikto	May 2014	#79
That's it, in a nutshell	Art_from_Ark	May 2014	#80
I'm sure the point was to make a visual deeply metaphorical endeavor as opposed to mega-millions.	WinkyDink	May 2014	#77
All movies are made to earn a profit	nikto	May 2014	#81
Why Godzilla matters	allan01	May 2014	#78
NSA Godzilla	nikto	May 2014	#84
Most fairy tales mimic the human condition and our	sufrommich	May 2014	#89
True, and as such, Godzilla is a state-of-the-art archetype	nikto	May 2014	#90

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