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    The Annotated Godzilla 2000 Words 1 *NB: Occurrences of my name have been obscured. The Annotated Godzilla Godzilla, lord of kaiju, monster of my dreams. My friend, my fiend. God-zill-a: the curve of the tongue announcing deity, then turbulence and a tap on the teeth, ending with an atomic grunt from the gut. God. Zill. A. You are G, Big G, in the graphic novels, towering stippled and cross-hatched over Tokyo. You are Gojira in Japan. You were Gigantis the Fire Monster during a gangly follow-up

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    Godzilla Reflection

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    The film names Godzilla is what we saw last week and the film began with the nuclear weapon exploded to the sea. Unfortunately, the boat names “Lucky Dragon” was near the place where nuclear explored and they were influenced by the nuclear weapon, the one of the people that are from the “Lucky Dragon” finally died after the six months. After the nuclear weapon exploded, the Godzilla was waked by the nuclear weapon and started to attack Japan. Like the William Tsutsui said in his book that “the original

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    King Kong Vs. Godzilla

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    on, the moviegoers know that this monster, Godzilla, is a force to be reckoned with. Decades later, Godzilla still seems to be a popular monster figure that is reimagined constantly in many different forms battling other monstrous characters: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Mothra vs Godzilla (1964), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994). As of today, 29 different Godzilla movies have been produced with the most recent being the 2016 resurgence Shin Godzilla. While each film has its own cinematic twist

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    King Kong Vs. Godzilla

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    know that this monster, Godzilla, is a force to be reckoned with. Decades later, Godzilla still seems to be a popular monster figure that constantly is reimagined in many different forms battling other monstrous characters: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Mothra vs Godzilla (1964), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994). As of today, 29 different Godzilla movies have been produced with the most recent being the 2016 resurgence Shin Godzilla. Due to the significant impact the Godzilla franchise was able to

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    evident throughout Ishirō Honda 1962 movie King Kong vs. Godzilla. Incorporating two of the most iconic monsters within cinematic history, Honda integrated these monsters to represent his message showing how Japan was shifting from their traditional society towards a society that was technologically advanced. Furthermore, Honda was able to incorporate subliminal messages throughout the film in order to highlight certain characteristics between Godzilla and King Kong that represented traditional and modern

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    Both King Kong and Godzilla are films about the modern world coming in contact with an unstoppable foreign force. Furthermore, both movies, like all classic horror, are eerily reflective of the times. It’s hard to watch Godzilla and not imagine what it would have been like to watch it in a 1950s theater in Japan, surrounded by people who less than a decade prior experienced near-devastation and destruction firsthand. It’s sobering to imagine their thoughts and fears as they projected their experiences

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    to signify a hidden meaning, is an inherent theme in Ishirō Honda’s 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla. By utilizing two of the most iconic monsters in cinematic history, Kong and Godzilla, Honda depicts the shift from one culture to another and the battle that ensued. Honda also shows the different cultures that King Kong and Godzilla represent; Kong is the embodiment of modern Japanese culture, while Godzilla represents the traditional Japanese culture. However, when comparing these two creatures,

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    A metaphor, a figure of speech that gives symbolic meaning to an object, has been quite evident throughout Ishirō Honda 1962 movie King Kong vs. Godzilla. By utilizing two iconic monsters in cinematic history, Honda was able to integrate subliminal messages using the actions of these two monsters to show the internal conflicts that arose between traditional culture and modern culture. Furthermore, Honda was able to utilize their flaws and strengths to make distinct connections to show how one could

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    King Kong vs. Godzilla A metaphor, a figure of speech that gives symbolic meaning to an object, has been used many times throughout Ishirō Honda’s 1962 movie King Kong vs. Godzilla. Utilizing two of the most iconic monsters in cinematic history, Honda integrated these monsters to represent the cultural shift from their traditional society towards one derived more by technology. By highlighting certain characteristics shared between the monster and the culture, Honda showed how King Kong was the

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    Godzilla Vs Godzilla

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    monster destroying major cities and fighting the military and even other giant monsters. One of the most popular and the first Kaiju films was Godzilla. Godzilla one the most iconic character in pop culture, been starred in over thirty films including some American film adaptations. The most two recent films were Legendary’s Godzilla (2014) and Shin Godzilla, with shin meaning “New,” “True,” or “God.” Both films were a reboot to the first film from 1954. While both films share some similarities with

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