It has been 70 years since the first Godzilla movie was released. Since then, a total of 39 movies have been made based on the character. Godzilla has become an iconic pop culture figure with fans worldwide. Even today, people are still talking about the previous year's movie, Godzilla Minus One, which won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The movie was made with only 15 million US dollars, which is equivalent to around 125 crore Indian rupees. This is a clear example of how movies with a smaller budget can still be successful.
anyway, why is this movie still making money when it is released. we can interpret Godzilla in many ways. the movie-making rights are in the hands of Toho ( japan) and Legendary Entertainment (America). so their portrayals are different. the American company builds a universe around it it is called Monsterverse. We can call it purely entertainment. it includes monsters like Kong, Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah. The Japanese versions are more realistic ( in a cinematic way ) and artistic. we can consider Godzilla as a metaphor for nuclear weapons.
We are aware of the events that transpired during the Second World War. America bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led to Japan's surrender. While this action was successful, it was also a brutal means to an end. Countless innocent lives were lost, many without understanding why. Thousands suffered from serious illnesses, and many children born in the aftermath were left with disabilities.
but for ending the war, to end the brutality of Japan. america had to do this. other many more people will be killed by Japan very brutally. They literally had a game, where they tossed Chinese babies in the air and impaled them on their bayonets. Japanese soldiers had this game wherein the one who killed the most civilians in one night, won. The rapes, tortures, and murders of men, women, elders, and infants were unprecedented in modern history. Even the Germans didn’t engage in the kind of mass-civilian torture that the Japanese did.
The Rape of Nanking, as it is called, was one of the worst atrocities in human history. Nanking was at that time the capital of China. The massacre the Japanese inflicted on the citizens of that city is beyond belief and any comprehension. I will not include any pictures here, because they are too disturbing, but they are available on Google Images. However I don’t recommend anyone looking at them: they include extremely graphic imagery, decapitated heads, decapitations in full display, mass graves, crying babies amidst the bodies of their families, and so on.
The Japanese however, were far more sadistic. They would tie someone up very tightly and throw them into a bamboo forest. If you didn’t know, bamboo grows very fast and is very sharp. So the poor victim would be impaled very slowly and with excruciating pains. They would also pierce bamboo splinters through someone's nails,
it is estimated around 10 million people were murdered in massacres across Asia by individuals of the imperial army
The invention of the nuclear weapon was deemed necessary for America to win the war and bring peace to the world. Had America not developed and utilized it first, Germany might have gained control over the world.
Everyone has their own perspective. In Japan, the bombing had a severe impact. Some even view Godzilla as a symbol of America and destruction. In the American interpretation, Godzilla is often depicted as an antihero, protecting humanity and the land from other monsters, showing no interest in harming people.
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