Godzilla, a giant monster spawned from the waste of nuclear tests, is discovered in the sea and rises to threaten Japan.
The only hope of stopping Godzilla is the oxygen destroyer, a weapon as deadly and as morally troubling as the atomic bombs that created the monster..
Godzilla is much more than that.
The product of a Japanese culture shocked and dismayed at their defeat in the Second World War, Godzilla the movie was intended as a commentary on the horrors of nuclear war and a reason for the world to abandon its weapons of mass destruction..
Godzilla represented the fears that many Japanese held about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the possibility of recurrence.
As the series progressed, so did Godzilla, changing into a less destructive and more heroic character..
With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons..
Godzilla, a Mythical Reactivation
This idea relates to animism, the primary belief on which was built the shintou, 'the way of the Gods' the indigenous religion of Japan.
The subtext of the original Godzilla in 1954 could be considered as a lament for the loss of connection to nature..
The MonsterVerse is an American multimedia franchise and shared fictional universe featuring Godzilla, King Kong, and other characters owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd..
Godzilla is a prehistoric reptilian monster, awakened and empowered after many years by nuclear radiation.
With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons..
The MonsterVerse is an American multimedia franchise and shared fictional universe featuring Godzilla, King Kong, and other characters owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd..
