The Geopolitics of Godzilla
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The Geopolitics of Godzilla
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#2Nice twist at the end. Overall an interesting take
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#3The latest Godzilla movie is excellent, but surprisingly sad.
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#4I saw the movie last night and for my first Godzilla experience, I was extremely impressed. It deserves its 97% RT rating, and manages to do so much with its limited $15m budget as well.
I recommend that you give it a watch while it's still out in extended limited release due to its success.
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#5Now replace the Japanese with the Nazi and you’ll see how this is an absurd premise for a movie
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#6Now replace the Japanese with the Nazi and you’ll see how this is an absurd premise for a movie
Care to elaborate?
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#7Interesting analysis of an outstanding movie, but one fact check regarding the shinden aircraft.
> A key element in his strategy is the prototype of an advanced fighter plane, the Shinden, which never flew, Japan having surrendered before it was ready for action. Unlike Otoshima Island, the Shinden actually existed, though no photos or traces of it remain.
There is a photo of one of the prototypes taken after the war right on the Wikipedia page, so I’m not sure why the author has this impression. That article also says the prototypes flew twice on test flights.
Edit: and right, I actually saw it at the Udvar-Hazy Center near DC. The Smithsonian has the entire thing in pieces.
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#8My son and I both cried. Imagine going to a Godzilla movie and then crying. I am huge Godzilla fan and it was the best one I have ever seen.
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#9I saw the movie last night and for my first Godzilla experience, I was extremely impressed. It deserves its 97% RT rating, and manages to do so much with its limited $15m budget as well. I recommend that you give it a watch while it's still out in extended limited release due to its success.
The director has commented at the Tokyo comic con that he wished it was $15M.
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#10I saw the movie last night and for my first Godzilla experience, I was extremely impressed. It deserves its 97% RT rating, and manages to do so much with its limited $15m budget as well. I recommend that you give it a watch while it's still out in extended limited release due to its success.
I also watched it last night, and it is my top pick for the year. It felt like a fantasy fulfillment film. For a nation with profound martial pride, the defeat in WW2 must have been a deep wound. But then there's Godzilla, an enemy that Japan can finally triumph over.
It's not a criticism. As long as the story is well-executed, who cares.