Notes

OTHER CINEMA - November 25th

GIANT MONSTERS AND BEYOND

TOTAL AND UTTER DEVASTATION OF CITIES BY MONSTERS

Gojira, 1954 - most scary moments of WMD madness
compare next to Gamera destruction (ultra-realistic recent version)

Explain Toho (Godzilla) studio vs Daiei studio (Gamera), the cashing-in on kaiju
by “Godzilla wannabes”.

'60s POLITICAL COUNTERCULTURE & PSYCHEDELIA

Godzilla vs Hedorah - Wierd-Ass psychedelic tripped out freaks with Godzilla &
Hedora and that amazing multi-screen and animation

Godzilla vs Gigan - Theme park hippies & bomb, general

MONSTERS HAVE SEX IN PUBLIC

Compare Hedora-as-Vagina with - Godzilla & Sexual imagery - 2 clips Hedorah

Godzilla 2000

REVISIONIST HISTORY AND WWII

xGodzilla versus King Gidorah

Japanese dealing with Imperialism and its
after-effects using dinosaurs to express it all.

The godzilla movie with the US Flag and US Navy inserted for US sale

THE PEANUTS SINGING “THE MOTHRA SONG”

Godzilla vs King Ghidora - flashback to WWII pacific war, contemplative stand off

GIANT MOTHS ARE ABOUT PEACE AND THE EARTH

Mothra original ---------the peanuts song / 'enviro' earth first message

THE JAMES DEAN CURSE HITS JAPAN

Godzilla Monster Zero - the Nick Adams tragedy,
the amazing 'highland fling'

Godzilla-victory-dance and Kumi Mizuno later being the head honcho of the EDF in Godzilla Final Wars

KITAMURA'S KAIJU MASTERPIECE - GODZILLA FINAL WARS

Godzilla Final Wars - first opening moments, then 'all out attack on major cities'