“Doom-laden dreams” I think this is an interesting description towards the Japanese Monster films culture.According to the reading,fictional apocalypses have been visited upon Tokyo more frequently than any other location in the world.And the reason of formation of such unique theme for monster movies is mostly due to the historical background of Japan.Japanese have been experiencing and under the anxiety and fear of catastrophe like earthquakes,tsunamis,bombings even the suppressed violence Japan experienced in WWII as well as fear of the Cold War……And these topics are not evaded but promoted through monster films production.The writer points out that the purpose of these movies is expressing a sense of hope for Japanese as at the end of the movies,the characters are always able to overcome the uphill battle and settle the countries through reconstrustion.However,I think it will make people avert towards disasters and the history.
Yan Liang
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Agree that “doom-laden dreams” is indeed an apt description of the Japanese monster films and the saturation of monsters and apocalyptic visions of the Japanese city. Why especially Tokyo? Indeed the physical destruction and trauma that Japanese city actually went through during World War Two are allegorically presented through the destruction and trauma in the monster movies. In your final two sentences, do you mean that the experiences of the heroes and survivors in the monster films are likewise reminders of how the Japanese society overcame its own historical trauma towards increasing national progress. Try clarifying this point in the writing.