The story plot of a Godzilla film is nevertheless typical and predictable everytime. A giant creature attacks Japan, cutting a swatch of destruction through Tokyo, and knocking down a landmark or two in the process. In the essay, the author points out the idea of destruction and reconstruction of a city. The disaster film genre reflects Japan’s dark and troubled imagination in a time of unsettling economic, social and demographic transitions. “Shin Godzilla”(2016), is a movie I watched recently. Instead of focusing on the fighting scenes, they put a lot of time into building up the communication in order of command and “destruction” in the society when a trauma occurs. The Japanese have experienced rapid growth in the economy in the 1970s. Causing the “bubble economy” occurs. Therefore, Although the plot of these types of “monster movies” might be similar, there are still various angles to tell the story, and the message can be completely different.
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I appreciate your point on how there may be differences within the genre of the monster film and how you brought in a specific example of a film you watched. Can you elaborate on how you think Shin Godzilla (2016) compares to the examples in the reading?