Reading Response 2: Hopelessly Devoted to Desolation
Sentiments are bombs in a film, sparking off infinite interpretation and complexity. Architecture is after-wave of a film, uncovering “denied vulnerability” of the post-trauma nation. “Oh no, there goes Tokyo… but it will be back, and it may be even better than before”, a line filled with uncertainty echoes with my understanding over Japanese post-traumatic emotion. In fact, Godzilla, one of the most famous post-war monster movies has been popular long after the war, no matter if Japan was thriving or drowning economically. At first, it was a cry for the millions of innocent deaths caused by the bombs in
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