He Yifu
I really agree with Abbot’s idea about “disaster film reflecting Japan’s dark and troubled imagination”.
It seems to us that Japan makes most of the disaster films in the whole world, and many of them are monster movies like Godzilla. Since Godzilla made its first appearance in 1954, it had stared in over 30 movies. People only keep making movies in one specific genre because of its persistent profit, yet how could one genre be profitable for such a long time is a question deserve asking.
For all the countries in the world, only Japanese like monster movies this much, and Abbot provides his explanation for this phenomenon. According to him, the Japanese hold a unique “apocalyptic imagination”.
Indeed Japan is a disaster-prone place and this unique character in Japanese history makes them the best ones to make monster movies.
He Yifu
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A thought-provoking reflection on Abbas’ commentary on the Japanese apocalyptic imagination, especially in considering how Godzilla films have accrued a form of identity over the years and somewhat transformed into a genre of its own.