[READING RESPONSE] William M. Tsutsui

Oh No, There Goes Tokyo

After reading the article, I realized how films would be affected by history and it will also change people’s thinking or even cultures. This article focuses on disaster films in Tokyo, Japan. The question raised: why there are so many disaster movies emerge frequently in Japan? The most obvious aim is to record Japanese history. Japan was situated in such traumas, so not only disaster movies but also movies in different genres were affected by it. To face the fear, the phenomenon of more and more disaster movies’ big fans also reflects that people try to release their pressure by watching films. The happy ending for some films may tell people to live optimistically since we can eventually beat all the difficulties, some films even use recreational methods to present catastrophes. Whether such an extreme way is appropriate? Since people always treat these disasters seriously in Chinese artworks.

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2 thoughts on “[READING RESPONSE] William M. Tsutsui

  1. Yi Kuang says:

    I found that I forgot to categorize it into Lec7. I’m so sorry for that.

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  2. Jen Lam says:

    Why is there such a difference between Chinese and Japanese art when it comes to disaster? In the reading, there are a few ways to read into it as you have briefly mentioned. What is an appropriate way to face trauma?

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