The article casts light on apocalyptic imagination in Japanese popular culture and analyzes different angles of interpretation. I was not enthusiastic about this cinematic genre before. However, the article, along with the lecture, offered me a new and provocative perspective on it, where the annihilation fantasies derived from Japan’s peculiar geographical environment and historical memory.
Personally, disaster films serve as a medium for psychological trauma repair in Japan. People gain confidence from the happy endings as if they made it to overcome the disaster in reality. Moreover, these movies create a theatrical stage where the contradictions in society and the shining points in human nature are simultaneously amplified. True love between people in extreme circumstances is more powerful and touching.
— Chen Yudan, 3035844601
Good summary. Watching film becomes more interesting when you reflect upon the context of the film. The film is a commentary on historical events and makes a cultural impact on society.