Japanese movies often use images of huge monsters that cause great destruction on cities, but eventually people are always able to overcome them and rebuild their cities. The monsters usually appear in the movie for a reason, some of the monster itself represents the disaster, such as earthquake, tsunami, pollution and so on, and eventually the human defeat these monsters. I think that represents a kind of a human’s spirit of revolting the natural disasters. It also expresses the idea that human beings can eventually overcome any disaster. In addition, some disasters in movies are caused by human beings, such as wars and radiations. The director always appeals for peace and arouses humanity through the depiction of such disasters. No matter the disasters or monsters in Japanese movies, it is worth for us to think about humanity and the future after watching them, rather than just for entertainment.
Good reflection. Why do you think fictional ‘monsters’ are always depicted in Japanese sci-fi films? What are the ‘monsters’ referring to in reality?