This essay discussed the positivity of monster film in Japan which is interesting and insightful as a disaster film appears mostly to be negative. However, in my opinion, as the monster film becomes popular and most of them are of a similar formula that humans can survive in the end, what destroyed will be rebuilt, these films are lossing its social significance. Although it is always important to have hope in the disasters, it is also crucial for a film to reflect on reality. There is an increase in humanitarian disasters and slowing destroying the planet that we are living on, even including the Hiroshima incident that the Godzilla is referencing on. I think instead of focusing on what is happened after the monster appears and then the happy ending, it might be more critical to take one step further to discuss the reason behind, which has more significance to the society or else it may become a way for the audience to seek visual stimulation only.
Lam Yu Sze
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Appreciate your critical point of view on the monster film genre. Film as a medium does take on a big role in critiquing problems in society through visuals and motions. As monster films evolved though times, some monster films recently have adapted to critique on humanistic or environmental disasters. Can you think of a film that successfully critiques the reality though fantastical beings or monsters?