The text explained why the monster films popularized in Japanese culture. Suffering from natural disasterS (earthquakes) and human-made crises (after WW2), the historical vulnerability of Japan exists, and the lingering trauma was reflected during the process. To allay people’s anxieties of the cycling apocalypse, these films were made with heroes defeated the beasts, and individual strife fades away. The love triangle was formed in the end, and the cohesion of the nation was built. All in all, the author conveyed that the monster films in the realms of Japanese pop are exhilarating annihilation and a mainstream faith in the country and ethnicity.
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A good summary of a reading response to Tsuitsui’s commentary of the Japanese monster film genre. How do you consider this genre of film to be in our current day society? What is their value in today’s visual culture aside from their on-screen display of violence and destruction?