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by **SparkieGojira** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:52 pm

Hi. Something legacy said got me to thinking....

I know it was not really intentional, and more so that Kaneko and Higuchi got freeier rein to alter Gamera's design as Daie grew more confident in them.... but it all worked out for the best I think~!

They were pretty much restricted to just a modern, more detailed version of the the Showa Gamera in G:GOTU. Even those elbow spikes and the flipper wings had to go. But the newly freed Gamera was basically a 5000 year old baby...niave and dependant on his human sponsor to finally defeat Gyaos. His over sized head and big blue eyes play into tha characterzation perfectly.

By G2, Gamera is starting to strike out on his own, and his sleeker new appearance gives that aura of confidence...and of course by film's end he's broken all connections with his human creators and made a fatal, tragic, but unavoidable mistake in saving the day...

And G3's has obviously been through the ringer. With all the more realistic turlte like detailing, by films end as he looms over Ayana's body he looks so ancient and wise. That's pretty darn cool that they managed to pull off such a complex character arc with a guy that can only say "Grrraaaaaaaaar!"

by **CyHunter** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:47 pm

by **Kaiju Eiga** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:36 pm

by **CyHunter** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:43 pm

by **anguirus23** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:07 pm

by **Emkaiju-Gojira** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:47 pm

I have to say the G3 suit is by far my favorite, the small head and large ahands give him an amazingly brutal, and fierce look IMHO, and I agree with what Sparkie said...as does Kanenko, I recall in an interview I read, he stated the "reason" Gamera changed was that by breaking his ties with humanity, the actual spirit within him was able to fully mature in G3....very interesting how Kanenko and sparkie think alike.......are they perhaps.....one in the same??? :wink:

-Emkaiju

by **Legacy_Of_Gamera** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:51 pm

by **Yikes** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:06 pm

by **lhb412** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:19 pm

by **Kaijucast** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:39 am

by **Yikes** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:37 pm

Shrinofgamera. That pic of the nightmare gamera figure is awsome. do you have any other pics of the other nightmare figures?

GOTU would be so much better if theu used nightmare gamera as their suit!

Do you think nightmare gamera is a whole new suit that they built? Or do you think they took the GOTU suit and modified it?

by **Kaijucast** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:54 pm

by **Yikes** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 9:17 pm

wow! nice job on painting the kit! it looks beautiful, looks like it came right out of the movie!

by **Kaijucast** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:00 am

by **Legacy_Of_Gamera** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:51 am

by **Kaijucast** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:31 am

by **Yikes** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:40 pm

thats an awsome clip. How much did that kit cost? and where can you buy it?

by **Kaijucast** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 9:19 pm

by **musukogoji** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:30 pm

by **CyHunter** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:47 pm

by **Wendigo** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:53 am

" by films end as he looms over Ayana's body he looks so ancient and wise"
That is such a cool shot. Doubtless Gamera looks best in G3.

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