Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

by **Green Dragon** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:42 am

Boldly going where no thread has gone before!

Well, that's not true, several other threads have gone to the dogs as well.

by **jellydonut25** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:46 am

Halloween costume ideas for the dog! Love it.

by **Gojiraknight** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:26 pm

Yeah so anyway...

If the 1954 attack isn't essential to the character (in the same way Krypton is essential to Superman) then why would the Japanese use it for every new series? Just for convenience? I doubt it. From their perspective the 1954 film is the starting point for the series. In order for it to be a Godzilla movie, and not another variation of GINO, it must at least reference the 1954 attack. Clearly that's how the Japanese feel about it. Whether the American filmmakers feel the same way remains to be seen.

However it is clear from some other American interpretations that the 1954 attack is considered essential as well - Cerasini's and Ciencin's novels, Dark Horse comics (which had their own version of it)...like I said earlier, the 1954 attack is, in some ways, "sacred" to the character. Personally I (and I'm sure many others) feel it's an essential component to the canon. If this new movie doesn't have it then it will feel like an American Godzilla, not the Godzilla.

Now, will most casual audiences have seen Gojira or G:KOTM? No, of course not. But so what? You didn't have to see G'54 to understand G'85 or GMK. Hell, you didn't have to see Terminator to understand Terminator 2. I didn't. All audiences need to know is Godzilla attacked in 1954. He messed Japan's sh!t up. Now he's back. What do we do?

by **walshiam** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:37 pm

by **Sanchan** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:34 am

by **Benjamin Haines** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:36 am

by **MouthForWar** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:32 am

by **Sanchan** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:28 am

by **MekaGojira3k** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:12 am

by **jellydonut25** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:04 pm

by **Tyler E. Martin** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:14 pm

I'm just going to pop in here and say that I don't really understand the argument that "it's just not Godzilla" if it's not tied directly to the original film. Godzilla's origin as a result of mankind messing around where he has no business messing around, his unbreakable will, his imposing presence as an unstoppable force--that's what makes Godzilla who he is, at least to me. As far as I'm concerned, those are the only essential ground rules for Godzilla's origin and character.

by **jellydonut25** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:37 pm

by **Sanchan** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:21 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:25 pm

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by **Gojiraknight** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:35 am

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