Godzilla raids again: an alegory of the cold war?

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Godzilla raids again: an alegory of the cold war?

Postby Mexigojira » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:44 pm

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Postby The Shadow » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:35 am

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Postby OtiGoji » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:09 pm

GRA as a "Cold War" allegory? No, I don't think so.
I think it's an allegory for a studio rushing a sub-standard sequel to a successful movie into the theaters as fast as possible, as in SON OF KONG.
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