by king_ghidorah » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:49 pm
I admit that I probably read a bit too much into his adorable, pug-like face, but yeah, this list isn't perfect. It's just meant to kind of illustrate a point. A reason why a lot of us prefer kaiju to their western counterparts is infact BECAUSE of their unique personalites. Most western monsters are strictly of the smash and kill variety. Occasionally, there are a few monsters who lust after human women, who are meant to be our sort of avatars of feelings of unrequited love, but really, that's a pretty shallow emotion to explore and try to personalize a monster with.
One of the reasons I think Godzilla has been on the decline is because of how much he lacks a personality since the 90s.
FTW