Great interview. Having grown up on the 1956 version, it was great to finally see the original " Godzilla " when it became available. I believe references to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were in the film if my memory is correct. Also, loved the Happy Birthday greeting!! As always, looking forward to your next interview.
great chat! I like the idea of the film being representative of preparedness for disaster, interesting take (and yes- boy are we 'having a moment' over here, oof)! would have been curious to hear more about Godzilla '54s relation to *manga* of the time- esp. in it's capacity as a vehicle to talk about the nuclear bombings in an unfiltered way.
Thank you! There is always too much to talk about! May need to focus on Manga at some point. Love SF as a conveniently ignored vehicle for political commentary. Although Godzilla is not that.
@@everyscififilmoh yes, my 'theory'. ;) I do read into things too much sometimes! tho I don't mean to overemphasize politics in re: to thinking of Godzilla as a symbol for the fire & radiation of the bombings, simply that it's a neutral way to address it openly, *without* directly pointing a finger... as your guest pointed out the film opens w/a recreation of the Lucky Dragon incident. ;) film is full of monsters that are stand-ins for cultural wounds... America for ex. has been re-experiencing the horrors of 9/11 in abstract forms now for decades.. Spielberg's WOTW, the Battlestar Galactica reboot, even the MCU I'd argue are expressions of how we grapple w/the legacy of that event.
You're obviously talking about a completely different Patrick Stewart! In fact all the other Patrick Stewarts are different people from the Patrick Stewart who is AKA Jean-Luc. 😆
Great interview. Having grown up on the 1956 version, it was great to finally see the original " Godzilla " when it became available. I believe references to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were in the film if my memory is correct. Also, loved the Happy Birthday greeting!! As always, looking forward to your next interview.
great chat! I like the idea of the film being representative of preparedness for disaster, interesting take (and yes- boy are we 'having a moment' over here, oof)!
would have been curious to hear more about Godzilla '54s relation to *manga* of the time- esp. in it's capacity as a vehicle to talk about the nuclear bombings in an unfiltered way.
Thank you! There is always too much to talk about! May need to focus on Manga at some point. Love SF as a conveniently ignored vehicle for political commentary. Although Godzilla is not that.
@@everyscififilmoh yes, my 'theory'. ;) I do read into things too much sometimes! tho I don't mean to overemphasize politics in re: to thinking of Godzilla as a symbol for the fire & radiation of the bombings, simply that it's a neutral way to address it openly, *without* directly pointing a finger... as your guest pointed out the film opens w/a recreation of the Lucky Dragon incident. ;) film is full of monsters that are stand-ins for cultural wounds... America for ex. has been re-experiencing the horrors of 9/11 in abstract forms now for decades.. Spielberg's WOTW, the Battlestar Galactica reboot, even the MCU I'd argue are expressions of how we grapple w/the legacy of that event.
Great show.
I see Patrick Stewart as Karla from Smileys People.
You're obviously talking about a completely different Patrick Stewart! In fact all the other Patrick Stewarts are different people from the Patrick Stewart who is AKA Jean-Luc. 😆
@everyscififilm
Possibly. 😆