"From the Cold War to Climate Change, How Godzilla..." Topic

…. ADDRESSES GLOBAL ANXIETY

"Reality is often far more terrifying than fiction. As such, horror and science fiction have often looked to real-world anxieties for inspiration.

The U.S. occupation of Japan ended in 1952, but that same year, the first test of a full-scale thermonuclear bomb took place on an island in the Pacific Ocean — at a distance that was probably still too close for Japanese citizens. Still bearing the physical and mental scars of two atomic bombs dropped on their cities in 1945, this 10-megaton H-bomb was 1000 times more powerful than Hiroshima. Two years later, a 15-megaton H-bomb was dropped on Bikini Atoll (a total of 23 explosions were carried out in this area), inadvertently exposing military personnel and Marshall Islanders to high radiation levels.

A Japanese fishing trawler by the name of Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5) was hit by the nuclear fallout, causing acute radiation syndrome and killing the boat's chief radioman, Aikichi Kuboyama, who succumbed to his injuries six months after the blast. Japanese film producer Tomoyuki Tanaka said this event inspired the monster called Gojira, spawning 35 movies across 65 years, making Godzilla the longest continuously running franchise (as per Guinness World Records)…"
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Armand

I think WWII movies are a longer running series than godzill.

Wolfhag

Yeah Godzilla didn't come out until after WWII. Probably something in the Japanese mind after being hit by 2 nukes. Ending WWII in the PTO.

Do people even read a post before responding?

Seems not… (smile)

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Armand

My comment was hyperbole … So I'll keep my day job … if I had one ?

I'm betting Godzilla will be for it, since lizards don't like, or do well in the cold.