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Apr 3 11 5:55 AM
Apr 3 11 2:08 PM
Apr 7 11 12:48 PM
DerGolem wrote:I see August already has my back on this, but there is definitely more to the names of Japanese kaiju then simply their etymological point of origin. Gojira comes from the Japanese words for gorilla "Gorira" and "Kujira" for whale. And yet Godzilla is neither a gorilla or a whale. So the word is more than just a description of what the creature is, its a name. Furthermore its how its used. When Godzilla, Mothra, Gamera or whoever comes to town the people refer to them by name, they acknowledge that these creatures are individuals with separate identities. In contrast American giant monsters get no much treatment. Many of them aren't named at all but are rather simply referred to as "IT" "THEM" or "The Creature..." and those that are are usually given scientific names for classification purposes like "Graboid." Timothy K. Beal in his book "Religion and its Monsters" has a very interesting chapter where he talks about naming monsters. He uses the UK movie "The Giant Behemoth" as an example pointing out how early on the monster is named Behemoth by the local fishermen, after the monster in the biblical Book of Job. Later however the scientists strip the creature of its mythical name describing it instead with the scientific moniker of a "paleosaur." This happens to occur in the same scene where the scientists also figure out how to kill the monster. Beal makes the point that in a metaphorical sense the act of un-naming the monster was essential to its destruction. As a mythical/biblical beast Behemoth was invincible, but as a mere "paleosaur" it became a simple animal and therefore could be destroyed.
Apr 8 11 12:34 AM
Apr 8 11 4:56 AM
Excuse me......You want me to do what with my what now?
Apr 8 11 12:30 PM
Edkkakumon wrote:I think it was just Ymir, but that name was never used in the film.
Apr 15 11 5:25 AM
Monsterpal wrote:Did you mean, "Begin the Beguine?"
Apr 15 11 11:25 AM
Apr 15 11 11:30 AM
DerGolem wrote: think it was just Ymir ... as the creature evolved into a more reptilian beast the name stuck up until the eleventh hour when it was discarded because the producers thought it sounded to much like Imam which is the title given to a religious leader in Islam.
Apr 16 11 12:01 AM
Jun 5 11 12:09 PM
Hachigatsu wrote:Interesting, Godzilla has little "humanity" in the first couple of films (except for one touch during the climax of the first, in which Godzilla is awakened by the divers, and looks over his shoulder towards them), but by KING KONG VS. GODZILLA in 1963 (and excepting the next film, MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA in 1964), he — and the other monsters — become far more anthropomorphic with each film.
Jun 5 11 2:53 PM
Jul 21 11 1:51 PM
skelton knaggs wrote:Balloon Monster Advertising Movie Original caption: This huge balloon monster being moored over Tokyo might be filled with diplomatic hot air. Made to advertise a movie called GodzillaDate Photographed: October 15, 1954
Sep 1 11 2:22 AM
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Sep 1 11 4:51 PM
luluthebeast wrote:Wasn't the glove coated with resin?
Sep 2 11 3:07 PM
Hachigatsu wrote:According to some accounts, it was a resin-coated glove. You should check out Erik Homenik's official English Akira Ifukube website for more information on the maestro: http://www.akiraifukube.org/ and also check out the official blog's story on how the score for the film was created; as well as how Ifukube created sound of the footsteps, and the "voice" of Godzilla: http://akiraifukube.blogs...g-score-with-gojira.html
Sep 2 11 7:10 PM
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