Abstract
Godzilla, the most iconic movie monster that everyone will think of whenever someone talk with people about a giant monster obliterating a city. Its legacy has been living for almost seventy years and will keep live for the years to come. From looking at the perspective of Ecocentric theory, it seems that Godzilla is a force of nature that obliterates the Japanese city Tokyo to teach humans a lesson that our selfishness, arrogance and the attitude of placing ourselves on top of nature would only lead to tragic consequences. Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory, this article discuss about the movies which actually focuses on the core element of Godzilla instead of the portrayal of Godzilla as a monster fighter or as a savior of humanity in the aspects of ecocriticism, environmentalism, politics and post-modernism, along with the king of the monsters.
Highlights
Godzilla, called as “Gojira” by Japanese, is a fictional prehistoric creature which was mutated by the nuclear tests conducted at the pacific back in 1954, which was a post-World War era
The objective of this article is to convey the importance of Godzilla in Japan, how this movie icon has become a part of their culture and expresses the fear of Japanese people towards nuclear bombs as well as global catastrophes
The original movie was the only movie to depict the aftermath of his wrath and shows the result of what a nuclear bomb could do to the city and to its people
Summary
Called as “Gojira” by Japanese, is a fictional prehistoric creature which was mutated by the nuclear tests conducted at the pacific back in 1954, which was a post-World War era. In the later movies (especially in the American dubbed movies), people began to describe him as male He has been considered as “King of the Monsters” due to his unique appearance, design and having the spirit of confronting any kind of threats and attacks. The Japanese call him as “Gojira” which according to some people means “the God of destruction” and it is said that he’s the nightmare of every Japanese people. He is powered by nuclear radiation and uses his signature weapon is the “Atomic Breath” which has the temperature of more than 50,000 degrees Celsius which could incarcerate buildings, melt poles and artilleries in a matter of seconds. The objective of this article is to convey the importance of Godzilla in Japan, how this movie icon has become a part of their culture and expresses the fear of Japanese people towards nuclear bombs as well as global catastrophes
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