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So there's the new Predator movie called Prey...
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Godzilla, 1954
The most iconic and most recognized movie star in the world isn’t Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, or anyone else on the Hollywood A-list; it’s the one, the only: GODZILLA!
Godzilla is the most recognized movie star in the world and he is the most beloved character. From his Japanese debut in 1954, and introduction to American audiences in 1956, Godzilla struck a chord with newfound fans and his popularity continued to grow tremendously so much so that fans get antsy between releases. What will be his new nemesis? Will he have a makeover from the last movie? What? When? Ahhh!
The beginning
We owe Japanese filmmaker, Tomoyuki Tanaka, an honorable bow for bringing his imagination to life. Tormented by the destruction caused by the atom bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tomoyuki conjured a symbol that reflected the fear of his country’s people - radiation. He imagined a giant monster appearing out of the ocean while on a plane. Looking down at the Pacific Ocean, Tanaka not only imagined a monster, but he thought about the trauma he and his people suffered and their struggles of rebuilding from the tragedy. The monster would be an enormous size and with radioactive powers.
“Japanese people back then had a great fear of radiation which is what gave Godzilla his enormous size. He always stood for nature’s retaliation against humanity.” - Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tanaka collaborated with Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya to create Godzilla’s personality, a history if you will, where soon after, the idea for a monster took shape. The team wanted a significant menacing look for monster yet to be named. Tanaka remembered an American movie, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, and the scary T-Rex which became the inspiration for Godzilla’s look.
Appearance
Akira Watinabe knew what to do. The monster needed to be amphibious and reptilian. He combined features of a T-Rex, an alligator, a stegosaurus, and an Iguanodon and designed a menacing being. The skin’s texture represented keloid scars from the survivors of the atom bomb. Three rows of serrated plates were placed along the back down to its powerful long tail and this feature allowed the monster to swim flawlessly in water.
Teizō Toshimitsu sculpted a prototype figure to give it life, a realistic concept and Tanaka couldn’t have been more satisfied. Now, what to call it.
A name
How Godzilla was named will always be debated. One tale claims Tonaka named the monster Gojira afrer learning of a Toho worker who was nicknamed that. Gojira is a combined word of “gorira - gorilla” and “kujira - whale.” The name suited the monster’s origin and it was perfect. Toho Studios confirmed this, however, Tonaka’s widow disputes this. No matter, the name was selected and couldn’t be more fitting.
Gojira was changed to Godzilla once American studios collaborated with Toho.
Abilities
It was important to Tanaka that radiation was a part of Godzilla. He would generate nuclear power from within with the idea of him using it as a weapon. The creating team wanted Godzilla to have atomic breath, a radioactive beam so powerful it could melt steel like wax. His skin couldn’t be pierced by any kind of man-made weapon; the idea was to give mankind a sense of hopelessness and doom.
Godzilla’s voice
Akira Ifkube created a chilling roar with pine tar resin on a glove that he rubbed on a contrabass. The recorded sound was played back, but to get it right, the recording was slowed down at various speeds until it was perfect.
The suit
The original monster suit was made of hard to find materials after WWII. Plastics, rubber, cotton, and silicone were these materials, and Toho used whatever they could get and they made it work, but at the expense for the actor. Wires and bamboo was used to shape Godzilla’s body and chicken wire held the shape together. For comfort, fabric was used to cushion the inside. The finished product weighed 100kg and was grueling for Haruo Nakajima. Lack of ventilation made it difficult to breathe and he’d sweat profusely as soon as the headpiece was put on. He was Godzilla for over a decade and in the duration of his time, the suit changed to latex materials which was lighter and easier to move in, but still with some challenges when filming.
Miniature scale locations, landscapes, and the ocean. Special effects artist, Eiji Tsuburaya was limited to resources for the filming of Gojira, he used wiring and support mechanisms when filming. Eiji’s bigger challenge was Godzilla in water. The material absorbed too much water and proved difficult for Haruo to walk; Eiji incorporated support beams and wires that attached to the suit.
Release
October 27, 1954, Gojira premiered in Nagoya, and then released in Japan November 3. Edmund Goldman of Jewell Enterprises heard about wanted the movie adapted for American audiences. He worked out an agreement with Toho studios in 1955 to remake the movie by adding Raymond Burr as an American journalist in Japan when Godzilla emerged. The movie was remade with English dubbing added and was released in America as Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
The movie was a sensation, except for one man who hated it. Ray Harryhausen made the claymation movie The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and he accused Toho Studios of stealing his T-Rex and mimicking his movie. He believed that Japan mocked him and he remained bitter his entire life. Yes, Godzilla was inspired by the T-Rex, but they did not steal anything from the the movie. Rumors claimed Ray was angry, jealous, of Godzilla’s success.
Global impact
American critics of Japan accused them for exploiting the devastation they suffered from the atomic bomb in WWII and the Daigo Fukuryū Maru incident, a claim Japan denied.
"They called it grotesque junk, and said it looked like something you'd spit up. I felt sorry for my crew because they had worked so hard!" - Ishiro Honda, quoted in the Tokyo Journal.
The same critics said Godzilla’s atomic breath was strange, nothing alive would have such physical traits. But after the movie received great reviews, the critics began singing a different tune. Millions of fans loved everything about him.
From 1954 to today, millions of fans worldwide anticipate every movie release because of how he destructive he is, how the Japanese defend themselves, but mostly to see what new nemeses the king of monsters will battle. I will admit that it’s a grueling wait between movie releases. Godzilla is my all-time favorite movie star and I’ve seen every movie made multiple times with a fluttering heart and excitement like seeing them for a first time.
Cast and crew
1954 Gojira -
Actors: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura
Directed by: Ishiro Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Story by: Shigeru Kayama
Special effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Written by: Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda
Score: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Masai Tamai
Edited by: Taichi Taira
Productions: Toho Co., Ltd.
Movie Grade: 0.0 to 4.0
Score: 4.0
Photo references: Getty Images
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omg yugi threatening kaiba
#movie things#ygo: dark side of dimensions#scenes#yugi muto#what was he gonna do#i really wanna know
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Watchin' Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,
And I just wanna say, having an actual attack scene with killer mermaids was so inspired and badass. No one was safe and the mermaids were absolutely ferocious.
Only wish there were gifs showing the proper attack. 'Mermaids leaping out the water, wrecking the boat, drowning men; it was awesome.
#tw drowning#cw drowning#movies#movie things#mermaids#mermaid things#pirates of the caribbean#on stranger tides#me#me things
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Jude, do you have a personal tumblr?
Nah because I was always just talking into the void and I also have these weird hang up about revealing my interests even though there’s nothing weird about that 😭 I should get one though…
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Just saw the Mario movie.
My thoughts?
SHJSHSHSBSBSNSB I LOVED IT!! IT WAS SO GOOD!! JAJSJSJSJWHSBBSJA I WANNA DO MARIO FANART NOW
#glitchyko#not art#mario and luigi#mario movie#the mario bros#the mario movie#bowser#princess peach#toad#donkey Kong#movie things#movie thoughts#mario tag
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Am I the only one who just figured out that Disney's Lion King is basically a kiddie version of Shakespeare's Hamlet? How late am I to the party?
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Brain rot of the night: That scene in G.I. Jane where O’neil says “oh, don’t you look pretty” to the master chief after kicking the shit out of him.
My brain will never be the same.
#g.i. jane#val talks#movie things#my brain chemistry has been altered#i'll never recover from this#later in the movie she pets his (pretty) face#like ma'am he was shot in the leg why you petting his hair
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I am not Bengali but my family still watches a lot of Bengali movies especially my mother. We lived in Kolkata for 3 years so we ended up watching Bengali movies too. Here's a thing about their movies.
I love how their stories are centred around the common folk, around people like us. Middle class people with dreams and conflicts. They show women having their own desires but got caught up with family and household matters that they never had time for themselves and one fine day a simple article, their father in law's support makes them dream again. They show about young children playing and their cute friendship which when looked by an adult's gaze feels as if it is a romantic affair which is not. They show a story of a girl compared to her younger sister and in the end realizes her own worth. Stories around normal people, songs with deep meaning, movies with no masala mirch. They make you learn so much about the world, family and life.
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Like music to my ears
#shoutout to everyone leaving toxic relationships in light of a movie#about Barbie of all things!#no movie spoilers in the notes please; I haven’t gone to see it yet with my partner#this post is mine now! OP sucked!#mine#OP#barbie movie#barbie#barbie 2023
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I want everybody who’s calling Ken a Trophy Husband to know that he’s actually a Trophy Boyfriend, because when Ruth Handler invented Ken in the 1960s, she was adamant that he would never marry her and instead be her “handsome steady”, so that Barbie remained a figure of independence for the little girls and was never put in the position of housewife.
Her house is hers. She bought it and furnished it with money she made in her own job. In STEM, in politics, in healthcare, in fashion, in academy, in customer service. Her credit card is in her name (women in the US couldn’t have their own regardless of marital status until 1974). And it’s all pink and fashionable because femininity and badassness aren’t mutually exclusive. No matter who you are, you can be anything.
That’s why Barbie’s slogan is “you can be anything”. Teaching these ideals to little girls is why Barbie was created. Empowering women and empowering femininity is the original meaning of the Barbie doll. It’s not that you have to be all this to be a woman, but if you are all or some of this, you too are awesome.
And somehow pop culture deliberately changed that narrative. Sexualised, bimbofied, and villainised her, when she actually isn’t responsible for the impossible beauty standards — people are, she’s just a stylised, not-to-scale toy like most others.
Men are frothing because he’s just Ken and I guess they were expecting her to be just Barbie, but that’s exactly what Ken is. Canonically. A badass woman’s himbo boyfriend.
This movie has the potential to radically change the way we collectively see Barbie into what Ruth Handler originally intended, I’m so very excited
#I’m sorry for the rant I feel very strongly about this#I have more Barbie History if you want it#I did a full dive into Barbie History for a uni project and it was the best thing it changed the way I see her forever#she’s EVERYTHING he’s just her boyfriend Ken#barbie#barbie movie#barbie 2023#carrot.txt
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“are you sure you want to delete christmas”
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'Been on a Pirates of The Caribbean streak lately, and if I'm honest, I think Will and Elizabeth are the characters I understand the least.
#draws The Lovers card from a tarot deck for emphasis#joking around#but seriously#i dont get them that much#pirates of the caribbean#will turner#elizabeth swan#elizabeth turner#movies#movie things#character discussion#character understanding#character literacy
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#Pride may be over but the gays are winning and Disney is getting their shit rocked
#fuck yeah#im so proud of this movie#nimona#nimona 2023#nimona netflix#eat shit disney you lost a good thing#nd stevenson
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I can't keep being fundamentally changed as a person by animated movies, it's just not sustainable.
#animation#animated film#animated movies#across the spiderverse#across the spider-verse#spiderverse#puss in boots#puss in boots the last wish#puss in boots 2#nimona#nimona film#yes i'm posting this specifically because i just watched nimona and am feeling all kinds of things but really these are all PEAK TIER#the fact they have ALL been released within 7 months of each other...like...woah we are thriving right now#stylised animation with its own unique style reflecting the movie i love you forever kissing you on the mouth#films that make me ferally rip up any and all art blocks to shreds#and that's just the animation side of things#i won't get started on the plots. they also make me want to bounce off of walls#hugging all these close to my chest#as well as all the other great animated movies that exist because animation wins all catergories for me always#(let's not forget anime movies either; y'all are beautiful too! keeping 2d animation alive and i'm so here for it)
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