or far away, or on a television set. It is not about Godzilla or the beasts that he fights. Like the 1954 original, it’s a combination epic horror film and parable of nature in revolt, filled with odd
“Shin Godzilla” is a reboot, marking the first time that the Japanese military—or the world at large—have ever encountered Godzilla. In this version, the American government is responsible for dumping nuclear waste that an extinct lizard then feeds off of. But “Shin Godzilla,” the first...
The influence of science fiction can be seen in horror films of the 1950s about monsters from other planets (The Thing, 1951) and mutations of ordinary animals (Them!, 1954). Japanese studios released monster films, such as Gojira (1954; Godzilla) and Radon (1956; Rodan), while British ...