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In Reply to: godzillia lives!!! posted by oldhippiefart on May 31, 2004 at 17:47:44:
the city-destroying fire spitting unstoppable monster is the spectre of nuclear devastation repackaged
Godzilla is a very popular and enduring cultural icon in Japan; hardly surprising given the historical perspective
Godzilla was named after a particularly unattractive filmset assistant who was nicknamed "Gorilla" by the director
The original film is charming; and yes, it's a man in a rubber suitGrins
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Follow Ups
- Godzilla is allegorical - grinagog 21:18:22 05/31/04 (5)
- Is "Gojira" the Japanese word for "Gorilla"? (nt) - TAFKA Steve 18:02:30 06/01/04 (2)
- "gorira" (gorilla) + "kujira" (whale) = Gojira -nt- - Peterloplop 20:22:02 06/01/04 (0)
- No, Gorilla is GO-RI-RA, pretty much the same as English - grinagog 20:20:41 06/01/04 (0)
- Re: Godzilla is allegorical - Analog Scott 07:13:15 06/01/04 (0)
- NPR had a Fresh Air segment dedicated to Godzilla yesterday. - Dmitry 22:07:54 05/31/04 (0)
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