Friday, 24 June 2016

Godzilla Vs Hedorah (Godzilla Vs the Smog Monster) 1971, Yoshimitsu Banno

 Gojira (Godzilla King of the Monsters) 1954, Ishiro Honda

Friday, 17 June 2016

The Effects of Monster Movies on Modern Cinema and Popular Culture


Frankenstein to Godzilla to Modern Creations i.e Clover

use of monsters to get across real world messages i.e Godzilla with nuclear threat, Hedorah with pollution etc.

advancement of practical and CGI effects through monsters

change in audiences leading to change in genre of monster movies from horror to action

popularity of Vs movies from Godzilla Raids again to AVP

movement from dinosaurs/mad scientists to Alien monsters.