tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345889130053053070.post5250657932692395004..comments2023-08-20T21:14:43.398-07:00Comments on Before Nine: Big Lizard LongevityMongo, At The Momenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973606827337262084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345889130053053070.post-44845999815014889272016-09-29T12:18:42.304-07:002016-09-29T12:18:42.304-07:00courtesy of our public library, my spouse and i wa...courtesy of our public library, my spouse and i watched the original Godzilla (Gojira) on DVD during the spring <br /><br />this was the version released in Japan, not the version with Raymond Burr interpolated for the American audience - it was made in 1954 - I lived in Japan for the 1954-55 school year, attending a school for U.S. military dependents <br /><br />two things particularly struck me - one was that the Japan depicted is the one i remember from my childhood - relatively underdeveloped - small wooden buildings, not towering neon-light skyscrapers - the destruction of Tokyo is shown as a scene of general conflagration <br /><br />the other is that the discover of the invention that destroys Godzilla is a tragic figure who sacrifices himself, and destroys all his records, so that the weapon can never be used again <br /><br />may the Creative Forces of the Universe have mercy on our souls, if anymistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com