Talk:Godzilla (1954 film)

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Plot section....

Having just watched the subtitled version of the film (as well as understanding the non-scientific Japanese dialogue), there seem to be some errors in the plot summary here, and quite a bit of omission of the characters themselves. The island is "Ohto", not "Odo", and the lone survivor is from a house that collapses, not from the entire island. His name is Shinkichi, not Shinjuku. They did not all die, because they end up testifying before the government later, and the expedition goes to the island, so it could not have been completely wiped out. There is no romantic relationship between Emiko and Serizawa - it's plainly stated that she considers him an older brother. She and Ogata are portrayed as a couple from literally the very first scene of the film. Also, Serizawa not only refuses to use the Oxygen Destroyer, he does so twice, beats up Ogata, and explains that he knows humans will misuse it as a weapon before he sees the program on TV. Were there some significant changes made to the English-language release that are being referenced here? MSJapan (talk) 03:58, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

• The Criterion Collection version states the island is Odo Island in the sub-titles. Alaney2k (talk) 01:12, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

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Cultural Impact

If I were to add a section to this page, I would include more information about how the people of Japan were able to connect to this movie on an emotional level. The people of Japan were able to feel a sense of empathy with Godzilla because of their experiences of being bombed during World War II. Possibly a short discussion on the cultural impact within the United States as well, which helped begin the spread Japanese pop culture globally.

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Allison, Anne. Millennial Monsters, edited by Anne Allison, University of California Press, 2006. ProQuest Ebook Central.

Ryfle, Steve. "Godzilla's Footprint." Virginia Quarterly Review, vol. 81, no. 1, Winter2005, pp. 44-63. EBSCOhost, proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=15501530&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Schnellbächer, Thomas. "Has the Empire Sunk Yet?--The Pacific in Japanese Science Fiction." Science Fiction Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Nov. 2002, pp. 382-396. EBSCOhost, proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9155768&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

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More Expansion

This article is looking good, however I thing there can be a lot more information on the film's production, theatrical release added to the article. The production section feels incomplete and too short considering the abundance of information available on the film. The release section, specifically the film's theatrical release is also underdeveloped. The film was enormously popular in Japan and there is nothing even close to mentioning its complete box office run and gross in its native country. The article on the american version should probably be combined with this article as well since they are practically the same thing just added scenes. These are just a few things that need to happen so that this article is expanded to its fullest extent.--Paleface Jack 15:59, 8 April 2018 (UTC)