Gojira Comparison - 1054 Words

Nuclear War is a special topic which are used by many movies. Usually, movies depict the chaos that nuclear weapons bring and show the audience a warning. Different movies have different ways to show the danger of nuclear weapons. This essay compares and contrasts two movies and talks about the concept of â€Å"nuclear war† depicted in them. Gojira is a monster movie which depicts the aftermath of the use of nuclear weapon. The 1954 version of Gojira is the first movie of the series. In this movie, a giant unknown monster attacks the Odo Island, destroying fishing boats and the coast village. The government in Tokyo sends paleontologist Kyohei Yamane to investigate the monster. After a detailed investigation, Yamane concludes that Gojira has†¦show more content†¦On the way to escape, the final war between Max and gangsters breaks out. Finally, Max wins the war and manages to kill the leads of gangsters. After setting down the people he rescued from the facility, Max continues his travel in the dessert. Both movies have a negative depiction of the nuclear war or nuclear weapons. Both movies have similarities in the depiction of the concept of â€Å"nuclear†. For example, both movies have a depiction of the chaos brought by nuclear war or nuclear weapon. In Gojira, the monster is disturbed by the nuclear weapon test and rises from the coast, causing a lot of damage to the city. The disaster of Gojira is actually an indirect consequence of nuclear weapon. In The Road Warrior, the chaos of nuclear war is presented by people’s life and the shortage of resources. After the nuclear war, the life of the survivals is chaotic. People fight and kill each other because of the resources. Even, the former officer Max, the symbol of the justice, becomes someone who seeks fuel in wrecked cars in the beginning of the movie. This movie makes a statement that, after the nuclear war, there is no civilization in the world and people have to live in the chaos to survive. There is also difference in the depiction of the concept of â€Å"nuclear† in both movies. In Gojira, the depiction is indirect. The direct damage is made by the monster instead of nuclear weapons. This movie projects the chaos caused by nuclear weapons into the