tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post451365784490830955..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Godzilla's Love Letter to the US MilitaryPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-16992402614729247832014-05-20T21:30:25.011+01:002014-05-20T21:30:25.011+01:00well, phil, the original version, released in 1954...well, phil, the original version, released in 1954, was all about the use of atomic weapons and the horrific consequences that come from that. in fact, at one point, the script called for godzilla to have a head shaped like a mushroom cloud. but more importantly, it wasn't a film intended for an audience of children. it was shot in black-and-white and employed certain conventions and techniques about the use of light and shadow, and, indeed, a whole mise en scene that was closer to then contemporary film noir. and the way the film ends is actually quite moving and elegiac, since it entails an act of self-sacrifice which is shown on screen, and which, thankfully, was retained in the american version (even though one has to endure all those inserts featuring raymond burr). <br /><br />lesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com