King Kaiju Long ago, in an ancient forest, a giant creature lived a sad and lonely life. This creature was feared by almost all the inhabitants of the forest, and for good reason too. His ancestors had ruled the forest as the dominant predator for generations. The terrible monstrosity was spoken of in frightened and hushed whispers for fear of attracting the great beast. For as long as it could remember, the monster had no true name except the name of his species. King Kaiju. A creature that stood
For some reason, many people like to be terrified out of their minds. Maybe it’s an adrenaline rush? Or they just plain enjoy having the pants scared off of them. Whatever the reason, monster movies frequently top the charts around Halloween; not slasher films, monster fests. Sometimes the monsters are super convincing (think Jaws or Alien), and other times a little less so (think Cowboys and Dinosaurs). Well, for whatever reason you like to watch monster films, here is a short collection of 17 of
Monsters are imaginary creatures that humans created. People’s fears, worries, or anxieties have been used to create the fictional monsters. Monsters have features that society deem to be scary or bad. The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the novella The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka follow the story of a 'monster'. Pushed away from society, and labeled as an outcast, the monster is often hurt by the people around it. However, the monsters in these stories were not always monsters. They were
Japanese, the word Kaiju means a giant monster. It is a word that describes a different type of beast of a human-sized nasty portrayed in movies. Giant monsters have the capability of eating a person wholly and wreck cities by way of stomping. Their use in the Japanese Kaiju films has made these movies the most important in the genre. Newitz (1) describes various Japanese Kaiju films that one must watch to understand the usefulness of giant monster in these movies. Some of the Kaiju films in Japan include
challenges our conception as act of subject individual beings. In Pacific Rim, the Jaeger is made up of networks of identities. Jaegers are cybernetic unions of humans and machinery. Therefore, the battle between Jaeger and Kaiju is not merely individual vs Kaiju but it’s actually team vs Kaiju. I argue in this paper that the success of the Jaeger is the collaboration among humans, machines and the social order and not solely the individual Jaeger. This is important because one usually does not value the
large waves as me and Knifehead starts a scrimmage. I wine: “It’s too strong!” “Hold on girl, just a few seconds left…” Raleigh said desperately. The Kaiju finally breaks out of my grip and bites my left arm. I roar in pain, the pain was intense and hard like someone just pours the mixture of acid and lava onto my left arm. I punch the Kaiju several times but it didn’t seems to understand my message, then after five seconds, it pierce through my arm and severe it out of my body. Raleigh, Yancy
hesitate. __________________________________________________________________ A week later I got along with Cherno, Crimson and Striker real fast. In our free time we usually walk together and talk about different topics such as how we kill our first Kaiju and stuffs. Striker is not very sociable. He rarely joins in our conversations and he often isolates himself from the other. Whenever we try to talk to him, he just shrug, nod or say a super short sentence such as “Yes, that’s great.” Or “No, I didn’t
Arguably the most world changing event in history, the Second World War had a huge effect in cinema around the world. These effects can are perhaps most apparent in the cinema of Japan as the country was impacted greatly by the war. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the subsequent capitulation of Japan changed the morals and the psyche of its people almost completely leaving a big mark in Japanese culture which is quite evident when looking the films made in the country during the post war
As children, we hear many stories about the interactions between good and evil. Since each story or fable have different characters, the description of evil and good are different from one another. The good character will have different characteristic compared to evil one. “There are relatively few ways to do good, but countless ways to do evil, which can therefore have a much greater impact on our lives, and the lives of others beings capable of suffering. “ written by Plato. This saying could
Pacific Rim is an easy movie to watch, which makes people think it is dumb, like myself. The dialogue is horrendous, but if that is taken away, you realize there is more to the movie than what meets the eye. When analyzing the movie while only thinking of images, it can be considered a good movie. The acting and dialogue is weak, which is frustrating for many people, but if we only pay attention to the story and the characters, we can see a movie with an abundance of emotion and potential to be a
On 20 July, 1969 Americans landed the first man on the moon; officially ending the space race between the former Soviet Union and the United States. This however was not completed over night. The conflict between the two super powers spanned over two decades and was not only about interplanetary travel but the pride that was to follow. Science fiction played a major role in inspiring the western population of what was to come of space travel and our future. Films and novels about space exploration
The Death of Originality in Cinema Although I have not been able to go to a movie in a theater for some time, I am an avid fan of the film industry. The last truly great movie I saw was the Christopher Nolan flick The Dark Knight Rises. It ended on all of the right notes, answering all questions and tying up all loose ends in highly satisfying ways. I felt it ended so well, that I really hoped they wouldn’t make any sequels, as unlikely as that obviously was. A few days ago, I got in touch with