Theme Of Godzilla

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In the 1954 piece of film making genius being Godzilla directed by Ishirō Honda has often been interpreted as a horror movie. Which is a surprising categorization considering the film doesn’t focus on blood and gore as a scare tactic like many traditional horror films relay on. Instead Godzilla uses the horror elements in order to portray its underlying themes. One of these themes being the idea of the fear of unknown, which is a very real fear that most people face at some point in their life’s and relating to these basic human attributes makes a whole new genre and form of fear inducing cinema. A notable example from the film is when Godzilla is attacking the city in a scene of destruction and fear from the cities citizens. During this chaos

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