Godzilla Returns: A Modern Exploration of Japan's Nuclear Anxiety

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Godzilla Returns: A Modern Exploration of Japan's Nuclear Anxiety
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In writer-director Takashi Yamazaki’s remarkable movie, Godzilla returns to his roots as an embodiment of Japan’s anxiety about nuclear weapons. The film explores human psychological states like post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt, as well as critiques the nationalist machismo that shaped Japanese soldiers’ attitude toward their role in the war.

In writer-director Takashi Yamazaki’s remarkable movie, Godzilla returns to his roots as an embodiment of Japan ’s anxiety about nuclear weapons. The film explores human psychological states like post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt, as well as critiques the nationalist machismo that shaped Japan ese soldiers’ attitude toward their role in the war.

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