gojira, in icons
2011 February 5
The original Gojira story, as retold through icon imagery.
radiation. run. fight. oxygen destroyer.
and, for Jim, here’s a version of the US release from 1956, where they spliced Raymond Burr throughout the movie to explain what was going on, because North American audiences couldn’t read subtitles in 1956:
8 Responses
Nice,
Love the original, is this the one with Raymond Burr circa 1950?
In our house, we pretend the US version disaster never happened. This is the original Japanese version, watched with subtitles.
Oh, come on, the US versions of Godzilla rock! The japanese needed us to like it, we both know that.
I just posted a version of the 1956 Raymond Burr release. I can see what you mean. It’s much better.
Bastard!
I like the second one for its deep sense of third-row film criticism. The repetition of the speech bubbles makes the point well.