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ickaimpThe Loft here in Tucson showed the original 1954 Godzilla tonight, uncut and subbed.
It was really cool, seeing the miniature effects, the outfits from the era, realising that this a slice of history, a glimpse into the past and the start of a 60 year long dynasty of movies. It was kinda funny too, watching a guy in a 200 pound suit squash awesome miniatures.
And then they started listing off the prefectures Godzilla destroys, and it wasn't funny. Cause I'd been there, and the realisation of what a wide swath of destruction wasn't amusing.
Especially realising that A: The houses are most wood at this point in time and B: Tokyo doesn't have the Fire Breaks that Kyoto has (they tore down rows of entire blocks to form fire breaks incase one of the a-bombs was dropped on the city, those areas are mostly highways now) or the wide roads that Nagoya has, to prevent the spread of fire.
And they're still having problems with the Fukushima nuclear plant after the earthquake in March. There are still workers dealing with the radiation, every day.
So, in the end, I think I ended up with a bit more of a glimpse than I intended to, but perhaps closer to what the director envisioned.
While I'm thinking about it, Interesting Links that I meant to post back in March.
Japan Explains the Nuclear Trouble. AKA 'Nuclear Boy has a Tummyache'. This was released a few days after the Tsunami.
XKCD's Radiation Chart
Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa. Who dove into the tsunami waters to save not only his wife, but his mom, and then continued rescuing people by himself.
It was really cool, seeing the miniature effects, the outfits from the era, realising that this a slice of history, a glimpse into the past and the start of a 60 year long dynasty of movies. It was kinda funny too, watching a guy in a 200 pound suit squash awesome miniatures.
And then they started listing off the prefectures Godzilla destroys, and it wasn't funny. Cause I'd been there, and the realisation of what a wide swath of destruction wasn't amusing.
Especially realising that A: The houses are most wood at this point in time and B: Tokyo doesn't have the Fire Breaks that Kyoto has (they tore down rows of entire blocks to form fire breaks incase one of the a-bombs was dropped on the city, those areas are mostly highways now) or the wide roads that Nagoya has, to prevent the spread of fire.
And they're still having problems with the Fukushima nuclear plant after the earthquake in March. There are still workers dealing with the radiation, every day.
So, in the end, I think I ended up with a bit more of a glimpse than I intended to, but perhaps closer to what the director envisioned.
While I'm thinking about it, Interesting Links that I meant to post back in March.
Japan Explains the Nuclear Trouble. AKA 'Nuclear Boy has a Tummyache'. This was released a few days after the Tsunami.
XKCD's Radiation Chart
Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa. Who dove into the tsunami waters to save not only his wife, but his mom, and then continued rescuing people by himself.
