History Film / Gojira

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Daisuke Serizawa, one of the scientists involved in the story, is actually aware that Emiko Yamane is with Ogata the whole time. Even he knows she's inseparable with the man. During the climax, [[spoiler: he willingly sacrifices himself so that Emiko and Ogata would be together]].

Despite debuting to poor reception in Japan (subsequently, Japanese film scholars and fans consider it to be one of the best Japanese films ever made), Gojira (or Godzilla, choose your pick), was praised by American viewers after the original film managed to be viewed outside of Japan and currently on DVD. The English version, ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' is based on the same story, but with Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) in it.

Despite poor reception in Japan, Gojira (or Godzilla, choose your pick), was praised by American viewers after the original film managed to be viewed outside of Japan and currently on DVD. The English version, ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' is based on the same story, but with Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) in it.

-->''If We keep on conducting nuclear weapons, another Godzilla will appear. Somewhere in the world again.''
--->-- Dr. Yamane after the death of Godzilla at the hands of Dr. Serizawa's Oxygen Destroyer

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Daisuke Serizawa, one of the scientists involved in the story, is actually aware that Emiko Yamane is with Ogata the whole time. Even he knows she's inseparable with the man. During the climax, [[spoiler: he willingly sacrifices himself so that Emiko and Ogata would be together]].

* TooSoon: Conisdering Ishiro Honda's direction of the screenplay (and he did direct it), there are serveral references to Japan's experiences in World War II. These include:

* ReluctantMadScientist: Though not necessarily "mad", Serizawa relunctantly decided to use the Oxygen Destroy afer seeing the destruction Godzilla caused. Though he intends to use the Oxygen Destroyer once, his [[HeroicSacrifice]] is foreshadowed in an eariler scene when [[spoiler: he clearly states that he'd burn his notes at the event of his death]].

** Godzilla himself is not just a metaphor of the atomic bomb (or nuclear weapons in general), but a rather living nuclear weapon

* EyePatchofPower: Again, Serizawa
* OhCrap: While the people on a partyboat are in a celebration, Godzilla [[spoiler: appears unscathed, and scares the hell out of everyone in the boat]].

The story is written by Shigeru Koyama and Honda's wartime experience as well as Honda's experience of seeing the wasteland of Hiroshima caused by the atomic bombing and a nuclear incident that occured eariler when this film came out.

Despite poor reception in Japan, Gojira (or Godzilla, choose your pick), was praised by American viewers after the original film managed to be viewed outside of Japan and currently on DVD.

* BittersweetEnding: After the death of Godzilla [[spoiler: and Dr. Serizawa]], Dr. Yamane laments the possibility of another Godzilla. [[spoiler: he was right 3 series later]].

''Gojira'' (or Godzilla for English-speaking viewers), is a black and white movie directed by Ishiro Hondain 1954.

The story is written by Shigeru Koyama and Honda's wartime experience as well as Honda's experience of seeing the wasteland of Hiroshima caused by the atomic bombing and a nuclear incident that occured eariler when theis fil came out.

Despite poor reception in Japan, Gojira (or Godzilla, choose your pick), remains one of the best movies of all time.

* ActorAllusion: Haruo Nakajima, the suit actor of Godzilla, plays a minor role as a reporter. Katsumi Tezuka, the other actor in the suit, plays the editor Yamada

* BeamSpam: Godzilla uses the his atomic breath 10 times (if you count the opening).

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Daiskue Serizawa, one of the scientists involved in the story, is actually aware that Emiko Yamane is with Ogata the whole time. Even he knows she's inseparable with the man. During the climax, [[spoiler: he willingly sacrifices himself so that Emiko and Ogata would be together]].

* TooDumbToLive: The army. Or anyone that tried to kill Godzilla. Well, they tried, then [[CurbStompBattle They got blasted by the thing]]

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* TooDumbToLive: The army. Or anyone that tried to kill Godzilla. Well, they tried, then [[CurbStompBattle They got blasted by the thing]]

* BerserkButton: Shine lights to Godzilla's face, [[IllKillYou He will ''absolutely'' kill you]]. Dr. Yamane even suggests not to use lights on Godzilla [[spoiler: during the monster's short rampage]].

** While blasting Godzilla to death (or attempting to), Godzilla melts the electrical wires, of course, it means ''run like hell!!''

* BerserkButton: Shine lights to Godzilla's face, [[IllKillYouHe will ''absolutely'' kill you]]. Dr. Yamane even suggests not to use lights on Godzilla [[spoiler: during the monster's short rampage]].

* ActorAllusion: Haruo Nakajima, the suit actor of Godzilla, plays a minor role as a reportor. Katsumi Tezuka, the other actor in the suit, plays the editor Yamada
* BerserkButton: Shine lights to Godzilla's face, [[Illkillyou He will absolutely kill you]]. Dr. Yamane even suggests not to use lights on Godzilla [[spoiler: during the monster's short rampage]].

* BerserkButton: Shine lights to Godzilla's face, Iwillkillyou He will absolutely kill you. Dr. Yamane even suggests not to use lights on Godzilla [[spoiler: during the monster's short rampage]].

* OhCrap

* BerserkButton: Shine lights to Godzilla's face, IWillKillYou He will absolutely kill you. Dr. Yamane even suggests this [[spoiler: during the monster's short rampage]].

* ActorAllusion
* BerserkButton
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* BadassNormal
* BeamSpam
* BreathWeapon
* CurbStompBattle

* CurbStompBattle

Despite poor reception in Japan, Gojira (or Godzilla, choose your pick), remains one of the best movies