History Film / GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters

* BreathWeapon: Godzilla's atomic ray. Although it's mroe of a spray in this film, but it is without a doubt ''the'' defininf example of this trope.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: Although it was downplayed significantly, to avoid alienating American audiences at the time, the connection between Godzilla and the Hydrogen Bomb is still there.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: Although it was downplayed significantly, to avoid alienating Americna audiences at the time, the connection between Godzilla and the Hydrogen Bomb is still there.

* LoveTriangle: Serizawa, Emiko, and Ogata, although Emiko is somewhat unaware that Serizawa knows about her and Ogata at first. Steve even points out the love triangle to the audience, but he also notes that the triangle will play an important role in the events to come.

* OhCrap: Steve Martin when he realizes that Godzilla is only a few buildings away from him, and is getting closer. "This is it, George. Steve Martin, signing off!" However, Steve does not make it out of the building in time, although [[IGotBetter he gets better]].

* OhCrap: Steve Martin when he realizes that Godzilla is only a few buildings away from him, and is getting closer. "This is it, George. Steve Martin, signing off!"

* HeroicBSOD: Serizawa seems to have one after realizing the full weight that rests on his shoulders. Steve Martin also appears to have a more subtle one while watching Godzilla destroy Tokyo. "Nothing can save the city now," indeed.

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Played with. Serizawa clearly has hundreds of research documents and notes for creating the Oxygen Destroyer, but he destroys all of it to prevent the device from ever being used again in the wake of his death and its eventual discovery.

* HeroicBSOD: Serizawa seems to have one after realizing the full weight that rests on his shoulders.

* NighInvulnerable: Godzilla, of course.

* LoveTriangle: Serizawa, Emiko, and Ogata, although Emiko is somewhat unaware that Serizawa knows about her and Ogata at first.

* IntrepidReporter: Steve Martin.

''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' is the 1956 Americanized version of the original ''Godzilla''. New footage featuring Raymond Burr was shot by Terry Morse, and dubbing was done only for scenes where the Japanese characters appear without Burr's character. While the film downplayed the symbolism of the original, it still retains some of Dr. Yamane's lines about the Hydrogen Bomb being responsible for Godzilla's existence. Despite the fact that it runs at twenty minutes shorter than it's Japanese coutnerpart, ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' is actually one of the more tastefully done Americanizations of Godzilla films. If it weren't for this film, then Godzilla would never have become popular in the west, and this page probably wouldn't exist.

* IntrepidReporter: Steve Martin.
* SuperlativeDubbing: The first page quote above may be the best example ever to grace the screen.

Sequences which are cut from the film include most of those involving the Japanese version's reporter character, some scenes of civilian evacuation before and during Godzilla's first attack, and some of the conference held at the Diet after Godzilla's attack on Odo Island. While Dr. Yamane's statement about Strontium 90 being found in the monster's footprints is left intact, he does not say that Godzilla is the illegitimate child of the H-Bomb as he did in the original, instead saying that Godzilla is an ancient beast that was resurrected due to H-Bomb testing. Whiel this does remove much of the allegorical symbolism found in the original, it still managed to maintain Godzilla's connection to the bomb without being off-putting to American audiences at the time, which was arguably necessary for the film to become so successful in the west.

Interestingly enough, ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' was so successful that it would later be released in ''Japan'' as ''Kaiji O Gojira'' or ''Monster King Godzilla''. Raymond Burr's character, Steve Martin, would become an influence on reporter characters in later movies, and the success of this film paved the way for future releases of Godzilla movies in not only the United States, but around the world.

Sequences which are cut from the film include most of those involving the Japanese version's reporter character, some scenes of civilian evacuation before and during Godzilla's first attack, and some of the conference held at the Diet after Godzilla's attack on Odo Island. While Dr. Yamane's statement about Strontium 90 being found in the monster's footprints is left intact, he does not say that Godzilla is the illegitimate child of the H-Bomb as he did in the original, instead saying that Godzilla is an ancient beast that was resurrected due to H-Bomb testing. Whiel this does remove much of the allegorical symbolsim found in the original, it still managed to maintain Godzilla's connection to the bomb without being off-putting to American audiences at the time, which was arguably necessary for the film to become so successful in the west.

Sequences which are cut from the film include most of those involving the Japanese version's reporter character, some scenes of civilian evacuation before and during Godzilla's first attack, and some of the conference held at the Diet after Godzilla's attack on Odo Island. While Dr. Yamane's statement about Strontium 90 being found in the monster's footprints is left intact, he does not say that Godzilla is the illegitimate child of the H-Bomb as he did in the original, instead saying that Godzilla is an ancient beast that was resurrected due to H-Bomb testing. Whiel this does remove much of the allegorical symbolsim found in the original, it still managed to maintain Godzilla's connection to the bomb without being off-putting to American audiences at the time, which was necessary for the film tobecome so successful in the west.

''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' itself is roughly the same story as ''Godzilla'', but told from the perspective of American reporter Steve Martin (played by Raymond Burr). Because of this, a full plot description is unneccessary. However, there are some key differences. In the Japanese version, the stroy opens and plays out much like a film Noir, slowly building up to the destruction of Tokyo, while the American version opens with the aftermath of Godzilla's attack, and the rest of the movie is told as a flashback, except for the scenes which take place after the attack, as those scenes are left relatively intact with the only major changes being that the dialogue was dubbed into English, and Steve Martin interacts with one or two characters.

Sequences whicha re cut form the film include most of those involving the Japanese version's reporter character, some scenes of civilian evacuation before and during Godzilla's first attack, and some of the conference held at the Diet after Godzilla's attack on Odo Island. While Dr. Yamane's statement about Strontium 90 being found in the monster's footprints is left intact, he does not say that Godzilla is the illegitimate child of the H-Bomb as he did in the original, instead saying that Godzilla is an ancient beast that was resurrected due to H-Bomb testing. Whiel this does remove much of the allegorical symbolsim found in the original, it still managed to maintain Godzilla's connection to the bomb without being off-putting to American audiences at the time, which was necessary for the film tobecome so successful in the west.

Interestingly enough, ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' was so successful that it would later be released in ''Japan'' as ''Kaiji O Gojira'' or ''Monster King Godzilla''. Raymond Burr's character, Steve Martin, would become an influence on reporter characters in later movies, and the success of this film paved the way for future releases of Godzilla movies in not only the United States, but around the world.

''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' itself is roughly the same story as ''Godzilla'', but told from the perspective of American reporter Steve Martin (played by Raymond Burr). Because of this, a full plot description is unneccessary. However, there are some key differences. In the Japanese version, the stroy opens and plays out much like a film Noir, slowly building up to the destruction of Tokyo, while the American version opens with the aftermath of Godzilla's attack, and the rest of the movie is told as a flashback, except for the scenes which take place after the attack, as those scenes are left relatively intact with the only major changes being that the dialogue was dubbed into English, and Steve Martin interacts with one or two characters.

''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' itself is roughly the same story as ''Godzilla'', but told from the perspective of American reporter Steve Martin (played by Raymond Burr). Because of this, a full plot description is unneccessary.

''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' is the 1956 Americanized version of the original ''Godzilla''. New footage featuring Raymond Burr was shot by Terry Morse, and dubbing was done only for scenes where the Japanese characters appear without Burr's character. While the film downplayed the symbolism of the original, it still kept the lines about the Hydrogen Bomb being responsible for Godzilla's existence.

-->"''Then you have a responsibility which no man has ever faced: you have your fears, which could become rality, and you have Godzilla, which '''is''' reality.''"