A podcast seeking entertainment and enlightenment through tokusatsu. Origin Story: After vacationing on the Monsterland Resort, professional writer/raging nerd Nathan Marchand got a job as the curator of the Vault containing the films about Monster Island’s many kaiju residents. Now he and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA (who miraculously survived the infamous War in Space), record a bi-weekly podcast critically and academically examining each of the films in the prestigious Vault with one to four guest hosts chosen from Monster Island’s many tourists. Philosophy: Kaiju and/or tokusatsu fans will tell you these genres are undeniably fun. What’s often missed, though, are the deeper meanings below the sensational surface. Meanings entrenched in the story’s original historical and cultural context. That’s why this podcast believes in film appreciation. What’s that? It’s studying a movie’s script, direction, cinematography, and other aspects of filmmaking. It’s learning how and why it was created since movies aren’t made in a vacuum. This is especially true with foreign films. Non-native audiences are separated by both time and culture with them...
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Episode 37 - 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (2019) (feat. The Omni Viewer and Up From the Depths)
Hello, kaiju lovers!
After the Serpentera Mk. 1 flies by, Nate is joined by his two most popular guests yet: Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins and Brandon “Up From the Depths” Jacobs. These two YouTubers were invited to the Island because they’ve produced several insightful and, above all, positive videos on 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. While Legendary’s much-hyped kaiju epic was loved my audiences and hated by critics, it’s lately become popular in the Godzilla/kaiju fandom to hate on it. Nate, Ryan, and Brandon discuss how there is more going on below the surface in what many decry was an empty summer blockbuster. You’ll hear them debunk its “nuclear narrative,” discuss its spiritual depth (“Godzilla, messiah of the monsters,” anyone?), and hear how the eco-terrorists aren’t as farfetched as you might think. Meanwhile, Ryan’s sidekick, Snazzy, joins MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, and Jet Jaguar in the crowded “sidekick central,” er, producer booth. Snazzy keeps pushing random buttons. Hilarity ensues.
(Don’t tell the Monster Island Board of Directors that we went over their mandated time limit!)
Music:
-“Here We Go” by Chris Classic
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-1:16
Film Discussion: 1:16-1:13:19
Outro and Credits: 1:13:19-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Earth First!” (Wikipedia)
- “Earth Liberation Front” (Wikipedia)
- “Eco-terrorism” (Wikipedia)
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 51: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (US) (2019) (Eco-terrorism/Climate Change)
- Omni Viewer Videos:
- “The Dumbest GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Critique I've Seen To Date”
- “‘For Now’ | A GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Deep Dive”
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters ~ Omni at the Movies [NO SPOILERS]”
- “Godzilla vs. Humanism, or: The Philosophy of Kaiju”
- “Godzilla vs. the Nuclear Narrative (King of the Monsters Analysis)”
- “Why GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Underperformed (Speculation)”
- Sala, Nate. “Godzilla Shows How Atheists React to God.” (Wise Disciple)
- Tilove, Jonathan. “Ecology Terrorists: Earth, Yes; Humans, No.” (The Sun Sentinel)
- Up From the Depths Videos:
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters | A Final Word”
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters | A Messy Love Letter To Titan's Past”
- “The Importance of Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Memories of a G-fan”
- “The Spirituality of Godzilla: King of the Monsters | In Depth Review”
- “Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)”
- Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (official website)
- “Voluntary Human Extinction Movement” (Wikipedia)