Godzilla: King of the Monsters

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes and storytelling of Godzilla: King of the Monsters within the context of the MonsterVerse.

Send us Fan Mail Godzilla doesn’t just fight monsters in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. He fights our attention spans, our nostalgia, and a human plot that sometimes feels like it was written by a committee of eco-terrorists and stressed-out scientists. We lean into all of it, because the MonsterVerse is at its best when it’s loud, mythic, and just a little ridiculous. We start with Rich’s MonsterVerse on-ramp and his homework watch: Godzilla (2014) and Kong: Skull Island. That contrast spa...

People in this episode

Hosts: Anthony, Dakota

Topics covered

• Godzilla
• MonsterVerse
• film analysis
• nostalgia
• eco-terrorism
• mythic storytelling

Keywords

• Godzilla
• MonsterVerse
• film
• nostalgia
• eco-terrorism
• Kong
• mythic

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island

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