Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

About this episode

The episode discusses the final entry of the Godzilla anime trilogy, focusing on its cosmic horror elements and problematic themes.

We've reached the end of the divisive anime trilogy with the even more divisive and maddening final entry -- a pure cosmic horror film where an extradimensional noncorporeal Ghidorah slaughters nearly everyone and gives Godzilla an hour-long hug. We talk about the Lovecraftian inspiration, this trilogy's horrendous treatment of women, the equally horrendous treatment of its human hero and the harmful message he leaves us with, and the ultimately squandered potential of these deeply mean-spirited movies. Please note that there is a frank discussion of suicide and other dark topics at various points in this episode. Cover art by: Doug! Part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla ⁠Gigazine Interview with the creative team

People in this episode

Host: Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

Topics covered

• anime
• cosmic horror
• Godzilla
• film analysis
• mental health
• female representation
• Lovecraftian themes

Keywords

• Godzilla
• Planet Eater
• anime trilogy
• cosmic horror
• Lovecraftian
• film critique
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective, Wikizilla, Gigazine

Books & works: Godzilla: The Planet Eater

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