Godzilla (1954) was a Japanese independent film directed by Ishirō Honda about a giant radioactive monster, Godzilla, that terrorizes Japan. The film was produced on a small budget of $175,000 but grossed $2,250,000 at the box office. It used a man in a rubber suit, or "suitmation", to portray Godzilla and was filmed at double speed to give the monster a distorted effect. The film served as a cultural coping mechanism for Japan about the atomic bombings while also warning about the dangers of nuclear weapons and humanity's impact on nature.

1. Godzilla – 1954
Director:IshirōHonda
Producedby:Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music composedby:AkiraIfukube
Editedby:Kazuji Taira
Productioncompany:Toho
Distributedby:Toho
Budget:$175,000
Box Office:$2,250,000
It isa Japanese /Independentfilm.
Historical and Social Context:
The designof Godzilla'sskinisverysimilartothatof radiationburnscausedbyatomicbombs.
Openingscene isareplicationof real life eventsthathappenedin1954 where a fishingboatwas
caught inthe fire zone and theydiedfromradiation.Similartothe filmaswell the firstcrew
membertodie wasthe radiooperator.
Some people arguedthatitwasto close to recenteventshoweverthe filmwasseenasacultuarl
copingmethod.
Themes:
Atomic Threat:
Man's desire forpower(Warandcreatingthe Atomicbomb)
Nature fightingbackagainstman(Godzillafightingagainstthe bombandtherefore man)
One EyedScientist:
Createda weaponof massdestructionbecause he could.
Later learnsthatinnovationhasa cost.
He commitssuicide atthe endof the filmtomake sure that nobodywill be able touse/reconstruct
the weaponagain.
TechnologyVS Tradition:
Godzillaisthe embodimentof Japanesetradition.
Nature (Godzilla) defeatsthe technologythenvice versatechnologyatthe enddefeatsnature.
CinematicTechniques:
Suitmation

2. Filmedwithanactor withinasuit.Thiswas shotat double speedandthansloweddowntogive ita
distortedaffect.Due tothe suitbeingsohot andheavytheycouldonlyfilmabout2 minutesworth
of footage eachtime.
Godzilla – 2014
Director:Gareth Edwards
Producedby: Thomas Tull
JonJashni
Mary Parent
Brian Rogers
Music composedby:AlexandreDesplat
Editedby:Bob Ducsay
Productioncompany:LegendaryPictures
Distributedby: WarnerBros. Pictures(Worldwide)
Toho (Japan)
Budget:$160 million
Box Office:$529.1 million.
It Is a Hollywoodfilm.
The filmwasmade in 3D withthe thoughtthatit wouldgenerate muchmore profitfurthermore
withthe ideathat due to the fact manypeople will want towatchthe filmin3D it will deterthe use
of people piratingthe filmasyoucan't pirate copya filmin3D.
Similartothe 1954 filmthisalsorecreatedreal life eventsthathadhappenedsuchasthe 2004
IndianOceanBoxingDaytsunami Disasterinthe Philippines.
Toho have all the rightsto Godzillaasa character and therefore forthisfilmlicensedthe character
to legendarybutonlyif theymeantsome conditions.Theseconditionswhere the factthatthe
character had to be born outa nuclearincidentandthatithad to be in some waysetwithinJapan.
Thiswas so that itcouldembodythe original core valuesof the film.