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# The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Great Academic and Critical Look at Godzilla and Other Monsters Past and Present
  

*by G***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021*

This book was a great academic, scholarly, critical look at Godzilla, as well as the movie monsters who inspired him and others he would go on to inspire.  I’ve read many books about Godzilla films, but while most of them do have a lot of factual information about the movies, I notice many of these other authors tend to spend more time on films they personally like, while neglecting critical study of others.  While this book is not a film by film analysis of each Godzilla episode, the author does look at many films that others simply pass up because of personal preference with a critical, scholarly eye.  For example, “Godzilla vs Hedorah” is a film that many pass over for academic discussion because many personally don’t like it, but this author talks about the movie in depth, citing many historical incidents that would inspire the film and their political impact.  “King Kong” is also talked about in depth, because that came twenty years before Godzilla and was a huge inspiration for the kaiju genre.  The author also talks about other films that were inspired by Godzilla like “Pacific Rim” and “Cloverfield.”  So, if you’re looking for something that looks and Godzilla and kaiju films more closely in a historical and political context as opposed to what films are more popular, I highly recommend this book.

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    Kaiju Interrupted
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018*

Barr examines the kaiju film genre through a variety of lenses, some of which were apparent to me, others not. One aspect that really caught me by surprise was the idea of pre- and post-9/11 kaiju films. While reading his excellent analysis of Cloverfield and the 2014 Godzilla, it occurred to me that the generations raised on 9/11 imagery were not only being presented with a different kind of kaiju film but were seeing the classic kaiju films of my youth (Godzilla, Gorgo, Mothra, etc) were seeing them in a much different light than had I. In this book, Barr not only reveals an intimate knowledge of the kaiju genre but a keen intellect in his analyses of the films and their relationship to society.

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    Mixed results...
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018*

While many of the books observations do offer good insight into the Kaiju genre all too often the author's politics seem to overtake the intended content and proved distractive. Just based on the amount of content it is way overpriced as well not being worth the $10 price I paid.While those interested in film theory may find this book interesting I cannot in good conscience recommend this book to the general fandom.

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