SHIN GODZILLA vs GODZILLA MINUS ONE: Collapse, Bureaucracy, and Failed Leadership

⚠️ Spoiler Note

*Spoilers: Shin Godzilla (2016), Godzilla Minus One (2023)

*No Spoilers: Godzilla (1954), Don't Look Up (2021), Black Panther (2018), Lost (2004-2010), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), Joker (2019) 

In this episode of Strange Days, Here We Come, we dive into SHIN GODZILLA and GODZILLA MINUS ONE to explore their themes of collapse by way of bureaucracy, inaction, war, and failed leadership—comparing the films' depictions of effective and ineffective governance and the power of direct civilian action amid crisis (e.g., natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, war, and nuclear devastation).  

Links:

• "Pacific Rim, Godzilla, and the Balance of Nuclear Power" by Jess Kroll