10:28 man I can relate to this shit a lot, my college has something massive against my passion for tokusatsu and sometimes anime (godzilla included) they see it as nothing more than a joke and a big mistake to fiction and act like I'm the idiot for covering this topic, that's what caused me to get triggered by skippers lazy and horrendous take on Godzilla even though I myself have always been more of a Power Rangers/Ultraman guy growing up I cannot believe how much info a normie can get wrong about Godzilla. (Great response btw. Sorry for the stupidly long comment)
No need to apologize! It really is unfortunate to see so many people write off this swath of fiction out of hand, and for such arbitrary reasons. I think maybe part of the reason Americans are so averse to Tokusatsu media it’s the basis on which it operates. The American entertainment industry puts so much stock into being “realistic” and “serious,” that anything that deviates from that method of storytelling is looked down upon. Tokusatsu for example operates on a level of surreality that might be foreign to some, but that leads to people not giving it a chance and that’s terribly sad. There are so many beautiful stories, and it’s disheartening to see them being written off because people are afraid of judgement or unwilling to give it a chance because it’s “weird” or whatever the hell. The Ultraman series on its own is such a deep well of incredible stories and rich worlds, and it’s a damn shame that our cultural relationship with media is such that it’s considered “lesser” for such arbitrary and unfair reasons. It’s a whole phenomenon that warrants discussion in and of itself, and it hurts to see something you care about get trashed so needlessly. I had a very similar experience just the other day at school, and it sucks. I think it’s important that we lean on our own relationships with the things we love, and remember that nothing can take that away from us. Even if people point and laugh, make fun, or say derisive things, it will usually be coming from a place of arrogance, which is why it’s important to engage in genuine, well-meaning expressions and discussions, rather than worthless bullshit like Skipper’s video. Thank you for watching and sharing!
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Very nice response.
10:28 man I can relate to this shit a lot, my college has something massive against my passion for tokusatsu and sometimes anime (godzilla included) they see it as nothing more than a joke and a big mistake to fiction and act like I'm the idiot for covering this topic, that's what caused me to get triggered by skippers lazy and horrendous take on Godzilla even though I myself have always been more of a Power Rangers/Ultraman guy growing up I cannot believe how much info a normie can get wrong about Godzilla. (Great response btw. Sorry for the stupidly long comment)
No need to apologize! It really is unfortunate to see so many people write off this swath of fiction out of hand, and for such arbitrary reasons. I think maybe part of the reason Americans are so averse to Tokusatsu media it’s the basis on which it operates. The American entertainment industry puts so much stock into being “realistic” and “serious,” that anything that deviates from that method of storytelling is looked down upon. Tokusatsu for example operates on a level of surreality that might be foreign to some, but that leads to people not giving it a chance and that’s terribly sad. There are so many beautiful stories, and it’s disheartening to see them being written off because people are afraid of judgement or unwilling to give it a chance because it’s “weird” or whatever the hell. The Ultraman series on its own is such a deep well of incredible stories and rich worlds, and it’s a damn shame that our cultural relationship with media is such that it’s considered “lesser” for such arbitrary and unfair reasons. It’s a whole phenomenon that warrants discussion in and of itself, and it hurts to see something you care about get trashed so needlessly. I had a very similar experience just the other day at school, and it sucks. I think it’s important that we lean on our own relationships with the things we love, and remember that nothing can take that away from us. Even if people point and laugh, make fun, or say derisive things, it will usually be coming from a place of arrogance, which is why it’s important to engage in genuine, well-meaning expressions and discussions, rather than worthless bullshit like Skipper’s video. Thank you for watching and sharing!
GODZILLA IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE WORLD