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Godzilla, as traditional folklore tells us, was one of two remaining gojirasaurus left on Earth exposed to radiation during nuclear tests from World War II. The gojirasaurus had managed to survive extinction presumably because of survival skills including: the ability to remain dormant for long periods of time and tolerance to endure extreme heat and radiation adapted from living in active volcanic regions. He mutated into a fire-breathing monster after more exposure to atomic tests after World War II. The monster became a massive radioactive dinosaur that could blow destructive nuclear plasma mist out of his mouth. This mist could explode, melt or even ignite things far away.
The name Godzilla came from the combination of two Japanese words gorira and kujira which translate to gorilla and whale. The coined term “Gorjira” meant half gorilla and half whale and accurately defined the monster’s amphibian and mammal-like characteristics. Godzilla was born through the first 1954 Japanese film shortly after the Lucky Dragon 5 Incident. He was created as a representation of nuclear weapons in regards to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Godzilla was also a representation of the Japanese people’s psychological recovery from their destroyed cities and culture caused by the radioactive fallout. Godzilla was used as a metaphor for the growing fears of a nation living in the shadow of doomsday.
The name Godzilla came from the combination of two Japanese words gorira and kujira which translate to gorilla and whale. The coined term “Gorjira” meant half gorilla and half whale and accurately defined the monster’s amphibian and mammal-like characteristics. Godzilla was born through the first 1954 Japanese film shortly after the Lucky Dragon 5 Incident. He was created as a representation of nuclear weapons in regards to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Godzilla was also a representation of the Japanese people’s psychological recovery from their destroyed cities and culture caused by the radioactive fallout. Godzilla was used as a metaphor for the growing fears of a nation living in the shadow of doomsday.