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Godzilla Minus One

Started by Darrin Kelley, December 02, 2023, 04:39:37 AM

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jhkim

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January 10, 2024, 10:20:21 PM
Quote from: Eirikrautha on January 10, 2024, 09:16:12 PM
Quote from: jhkim on January 10, 2024, 07:51:39 PM
Godzilla Minus One does not push back against the military conquests of the Empire. It portrays the officers and soldiers as good people who just needed a chance to prove themselves, and it criticizes the government for not giving their tanks enough armor or putting ejection seats in their airplanes. This is effectively saying the Imperial military just didn't have good enough weapons to do the job right.

There you go, being disingenuous again.  The movie states very clearly that the problem was Japanese culture not valuing human life (those words are verbatum).  Ejection seats are an example, not presented as the problem.  And nowhere does the movie even imply that Japan would have won the war under any circumstances.  Once again, your bias shows itself...

For reference, here's the quote of the English translation. I'm assuming for now that the translation is accurate.

QuoteCome to think of it this country has treated life far too cheaply. Poorly armored tanks. Poor supply chains resulting in half of all deaths from starvation and disease. Fighter planes built without ejection seats and finally, kamikaze and suicide attacks. That's why this time I'd take pride in a citizen led effort that sacrifices no lives at all! This next battle is not one waged to the death, but a battle to live for the future.

There are four examples of how the country has treated life too cheaply - and all four examples are about the lives of Japanese soldiers.

Suppose I were to say, "The Nazi government treated life too cheaply. Just think about how they didn't respect the lives of their U-boat crews enough to install more safety features to protect them." This conveys that the people to be worried about were the poor U-boat crews. And saying that speaks volumes about the criticism being expressed.

You might not see it that way, but I am saying that it would be taken that way by most people in the countries Japan invaded, regardless of whether they were left-wing or right-wing.
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