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''Cloverfield'' and the original ''Godzilla'' both use giant monsters to evoke then-recent attacks that had profound effects on their countries of origin (9/11 and Allied bombings during World War II). The Abrams quote is useful in confirming that the filmmakers had Godzilla on their minds, but this parallel is much more significant. | ''Cloverfield'' and the original ''Godzilla'' both use giant monsters to evoke then-recent attacks that had profound effects on their countries of origin (9/11 and Allied bombings during World War II). The Abrams quote is useful in confirming that the filmmakers had Godzilla on their minds, but this parallel is much more significant. | ||
I'm willing to listen to whatever the director said, but I'm extremely skeptical. Based on the film alone, ''Garuda'' has a much weaker case than anything else we've let in under this rule. | I'm willing to listen to whatever the director said, but I'm extremely skeptical. Based on the film alone, ''Garuda'' has a much weaker case than anything else we've let in under this rule. (Aside from ''Colossal'', which has an exceedingly weird backstory.) | ||
