Bounding Into Comics collects what info we have on the re-imagined take on Eiji Tsuburya’s giant hero, including a video from our pals at Monstrosities on YouTube. (Actually I’m just friends with Matt.)
Personally I don’t know why they went all CG. Is even Japan starting to hate the man-in-suit approach Tsuburya basically pioneered if not outright created for Godzilla? I don’t see the point in it. The only other listed change is the dropping of the color timer, which seems strange to do as it’s part of the iconography of Ultraman and the other Ultra Heroes of the franchise. At least the latest still looks better than the “Slenderman” design originally seen in promotion (though given what I’ve heard about Shin Godzilla I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s another form) but taking away the color timer is like taking away Superman’s trunks. You kind of notice it and it look like something’s missing.
The Creative Meta-Narrative Of Rick & Morty’s Story Train
Rick And Morty is not a show I follow. I can appreciate the work that goes into it and I’ve watched many of MatPat’s Film Theory episodes about the show but the humor and darker themes just aren’t really something I want to watch on a personal level. There are only so many hours in the day so I choose my entertainment based on my tastes and preferences. Heck, my reviews rarely leave my wheelhouse.
However, one recent Film Theory episode examined the episode “Never Ricking Morty“, in which the title characters end up on the “Story Train”, a train that represents their show as meta narratives show up in episodes and even commercials they make for other products. MatPat makes the case that it’s a meta narrative for all the roadblocks in place for a TV series like theirs and it covers a lot of ground we’ve gone over here at the Spotlight about fan engagement, the creative process, serialized versus done-in-one episodes (that one doesn’t come up a lot granted), and a few things we haven’t discussed. So there’s more about this I’d like to say. I haven’t seen the episode but there’s still a lot to be learned from the theory.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 17, 2020 in Animation Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged commentary, Film Theory, MatPat, Rick & Morty.
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