WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.060 Do you watch the show Community at all? Well, 00:00:02.100 --> 00:00:03.899 there's kind of a joke where two of them have 00:00:03.899 --> 00:00:06.320 like a morning show. So I'm like singing it. 00:00:06.339 --> 00:00:09.000 I'm like Vincent Beth in the morning because 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:12.580 it is so early. I know. Actually, I thought if 00:00:12.580 --> 00:00:16.679 this was a live thing, I could have really gotten 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:21.140 my morning DJ personality on. But but alas, if 00:00:21.140 --> 00:00:39.659 we make a mistake, we can edit it out. Hello, 00:00:39.679 --> 00:00:41.579 everybody, and welcome to Camp Kaiju Monster 00:00:41.579 --> 00:00:44.420 Movie Podcast. We are your hosts, Vincent Hannum 00:00:44.420 --> 00:00:47.140 and Matt Levine, and we're talking about all 00:00:47.140 --> 00:00:49.479 of our favorite monster movies, the good, the 00:00:49.479 --> 00:00:52.259 bad, and the downright campy, and asking if they 00:00:52.259 --> 00:00:55.880 stand the test of time. Traditional kaiju, creature 00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:58.679 features, space invaders, the supernatural, and 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:01.619 everything in between. All strange beasts welcome 00:01:01.619 --> 00:01:05.900 here. Amp Kaiju is sponsored by Zach Linder and 00:01:05.900 --> 00:01:08.879 the Zach Pack, powered by Coldwell Banker Realty, 00:01:08.980 --> 00:01:11.959 your source for real estate, home rehab, fixing 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:14.280 and flipping for investor clients and residential 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:17.060 buyers. Reach out to the Zach Pack today for 00:01:17.060 --> 00:01:19.439 real estate services. Follow the Zach Pack on 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:22.060 social media and contact the Zach Pack for investment 00:01:22.060 --> 00:01:31.430 opportunities. Link in the show notes. Surprise, 00:01:31.430 --> 00:01:36.349 surprise. I am coming at you today with a surprise 00:01:36.349 --> 00:01:39.750 episode. What do you know? This came across my 00:01:39.750 --> 00:01:42.049 desk and I am so excited to share it with you. 00:01:42.109 --> 00:01:43.969 You're going to hear that word excited quite 00:01:43.969 --> 00:01:47.549 a bit in this episode. So first of all, today 00:01:47.549 --> 00:01:51.609 is June 21st, 2025. Dates are also going to be 00:01:51.609 --> 00:01:54.230 important. But don't worry, this is not going 00:01:54.230 --> 00:01:57.769 to be a history lesson for you today. It's going 00:01:57.769 --> 00:02:01.549 to be a little bit of Godzilla festival talk, 00:02:01.670 --> 00:02:04.709 Godzilla day. But go with me on this journey. 00:02:04.909 --> 00:02:08.610 So two days ago, Beth Bredlaw reached out to 00:02:08.610 --> 00:02:12.389 me on Instagram. She is a master student working 00:02:12.389 --> 00:02:16.110 on her PhD in Godzilla studies. She's going to 00:02:16.110 --> 00:02:19.189 talk to you all about it there. But she's wicked 00:02:19.189 --> 00:02:24.840 smart. Very fun and knows her kaiju. Beth reached 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:27.819 out to me asking if I could have her on Camp 00:02:27.819 --> 00:02:30.860 Kaiju Monster Movie Podcast to hype up Godzilla 00:02:30.860 --> 00:02:35.219 Day. Godzilla Day is coming to you in Bloomington, 00:02:35.259 --> 00:02:39.780 Indiana on June 27th, 2025. Yes, that is one 00:02:39.780 --> 00:02:42.780 week from today, but it's one weekend from today. 00:02:42.939 --> 00:02:46.599 It's going to be a weekend event. at a local 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:49.819 cinema in Bloomington in partnership with the 00:02:49.819 --> 00:02:51.840 university, in partnership with the Japanese 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:55.400 Society of Indiana and so many other great partners. 00:02:55.780 --> 00:02:59.719 Beth has organized this. She is passionate and 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:02.840 dedicated and committed and wants to spread the 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:06.120 love of the Big G. Who doesn't? That's why you're 00:03:06.120 --> 00:03:09.250 listening to Camp Kaiju. And that's why... Me 00:03:09.250 --> 00:03:11.250 and Beth have a great conversation, not only 00:03:11.250 --> 00:03:14.430 about Godzilla Day and all that's involved, but 00:03:14.430 --> 00:03:17.550 Jun Fukuda, the unsung hero, perhaps, of the 00:03:17.550 --> 00:03:20.849 Godzilla franchise and all the great work he's 00:03:20.849 --> 00:03:23.849 done for the legacy of Godzilla. We're talking, 00:03:23.969 --> 00:03:26.430 you know, Godzilla versus Megalon, Godzilla versus 00:03:26.430 --> 00:03:29.990 Mechagodzilla, Son of Godzilla, Ebira, The Horror 00:03:29.990 --> 00:03:34.229 of the Deep. These are Jun Fukuda joints, and 00:03:34.229 --> 00:03:37.590 no better fan to hype up Jun Fukuda. than Beth 00:03:37.590 --> 00:03:40.250 here on Camp Kaiju. So we're going to get to 00:03:40.250 --> 00:03:43.509 the meat and potatoes of the episode in a little 00:03:43.509 --> 00:03:45.110 bit. But of course, we got to go through some 00:03:45.110 --> 00:03:49.590 nuts and bolts and thank our patrons, Jason B. 00:03:49.789 --> 00:03:53.530 Struel, Sean Peggy, our anonymous patron, and 00:03:53.530 --> 00:03:57.939 Chris B. It's because of you all. that Camp Kaiju 00:03:57.939 --> 00:04:01.560 has a footprint in the monster community for 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:05.120 Beth to even know we exist and reach out to us. 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:07.699 So we're doing our part to spread the word, spread 00:04:07.699 --> 00:04:11.259 the love of everything Kaiju and monster movies. 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:14.560 Yes, I'm so excited. There's that word again. 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:17.920 Coming up next week, one week from today, we're 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:22.500 going to have Robot Jocks, a Stuart Gordon picture. 00:04:23.129 --> 00:04:25.490 featuring giant mechs. This is going to be a 00:04:25.490 --> 00:04:29.329 post -apocalyptic world of stop -motion robots 00:04:29.329 --> 00:04:32.790 fighting each other to settle disputes between 00:04:32.790 --> 00:04:36.589 countries. What about that doesn't make you want 00:04:36.589 --> 00:04:39.009 to watch this movie? Do check out that movie. 00:04:39.230 --> 00:04:42.029 Check out the reputation of this film. It did 00:04:42.029 --> 00:04:45.769 influence a whole ton of other artists. First 00:04:45.769 --> 00:04:48.069 and foremost, Guillermo del Toro's own Pacific 00:04:48.069 --> 00:04:50.829 Rim. So yes, if you think that sounds familiar. 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:55.459 It starts with robot jocks and all the related 00:04:55.459 --> 00:05:00.680 genre cinema and media related to giant robots. 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:04.600 So very exciting. After that, we're going to 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:07.720 take two weeks and prepare an episode on the 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:10.720 Company of Wolves. Naomi Osborne is going to 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:12.699 join us as a guest host on that. That's going 00:05:12.699 --> 00:05:16.079 to wrap up the first six months of season five 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:19.560 of Camp Kaiju. Matt and I are currently in discussions. 00:05:20.250 --> 00:05:22.629 For what the next half of the year is going to 00:05:22.629 --> 00:05:26.449 hold for season five, I can tell you we're going 00:05:26.449 --> 00:05:29.170 to feature a traditional kaiju movie in July. 00:05:29.970 --> 00:05:33.410 TBD patrons, if you're listening, know that you 00:05:33.410 --> 00:05:36.310 will have a voice in that. And if you are not 00:05:36.310 --> 00:05:38.449 a patron out there and you want to become a patron, 00:05:38.569 --> 00:05:41.029 one perk we're going to give you is that patrons 00:05:41.029 --> 00:05:43.709 are going to be able to vote on that high July 00:05:43.709 --> 00:05:48.189 title. So we hope that we can have some fun. 00:05:48.910 --> 00:05:52.269 Stop having a conversation about that. So conversation, 00:05:52.490 --> 00:05:55.509 maybe a rock them, sock them, knock down, drag 00:05:55.509 --> 00:05:59.870 out fight. Robot jock style. Yeah. Okay. Maybe 00:05:59.870 --> 00:06:02.230 not. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I 00:06:02.230 --> 00:06:07.709 am so excited. That is right. What else can I 00:06:07.709 --> 00:06:15.329 tell you? Well, I am just going to leave it with. 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:20.160 My well wishes for you this weekend, for this 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:23.319 year, for this lifetime. And we'll see you next 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:28.240 week for Robot Jocks. Have fun. Enjoy this. If 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.839 you have any questions about Godzilla Day, reach 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:33.579 out to me. Reach out to Beth. All those links, 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:36.060 all the important links are in the show notes. 00:06:36.379 --> 00:06:40.540 So check them out. And we thank you for listening. 00:06:40.860 --> 00:06:43.759 Leave us a positive rating and review if you 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:48.120 like what you hear. And until next time, stay 00:06:48.120 --> 00:07:17.939 campy. Will Godzilla, man's friend, be vanquished? 00:07:28.459 --> 00:07:31.500 More than 1600 dead have been reported, while 00:07:31.500 --> 00:07:34.459 other casualties are expected to exceed 30 ,000. 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:43.959 The main storage tank of the Japan Oil Company 00:07:43.959 --> 00:07:53.120 has exploded. Nothing man can do can stop the 00:07:53.120 --> 00:08:00.800 smog monster. Can Godzilla save the Earth from 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:18.040 this mastodon of destruction? A remote Pacific 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:21.300 island where an expedition of world -famous scientists 00:08:21.300 --> 00:08:24.160 investigate incredible rumors of its fantastic 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:28.100 mysteries and discover barren volcanic mountains 00:08:28.100 --> 00:08:34.299 surrounding strange green valleys. Mammoth caves 00:08:34.299 --> 00:08:38.179 that breed giant mutations. Vampire plants that 00:08:38.179 --> 00:08:45.809 devour humans. But most astounding of all, The 00:08:45.809 --> 00:08:52.190 tiniest women in all creation. Sacred beauties 00:08:52.190 --> 00:08:55.090 of a lost tribe which worships a monstrous creature. 00:09:03.809 --> 00:09:07.370 What is the secret of Mothra? What is the bizarre 00:09:07.370 --> 00:09:11.009 spell that awakens Mothra? As these doll -sized 00:09:11.009 --> 00:09:25.419 girls call to the super god from captivity. Mothra, 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:28.139 whose revenge is more devastating than any man 00:09:28.139 --> 00:09:36.179 -made weapon. Mothra, who defies warplanes. Cracks 00:09:36.179 --> 00:09:44.159 ocean liners. Smashes dams and bridges. creating 00:09:44.159 --> 00:09:48.519 hurricanes. Mothra, enveloped in a shell that 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:57.059 no human force can penetrate. Mothra, indestructible, 00:09:57.179 --> 00:10:01.820 all -powerful, indescribable. What kind of creature 00:10:01.820 --> 00:10:17.460 is this god monster, Mothra? And Mothra, in one 00:10:17.460 --> 00:10:19.860 of the most explosive action pictures ever to 00:10:19.860 --> 00:10:23.360 hit the screen. From the depths of the ocean 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:26.059 comes the most terrifying horror of the deep. 00:10:35.539 --> 00:10:38.519 From within the mountain caves comes the dreaded 00:10:38.519 --> 00:10:54.889 monster Godzilla. the most titanic battle ever 00:10:54.889 --> 00:10:57.610 screened when the monster of the deep challenges 00:10:57.610 --> 00:11:09.990 the mighty Godzilla. Hi, good morning. Good morning. 00:11:10.570 --> 00:11:13.629 I'd love you to just introduce yourself and talk 00:11:13.629 --> 00:11:17.240 about Godzilla Day. My name is Beth Rudlaw. I 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:20.659 am a graduate student at IU in Bloomington, Indiana. 00:11:21.019 --> 00:11:24.379 And I am the person that have organized and put 00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:29.480 together Godzilla Day, which is June 27th, 2025 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:33.820 in Bloomington, Indiana, where the mayor of Bloomington, 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:37.320 Indiana, Carrie Thompson, officially signed and 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:42.879 proclaimed June 27th, Godzilla Day. And you have 00:11:42.879 --> 00:11:46.899 the paper. Yeah, with our official sealed proclamation. 00:11:46.899 --> 00:11:52.240 But June 27th kicks off Godzilla Weekend. And 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:57.240 Godzilla Weekend is a weekend film event at the 00:11:57.240 --> 00:12:01.519 Buzz Kirk Chumley where we will be showing original 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:07.120 Godzilla films. From Toho, they will be subtitled 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:10.200 and not dubbed. And on the Friday, June 27th, 00:12:10.200 --> 00:12:13.879 we have the first Godzilla by Ashiro Honda in 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:16.580 its original format. We're going to be having 00:12:16.580 --> 00:12:20.159 introductions from me, the local Godzilla historian, 00:12:20.379 --> 00:12:24.240 and then a post -film Q &A where we will have 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:27.500 a local podcaster named Steve Volan who will 00:12:27.500 --> 00:12:30.539 act as the emcee. And we will be fielding questions 00:12:30.539 --> 00:12:34.610 along with... professors from East Asian Studies 00:12:34.610 --> 00:12:37.490 will be able to answer questions as well. So 00:12:37.490 --> 00:12:39.549 we're going to have a really amazing academic 00:12:39.549 --> 00:12:43.809 panel up there. June 28th, we're going to be 00:12:43.809 --> 00:12:46.590 showing one of my favorites, which is All Monsters 00:12:46.590 --> 00:12:50.289 Attack. And then June 29th, it'll be a trip. 00:12:50.330 --> 00:12:53.309 We're going to have Godzilla versus Hedorah on 00:12:53.309 --> 00:12:56.330 the big screen in its original format. That is 00:12:56.330 --> 00:12:59.379 a trip. Yeah, we've been incredibly lucky. We 00:12:59.379 --> 00:13:02.700 have amazing sponsors for this event. We have 00:13:02.700 --> 00:13:07.000 First East Asian Studies at IU. And secondly, 00:13:07.220 --> 00:13:10.960 we have the Japanese American Society of Indiana 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:15.059 has been our sponsor as well. And lastly, we 00:13:15.059 --> 00:13:18.000 have the Pillar Arts, which is a nonprofit foundation 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:21.320 here in Indiana. So they're going to be helping 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:23.799 us out. And then at the event. We're going to 00:13:23.799 --> 00:13:26.919 have some tables set up, including from a local 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:30.259 tattoo shop called Tattoo Kaiju. And all they 00:13:30.259 --> 00:13:34.580 do is specialize in Godzilla tattoos. It's amazing. 00:13:34.700 --> 00:13:36.820 Well, they do a lot of things, but, you know, 00:13:36.860 --> 00:13:40.360 Kaiju tattoos is their main flavor. So it's going 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:43.379 to be a really great weekend. That sounds like 00:13:43.379 --> 00:13:46.120 it. I live in Minneapolis. I feel like I'm just 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:50.399 close enough to the radius of my acceptable drive 00:13:50.399 --> 00:13:53.580 time for a day. It's very tempting. To make that 00:13:53.580 --> 00:13:56.440 drive. So folks, if you're closer to Bloomington, 00:13:56.480 --> 00:14:00.419 please go. Already it sounds well worth the trip. 00:14:00.860 --> 00:14:03.360 You know, the really great thing too about our 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:06.240 venue, the Buzz Kirk Chumley Theater, is that 00:14:06.240 --> 00:14:11.299 it's this awesome movie theater from 1922. So 00:14:11.299 --> 00:14:13.919 it has all the original Art Deco and it's 600 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:17.720 seats. So it has, and it's been perfectly maintained. 00:14:18.059 --> 00:14:21.590 So it has those kind of like. original gold spires 00:14:21.590 --> 00:14:24.409 and the big red curtain and that stage up front 00:14:24.409 --> 00:14:27.710 so not only is it an awesome film to watch but 00:14:27.710 --> 00:14:30.409 we get to watch it within this like awesome venue 00:14:30.409 --> 00:14:33.210 all together and experience it it even kind of 00:14:33.210 --> 00:14:36.090 has that upper balcony area you know yeah it's 00:14:36.090 --> 00:14:39.429 really really cool i love that we have a few 00:14:39.429 --> 00:14:43.330 cinemas like that in town here and i whenever 00:14:43.330 --> 00:14:47.210 i can i prefer that to the big multiplex because 00:14:47.210 --> 00:14:50.379 it's so charming Yeah. Oh, I know. You know, 00:14:50.379 --> 00:14:54.379 the one thing we really wanted to do, like that 00:14:54.379 --> 00:14:57.159 was really important to me that when I decided 00:14:57.159 --> 00:15:00.220 to just like roll the dice and put this and get 00:15:00.220 --> 00:15:03.720 this thing going was I wanted to make sure that, 00:15:03.820 --> 00:15:08.740 you know, nothing about this was lacking or, 00:15:08.899 --> 00:15:11.519 you know, I guess the term is like half ass, 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:13.419 you know, it's like if we're going to show this 00:15:13.419 --> 00:15:16.419 in theaters. I want a beautiful cinema to do 00:15:16.419 --> 00:15:18.700 this. If we're going to show these films, they 00:15:18.700 --> 00:15:21.799 have to be the originals, you know, like I'd 00:15:21.799 --> 00:15:25.500 rather have, we, we got three films, you know, 00:15:25.500 --> 00:15:27.500 well, maybe we could have gotten seven, but they're 00:15:27.500 --> 00:15:29.240 the edits and we don't need that. I'd rather, 00:15:29.299 --> 00:15:32.000 you know, we have the three, the three films, 00:15:32.080 --> 00:15:34.279 the ones that, you know, we had to have the Honda 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:37.000 one in its format, you know, so then maybe next 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:39.750 year we can build this bigger. Yeah. So, you 00:15:39.750 --> 00:15:42.289 know, so yeah, it's, it's really coming along 00:15:42.289 --> 00:15:45.990 and I have seven days. Oh my God. Every day we 00:15:45.990 --> 00:16:10.259 get closer to this thing. this this idea and 00:16:10.259 --> 00:16:14.080 how it first came about well so i okay so i'm 00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:16.919 a graduate student i'm about to finish my master's 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:19.980 and i do art history but i'm also a philosopher 00:16:19.980 --> 00:16:22.500 i'm an aesthetic philosopher and i do decolonial 00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:25.320 work as well i have undergraduate degrees in 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:27.779 that and then i also have other master's work 00:16:27.779 --> 00:16:30.899 within this and then i'm a lifelong kaiju godzilla 00:16:30.899 --> 00:16:35.059 fan so we you know quickly i realized that shifting 00:16:35.059 --> 00:16:38.519 my focus into Godzilla studies within the frame 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:40.919 that I work with was something that fit really 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:43.940 nicely. And then, you know, at IU, we have East 00:16:43.940 --> 00:16:46.580 Asian Studies and International School and this 00:16:46.580 --> 00:16:48.919 beautiful art history department. And everyone 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:51.320 got on board like really quickly because we also 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:54.080 realized that, you know, within the past 20 years 00:16:54.080 --> 00:16:56.340 in the West, we're really starting to write this 00:16:56.340 --> 00:16:59.299 like historiography in doing this. So it's really 00:16:59.299 --> 00:17:03.399 like a perfect time to start intersecting. more 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:06.079 bigger philosophical issues and critical theory 00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:09.500 within this. And really the support from academia 00:17:09.500 --> 00:17:12.359 has been amazing, but that's also kind of how 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:15.119 this came out. So I really kind of wanted to 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:17.500 do something a little like different with my 00:17:17.500 --> 00:17:19.619 master's work to kind of show the school, like 00:17:19.619 --> 00:17:21.480 not only that I want to do Godzilla, I'm going 00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:23.119 to do this Godzilla studies and scholarship, 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:26.849 but like. I also want to show you like why it's 00:17:26.849 --> 00:17:29.089 so important to be active in this community. 00:17:29.450 --> 00:17:33.210 So I had spoke at a conference. It was called 00:17:33.210 --> 00:17:34.990 the Crisis and History Conference. And I spoke 00:17:34.990 --> 00:17:37.769 about Jun Fukuda films, a topic we were texting 00:17:37.769 --> 00:17:41.329 about. Yeah. And I was meeting with one. She 00:17:41.329 --> 00:17:43.970 does Japanese genre films. So she was advising 00:17:43.970 --> 00:17:47.569 me. And we were talking about Godzilla. And she 00:17:47.569 --> 00:17:50.329 just kind of like, like. put this breadcrumb 00:17:50.329 --> 00:17:52.329 out of like, I really wish we could get Godzilla 00:17:52.329 --> 00:17:54.190 in the cinema. And like, you know, when you have 00:17:54.190 --> 00:17:57.269 that moment when the light bulb goes out. Oh, 00:17:57.329 --> 00:18:00.890 yeah. So I started writing emails just to see 00:18:00.890 --> 00:18:03.690 what I could do. I went to a few venues. And 00:18:03.690 --> 00:18:05.690 then within three days, the Buzz Kirk Chumley 00:18:05.690 --> 00:18:09.130 Theater got back to me, Steve Versa. And he was 00:18:09.130 --> 00:18:12.240 like. Tell me, tell me more. And it was like 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:15.039 within a week or two, he had already reached 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:17.660 out to Janice films and we had a list and then 00:18:17.660 --> 00:18:19.700 we had a date and then it was like, okay, we've 00:18:19.700 --> 00:18:23.400 got three months. Let's go. And then I, you know, 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:25.700 so it was there. And then I was like, okay, crap. 00:18:25.700 --> 00:18:27.700 Like how, okay, now what do I do? You know, like 00:18:27.700 --> 00:18:29.660 I did this, we got to advertise and get this 00:18:29.660 --> 00:18:33.039 going. And I just thought. how, you know, like 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:34.819 this should be celebrated. You know, this will 00:18:34.819 --> 00:18:37.160 be the first time that this first film, like 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:40.099 this is Godzilla. Like this is the big film that 00:18:40.099 --> 00:18:42.640 kicked this all off. You know, how can I make 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:45.299 this extra special? So not only, you know, everyone 00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:47.839 can see and we should all celebrate this. And 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:49.759 then that's when I like thought like, how about 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:51.960 I get an official holiday proclaim? Like, how 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:54.539 would I do this? So I started looking at the 00:18:54.539 --> 00:18:57.279 paperwork and process to do it. There is official 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:59.859 channels like. You can go ahead through your 00:18:59.859 --> 00:19:02.099 mayor's office and event people that you have 00:19:02.099 --> 00:19:05.059 to talk to. It's a lot of bureaucracy and paperwork, 00:19:05.339 --> 00:19:07.740 which I'm very good at as a grant writer. So 00:19:07.740 --> 00:19:11.500 you just kind of have to be able to nuance it 00:19:11.500 --> 00:19:14.900 a bit. But I also had one of the art historians, 00:19:15.099 --> 00:19:17.200 her husband worked at the mayor's office. So 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:18.920 I had a little bit of an in to be like, hey, 00:19:18.940 --> 00:19:21.200 I'm trying to do this thing. We now have the 00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:23.319 venue. We have the date. So this is, you know, 00:19:23.339 --> 00:19:25.579 it's not like an advertising, but it's just going 00:19:25.579 --> 00:19:27.980 to be a celebration of this event here in town. 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:31.299 And luckily, I had submitted the paperwork on 00:19:31.299 --> 00:19:34.960 that Monday. That upcoming Friday was the one 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:37.319 day a month that she sat down and did the proclamation. 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:40.359 So we were able to kind of rush it through. Yeah, 00:19:40.380 --> 00:19:42.839 so then within two, three weeks of not only having 00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:45.829 this going. We then had the proclamation. So 00:19:45.829 --> 00:19:47.750 it's been a whirlwind because we only had three 00:19:47.750 --> 00:19:50.609 months to get this going. So then after I got 00:19:50.609 --> 00:19:53.230 that going, then that started the mass campaign 00:19:53.230 --> 00:19:55.170 of getting people who wanted to get involved 00:19:55.170 --> 00:19:58.630 in sponsorships and then trying to organize these 00:19:58.630 --> 00:20:00.849 other things. Also, too, I was still finishing 00:20:00.849 --> 00:20:03.589 my semester. You know, this started, let's say, 00:20:03.650 --> 00:20:06.509 beginning of April. I was in my semester till 00:20:06.509 --> 00:20:09.950 middle May. So, you know, and I have 77 students 00:20:09.950 --> 00:20:12.849 on top of taking three graduate, almost 700 level 00:20:12.849 --> 00:20:15.650 classes. So it's really only been within the 00:20:15.650 --> 00:20:18.390 past. I wish I would have had more time and resources 00:20:18.390 --> 00:20:20.990 to get this thing grown. But what we've done 00:20:20.990 --> 00:20:23.490 in three months has been really, really amazing. 00:20:23.869 --> 00:20:26.549 And, you know, it's almost like a centripetal 00:20:26.549 --> 00:20:29.109 force because the more energy we put out, the 00:20:29.109 --> 00:20:32.000 more we got. back you know it's really just been 00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:34.500 the reception of everybody around we've even 00:20:34.500 --> 00:20:36.980 had people approach us like my instagram and 00:20:36.980 --> 00:20:38.660 everything has been blowing up constantly people 00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:41.700 coming to me which has been really amazing it's 00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:44.950 kind of like if you build it they will come So, 00:20:44.950 --> 00:20:47.329 yeah, I mean, what we can't do this year, if 00:20:47.329 --> 00:20:49.509 we continue to do this, we now have kind of a 00:20:49.509 --> 00:20:52.410 template going forward for it. But, you know, 00:20:52.430 --> 00:20:55.230 this year, now we got to make this work. We got 00:20:55.230 --> 00:20:57.769 to get butts in seats and we can we can continue 00:20:57.769 --> 00:21:00.490 to do more to give not only the Godzilla community 00:21:00.490 --> 00:21:04.680 what they want, but I mean, just just. Bloomington, 00:21:04.740 --> 00:21:08.299 Indiana is kind of this fun, little artsy small 00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:11.420 town, you know, in in this area. We don't really 00:21:11.420 --> 00:21:14.200 have a lot around these. So it's kind of actually 00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:17.940 an ideal location to do this thing as well. Yeah, 00:21:17.940 --> 00:21:21.079 that I keep saying it, but that sounds so exciting. 00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:24.539 I'm very jealous of of everything you've got 00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:29.819 going on. Don't I am exhausted. I'm someone else 00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:33.250 who kind of tends to. And the candle at both 00:21:33.250 --> 00:21:36.109 ends. So I appreciate that, but I hope it's a 00:21:36.109 --> 00:21:38.569 good exhaustion at the end of the day and it's 00:21:38.569 --> 00:21:41.769 next week and then it's over and then you get 00:21:41.769 --> 00:21:44.589 to breathe and then do it all over again. Well, 00:21:44.589 --> 00:21:47.789 I also speak at G -Fest in Chicago. So the moment 00:21:47.789 --> 00:21:50.430 I finish this, then I have to get prepared because 00:21:50.430 --> 00:21:53.670 I have a panel speech with my husband and a good 00:21:53.670 --> 00:21:55.809 friend of mine. So we have to go ahead and get 00:21:55.809 --> 00:21:57.769 organized for that. I will. Yeah. I'm speaking 00:21:57.769 --> 00:22:00.410 at Godzilla Fest in Chicago, talking about a 00:22:00.410 --> 00:22:04.910 bureau in Pucata. So yeah. And then at the end 00:22:04.910 --> 00:22:07.089 of July, I have another speaking engagement in 00:22:07.089 --> 00:22:09.069 town. It's called Nerd Night. It's kind of this 00:22:09.069 --> 00:22:13.059 national event where. Bars will basically have 00:22:13.059 --> 00:22:16.160 like three speakers and PowerPoint presentations. 00:22:16.160 --> 00:22:18.940 And they're kind of more informal. I'm talking 00:22:18.940 --> 00:22:22.359 about the North Korean kaiju film. So I'll have 00:22:22.359 --> 00:22:25.019 that. And then I can, in August, I can get everything 00:22:25.019 --> 00:22:28.019 else in my life put back together. Is that Yongari? 00:22:29.019 --> 00:22:32.079 Yeah. Yeah, I think so. That's the Pelagarsis 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:36.420 film. Yeah. The iron eating kaiju. So I'm excited 00:22:36.420 --> 00:22:39.240 to do that one. dive deep dive i have seen it 00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:41.460 i've seen it i just haven't done a huge deep 00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:43.980 dive so after that it'll be my next deep dive 00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:46.980 for my my presentation on that film i tried to 00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:49.759 well i want to get back to i want to i want to 00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:52.339 get back to your g fest and then i want to talk 00:22:52.339 --> 00:22:57.400 about how you chose the titles the to program 00:22:57.400 --> 00:23:00.079 at the theater but i i have to share with you 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:04.539 that i'm a high school teacher yeah and my school 00:23:04.539 --> 00:23:07.900 we did like a A thing like we had clubs during 00:23:07.900 --> 00:23:10.660 the middle of the day for a period, which was 00:23:10.660 --> 00:23:12.700 really neat and kids could get involved. And 00:23:12.700 --> 00:23:17.099 I came up with a sci -fi movie club. And I had 00:23:17.099 --> 00:23:19.660 this whole thing built up. I created a slideshow. 00:23:19.799 --> 00:23:22.660 I thought it would be a class where I get to 00:23:22.660 --> 00:23:25.660 talk about the history of cinema through horror 00:23:25.660 --> 00:23:30.099 and sci -fi. I cared so much. The 10th graders, 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:35.579 not so much. And I quickly realized. They don't 00:23:35.579 --> 00:23:38.119 they don't need to learn about German expressionism 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:41.619 in the silent age. They just want to watch, you 00:23:41.619 --> 00:23:44.920 know, Jurassic Park, which I was like, OK, I'm 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:47.019 fine with that. Even most of them hadn't even 00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:49.839 seen Jurassic Park. So it was all a win at the 00:23:49.839 --> 00:23:54.720 end. Yeah. I hope you have better luck with your 00:23:54.720 --> 00:23:57.940 college students. You know, you know, what I 00:23:57.940 --> 00:24:01.160 really do is I always just like I. Honestly, 00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:04.000 it has to be something that's kind of present 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:06.619 and that they know. I've done The Last Airbender. 00:24:06.779 --> 00:24:10.200 That one was really successful. Jurassic Park. 00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:15.500 If you keep it more current of things that they're 00:24:15.500 --> 00:24:19.140 watching, Pokemon, it tends to keep attention 00:24:19.140 --> 00:24:22.200 a little bit. Yeah, I did show them because I'm 00:24:22.200 --> 00:24:26.000 limited to what's available on YouTube or Prime, 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:29.319 but Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 is on YouTube. 00:24:29.849 --> 00:24:33.170 with ads. Yeah. And so I watched that movie quite 00:24:33.170 --> 00:24:37.730 a few times. It rocks underrated. Hey, say film, 00:24:37.809 --> 00:24:41.250 but yes, I, yeah, it was still worth it. And 00:24:41.250 --> 00:24:44.109 the kids who were engaged were really engaged 00:24:44.109 --> 00:24:48.390 as is always the case. That's the one thing I 00:24:48.390 --> 00:24:51.130 kind of really love about Godzilla, and particularly 00:24:51.130 --> 00:24:54.210 I look at it from a philosophy point of view. 00:24:54.289 --> 00:24:57.890 The idea of nostalgia and novelty with it, because 00:24:57.890 --> 00:25:01.589 there is this generational introduction and almost 00:25:01.589 --> 00:25:04.170 this rite of passage. There's many ways that 00:25:04.170 --> 00:25:07.549 we all find ourselves within Godzilla, and there's 00:25:07.549 --> 00:25:11.299 no wrong way to do it. do it and i think because 00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:13.420 of that that's what makes it really special i 00:25:13.420 --> 00:25:15.640 mean we're on 70 years of this thing this thing 00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:18.740 is global and each of us have different weird 00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:21.500 ways we've gotten into it but there's also this 00:25:21.500 --> 00:25:24.799 huge overlap of we were introduced to it and 00:25:24.799 --> 00:25:27.380 then that excitement followed i think that's 00:25:27.380 --> 00:25:30.299 really that's one really special aspect of godzilla 00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:33.359 how did you get into godzilla My dad, we grew 00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:35.720 up with Godzilla toys and then I'm from Chicago. 00:25:35.980 --> 00:25:38.779 So I grew up as a Svengoolie fan. So then we 00:25:38.779 --> 00:25:40.819 started watching Svengoolie and, you know, you 00:25:40.819 --> 00:25:42.880 kind of start with a lot of like the, you know, 00:25:42.920 --> 00:25:45.799 the atomic creature features within the 1950s. 00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:47.700 And then, you know, and it just kind of goes 00:25:47.700 --> 00:25:50.920 and Godzilla is kind of always within my phenomenological 00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:53.000 sphere. And then, so it's like, I don't even 00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:55.680 realize that Godzilla's there and I'm a fan of 00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:57.720 it until you go out and other people aren't. 00:25:57.720 --> 00:25:59.200 And you're like, what do you mean you didn't 00:25:59.200 --> 00:26:01.730 watch Mothra? Like, how do you not know? And 00:26:01.730 --> 00:26:04.630 then you like and then. Yeah. And then you find 00:26:04.630 --> 00:26:07.730 yourself 10 years fighting people about why mantra 00:26:07.730 --> 00:26:11.910 is actually the best kaiju. So it becomes this, 00:26:11.950 --> 00:26:14.470 you know, this this thing that just becomes a 00:26:14.470 --> 00:26:17.309 part of your your life. But also, too, now looking 00:26:17.309 --> 00:26:19.250 back, it's like, oh, that was my dad in Spangoolie, 00:26:19.309 --> 00:26:22.710 you know. So, yeah, that's so nice. Mine was 00:26:22.710 --> 00:26:26.750 my mom. She she, you know, we go to the local 00:26:26.750 --> 00:26:29.680 video store and. She'd show us, you know, the 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:32.559 four Godzilla films that happened to be there. 00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:35.339 So like those I watched all the time. Mothra 00:26:35.339 --> 00:26:39.200 versus Godzilla is my favorite. And yeah, it's 00:26:39.200 --> 00:26:41.779 just one of those things I always had that I 00:26:41.779 --> 00:26:45.160 enjoyed. But like it wasn't until the past five 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:49.920 years where I saw all I ended up seeing all the 00:26:49.920 --> 00:26:52.440 Godzilla movies because then they became available 00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:56.609 on streaming. and whatnot so it's just been a 00:26:56.609 --> 00:27:00.630 renaissance for me in camp kaiju and now i spend 00:27:00.630 --> 00:27:03.690 almost every night trying to watch a new a new 00:27:03.690 --> 00:27:05.990 monster movie but kaiju movies i'm going through 00:27:05.990 --> 00:27:09.109 the gamera series right now you know i have a 00:27:09.109 --> 00:27:12.109 love of gamera i have gone through all the gameras 00:27:12.109 --> 00:27:15.650 myself you know i don't know i think that but 00:27:15.650 --> 00:27:18.349 do you find yourself as a kaiju person whenever 00:27:18.349 --> 00:27:21.730 people are talking about like like like a godzilla 00:27:21.730 --> 00:27:24.519 and then they say gamera and you're like Gamera 00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:27.680 is not Toto. So I'm like, I have to stop myself. 00:27:27.940 --> 00:27:31.660 I'm like, no one cares, Beth. Or would they pronounce 00:27:31.660 --> 00:27:36.240 Gamera Gamera? I'm like, no, no, no. Gamera. 00:27:36.259 --> 00:27:39.759 Yeah. We're now those people. Big turtle. Yeah. 00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:48.109 Yeah. Within the uncharted depths of waters surrounding 00:27:48.109 --> 00:27:50.990 a group of islands off the 50th parallel lies 00:27:50.990 --> 00:27:57.069 man's most formidable challenge. The awesome 00:27:57.069 --> 00:28:00.329 awakening of prehistoric monsters longed for 00:28:00.329 --> 00:28:13.819 extinct. Savage and deadly. Their one hope is 00:28:13.819 --> 00:28:16.619 to rule our planet as they once had thousands 00:28:16.619 --> 00:28:21.140 of years back. Giant against giant. The ultimate 00:28:21.140 --> 00:28:29.619 battle. Godzilla versus Megalon. Science was 00:28:29.619 --> 00:28:37.480 baffled and powerless. A terror -stricken humanity 00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:40.140 knew that it was on the brink of total destruction. 00:28:40.829 --> 00:28:43.930 A once proud civilization now had to place its 00:28:43.930 --> 00:28:47.250 trust and hope in Godzilla and his powerful ally, 00:28:47.670 --> 00:29:01.670 Robotman. In concert, they would fight this evil 00:29:01.670 --> 00:29:04.910 in a duel to the death. Battling by day, battling 00:29:04.910 --> 00:29:07.390 by night, it was more than a race against time. 00:29:07.930 --> 00:29:11.240 This war was an all -out effort. whose ultimate 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:14.339 purpose was to save our planet from total destruction. 00:29:16.019 --> 00:29:21.220 Now came the moment of truth. The ultimate battle. 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:40.829 Titan against Titan. giant against giant in the 00:29:40.829 --> 00:29:43.849 most spectacular battle yet you'll see it all 00:29:43.849 --> 00:29:53.730 in godzilla versus megalon with two america's 00:29:53.730 --> 00:29:56.029 most blood -chilling science fiction shockers 00:29:56.029 --> 00:30:00.130 island of the burning dam and godzilla's revenge 00:30:09.869 --> 00:30:17.450 each other for the conquest of our planet. See 00:30:17.450 --> 00:30:20.109 the giant spiders spin their web of fear around 00:30:20.109 --> 00:30:31.289 their enemies. Godzilla's revenge knows no limit. 00:30:35.920 --> 00:30:39.680 No stopping. See man's last attempt at saving 00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:43.539 humanity from destruction. And Godzilla's revenge. 00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:51.519 And on the same shot -filled program, Island 00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:59.000 of the Burning Dam. A bionic monster. A menacing 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:01.819 giant, an awesome machine, unleashed with a deadly 00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:05.160 task. Godzilla, the only hope for Earth's survival. 00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:10.059 Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster. Godzilla strives 00:31:10.059 --> 00:31:11.880 to win supremacy in a fight to the end. Will 00:31:11.880 --> 00:31:13.940 Godzilla triumph? The Earth survive? Godzilla 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:16.779 vs. the Bionic Monster, an Earth -shaking movie. 00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:23.680 Rated G. Ten seconds, track. Okay, so the one 00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:25.740 in Bloomington, tickets are all on sale. You 00:31:25.740 --> 00:31:27.619 can go ahead and get tickets at buzzkirkchumlee 00:31:27.619 --> 00:31:31.039 .org. And when me and Steve were, me and Steve 00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:34.200 Beresoff, when we, he had sent me out the list. 00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:39.339 So this was late March, early April. We had had 00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:42.960 a pretty decent list of about 10 to 12 films 00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:46.509 within the different decades. And then how we 00:31:46.509 --> 00:31:49.250 agreed on the ones we did. Well, we obviously 00:31:49.250 --> 00:31:51.109 knew you have to have the first one. You have 00:31:51.109 --> 00:31:54.269 to have Honda's film, which is playing June 27th, 00:31:54.289 --> 00:31:55.990 which is what the mayor has declared Godzilla 00:31:55.990 --> 00:32:00.130 Day. So we had the Saturday and Sunday, you know, 00:32:00.150 --> 00:32:02.309 because we are in a small town that we knew we 00:32:02.309 --> 00:32:04.650 were losing a lot of the college kids. So we 00:32:04.650 --> 00:32:07.150 were like, what can we work with with the population? 00:32:07.269 --> 00:32:10.609 And what days can we do this? So we ended up 00:32:10.609 --> 00:32:13.269 on All Monsters Attack, which is honestly one 00:32:13.269 --> 00:32:16.319 of my favorites as well. It's kind of. it's how 00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:18.500 do i say this you're allowed to watch a film 00:32:18.500 --> 00:32:21.099 just to watch monsters fight and enjoy it but 00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:24.019 i do think there is like the universal message 00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:26.160 of a little bit of like childhood loneliness 00:32:26.160 --> 00:32:29.500 and like navigating the world comes through because 00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:31.839 we also knew that we have a lot of families here 00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:34.380 so you know the friday night event is that's 00:32:34.380 --> 00:32:36.299 the real serious event that we're having the 00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:38.609 academic talks but see the thing i'm excited 00:32:38.609 --> 00:32:40.609 about is a saturday night because i already know 00:32:40.609 --> 00:32:43.109 so many parents with young kids that they're 00:32:43.109 --> 00:32:46.490 now taking them to go see godzilla you know the 00:32:46.490 --> 00:32:48.569 friday night film is just a little serious it's 00:32:48.569 --> 00:32:50.230 a little heavy you don't really want to take 00:32:50.230 --> 00:32:53.470 a seven -year -old to that but you can june 28th 00:32:53.470 --> 00:32:56.309 so that that and that's all important for all 00:32:56.309 --> 00:32:59.609 of us we need a way to introduce this in and 00:33:00.109 --> 00:33:01.849 So what better way to do it at this beautiful 00:33:01.849 --> 00:33:03.930 theater? And it's going to be on the big screen. 00:33:04.089 --> 00:33:06.910 So that was really important. So I'm really excited 00:33:06.910 --> 00:33:09.049 about that day. Like I said, I personally know 00:33:09.049 --> 00:33:11.289 two or three young parents who are taking their 00:33:11.289 --> 00:33:13.549 young kids. And so it's like, this will be really 00:33:13.549 --> 00:33:16.210 like an amazing. So hopefully, hopefully they'll 00:33:16.210 --> 00:33:18.630 get away from Sonic and Toy Story. We can veer 00:33:18.630 --> 00:33:21.960 them towards Godzilla. And then, you know, the 00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:25.059 Sunday one, Godzilla vs. Adora, right? How do 00:33:25.059 --> 00:33:27.779 we pick that one? That was Steve Versa at the 00:33:27.779 --> 00:33:31.119 busker. He's like, that is such a fun, weird, 00:33:31.160 --> 00:33:34.859 trippy film. We're doing it Sunday. And honestly, 00:33:34.940 --> 00:33:37.440 the ticket sales have been really, really, I'm 00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:40.119 surprised how many tickets we've sold for that 00:33:40.119 --> 00:33:42.559 one. Either it's just everyone coming all weekend. 00:33:42.970 --> 00:33:45.690 Or we're getting those diehard cult classic film 00:33:45.690 --> 00:33:48.849 people that now can come on Sunday. And I'm excited. 00:33:49.029 --> 00:33:52.829 I've seen Hathorah on the big screen. I've seen 00:33:52.829 --> 00:33:56.250 the first Godzilla. But I haven't seen All Monsters 00:33:56.250 --> 00:33:59.829 Attack. So, also, we had a few on the list. We 00:33:59.829 --> 00:34:02.670 also had, we were going back and forth. One was 00:34:02.670 --> 00:34:05.069 Abira, Horrors of the Deep, which is one of my 00:34:05.069 --> 00:34:07.650 favorites. But we ended up, like, going off of 00:34:07.650 --> 00:34:11.340 that one. And the other one was a Mechagodzilla 00:34:11.340 --> 00:34:14.440 movie or a mantra. So we had to really weigh 00:34:14.440 --> 00:34:16.280 our options, but we figured we'd all monsters 00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:18.659 attack. So we had all the suits out. So what 00:34:18.659 --> 00:34:21.320 suit don't we have? And then that was when we 00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:23.659 decided, yeah, he was like, we're doing Hedorah. 00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:27.199 We need the Hedorah. So yeah. Isn't there, what's 00:34:27.199 --> 00:34:31.289 the Mechagodzilla night? Oh, so that's going 00:34:31.289 --> 00:34:36.230 to be June 24th. So a local film company, what 00:34:36.230 --> 00:34:38.429 they just do is they set up projectors in bars. 00:34:38.610 --> 00:34:40.449 They just go to bars and you can watch a movie. 00:34:40.940 --> 00:34:43.840 That's Cicada Cinema. So they've joined our fund. 00:34:44.159 --> 00:34:47.159 So they will be showing Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:49.800 June 24th at a local bar here at the Orbit Room. 00:34:50.039 --> 00:34:53.500 So just to kind of warm people's palates up of 00:34:53.500 --> 00:34:55.539 all of that. So we're super excited. That's, 00:34:55.539 --> 00:34:57.920 again, that's a Jun Fukuda, which is one of my 00:34:57.920 --> 00:35:04.340 favorites. Yeah, so I love that we were going 00:35:04.340 --> 00:35:06.619 back on Instagram and back and forth and you 00:35:06.619 --> 00:35:09.980 really were. Effusive with your love for Jun 00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:13.059 Fukuda. And I love that because I don't often 00:35:13.059 --> 00:35:16.380 hear people talk about him as their favorite 00:35:16.380 --> 00:35:19.920 Godzilla director. And anything you want to say 00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:23.429 about that man and his work? You know, I think 00:35:23.429 --> 00:35:25.829 within the past 20 years as Godzilla scholarship 00:35:25.829 --> 00:35:27.929 within the West has really started to develop, 00:35:27.969 --> 00:35:30.010 particularly now that we have books that are 00:35:30.010 --> 00:35:32.550 critically examining the series, I still think 00:35:32.550 --> 00:35:34.730 in terms of Jun Fukuda, we have a long way to 00:35:34.730 --> 00:35:38.210 go. You know, I look at things within a decolonial 00:35:38.210 --> 00:35:41.789 and like an aesthetic context. So what that means 00:35:41.789 --> 00:35:45.519 is like, I look at like. not the problems and 00:35:45.519 --> 00:35:48.900 constraints but like within agency and then the 00:35:48.900 --> 00:35:52.380 way artistic choices move franchises okay so 00:35:52.380 --> 00:35:54.719 so how does it repeat how does it keep going 00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:57.559 not that it's cheap but what did it do that then 00:35:57.559 --> 00:36:01.219 it repeated itself there's a lot of mastery within 00:36:01.219 --> 00:36:03.599 these films and the things that he does also 00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:05.960 there's kind of this like assumption that his 00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:08.699 films aren't political and they're these just 00:36:08.699 --> 00:36:11.079 kind of kitschy things but like when you start 00:36:11.079 --> 00:36:13.239 to examine them there's actually a lot of like 00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:16.780 subtle political messaging particularly abira 00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:19.360 that i find that's like you just need to change 00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:21.440 your lens a little bit and you're going to see 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:24.699 it you know he's a real outlier of everybody 00:36:24.699 --> 00:36:28.480 that has worked within godzilla and like his 00:36:28.480 --> 00:36:31.159 work i think laid the groundwork particularly 00:36:31.159 --> 00:36:36.179 for the legendary films for the 2001 gmk so that's 00:36:36.179 --> 00:36:39.920 and materiality you know We sit here and we keep 00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:42.099 it within the film context, but how about the 00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:43.920 toys? How about the posters? How about these 00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:46.760 other things that within our Godzilla fandom 00:36:46.760 --> 00:36:50.059 are really important and become this like way 00:36:50.059 --> 00:36:52.719 that we express ourselves and our love? You know, 00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:55.960 now we have Godzilla museums and we just had 00:36:55.960 --> 00:36:58.539 our first real big art exhibition, you know, 00:36:58.559 --> 00:37:01.579 can art explain Godzilla? So if we hadn't had 00:37:01.579 --> 00:37:04.940 these changes that were put within Jun Fukuda 00:37:04.940 --> 00:37:08.119 that he actually did really effectively. None 00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:10.639 of this. We couldn't be here today. So that's 00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:12.780 why it's like he's actually, in my opinion, one 00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:16.420 of the underrated heroes of the series. And the 00:37:16.420 --> 00:37:19.019 things that people critique actually are super 00:37:19.019 --> 00:37:22.260 important. Yeah. And I think about when he was 00:37:22.260 --> 00:37:25.539 directing most of the Godzilla films in the late 00:37:25.539 --> 00:37:30.159 60s, 70s. Yeah. I always think about the dire 00:37:30.159 --> 00:37:32.460 straits that the Japanese film industry wasn't 00:37:32.460 --> 00:37:36.269 at the time. Losing audiences to television and 00:37:36.269 --> 00:37:42.070 Kaiju Tokusatsu movies were on the wane. And 00:37:42.070 --> 00:37:46.150 how did that affect his approach? Maybe, maybe 00:37:46.150 --> 00:37:49.389 not. Because when I think of a Jun Fukuda film, 00:37:49.889 --> 00:37:52.070 I know, I just, I feel like I'm going to get 00:37:52.070 --> 00:37:56.869 more of a streamlined action film where Honda 00:37:56.869 --> 00:38:00.050 certainly has action, but he loved, like, in 00:38:00.050 --> 00:38:02.690 my opinion, Honda loves to... really show off 00:38:02.690 --> 00:38:07.329 the fantasy and lay bare a little more obviously 00:38:07.329 --> 00:38:12.909 the thematic elements. Jun Fukuda has those, 00:38:13.110 --> 00:38:16.889 but when I think of a Fukuda film, I'm going 00:38:16.889 --> 00:38:21.849 to get, yeah, more human action, more over -the 00:38:21.849 --> 00:38:24.409 -top Godzilla fights, Mechagodzilla, Megalon. 00:38:25.369 --> 00:38:27.309 Yeah, which I love. I mean, those are two of 00:38:27.309 --> 00:38:30.320 my top 10 favorite Godzilla movies. You know, 00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:32.380 what's the one thing I find, I was just watching 00:38:32.380 --> 00:38:34.119 Megalon yesterday because you were talking about 00:38:34.119 --> 00:38:36.000 that. So I was like, oh, let me, let me re -familiarize 00:38:36.000 --> 00:38:37.880 myself with Megalon. It was funny because the 00:38:37.880 --> 00:38:40.440 only version I could find was dubbed in Spanish. 00:38:40.500 --> 00:38:44.119 So luckily I know a little bit of Spanish. You 00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:47.960 know, and that's it. You know, he had to work 00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:50.199 within a TV format. So then that means that you 00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:52.940 need to change your sequences to fit within advertising. 00:38:53.340 --> 00:38:55.980 So you need to kind of do this bit structure 00:38:55.980 --> 00:38:59.559 to keep people going. and which he does really 00:38:59.559 --> 00:39:02.659 effectively effective there's also so much movement 00:39:02.659 --> 00:39:04.739 throughout his film like it never like megalon 00:39:04.739 --> 00:39:07.019 is like we have tanks and then going to cars 00:39:07.019 --> 00:39:08.539 then we're going on clips and then we're running 00:39:08.539 --> 00:39:10.860 so it's like you have this constant momentum 00:39:10.860 --> 00:39:13.659 within these films that are building and you 00:39:13.659 --> 00:39:15.820 know a lot of the evidence that people use to 00:39:15.820 --> 00:39:18.059 kind of discard like discourage his films is 00:39:18.059 --> 00:39:20.780 like well he wasn't a godzilla fan and yeah he 00:39:20.780 --> 00:39:22.840 really wasn't it wasn't what he wanted to do 00:39:22.840 --> 00:39:26.400 which is why godzilla becomes his tiny part of 00:39:26.400 --> 00:39:29.250 it like You could cut out Godzilla and you have 00:39:29.250 --> 00:39:32.210 these amazing action films, you know, so that's 00:39:32.210 --> 00:39:34.889 where I see so much of his voice and taking control 00:39:34.889 --> 00:39:37.630 within. And I think another thing, too, that 00:39:37.630 --> 00:39:40.630 we don't talk about is, you know, he was a Japanese. 00:39:41.420 --> 00:39:44.280 colonized subject. He's from Manchuria. He was 00:39:44.280 --> 00:39:47.619 from one of the most heavily occupied parts and 00:39:47.619 --> 00:39:51.059 he was born in the 1920s. So when he goes then 00:39:51.059 --> 00:39:53.699 to Japan to start working and doing all this, 00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:56.139 he's still heavily under the empire. And not 00:39:56.139 --> 00:39:59.039 only that, he doesn't have the same rights as 00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:01.860 everybody else. So then when the allies come 00:40:01.860 --> 00:40:04.260 in and they redo the constitution and they break 00:40:04.260 --> 00:40:07.320 up the empire, he stays within Japan, which is 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:09.260 really interesting because China was in a civil 00:40:09.260 --> 00:40:12.639 war. So he was constantly like within this like 00:40:12.639 --> 00:40:16.440 state and place where like I see so much of his 00:40:16.440 --> 00:40:19.539 films talking about war and the other and that's 00:40:19.539 --> 00:40:22.079 where I see him as a person coming through you 00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:25.480 know and Abira you know the red bamboo is just 00:40:25.480 --> 00:40:29.519 a stand -in for Mao Zedong and you know the culture 00:40:29.519 --> 00:40:36.119 revolution so it's he's able but one thing I 00:40:36.119 --> 00:40:39.260 think is also that I discuss you know A major 00:40:39.260 --> 00:40:43.039 Japanese anxiety was that the Chinese were spies. 00:40:43.260 --> 00:40:46.820 And then he does spy parody films like let that 00:40:46.820 --> 00:40:50.440 sink in. That is a man who not only knows where 00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:52.980 he is within the world, but he's finding a way 00:40:52.980 --> 00:40:54.940 to make it work. And he does it through humor 00:40:54.940 --> 00:40:57.679 in these like, I'm going to do it in front of 00:40:57.679 --> 00:41:01.360 you ways, which I think that's brilliant. Yeah. 00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:05.880 Not. Yeah. Well, I got to rewatch some of his 00:41:05.880 --> 00:41:09.670 films then with this. New perspective, for sure. 00:41:09.929 --> 00:41:12.429 Absolutely. Yeah. You know, in a lot of the critical 00:41:12.429 --> 00:41:15.050 work that I have been kind of reading, a lot 00:41:15.050 --> 00:41:17.070 of it, again, it kind of just focuses on the 00:41:17.070 --> 00:41:19.130 constraints and it's cheap and all this. But 00:41:19.130 --> 00:41:21.070 I'm like, you know, these beautiful panoramic 00:41:21.070 --> 00:41:24.269 shots he did, the way he did his locations. Again, 00:41:24.369 --> 00:41:27.150 those are all things that work within this like 00:41:27.150 --> 00:41:29.949 power structure that he's expertly navigating 00:41:29.949 --> 00:41:34.329 within a situation, you know. And even like Abira, 00:41:34.530 --> 00:41:36.630 the way like when I'm looking at the way it was 00:41:36.630 --> 00:41:39.989 produced. within his ion structure like again 00:41:39.989 --> 00:41:42.929 there's there's a huge history of like political 00:41:42.929 --> 00:41:45.550 tension there as well and then son of godzilla 00:41:45.550 --> 00:41:47.869 is another one that everyone rips on but i'm 00:41:47.869 --> 00:41:50.429 like no there's there's a lot of undercover elements 00:41:50.429 --> 00:41:54.090 within this so i love son of godzilla my co -host 00:41:54.090 --> 00:41:56.289 not so much so we had a really good episode about 00:41:56.289 --> 00:42:02.590 that movie but i think that for for critics to 00:42:03.469 --> 00:42:06.090 dismiss a film to pick it apart because of its 00:42:06.090 --> 00:42:11.309 perceived lack of budget and and limits well 00:42:11.309 --> 00:42:17.190 i as an artist and and someone who thinks critically 00:42:17.190 --> 00:42:20.429 about these films yeah but they're still like 00:42:20.429 --> 00:42:24.210 june fukuda is still still doing so much with 00:42:24.210 --> 00:42:29.599 so little and and that takes talent that Nobody 00:42:29.599 --> 00:42:31.619 can just do that because then you do get like 00:42:31.619 --> 00:42:35.860 a really boring, bad B movie. But to work within 00:42:35.860 --> 00:42:41.059 your means, I mean, how many other noted directors 00:42:41.059 --> 00:42:45.699 have done that and get their flowers? But maybe 00:42:45.699 --> 00:42:48.420 Fukuda is still trying to fight this perceived 00:42:48.420 --> 00:42:53.030 reputation. Yeah. And, you know, and then, you 00:42:53.030 --> 00:42:55.289 know, so then even to like within the rest of 00:42:55.289 --> 00:42:57.409 his life and these kind of interviews, it's like, 00:42:57.409 --> 00:42:59.829 you know, I kind of like read this. And then 00:42:59.829 --> 00:43:02.269 when you kind of start to see it, you can't unsee 00:43:02.269 --> 00:43:04.349 it. You get what I'm saying? Even his interviews 00:43:04.349 --> 00:43:06.889 and the way that he talks, it's like, you know. 00:43:07.309 --> 00:43:09.929 we kind of have this idea that like what it means 00:43:09.929 --> 00:43:12.610 to be revolutionary and the activist, but sometimes 00:43:12.610 --> 00:43:15.269 it is knowing what biases are against you. And 00:43:15.269 --> 00:43:16.969 then you still figure out a way to make it work, 00:43:17.090 --> 00:43:19.329 you know? And that's like what I see with his 00:43:19.329 --> 00:43:22.710 work. And also it's just really brilliant. He 00:43:22.710 --> 00:43:26.630 had, he knew he tapped into the 1960s mindset, 00:43:26.670 --> 00:43:29.929 the 1960s art and technology, and he knew how 00:43:29.929 --> 00:43:33.250 to make it work. And, you know, with, with spy 00:43:33.250 --> 00:43:36.050 films and Godzilla, you know, the thing I also 00:43:36.050 --> 00:43:39.059 love. all of his films are like bright and jazzy 00:43:39.059 --> 00:43:42.500 and everyone's expertly dressed. I mean, the 00:43:42.500 --> 00:43:45.820 amount of humor and joy to watch these films, 00:43:45.960 --> 00:43:48.219 you know, that's something that only he was able 00:43:48.219 --> 00:43:51.079 to really tap into. Yeah. I love that you mentioned 00:43:51.079 --> 00:43:53.780 the jazz component. Cause in Godzilla versus 00:43:53.780 --> 00:43:57.480 Becca Godzilla, that's just, that's my favorite 00:43:57.480 --> 00:44:02.070 soundtrack. Yeah. Right. That big band jazz. 00:44:02.869 --> 00:44:09.690 I'm like, let's go. That's awesome. You know, 00:44:09.710 --> 00:44:12.309 the jazz was one thing that he really did have 00:44:12.309 --> 00:44:15.190 control over. You know, he was able to pick his 00:44:15.190 --> 00:44:17.449 composers and do that. So that's one element 00:44:17.449 --> 00:44:20.230 that I really focus on in his work. Because also 00:44:20.230 --> 00:44:22.530 when I watch some of his other work, like 100 00:44:22.530 --> 00:44:24.809 Shot, 100 Killed, it kind of comes in again. 00:44:24.929 --> 00:44:27.469 So I'm like, I see what you're doing here. Like, 00:44:27.510 --> 00:44:29.730 you're still doing what you want. You're able 00:44:29.730 --> 00:44:31.889 to fit it in this context, which is brilliant, 00:44:31.949 --> 00:44:43.789 in my opinion. Yeah, agreed. The mightiest monster 00:44:43.789 --> 00:44:46.489 the world has ever known. The mightiest egg the 00:44:46.489 --> 00:44:51.969 world has ever known. Introducing me, son of 00:44:51.969 --> 00:45:02.329 Godzilla. The fantastic Redwater. One of the 00:45:02.329 --> 00:45:05.130 many weird natural phenomena on mysterious Solgale 00:45:05.130 --> 00:45:13.829 Island. 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So we're going to have a 00:46:35.550 --> 00:46:38.349 local podcaster, kind of local, local celebrity. 00:46:38.349 --> 00:46:40.909 His name is Steve Volan and he has another podcast 00:46:40.909 --> 00:46:44.070 in town. So he's going to be our MC. And then. 00:46:44.760 --> 00:46:47.559 I have two amazing professors up there. Her name 00:46:47.559 --> 00:46:51.139 is Professor Yasuko Akiyama. And she does Japanese 00:46:51.139 --> 00:46:54.639 language and pop culture. So she's really excited 00:46:54.639 --> 00:46:57.119 to be up there. And then the second one is her 00:46:57.119 --> 00:46:59.840 name is Professor Hana Arias. And she's the one 00:46:59.840 --> 00:47:02.280 that kind of gave me the light bulb idea. Because 00:47:02.280 --> 00:47:05.539 she does Japanese genre films and modernity. 00:47:05.659 --> 00:47:10.380 And then our fourth panelist, his name is Chris 00:47:10.380 --> 00:47:13.519 McVillain. And he's the local tattoo artist that 00:47:13.519 --> 00:47:16.650 works with. and does all the Kaiju tattoos. So 00:47:16.650 --> 00:47:19.650 yeah, it's going to be a neat panel up there. 00:47:19.710 --> 00:47:21.389 And hopefully, so we'll kind of give some... 00:47:21.760 --> 00:47:24.559 post film thoughts you know and then we'll kind 00:47:24.559 --> 00:47:27.179 of screen some questions we figure we'll go you 00:47:27.179 --> 00:47:29.059 know i don't know maybe because at that point 00:47:29.059 --> 00:47:30.739 i think we're going to start the film a little 00:47:30.739 --> 00:47:32.840 bit after seven so it'll be a little closer to 00:47:32.840 --> 00:47:35.840 nine so maybe we'll go we'll see what the crowd's 00:47:35.840 --> 00:47:38.639 energy is you know no later i would hope them 00:47:38.639 --> 00:47:41.000 like 10 30 that we'll be doing that you know 00:47:41.000 --> 00:47:43.039 everything anywhere from a half an hour to an 00:47:43.039 --> 00:47:45.039 hour you know really depending on our audience 00:47:45.039 --> 00:47:48.579 participation so yeah Yeah, the one thing I'm 00:47:48.579 --> 00:47:51.300 really excited about is that our emcee, he has 00:47:51.300 --> 00:47:54.179 a love of like government policy and action. 00:47:54.219 --> 00:47:56.719 So I'm excited to hear his thoughts and all the 00:47:56.719 --> 00:48:00.079 government arguing at the Diet National Building. 00:48:00.159 --> 00:48:03.739 That's, you know, in the film. Yeah. Will the 00:48:03.739 --> 00:48:07.280 mayor be on hand? We're working on it. We are 00:48:07.280 --> 00:48:09.480 working on it. At one point, we had had the deputy 00:48:09.480 --> 00:48:12.820 mayor on hand, but then she couldn't come. And 00:48:12.820 --> 00:48:15.460 then they're doing some filming of reading the 00:48:15.460 --> 00:48:18.280 proclamation for us, which would be great. Again, 00:48:18.460 --> 00:48:20.940 all this has moved so fast that people, they 00:48:20.940 --> 00:48:23.599 don't even know their schedules yet. But we will 00:48:23.599 --> 00:48:27.039 have the proclamation read, if not by video, 00:48:27.300 --> 00:48:31.500 but there. All right. Awesome. Yeah. And then 00:48:31.500 --> 00:48:33.579 when this is all done, I'm going to frame this 00:48:33.579 --> 00:48:39.230 on my wall. Absolutely. Yeah, but we're excited. 00:48:39.829 --> 00:48:45.650 I bet. What is something that you wanted to, 00:48:45.710 --> 00:48:48.010 you had an idea for, but it didn't come about 00:48:48.010 --> 00:48:52.789 this time around? More merchandising. By the 00:48:52.789 --> 00:48:54.769 time that we got the sponsorships, because it 00:48:54.769 --> 00:48:56.869 kind of got us out of the red with purchasing 00:48:56.869 --> 00:48:59.349 the films and getting the licensing kind of going. 00:48:59.960 --> 00:49:03.079 You know, I would have loved to get some cool 00:49:03.079 --> 00:49:05.820 shirts made and stuff like that. It just didn't 00:49:05.820 --> 00:49:07.440 happen this time around. We didn't really have 00:49:07.440 --> 00:49:09.840 the funds. Yeah. I would love to do that moving 00:49:09.840 --> 00:49:13.800 forward. I want more films. I want more of these 00:49:13.800 --> 00:49:15.679 films. You know, right now we have three. I would 00:49:15.679 --> 00:49:17.840 love to at least get to five. And then within 00:49:17.840 --> 00:49:22.170 each decade. I would also really like a public 00:49:22.170 --> 00:49:25.070 kind of artworks campaign. We have so much beautiful 00:49:25.070 --> 00:49:27.590 mural space here. You know, I, we've been able 00:49:27.590 --> 00:49:29.409 to kind of do it grassroots where we're putting 00:49:29.409 --> 00:49:31.489 Godzilla footprints all over town. You know, 00:49:31.489 --> 00:49:33.510 I would like to get something really bigger to 00:49:33.510 --> 00:49:36.309 do that. Yeah. And then, Hey, if I can build 00:49:36.309 --> 00:49:39.050 this to a festival, I want Gojira here. Okay. 00:49:39.130 --> 00:49:41.730 Like why can't we have the metal band Gojira 00:49:41.730 --> 00:49:44.030 here headlining? That's, that's now my goal. 00:49:44.360 --> 00:49:46.360 We also have a convention center. So I'm like, 00:49:46.380 --> 00:49:48.739 well, why can't we fill this full of like Godzilla 00:49:48.739 --> 00:49:51.500 toy collectors? Let's let's because let's be 00:49:51.500 --> 00:49:54.599 for real. Our Godzilla fans who we love, who 00:49:54.599 --> 00:49:57.519 are the toy collectors, come come down here and 00:49:57.519 --> 00:50:01.420 shine and show off, you know? Right. Well, I 00:50:01.420 --> 00:50:04.900 I think it's a good start. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:50:05.139 --> 00:50:07.599 I would love some speakers. I would really love 00:50:07.599 --> 00:50:09.820 to get a few Godzilla speakers down here, at 00:50:09.820 --> 00:50:12.559 least a few of the authors. And then also I would 00:50:12.559 --> 00:50:15.059 just like love a parade. You know, the Japanese 00:50:15.059 --> 00:50:17.719 American Society of Indiana has been really great. 00:50:17.880 --> 00:50:20.579 And I would love to really have, particularly 00:50:20.579 --> 00:50:23.760 within the first day or two. how important this 00:50:23.760 --> 00:50:26.539 film fits within Japanese history. So we can 00:50:26.539 --> 00:50:29.579 really like showcase at least some of these like 00:50:29.579 --> 00:50:31.940 bigger critical ideas of like the importance 00:50:31.940 --> 00:50:34.840 of it and why we do it, you know, just beyond 00:50:34.840 --> 00:50:38.360 the fan context, but within like larger art context. 00:50:39.360 --> 00:50:43.780 Yeah. Well, I, I, I don't know. I feel confident 00:50:43.780 --> 00:50:47.659 that in the coming years, if you, if you get 00:50:47.659 --> 00:50:50.079 this up again next year, it'll, it'll just keep 00:50:50.079 --> 00:50:52.179 going from there. You know, and that's kind of 00:50:52.179 --> 00:50:54.079 the amazing thing about Godzilla. It's kind of 00:50:54.079 --> 00:50:56.159 endless. You know what I mean? Like, you can 00:50:56.159 --> 00:50:58.739 kind of get a lot, you can do a lot with it because 00:50:58.739 --> 00:51:01.380 you could fit with the Japanese history, war 00:51:01.380 --> 00:51:04.460 history, film history, American history, you 00:51:04.460 --> 00:51:08.699 know. Cold War history. Yeah. Yeah. So we can 00:51:08.699 --> 00:51:11.099 kind of do all these avenues with it. Creature 00:51:11.099 --> 00:51:13.099 features, you know, we could even just have a 00:51:13.099 --> 00:51:15.380 mantra day. I just would love a mantra day. Can 00:51:15.380 --> 00:51:18.199 I get like... bug guys out here can we have butterfly 00:51:18.199 --> 00:51:22.260 exhibitions also i would love you know the art 00:51:22.260 --> 00:51:24.599 exhibition that's just finishing up in japan 00:51:24.599 --> 00:51:28.179 can art explain godzilla that has the dioramas 00:51:28.179 --> 00:51:31.980 and it's a it's an interactive multi -sensory 00:51:31.980 --> 00:51:34.400 art exhibition i would love to get that here 00:51:34.400 --> 00:51:36.320 in the states and i would love to get this here 00:51:36.320 --> 00:51:38.579 in bloomington we have the spaces we have the 00:51:38.579 --> 00:51:41.219 galleries you know so to get that going that 00:51:41.219 --> 00:51:44.079 would be one of a kind experience yeah that's 00:51:44.079 --> 00:51:48.099 amazing i i Mothra Day. That's what I want for 00:51:48.099 --> 00:51:52.559 you next year. Thank you. Who doesn't want Mothra 00:51:52.559 --> 00:51:55.440 Day? I would love a costume contest, okay? I 00:51:55.440 --> 00:51:58.780 want dog costume contest. I want ongoing platform. 00:51:59.800 --> 00:52:02.320 Yeah. You know, the thing, too, about we have 00:52:02.320 --> 00:52:04.639 a lot of cosplayers and drag performers here 00:52:04.639 --> 00:52:07.380 in Bloomington. And I just I come on out, guys, 00:52:07.480 --> 00:52:10.320 like let's showcase the local talent. We also 00:52:10.320 --> 00:52:13.139 have a ton of artists and performing artists. 00:52:13.219 --> 00:52:16.380 So let's get stage productions. Let's let you 00:52:16.380 --> 00:52:19.760 know, let's anything that you can put your creativity 00:52:19.760 --> 00:52:22.579 to. I would love to create a platform for them 00:52:22.579 --> 00:52:25.820 and have a way to celebrate a showcase. Because 00:52:25.820 --> 00:52:31.710 Godzilla is universal. I do no, no bounds. You 00:52:31.710 --> 00:52:34.829 could do anything with them. I mean, obviously 00:52:34.829 --> 00:52:38.409 the like Honda and Fukuda do with the Godzilla 00:52:38.409 --> 00:52:41.869 can be a metaphor for so many things, but you 00:52:41.869 --> 00:52:44.750 can put Godzilla's face on any kind of merchandise, 00:52:44.989 --> 00:52:49.489 any kind of artwork. It works. I want Godzilla 00:52:49.489 --> 00:52:51.690 sugar cookies. Okay. I want, are you a baker 00:52:51.690 --> 00:52:54.289 showcase that off? You know, I've been getting 00:52:54.289 --> 00:52:57.699 into the question a lot about AI. And, you know, 00:52:57.699 --> 00:52:59.780 my thoughts on AI and where it's going. First 00:52:59.780 --> 00:53:02.039 off, I'm not a fan. So I'll just start with there. 00:53:02.099 --> 00:53:04.539 I'll preface it. But the one thing I think that 00:53:04.539 --> 00:53:08.699 we can combat AI is with creativity. So that's 00:53:08.699 --> 00:53:10.539 a great thing that Godzilla can do. Godzilla 00:53:10.539 --> 00:53:13.599 inspires endless creativity. So, yeah, let's 00:53:13.599 --> 00:53:16.519 foster Godzilla. And that's a way then that people 00:53:16.519 --> 00:53:18.460 are, you know, putting their own effort into 00:53:18.460 --> 00:53:20.800 it and not like relying on these like problematic 00:53:20.800 --> 00:53:24.519 crutches of AI. Oh, all right. Now we're getting 00:53:24.519 --> 00:53:27.960 into some teacher talk about. I know. Well, as 00:53:27.960 --> 00:53:32.659 another teacher, I'm sure. Oh, my God. Yeah, 00:53:32.860 --> 00:53:36.860 it's a. It's a brave new world out there. Yeah, 00:53:36.940 --> 00:53:39.599 but that's that's that's kind of it. I think 00:53:39.599 --> 00:53:41.900 something universal like Godzilla that changes 00:53:41.900 --> 00:53:44.300 forms, changes shape, changes themes and all 00:53:44.300 --> 00:53:47.019 of that. And I think particularly to like. Which 00:53:47.019 --> 00:53:49.400 is, like, you know, in my event coming up here, 00:53:49.480 --> 00:53:51.860 you know, in a week, in June 27th, I think the 00:53:51.860 --> 00:53:53.440 one thing that, like, I've gotten the question 00:53:53.440 --> 00:53:55.760 of, like, what do you kind of want people to 00:53:55.760 --> 00:53:57.719 know about it? Or say to people that aren't fans. 00:53:57.880 --> 00:53:59.860 Like, why should people that aren't fans come 00:53:59.860 --> 00:54:03.000 to this? And I should say. First off, it's going 00:54:03.000 --> 00:54:05.340 to just be an event and a spectacle. Come have 00:54:05.340 --> 00:54:08.119 a great night at the movie theater. The tickets 00:54:08.119 --> 00:54:10.039 aren't even that expensive. I think they're like 00:54:10.039 --> 00:54:13.059 less than 20 bucks. So we're keeping the cost 00:54:13.059 --> 00:54:16.519 down. Have a good night at the movies. Come to 00:54:16.519 --> 00:54:19.099 a beautiful movie theater and experience this 00:54:19.099 --> 00:54:21.460 as a group. You know, this is going to be a great 00:54:21.460 --> 00:54:23.539 Friday night. So even if you're not a fan, you 00:54:23.539 --> 00:54:25.960 don't know anything of it. The event itself is 00:54:25.960 --> 00:54:28.960 going to be spectacular. So I'm not here to change 00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:31.039 your mind. I just want you to sit back and experience 00:54:31.039 --> 00:54:34.980 it. and let yourself enjoy this as well. And 00:54:34.980 --> 00:54:37.860 then, hey, if you are a fan, come on down as 00:54:37.860 --> 00:54:42.460 well. Or, you know, just come in and experience 00:54:42.460 --> 00:54:44.719 something. And that's what we're just trying 00:54:44.719 --> 00:54:47.420 to, like, showcase with this. And celebrate, 00:54:47.599 --> 00:54:49.599 which is hence why we got the mayor to declare 00:54:49.599 --> 00:54:53.440 June 27th Godzilla Day. You have done so much 00:54:53.440 --> 00:54:56.000 hard work. I know it's going to pay off. I wish 00:54:56.000 --> 00:54:58.300 you all the best. You should be very proud of 00:54:58.300 --> 00:55:01.769 yourself and your team. And I know you just gave 00:55:01.769 --> 00:55:04.769 a wonderful wrap up there, but is there anything 00:55:04.769 --> 00:55:10.230 else you want to add about Godzilla Day? All 00:55:10.230 --> 00:55:12.230 right. I'm going to do my whole speech over again 00:55:12.230 --> 00:55:16.389 then. So June 27th is Godzilla Day in Bloomington, 00:55:16.429 --> 00:55:18.510 Indiana, as declared by our beautiful mayor. 00:55:19.039 --> 00:55:21.420 Carrie Thompson, which kicks off Godzilla Weekend 00:55:21.420 --> 00:55:23.639 at the Buzz Kirk Chumley Theater. You can buy 00:55:23.639 --> 00:55:27.119 tickets at thebuzzkirkchumley .org. Friday, the 00:55:27.119 --> 00:55:30.099 June 27th, we will be showing the original, in 00:55:30.099 --> 00:55:33.019 its original format, English subtitles, Godzilla 00:55:33.019 --> 00:55:36.719 1954 from Oshiro Honda. Before the film, I'll 00:55:36.719 --> 00:55:38.579 be introducing the film and kind of kicking it 00:55:38.579 --> 00:55:41.179 off. And then we're going to have a really amazing 00:55:41.179 --> 00:55:44.579 post -film Q &A with professors and scholars 00:55:44.579 --> 00:55:47.860 of Japanese art and cinema to answer any questions. 00:55:48.670 --> 00:55:51.289 the 28th we will be showing all monsters attack 00:55:51.289 --> 00:55:53.889 and then sunday it'll be a it'll be a wild ride 00:55:53.889 --> 00:55:56.570 we're going to show godzilla versus hedora and 00:55:56.570 --> 00:55:59.570 if you're dipping in and you want to get more 00:55:59.570 --> 00:56:01.849 involved with godzilla then come out june 24th 00:56:01.849 --> 00:56:03.769 to cicada cinema at the orbit room and come watch 00:56:03.769 --> 00:56:06.570 godzilla versus mecha godzilla and just a shout 00:56:06.570 --> 00:56:08.849 out to our sponsors again east asian studies 00:56:08.849 --> 00:56:13.869 at iu and pillar arts and you know the japanese 00:56:13.869 --> 00:56:17.519 american society of indiana That's great. I'm 00:56:17.519 --> 00:56:19.599 going to put all those links in our show notes. 00:56:19.719 --> 00:56:22.179 Perfect. So, folks, you can find out information 00:56:22.179 --> 00:56:24.820 about tickets, about the sponsors, about the 00:56:24.820 --> 00:56:30.099 venue. Beth, if there's anything that, I don't 00:56:30.099 --> 00:56:32.900 know, any professional work or scholarly work 00:56:32.900 --> 00:56:35.579 that you want to share, I'm happy to spread the 00:56:35.579 --> 00:56:39.639 word there, too. But thank you so much for coming 00:56:39.639 --> 00:56:42.559 on Camp Kaiju, Monster Movie Podcast. We love 00:56:42.559 --> 00:56:47.420 talking about this stuff. you know, taking fun 00:56:47.420 --> 00:56:49.679 movies seriously a little bit, understanding 00:56:49.679 --> 00:56:53.099 the analysis and unpacking all the, all the rich 00:56:53.099 --> 00:56:56.980 meaning behind these films. So you're welcome 00:56:56.980 --> 00:56:59.280 at any time. I think we speak the same language. 00:56:59.460 --> 00:57:05.119 I hope you had a nice time talking. And thank 00:57:05.119 --> 00:57:08.889 you. Yeah, please. I'd love to come back. Like 00:57:08.889 --> 00:57:11.230 I said, I'm now going to be finishing up working 00:57:11.230 --> 00:57:13.909 on my master's, switching towards my PhD. So 00:57:13.909 --> 00:57:16.030 I will have more research coming my way. And, 00:57:16.090 --> 00:57:17.909 you know, we all love to talk about Godzilla 00:57:17.909 --> 00:57:42.110 all day long. You just need to spend time with 00:57:42.110 --> 00:57:46.349 your kids. It takes a man to be a dad.