ALL SCI-FI

[WadeVC]

How can we forget about the winged marvel of the Japanese screen, Mothra.

Mothra is a giant divine moth kaiju who first appeared in the 1961 serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra, which was adapted the same year by Toho into the film Mothra. Mothra made her first appearance alongside Godzilla in the 1964 Godzilla film Mothra vs. Godzilla.

Mothra's major distinction among Toho's library of kaiju, aside from being the first female monster in the Godzilla series, is her benevolent nature and relationship to mankind.

While other monsters like Godzilla frequently menace humanity with their very existence, Mothra fights to protect humanity from monsters that threaten it.

Mothra is accompanied by two miniature twin priestesses named the Shobijin, who speak to humanity on her behalf.

However, Mothra has still wrought destruction herself, though this is only to rescue her Shobijin when they are kidnapped or when she is under the control of the Kilaaks. Since her introduction, Mothra has become Toho's most popular and prolific monster character behind only Godzilla himself, earning the title "Queen of the Monsters."
-Wikizilla


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[Bud Brewster]

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Thanks, Wade! I didn't know most of the info you shared..

The recent Kong/Godzilla movies are much more to my liking than the Japanese movies, and their interpretation of Mothra really jazzed up the character.

Of Course that means that fans of the original movies with include Mothra probably dislike the drastic change..

It's an example of what happens when classics are "updated" for revived movies and TV series. Simply put, the rule goes like this.

"If you liked the original, you don't think it needs fixing. Whereas if you dislike the original, you're delighted that somebody finally fixed it!"
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