Really, this is just an excuse to post a picture of Godzilla – my absolute hero! – toying with Marvel’s Avengers. Because, Hawkeye! 😀 Obsessive fangirl much? 😉
So anyway, yesterday I read a quirky article in The Guardian’s culture & film pages – Apes, vampires or giant crabs: which movie apocalypse would you prefer? – and I just thought I’d share! Apparently, “Whether you’re hiding from Godzilla or fleeing the zombie masses, some films prove you might just be better off flinging yourself into the sea.” The author of this muy serio article goes on to argue that based on a recent list of all the different ways the world might end, in turn based on scenarios from films, ‘people’ have stated how they would respond; “It is stupid, and now I will explain why on a scenario-by-scenario basis.”
Have a read; it’s good fun. And, if I can just interject, now seems like the perfect time to talk about the Godzilla Threshold trope. C’mon! How often do I get to slip a literary reference to that particular rhetorical device into casual conversation..? 😉
“…every so often, the time comes when the threat is so great, the situation has gone so horribly wrong, that there is no proportionate response. When circumstances are so dire as to justify the use of any and every thing that might solve it, no matter how reckless, nonsensical, or horrific, regardless of cost. When even the summoning of Godzilla, king of the monsters and patron saint of collateral damage, could not possibly make the crisis any worse. Every so often, the situation crosses the Godzilla Threshold.” – TV Tropes
And there’s just no coming back from that. 😉
Art credit: Comic Vine
