Symbols and Tropes
Godzilla
Godzilla is the Severus Snape of giant, fire-breathing dinosaurs. That is, we tend to remember them as heroes because of where their multi-movie character arcs took them, but when they first showed...
The Oxygen Destroyer
When thinking about the Oxygen Destroyer, it's best not to think too deeply. Like, if you get rid of all the oxygen in H2O, how do you have any water left? Wouldn't you just have a bunch of hydroge...
Traditional Military Weapons
There are few problems in movies that a good old-fashioned weapon can't solve. Terrorist taking over a skyscraper? John McClane solved that one with a couple guns and some pithy one liners. Aliens...
The Ocean
Ah, the ocean, a place full of symbolism. In tales featuring pirates and swashbuckling duels, it represents freedom and a sense of adventure. Ghost stories show it as a place filled with dead and f...