How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Godzilla.
Quote #4
NURSE: Thank you for your help.
EMIKO [to the crying child]: Your mommy will be back soon.
The field hospital Emiko assists at also calls to mind the devastation of war. And it's not only soldiers. Injured civilians are strewn about without enough doctors to help them or beds to comfort them. The original shows the suffering of the populace as a major argument against war.
The imagery is some of the most powerful in the film and a sharp contrast to anything found in other Godzilla films. Other films in the franchise almost seem to glorify in destruction; the suffering of civilians is noticeably absent. They have giant robots though, so there's that.
Quote #5
SERIZAWA: Bombs versus bombs, missiles versus missiles, and now a new superweapon to throw upon us all! As a scientist—no, as a human being—I can't allow that to happen. Am I right?
Serizawa basically sums it up. Weapons can't be used to end war. Each new weapon we design to protect ourselves just ramps up the arms race. 1954 was smack in the middle of the Cold War between the Soviets and the West, so the film was right on.
Quote #6
CHOIR [singing]: Our hearts are filled / With prayer / This we pray / Hear our song / And have pity on us / O peace! / O light! / Hasten back to us!
The choir sings the wishes of people suffering from Godzilla's attacks; it's a turning point for Serizawa. Although he remains a firm pacifist, the images of destruction and suffering lead him to use his technology to protect the people of Japan.