{"product_id":"kaiju-film-jason-barr-9780786499632","title":"The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e The Kaiju (strange monster or strange beast) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the \"big monsters stomping on cities\" motif. Since the seminal \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e 1933) and the archetypal \u003ci\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), kaiju has mined the subject matter of science run amok, militarism, capitalism, colonialism, consumerism and pollution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre--the major franchises, along with less well known films like \u003ci\u003eKronos\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003ePacific Rim\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). The author examines how kaiju has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how the genre continues to reflect national values to audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078649963X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786499632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Jason Barr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990336766207,"sku":"9780786499632","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7da5b8d1-c070-4ea4-8834-a4d94d2b0a0d.jpg?v=1683304150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kaiju-film-jason-barr-9780786499632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}