Stock Monster Symbolism: Difference between revisions

Here, then, are some of the standard Monsters from [[Our Monsters Are Different]], with notable examples of said symbolism as interpreted.

 

* Anything to do with parasitism, including:

** [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]

* Bloodthirst as a metaphor for drug addiction

 

* [[Super-Powered Evil Side|The Beast Within]]

** [[The Wolf Man]]

** [[Harry Potter]] (according to [[Word of God]], although the evil werewolf Fenrir Greyback gives off hints of Pedophilia as well).

 

* [[Humans Are Bastards]]

** Just about every [[Zombie Apocalypse]] film ever, although oddly, the zombies aren't the source of this symbolism; the reaction of the Humans is.

* Faceless conformity and loss of identity

 

* Conformity and infiltration are the watchwords here.

* Frequently associated with a [[Red Scare]]

 

* Disasters. Either man made (Hedorah, giant robots) or natural (Rodan), a sort of divine retribution tied to shinto beliefs can also be read into it (Mothra).

** [[Godzilla]] started out as a metaphor for the devastation of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

* Anti-military aesops. Almost always military might will fail miserably and just waste everyone's time, and often it's the fault of the military that the Kaiju are there in the first place.

 

* Human imperialism and war.

** The original [[War of the Worlds]] novel was largely meant as a critique of the British Empire and imperialism in general.

* Human reaction to disaster, similar to zombie films in that the people are more of a problem than the invaders. Also an element of all War Of The Worlds adaptations.

 

* [[Science Is Bad]] / [[My God, What Have I Done?]]

* [[Turned Against Their Masters]]