...Gamera, on the other hand, started out as a character who was mostly just competition to Godzilla. Nothing a whole lot deeper.
Regardless, Gamera is not without his merits.
Gamera begins is a surprisingly Western-style movie.
While the movie offers no point except that all problems have a safe solution, and science can be used for good, Gamera's first movie is still rich with decent ideas, starting with his cast, such as the first major "Kenny" of the Gamera franchise, Toshio.
The first "Kenny" of the Gamera franchise, the first boy to see good in him, Toshio developed an attachment to turtles because his biological mother died when he was very little, and her last gift to him was apparently a terrapin named Pee-Wee. So he was attached to the turtle and took only the best care of Pee-Wee.
Ken inaccurately concludes that Pee-Wee changed into Gamera, perhaps hoping that Pee-Wee was still somewhere to be found.
When he learns that Gamera was globe-trotting, he reminds the adults that Gamera could be lonely, which may actually be true, given that Gamera is quite likely the last of his kind; we've never seen any other Gameras flying about.
Gamera could be treated as a metaphor for man's relationship with scientific advancements, powers we ourselves unleashed that are seemingly beyond our own control, but are ultimately not evil by themselves, only evil because we use them for evil, or at least don't find good uses for them. Some discoveries are best treated perhaps with the faith and innocence of a child, to only use them in ways that would help people and make them happy, as Gamera would continue to do long after his first movie, regularly saving people and bringing them joy.
Also, no Gamera movies are without songs!
Ken inaccurately concludes that Pee-Wee changed into Gamera, perhaps hoping that Pee-Wee was still somewhere to be found.
When he learns that Gamera was globe-trotting, he reminds the adults that Gamera could be lonely, which may actually be true, given that Gamera is quite likely the last of his kind; we've never seen any other Gameras flying about.
Gamera could be treated as a metaphor for man's relationship with scientific advancements, powers we ourselves unleashed that are seemingly beyond our own control, but are ultimately not evil by themselves, only evil because we use them for evil, or at least don't find good uses for them. Some discoveries are best treated perhaps with the faith and innocence of a child, to only use them in ways that would help people and make them happy, as Gamera would continue to do long after his first movie, regularly saving people and bringing them joy.
Also, no Gamera movies are without songs!
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