What would Shin Gamera be?
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What would Shin Gamera be?
We all know that the point of these Shin movies is to portray the pure concept of the titular kaiju. Shin Godzilla is a suffering creature mutated by nuclear radiation and Shin Ultraman is a extraterrestrial incarnation of light and justice. In that case, what would a Shin Gamera be?
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Re: What would Shin Gamera be?
Something akin to a "knight in shining armor" with his scales being said armor.
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Well, considering Gamera's "pure concept" is a friend to all children...I'd rather not know.
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Oh dear God.MaxRebo320 wrote:Well, considering Gamera's "pure concept" is a friend to all children...I'd rather not know.
A friend to children?
Truly a nightmarish concept
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Re: What would Shin Gamera be?
I think in a way Heisei Gamera was "Shin Gamera."
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I'm not really entitled to discuss this since I haven't gotten around to watching Gamera's films, but I'm a little skeptical of the Heisei series being Shin Gamera, despite it being the closest thing we have to one, in that the turtle's debut appearance was still antagonistic, which is not the case for the trilogy. My only other point is that depending on how far we interpret the title "Shin" implying modernization along with purification of original design philosophy, a Shin Gamera might need to somehow incorporate that the character is the byproduct/imitation of a pr-existing genre.
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Go back to the original - a threat. That Gamera saves ine kid on a whim and killed how many doing the whole city destruction thing? That Gamera was no hero. If we're going back to the original concept, nix everything since and make Shin Gamera bad news.
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Beat me too it, but yeah Shin Gamera is the Heisei trilogy.SoggyNoodles2016 wrote:
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A red, skeletal Gamera with oversized thighs and tail, undersized arms, a split jaw, and purple fireballs spamming out of places you didn't even know he had places. Human-sized clones armed with ninja weaponry periodically spawn out of his tail and terrorize Tokyo in a mindless quest for pizza.
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Wrong turtle.JAGzilla wrote:...in a mindless quest for pizza.
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Re: What would Shin Gamera be?
Gamera doesn't have the strong conceptual background that Godzilla and Ultraman do; his connection to children is the most defining trait, and that sub-plot completely contrasted the rest of the original film.
I'm inclined to agree the the trilogy - especially Gamera 3 - largely fills the "Shin" role already, both in the monster's design and in repesenting his key characteristics.
I'm inclined to agree the the trilogy - especially Gamera 3 - largely fills the "Shin" role already, both in the monster's design and in repesenting his key characteristics.
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Gamera the Brave is Shin Gamera.
It plays out as if Toshiro's perception of events in the first movie were real, with an apparently ordinary turtle growing to massive size.
It plays out as if Toshiro's perception of events in the first movie were real, with an apparently ordinary turtle growing to massive size.
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I think from the proof of concept trailer, just more snapping turtlesque.
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Ya'll know the original creator of Gamera HATED the Heisei trilogy right? So it'd definitely be NOTHING like those and, if anything more akin to The Brave.
Edit: Didn't realize I just necro'd this, lmao.
Edit: Didn't realize I just necro'd this, lmao.
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Re: What would Shin Gamera be?
If they did do a Shin Gamera, they would probably have to take note from shows such as Stranger Things for the child angle to work properly. I am thinking maybe something of a hybrid of both the Showa and Heisei series, only substituting a teenage girl (Asagi) with a preteen boy (as seen in all but one of the Showa Gamera films) to form a psychic bond with Gamera.
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I've said it elsewhere, and went into reasons why there, so I'm just going to reiterate - I disagree with the Heisei movies being "Shin" Gamera.
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Disagree - Shin Godzilla is one of my favorite movies, Shin Ultraman looks like it'll be pretty cool, and the art for Shin Kamen Rider is neat. I don't think Shin Gamera would be a mistake, I think leaving Gamera in limbo is the mistake.
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Well, you got me there not gonna lie. Leaving Gamera in limbo is the biggest mistake coming out of Japan right now.Vakanai wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 6:05 pm I've said it elsewhere, and went into reasons why there, so I'm just going to reiterate - I disagree with the Heisei movies being "Shin" Gamera.
Added in 1 minute 46 seconds:Disagree - Shin Godzilla is one of my favorite movies, Shin Ultraman looks like it'll be pretty cool, and the art for Shin Kamen Rider is neat. I don't think Shin Gamera would be a mistake, I think leaving Gamera in limbo is the mistake.
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At most, we'll probably see a Gamera Pachinko Machine and a Gamera teacup ride at a carnival somewhere in Japan.goji89 wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 7:42 pmWell, you got me there not gonna lie. Leaving Gamera in limbo is the biggest mistake coming out of Japan right now.Vakanai wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 6:05 pm I've said it elsewhere, and went into reasons why there, so I'm just going to reiterate - I disagree with the Heisei movies being "Shin" Gamera.
Added in 1 minute 46 seconds:Disagree - Shin Godzilla is one of my favorite movies, Shin Ultraman looks like it'll be pretty cool, and the art for Shin Kamen Rider is neat. I don't think Shin Gamera would be a mistake, I think leaving Gamera in limbo is the mistake.
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