Shin Godzilla Screening
Open to everyone!
Join us for the launch of Democracy on Screen — a film series presented as part of the Ford School’s Resilient Democracies initiative. This series celebrates the role of storytelling and creative expression in shaping, challenging, and expanding our understanding of democracy and civic empowerment. Through powerful films, we’ll explore how everyday people and grassroots movements drive change, amplify marginalized voices, and reimagine what democracy can be.
Shin Godzilla is a 2016 Japanese action film that reimagines the classic monster as an endlessly evolving, disaster-causing force. Unlike many Godzilla films that focus on the monster-versus-monster spectacle, this entry is a chilling political satire, with the central conflict revolving around the Japanese government’s bureaucratic, slow, and inadequate response to the crisis. The narrative unfolds with a palpable sense of escalating dread, emphasizing how political indecision and red tape can compound a disaster, making the human element a reflection of real-world anxieties rather than just a dramatic subplot.