King of Monsters: The Definitive History of Godzilla is a cinematic exploration of the history, legacy and meaning of a pop culture colossus that emerged onscreen in 1954’s Gojira, an iconic and idiosyncratic cultural commentary on nuclear war produced in the only country in history to have such weapons used against them. This chilling fact of history underscores what could easily have been a typical monster movie, adding just the first of many layers of meaning that supercharged this monstrous main character and allowed it to define a whole new genre, conquer the world and take its place as a foundational piece of pop culture in a wide range of media that remains as popular - and relevant - today as it was in the 1950s.
