Honda in an interview with Midi Minuit Fantastique (October 1968), according to 2010 Giant Creatures in Our World
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Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, they are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them.

— Ishirō Honda

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, they are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." in the context of "Honda in an interview with Midi Minuit Fantastique (October 1968), according to 2010 Giant Creatures in Our World" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ishirō Honda

About Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda (本多 猪四郎) (7 May 1911 - 28 February 1993) was a Japanese director and one of the creators of the Godzilla franchise.