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Godzilla's nuclear power
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/08/2012
» From the depths of the radioactive ghetto comes the iconic monster. The Japanese calls it Gojira _ Godzilla to the rest of us. A stomping, fire-breathing post-dinosaur mutant, the beast in fact carries under its skin a horde of cultural and historical meanings, mostly horrific, and largely rooted in the nuclear bombings that left Japan devastated after World War II.
The beautiful and dangerous side of love
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/04/2012
» Love is lost, found, wretched, hopeful, torn asunder by distance, karma, doubt, accent, then reunited by melody and maybe death. Chookiat Sakverakul's generically titled Home _ the Thai name is more twee, Kwamrak Kwamsuk Kwam Songjam, "love, happiness and memory" _ homes in for the bittersweetness present at the various phases of romance, young or not, heterosexual or else. The movie has the flavour of a well-crafted melodrama that makes love cuddly, its dagger hidden. Most romantic movies warn of the monster lying in wait yet make you want to fall in love anyway (from the right angle, a love story is a hairbreadth away from a horror), and Home, all 140 minutes of it, fulfils that function with the efficiency of a Manhattan wedding planner.