Name: 哥斯拉是英雄還是惡棍？ (Is Godzilla a Hero or Villain?)
Uploaded: 2021-03-26T18:32:16.000Z
Duration: 12 min 25 s

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Welcome to watch Mojo is the verdict, the series where we tackle the biggest debates in pop culture and put them to rest today we'll be deciding once and for all is Godzilla.

歡迎收看 "Mojo is the verdict "系列節目，在這裡我們將解決流行文化中最大的爭論，並將它們平息下來，今天我們將一勞永逸地決定哥斯拉是誰。

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A good guy is uniquely prepared to determine which of these titans are here to threaten us.

好傢伙準備得天獨厚，可以確定這些巨頭中哪些是來威脅我們的。

He's a Simon guardian, a watchful protector.

他是西蒙的守護者，一個守望的保護者。

Remember, Like any high profile court case, there are strong arguments to be made on both sides.

請記住，像任何一個備受矚目的法庭案件一樣，雙方都有強有力的論據。

If you disagree with our verdict, be sure to state your case in the comments below, Let's dive in.

如果你不同意我們的判決，一定要在下面的評論中說出你的理由，讓我們潛入。

Oh, but first, a spoiler warning is in effect.

哦，但首先，一個破壞者警告是有效的。

As the most popular and arguably first Kaiju in cinematic history, Godzilla casts a massive shadow with 36 films to his name and counting.

作為電影史上最受歡迎的，也可以說是第一凱子，哥斯拉以36部電影的名字和數量，投下了巨大的陰影。

Godzilla truly earns his title as the King of the Monsters King.

哥斯拉真正獲得了怪獸之王王者的稱號。

But while Monster typically has a negative connotation, Godzilla is an official cultural ambassador of Shinjuku.

但Monster通常具有負面的含義，而哥斯拉則是新宿的官方文化大使。

Tokyo Mayor Ken Ichi Yoshizumi has called the character quote the pride of Japan kind words for a creature that levels cities.

東京市長吉泉健一曾稱角色報價為日本的驕傲好話，對於一個平城市的生物。

But such is the duality at the heart of this debate.

但這就是這場辯論的核心的雙重性。

Godzilla is an instantly recognizable pop culture icon.

哥斯拉是一個一眼就能認出的流行文化標誌。

When Toho first unleashed Godzilla upon the world, he was portrayed as a creature of senseless destruction.

當東寶第一次向世界釋放哥斯拉時，他被描繪成一個毫無意義的毀滅生物。

To understand Godzilla's early years, you have to consider Japan's then recent history, namely the nuclear devastation they experienced during World War Two.

要了解哥斯拉早年的情況，就必須考慮到日本當時的近代史，即他們在二戰期間經歷的核毀滅。

And so the first Godzilla film, released in 1954 introduced the massive reptile is being born of American nuclear tests.

所以1954年上映的第一部哥斯拉電影介紹了這隻巨大的爬行動物正在美國核試驗中誕生。

He was the fear, anxiety and fallout of nuclear weapons personified.

他是核武器的恐懼、焦慮和後果的化身。

There is a trend in pop culture, however, in which villains who find lasting popularity risk being recast as an ally or anti hero.

然而，在流行文化中有一種趨勢，即發現持久受歡迎的反派有可能被重新塑造為盟友或反英雄。

Come with me if you want to live, It's okay, Mom.

如果你想活命就跟我一起走吧，沒事的，媽媽。

Okay, Sure enough, in 1960 four's Ghidorah, the three headed monster, the fifth film in the franchise, Godzilla became an unlikely savior.

好吧，果然，在1960年四的《吉多拉》中，三頭怪獸，第五部電影中，哥斯拉成為了一個不可能的救世主。

Since then, the films have more often than not pitted him against a variety of worst Kaiju.

此後，電影中更多的是讓他與各種最爛的凱子對決。

Against this slew of mutual threats, Godzilla and humankind found themselves allies.

在這一連串的相互威脅下，哥斯拉和人類找到了自己的盟友。

The hero worship of Godzilla began in earnest.

He became the People's Kaiju People's champion.

他成為了人民開州人民的冠軍。

Godzilla has saved the day more than once, but what drives him?

哥斯拉已經不止一次地拯救了世界，但是是什麼驅使著他呢？

Has he developed a relationship with humanity and taken it upon himself to serve as our Titan protector?

他是否已經和人類建立了關係，並以自己為我們的泰坦保護者？

Or is he simply committed to keeping other Kaiju down?

還是說，他只是單純的致力於讓其他開州人失望？

Revisiting Godzilla's actions, it's incredibly difficult to discern whether he bristles at Kaiju attacking humans or whether he simply takes issue with any show of force from another.

重新審視哥斯拉的行為，讓人難以置信的是，他到底是對凱諸攻擊人類的行為感到不滿，還是僅僅對他人的任何武力表現感到不滿。

As with any long running franchise, the character's motivations have evolved over time.

與任何長期的特許經營權一樣，角色的動機隨著時間的推移而演變。

Surveying his career after 1964 however, a relatively consistent pattern emerges.

然而，調查他1964年以後的職業生涯，出現了一個相對一致的模式。

He does not attack individual humans unless provoked, but he also does not go out of his way to protect them.

除非受到挑釁，否則他不會攻擊個別人類，但他也不會不顧一切地去保護他們。

This leads to the conclusion that Godzilla's motivations are not altruistic but rather self serving.

由此得出結論，哥斯拉的動機不是利他的，而是為自己服務的。

Godzilla appears to be single mindedly focused on defeating those he views as being a threat to his status as Earth's Alpha, being classic dominant alpha territorial behavior, collateral damage.

哥斯拉似乎一心一意地專注於打敗那些他認為對他的地球阿爾法地位有威脅的人，是典型的支配性的阿爾法領地行為，附帶損害。

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

不打破雞蛋，就不能做煎蛋卷。

Sometimes doing the right thing is destructive.

有時候，做正確的事情是破壞性的。

Just ask Superman in his fellow heroes, How many buildings have they totaled?

試問超人在他的英雄同胞中，總共有多少棟樓？

In the name of the greater good, the greater good.

While a superhero throw down is invariably messy, the good guys consistently make compromises in battle to minimize loss of life.

雖然超級英雄的投擲總是亂七八糟的，但好人始終在戰鬥中做出妥協，以減少生命的損失。

There are people inside and they're gonna be running right into the line of fire.

裡面有很多人，他們會跑到火線上。

You take them to the basement or through the subway, you keep them off the streets.

你把他們帶到地下室或者通過地鐵，你讓他們遠離街道。

In contrast, Godzilla seems wholly focused on the task at hand.

相比之下，哥斯拉似乎完全專注於手頭的工作。

Property damage and casualties be damned.

Yeah, You know, in any Kaiju brawl, the blame is hard to place.

是啊，你知道，在任何凱諸的鬥毆中，責任是很難歸屬的。

When two giant creatures are pushing each other around, who destroyed which building doesn't really matter, Everything fades together to simply become their environment.

當兩個巨大的生物互相推搡的時候，誰摧毀了哪座建築並不重要，一切都淡化在一起，只是成為他們的環境。

Looking at the destruction caused by these battles, however, once again underlines Godzilla's priorities.

不過，從這些戰鬥造成的破壞來看，再次強調了哥斯拉的優先級。

There is no effort on his part to minimize collateral damage.

他沒有努力將附帶損失降到最低。

Everything around him becomes a tool in service to his quest for dominance over his foe.

周圍的一切都成了他追求統治敵人的工具。

Godzilla's bill for collateral damage is high, but it pales in comparison to the potential destruction caused by other Kaiju.

哥斯拉的附帶損害賬單很高，但與其他凱諸可能造成的破壞相比，就顯得微不足道了。

Sure, his throw down with Fedora in their 2019 battle destroyed a massive portion of Boston.

當然，他在2019年的戰鬥中與Fedora的投擲摧毀了波士頓的大片土地。

But there's nothing to suggest that God or a would have stopped there after awakening the other Titans, this three headed Kaiju could have and likely would have brought about the end of civilization as we know it.

但沒有任何跡象表明，上帝或一個會在喚醒其他泰坦後就此止步，這個三頭凱諸可以而且很可能會帶來我們所知道的文明的終結。

Godzilla's methods leave much to be desired, but at the end of the day, his actions avert disaster of a larger scale.

哥斯拉的手段還有很多不足之處，但最後他的行動避免了更大範圍的災難。

It's easy to lay 50% of the destruction at his feet when he's using that atomic breath and throwing Muto's around.

當他使用那個原子呼吸，把武藤的扔來扔去的時候，很容易把50%的破壞力放在他的腳下。

But arguably everything that he destroys would have been destroyed by the other Kaiju.

但可以說，他所破壞的一切，都會被其他的凱諸破壞。

His acts of destruction served to mitigate greater potentially limitless destruction, acceptable losses in the battle to save the planet.

他的破壞行為是為了減輕更大的可能無限的破壞，在拯救地球的戰鬥中可以接受的損失。

There's actually a term for this concept, and it's called the Godzilla threshold.

其實這個概念有一個名詞，叫做哥斯拉門檻。

I shall never cross this threshold again in my lifetime.

我這輩子都不會再跨過這道門檻。

They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

有人說，你的敵人的敵人就是你的朋友。

The world of comic books is rife with examples of sworn enemies calling a truce in the face of a mutual threat.

在漫畫書的世界裡，面對共同的威脅，發誓的敵人休戰的例子比比皆是。

Batman and Joker, Superman and Lex Luther.

蝙蝠俠和小丑，超人和萊克斯-盧瑟。

When such allegiances are formed, this is an opportunity to find common ground.

當這種效忠形成後，這就是一個尋找共同點的機會。

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