{"id":709,"date":"2020-11-04T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2020-11-04T00:16:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T05:16:48","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-27-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-feat-travis-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/04\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-27-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-feat-travis-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on &#8216;Episode 27: Frankenstein Conquers the World (feat. Travis Alexander)&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=783%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let me apologize to the Patrons because I didn\u2019t get this finished in time for early access. You see, I was tasked by the Board of Directors with caretaking for the Matango while Dr. Douriff was on sabbatical for Halloween weekend, and I had\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a weird experience<\/a> that left me in the Monster Island Infirmary. Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as announced by the Board on Twitter<\/a>, I was given a clean bill of health but told to take a paid week off work. Normally, I\u2019d probably come into the studio anyway, but I got used to spending the extra time in my garage working on Mechani-Kong Mk. 2 with Jet Jaguar. That knocked me out of my normal routine, so this didn\u2019t get written in time for Patrons. That shouldn\u2019t be an issue going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, with this being <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/28\/episode-27-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-feat-travis-alexander\/\">a shorter episode<\/a> and derived from Nathan\u2019s grad school research paper, I don\u2019t have a lot in my notes. Regardless, let\u2019s get into them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is it \u201cBar-a-gon\u201d or \u201cbare-a-gon,\u201d Nathan? Pronunciations!<\/li><li>Nathan forgot to mention Frankenberry cereal when he said he would bring it up in <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/14\/episode-26-the-metters-vs-daimajin-strikes-again\/\">an episode I don\u2019t feel like talking about<\/a>.<\/li><li>Was there a gremlin in Travis\u2019s mic? It bugged out a few times. Did Goji-kun and Bro Kong return from fighting COVID-19 yet?<\/li><li>Actually, <em>Frankenstein <\/em>has been translated into Japanese six times, and two of those were before this film was released (<a href=\"https:\/\/romantic-circles.org\/editions\/frankenstein\/textual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1953 and 1959<\/a>).<\/li><li>Can you blame me for crushing on Kumi Mizuno? I mean, <em>look at her!<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_m7q31zEMNn1rvj7l8o1_1280_grande.jpg?resize=457%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_m7q31zEMNn1rvj7l8o1_1280_grande.jpg?w=457&amp;ssl=1 457w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_m7q31zEMNn1rvj7l8o1_1280_grande.jpg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I might have to buy one of Travis\u2019s T-shirts. Nathan already has one.<\/li><li>Yeah, I still don\u2019t allow bearskin rugs into my apartment. And only recently did I let Chewbacca toys in. Because this <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Space_Beastman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thing<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan\u2019s Leftover Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Un-subtitled German later. Indiana Jones-style map sequence. Japanese officers suggests the Germans are giving them Hitler. Implies he wasn\u2019t dead but was hiding. <em>(He\u2019s dead. No boys from Brazil here. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>15 years later, Dr. Bowen is working to treat radiation victims in Hiroshima. Treats dying child whose parents died in A-bomb. \u201cThe story of Hiroshima is too tragic. But it\u2019s also a fact that is has given us the opportunity to study the cellular tissues of the human body. We must work to turn tragedy into eternal peace and happiness in the future.\u201d <em>(Nick Adams is awesome. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Dr. Bowen: \u201c\u2026I came here after the war, because I was one of the people concerned about the A-bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. I wanted to spend my life rehabilitating mankind, not in destroying it. But the more research work I do, the more I am troubled by my doubts. So I\u2019m thinking of returning to America to start all over again.\u201d <em>(Nick Adams is still awesome. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Like in <em>King Kong<\/em>, the feminine presence calms the savage.<\/li><li>A reporter asks if the boy was born after the war, but Bowen dodges it. <em>(Like a boss! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Minor character says he wouldn\u2019t be surprised if a boy like Frankenstein was born after thousands of people died in bombings.<\/li><li>Baragon teased 23 minutes or so in.<\/li><li>Frankenstein is violent but also curious. He smashes a TV but won\u2019t hurt Sueko. Goes for her necklace when it seemed he would attack her.<\/li><li>Is Frankenstein human? Some say he isn\u2019t because he was manmade or acts savage. Put him in a zoo. Cut off his limbs to test if he is because he\u2019s not a human being. Like Hibakusha.<\/li><li>Why is he is growing gigantic now in a short time and not during the 15 years he was in the city? <em>(Because reasons. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Like King Kong, he\u2019s set off by lights.<\/li><li>Interestingly, Frankenstein never eats people. <em>(Unlike his \u201cson.\u201d \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Frankenstein isn\u2019t filmed like kaiju. He lacks the illusion of size because his footage wasn\u2019t slowed down.<\/li><li>It\u2019s Thing! \ud83d\ude1b <em>(Which \u201cThing\u201d? There are several. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>How and why did the severed hand shrink?<\/li><li>Where does Frankenstein find clothes that fit him? <em>(From Kaiju Weekly\u2019s Tee Public store, of course! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The miniature work is still pretty effective.<\/li><li>This is a road\/travel movie with all of these locations! Another map sequence.<\/li><li>Dr. Bowen is somewhat like Dr. Yamane in saying Frankie shouldn\u2019t be killed.<\/li><li>This story is like the Universal film in that Frankie is a misunderstood monster who is tragically killed.<\/li><li>Baragon finally appears 56 minutes in. He seems to initially be filmed like proper kaiju.<\/li><li>Kimura\u2019s reporters don\u2019t believe the story of an innocent Frankie and the evil dinosaur. Even seem callous. Laugh it off. Unlike Sekizawa\u2019s reporters.<\/li><li>At least two pieces of music in this film were recycled in <em>Godzilla vs. Gigan<\/em>.<\/li><li>If you want to kill him, capture him and starve him of protein. The hand died. <em>(For the record, he isn\u2019t treated like this on Monster Island. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The noise Frankenstein makes at the end\u2014the sorta scream\u2014is a bit annoying.<\/li><li>Now Baragon is moving too quickly. It\u2019s like <em>Godzilla Raids Again<\/em>.<\/li><li>Frankie has some nasty fangs.<\/li><li>Sequel baits at the end. <em>(Only in the alternate ending\u2014which does kinda payoff.. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us next week when Nathan is joined once again by his friend Nick Hayden. This time they discuss the first Ray Harryhausen film covered on MIFV, <em>The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms<\/em>. Then later this month Nathan will be visited by <em>Sci-Fi Japan<\/em> writer Ben Chaffins to talk about this film\u2019s pseudo-sequel, <em>War of the Gargantuas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, that robot monkey is calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the Board on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#JimmyFromNASALives<br>#WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, let me apologize to the Patrons because I didn\u2019t get this finished in time for early access. 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