{"id":744,"date":"2020-12-09T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2021-03-24T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:33:22","slug":"episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/09\/episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 30: \u2018Latitude Zero\u2019 (Mini-Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello, kaiju lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week’s episode is a \u201ctraditional\u201d mini-analysis of Latitude Zero<\/em>, an almost obscure 1969 Toho science fiction film directed by Ishiro Honda, who probably had to take a dip in the \u201cBath of Immunity\u201d to endure the stress of making it. To say it was harrowing would be an understatement. This strange American\/Japanese co-production has a troubled history full of clashing sensibilities and creative differences (which you can hear more about in MIFV episode six<\/a>). However, the main topic of the episode is the concept of utopia because Latitude Zero seems to be a rare example in fiction of a successful one. Spoiler warning: Nathan doesn’t buy it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, Nathan and Jimmy are visited by the Monster Island Board of Directors’ executive assistant, Ms. Perkins, who is the Island’s head of PR. She wanted to discuss recent \u201cfake news\u201d being spread by Jimmy From NASA and also announce the Board\u2019s decision on Nathan\u2019s proposals for season two of MIFV. All this plus listener feedback! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode features Celeste Mora as Ms. Perkins (Twitter: @VOCelesteMora<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The song heard in the episode is \u201cOpening the Way\u201d by Pablo Coma, which is a remix from the video game Shadow of the Colossus<\/em>. It is from the OCRemix album, BadAss Boss Themes: Volume III<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The episode thumbnail was created by Michael Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly<\/a>); Danny DiManna (author\/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project<\/a>); Eli Harris (elizilla13<\/a>); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio<\/a>), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku<\/a>! Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Jimmy’s <\/a>Notes <\/a>on this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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