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I was really surprised at the direction that Miyamoto-sensei's lecture took.  I came in expecting an analysis on Godzilla and its effects on shaping the Japanese view on nuclear bombs.  Instead she delivered an interesting lecture on various topics, most prominently on the national narratives of both the US and Japan and the feminist associations of Japan in a post-WWII world.

There were a few parts of the lecture that had me confused.  What effects did the perceived trivialization and feminization that Miyamoto-sensei talked about actually have on the perception of the bomb in Japan?  I recall that she did say that the Japanese prime ministers did not commemorate the bombings until the 80s, and it was unofficial back then.  Adding on to that, Miyamoto-sensei talked about the different interpretations of Godzilla through various critics, but how did the common Japanese man perceive the movie?  And how has the successful creation of a Godzilla franchise shaped that perception?