44 Monstrous Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Godzilla — buzzfeed.com

1. Gojira, Godzilla’s Japanese name, is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla (gorira) and whale (kujira,) the original basis for his design. 2. Despite the Godzilla series’ campy reputation, the first movie was a straightforward horror movie, as Godzilla was a clear metaphor for the atomic bomb. 3. The original 1954 Godzilla, Gojira, was released only nine years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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