Edited sentence: Abrams's Cloverfield, which was released in theaters January 18, 2008.After World War II, however, giant monsters returned to the screen with a vigor that has been causally linked to the development of nuclear weapons.Although they have since changed considerably, movie monsters did not entirely disappear from the big screen as they did in the late 1940s.Around this time, the earlier Universal films were usually shown on American television by independent stations (rather than network stations) by using announcers with strange personae, who gained legions of young fans.Britain's Hammer Film Productions brought colour to the  monster movies in the late 1950s.Chewbacca, Elmo, and Shrek are notable examples of friendly "monsters".During this period, the fish-man monster was developed in the film series Creature from the Black Lagoon.Frankenstein's Monster is frequently depicted in this manner, in films such as Monster Squad and Van Helsing.King Kong & Frankenstein are two examples of misunderstood creatures.Occasionally, monsters are depicted as friendly or misunderstood creatures.One early example occurred in the American film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, which was about a dinosaur that attacked a lighthouse.Subsequently, there were Japanese film depictions, (Godzilla, Gamera), British depictions (Gorgo), and even Scandinavian depictions (Reptilicus), of giant monsters attacking cities.The Hulk is perhaps the prime example of the "Monster as Hero" archetype.The creatures of Monsters Inc.The intriguing proximity of other planets brought the notion of extraterrestrial monsters to the big screen, some of which were huge in size, (such as King Ghidorah and Gigan), while others were of a more human scale.The most recent depiction of a giant monster is the monster in J.The theme of the "Friendly Monster" is pervasive in pop-culture.scare children in order to create energy for running machinery, while the furry monsters of The Muppets and Sesame Street live in harmony with animals and humans alike