Godzilla vs. Biollante
In their scholarly book "Japan's Green Monsters" on kaiju cinema, Rhoads and McCorkle offer an ecocritical assessment of "Godzilla vs. Biollante". The scholars focus on the film's critique of genetic engineering and biotechnology years before the subject appeared in more popular Hollywood blockbusters like Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park". Rhoads and McCorkle counter prior reviews of the film and argue that "Godzilla vs. Biollante" possesses far deeper environmental messages than the obvious ones present on the film's surface.