[Mesnick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

"The final fight against N-Daguva-Zeba is a culmination of the tragedy of being a Kamen Rider. With the threat of his Ultimate Form looming over him, Godai faces N-Daguva-Zeba alone. Their fight is so brutal that they both return to their human forms, resorting to punching each other with bloodied knuckles until only one of them is left alive.....To me, this is what Showa and Early Heisei is really about. Beyond the fun fight scenes and the morals taught to children, it is fundamentally a reminder that despite the appeal of violence in media, it should not be glorified. Being a Kamen Rider is a burden that is nobly carried, and rarely something to be happy about."

https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2021/06...-a-good-thing/

And this is precisely the difference between the horror of violence and its exploitation. No one, at least without mental disabilities, would want to be in Godai's place in his last battle. But tearing kaijin (or even humans) apart may seem tempting. Yes, the heroes of these shows also suffer, and even a lot, but at the same time they still look cool in battle.