Some kids grew up with a favorite dinosaur. Others preferred to watch Dinosaurus! Giant monster movies, or Kaiju films, have been around since the silent era, but they picked up in the Atomic age when King Kong gained rivals in Godzilla, Mothra, and Gamera. Since then, Godzilla and Kong have gone from strength to strength. The Monsterverse has become a nice blockbuster break from superheroes, and Godzilla Minus One got an Oscar for its effects.