This is a bit reductive. You could add in Alaska (blue filter, remote military base, etc…) and Mexico (yellow filter, foreign land, grungy dusty bar).
Rule America! America rules the waves! Yankees never, never, never will be slaves! Errr, umm
Not my fault the euros don’t know what a culture victory looks like.
We won that one so many times we stopped playing for it.
I see this criticism a lot and I just wonder how many films from outside the US people have seen because this kind of thing happens in pretty much every country that makes films. The film will usually take place in and feature heroes from the country that made it. Like most Godzilla movies take place in Japan and the day is saved by Japanese people (or Godzilla himself depending on the movie).
It’s true for a lot of these minor complaints about America. Of course there are valid complaints about the US, but some of them are very petty and not a real representation.
“American food quality is bad” because you go to fancy restaurants on vacation, and/or when visiting the US don’t know where to find quality food because it’s in different places.
“but quality food is cheap” yeah when you have to pay half as much or less for labor it can be
“people are less fat because the food is healthier” no, people are less fat because they are addicted to cigarettes instead of soda. also walk more.
“america has no culture” … this should be obvious
“Americans are so loud” this very much depends on the country you’re comparing too, but at least where I’ve lived Germans, Dutch, and locals(Czechs) are the loudest
Godzilla is a japanese monster, not an alien that that looks for somewhere to land.
But the aliens in Godzilla movies land in Japan before Godzilla shows up.
And movies about aliens made by Americans are probably gonna have the aliens landing in America, because shocker, Americans know America better than other places
That’s one of the best aspects of District 9. Johannesburg. Right out of left field.
There’s a reason they chose Johannesburg, the movie is an allegory for apartheid.
Might have been Gaza if made today.
They occasionally land in the U.K.
that’s on the other side of the globe you can’t see it
…but only in the original books, and when the moviemakers didn’t dare to
changecorrect that.And dr.who my guy
Torchwood and Primeval are two of the best
Yes, but they got that one guy with a police box
And he takes exception to all the others that come so they tend to stay away.
What are you talking about? The Master is extremely friendly and welcoming.
Attack the Block is a goddamn masterpiece.
(Aliens try to invade earth, land in a South London ghetto, are fought off by its residents. Starring John Boyega)That was my first thought.
I can’t remember if I’ve seen that because I always think of The World’s End when it is brought up.
Wait, if you look really closely at that globe, you’ll find New Zealand is missing
Again? ;)
I never heard of that nation before.
That map is wrong. You have stuff in the void between Las Vegas and Chicago.
Ah, I see you are a developer of The Crew
They need a placeholder for New York that is actually just a portion of Vancouver where they do their battles, chases, investigations and conversations.
District 9 literally calls this out in the first five minutes.
How?
That is also how americans see America. So that means all americans are aliens?
…wait
I’m sorry, but that’s clearly marked legend, so maybe we don’t propagate the idea of mythical lands?
“Heroes” the TV show was legit pretty good about stretching outside the three largest American cities.
Also “Independence Day” at least flirted with the idea of a global invasion, even if all the action took place in DC and Nevada.
Otherwise… yeah.
Edge of Tomorrow completely tossed most of this habit to the side and at worst didn’t suffer for it, but imo was incredible because of it. One can only see The Statue of Liberty, the Golden Gate Bridge, NYC, etc so many times before it gets old. The Louvre? Flooded and full of aliens? That was new.
This is the wrong country if you’re watching anime.
Quick, we need an American version of Initial D. Swap the 86 for an f350 dually, the water cup with a gallon soda jug, and the tofu shop with a Krispy Kreme.
Or Doctor Who
There’s also China, i.e. the Great Wall and some high-tech megacities, because the studios want a chance at that billion-viewer market.
Maybe the bad guys will also blow up Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower if the Europeans are lucky.
Some pyramids too. I forget where. Not important.
Star Gate
Transformers, I forget which one. I don’t know where that pyramid could be, but it’s starring an American teenager, American Special Ops, and an American navy ship. I think there’s also American AirForce.
Not just movies. Sci-fi series also have a heavy tendency to base their stories in/on the US.
Like Stargate SG-1, filmed around Vancouver and considered an American-Canadian show while having Canada completely irrelevant. At least they got better with Stargate Atlantis and the international team. I consider Rodney McKay and Radek Zelenka heroes.
There is also Farscape that was filmed in Australia and is loosely international, as Crichton is an “international” astronaut but he’s still American.
The only sci-fi series that I know is taking place outside of the US is Continuum. Everything is revolving around Vancouver.
Dr. Who
District 9 wasn’t
