The Meek Inherit the Earth
In The Meek Inherit the Earth: Celebrating the End of American Power in Mars Attacks!, James Stone suggests that Mars Attacks, besides celebrating the aesthetics of alien invasion films, differs from other alien invasion films in the sense that while most Hollywood movies belonging to this group de...
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Aalborg University Open Publishing
2011-06-01
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In The Meek Inherit the Earth: Celebrating the End of American Power in Mars Attacks!, James Stone suggests that Mars Attacks, besides celebrating the aesthetics of alien invasion films, differs from other alien invasion films in the sense that while most Hollywood movies belonging to this group demonstrate U.S. strength and ingenuity, Mars Attacks! goes against the grain by refusing the general pro-American tone and foregrounding America's weaknesses; the film mischievously hints that the fall of the U.S. would be no tragedy, but an occasion for celebration.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bfb063d1d0ba450f9010a053569d21462024-04-02T11:34:12ZdanAalborg University Open PublishingAkademisk Kvarter1904-00082011-06-0110.5278/ojs.academicquarter.v0i02.3117The Meek Inherit the EarthJames D. Stone In The Meek Inherit the Earth: Celebrating the End of American Power in Mars Attacks!, James Stone suggests that Mars Attacks, besides celebrating the aesthetics of alien invasion films, differs from other alien invasion films in the sense that while most Hollywood movies belonging to this group demonstrate U.S. strength and ingenuity, Mars Attacks! goes against the grain by refusing the general pro-American tone and foregrounding America's weaknesses; the film mischievously hints that the fall of the U.S. would be no tragedy, but an occasion for celebration. https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ak/article/view/3117 |
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