Don't forget about Japan. They're also an epicenter of extraterrestrial activity and supernatural disaster
Gojira?
More like all tokusatsu as a genre.
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?
That's fair given that the movies in question are also American.
It's not just movies, also "real" aliens really like to crash land there and probe mainly americans.
That's generally Reddit too. Everything is /r/usdefaultism
Anyone notice that when they visit a webpage predominantly used by Americans that is marketed towards Americans that it feels very American?
I’ve had Americans argue with me saying that what I was talking about doesn’t happen in America and that I don’t know what I’m talking about, when I made it abundantly clear that what I was talking about was irrelevant to the US as a whole.
Like talking European politics in a Starbucks in Ohio you’re going to run into that, it’s because of where you are and your surroundings.
Wait, if you look really closely at that globe, you’ll find New Zealand is missing
Again? ;)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
They occasionally land in the U.K.
...but only in the original books, and when the moviemakers didn't dare to ~~change~~correct that.
And dr.who my guy
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)
I can’t remember if I’ve seen that because I always think of The World’s End when it is brought up.
That was my first thought.
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.
that's on the other side of the globe you can't see it
Torchwood and Primeval are two of the best
They painted over Maine! Those bastard's
Based on what, watching Men In Black, but not the whole series?
"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.
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
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
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