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[cygnard]

I just saw Cloverfield last night. It left me wondering: why New York City? When was the last time a monster attacked Topeka? Or Montreal?

Comments

[may_haigha]

HAVE YOU BEEN TO TOPEKA?

[cygnard]

No.

[may_haigha]

No one would miss it if it WAS attacked.

[cygnard]

That would explain why I'm not even sure where it is on the map. I just know it's somewhere in Kansas.

[off_the_hookah]

[cygnard]

It's not going to be Montreal. Perhaps Seattle. I've always wondered what a monster would do with the Space Needle.

[hatesbears]

Is it a female monster?

[cygnard]

Could be.

I know where you're going with this.

[thebabyone]

The previews for that movie totally freak me out, but I want to know what it is! So I'll probably subject myself to nightmares just so I can see.

The Montreal idea could totally work. Who knows what's in the Canadian wilderness! Big, destructive monster is so possible.

[cygnard]

More like motion sickness. A fourteen-year-old girl fainted outside of the theatre after the film. It caused quite a scene.

Montreal isn't very close to the wilderness. If you're going for that, you could always have a sea creature rise up from the Hudson Bay and attack a village in Nunavut.

[thebabyone]

And I sometimes just get sick riding in a car. This movie is not a good idea for me (but I still might try and see it).

Can you tell geography isn't my strong point? Sea creatures are always scary and mysterious! I used to be a big fan of the Loch Ness. I think I'd go see that!

[cygnard]

Maybe you should wait for the DVD.

[thatrapscallion]

How do you know a monster hasn't attacked Topeka? When was the last time you actually saw evidence of its existence? When did you receive personal correspondence from a resident of Topeka? Food for thought.

If that movie taught me one thing, its that in the event of gigantic monster attack, grab a camcorder! Cause that footage will be blockbuster material after the fact.

[cygnard]

The majority of the movie served to prove one of the fundamental truths about heterosexual men: If we hit that once, we will stop at nothing for a second go.

[thatrapscallion]

Neither sleet, nor snow, nor gigantic amorphous monster attack can dull our resolve!

[cygnettes]

Really?

[wickedlywest]

Because as the prize jewel in the Western world's capitalist crown, New York has significantly stronger weight as a metaphor. Furthermore, it is likely the only metropolis the majority of the demographic audience would find on a map.

You will recall that Asian cinema has repeatedly used Tokyo, Seoul and several other major cities for the same setting.

[tookeen]

[wickedlywest]

We're speaking of actual cinema, Miss Stark.

[tookeen]