Silvermoth
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For example, Japan favours great big monsters who destroy society whereas the British make fantastic films about zombies.
My theory is that Japan is very community based and the individual is not as important as the community in their society so their monster movies tend to be "Japan versus monsters" rather than "square jawed blonde hero versus monsters".
The British on the other hand dislike disorder and the idea of large groups of people being reduced to a violent rabble plays on the national psyche. There may even be a class basis for why zombies are so prominent
The Americans on the other hand of course love big action, good versus evil and FREEDOM so their movies tend to be one good guy saving the day for everyone from a monster of some sort.
What are some examples you know of? Do you agree or disagree?
My theory is that Japan is very community based and the individual is not as important as the community in their society so their monster movies tend to be "Japan versus monsters" rather than "square jawed blonde hero versus monsters".
The British on the other hand dislike disorder and the idea of large groups of people being reduced to a violent rabble plays on the national psyche. There may even be a class basis for why zombies are so prominent
The Americans on the other hand of course love big action, good versus evil and FREEDOM so their movies tend to be one good guy saving the day for everyone from a monster of some sort.
What are some examples you know of? Do you agree or disagree?