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.
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?
Yeah it’s pretty crazy how that American website is so full of Americans and that they have a mostly American-centric point of view.
Anyone ever notice that so many of the comments on Weibo talk about China so much?
Okay but it’s the exact same on Lemmy, even though the devs and the biggest instances aren’t from the US
Reddit is what 40% American?
I don’t know but it’s going to be the largest demographic by far, always has been
Largest or not, there is a less than 50 percent chance the person you are talking to is American, so making the assumption is ridiculous.
It’s a very safe assumption depending on the time of day
Bollywood needs to make more SciFi
Wait, if you look really closely at that globe, you’ll find New Zealand is missing
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 occasionally land in the U.K.
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.
Torchwood and Primeval are two of the best
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.
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).
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.
District 9 literally calls this out in the first five minutes.
Based on what, watching Men In Black, but not the whole series?
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.
They painted over Maine! Those bastard’s
“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.
