“From Twister and Volcano to Armageddon and Deep Impact, the destruction ranged from personal tragedy to apocalypse. But regardless of severity of their violence, the source of the destruction in these films remained the same: It was man versus nature. Although they spoke to some of our deepest existential fears, these movies ultimately re-assured us that man would succeed.
At that same time, Agent Smith in The Matrix told us that “human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet,” but Neo proved him wrong. Smith was the villain—but today, he might be the hero. A new series of pop culture protagonists are not fighting the end of the world; they’re welcoming it.”* Actress Brittany Underwood joins us on Pop Trigger to break it down.
*Read more here from Noah Gittell / The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/04/why-the-latest-hollywood-heroes-hate-the-world/359933/
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