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Effectronica posted:One thing that I don't remember being discussed much is the symbolism of Chicago. Among the US's biggest, most important cities, Chicago is one of two that's a long ways away from the coastline. Chicago is also associated with the heartland, the wide open prairies historically and the endless expanses of corn and wheat today. So while TF and ROTF mostly used places physically dissociated from geography (Hoover Dam and Shanghai are the only ones with a concrete sense of place), DOTM decides to set the climax right in the heart of the USA. The Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) was also the tallest skyscraper in the USA, until it was surpassed this year by the new World Trade Center. It stands taller than the original Twin Towers did. So we have this symbolic heart of the USA being invaded and occupied, and 9/11 is invoked, only with a larger scale- now, they're attacking the tallest building in the country! It's still pronounced "Sears." It's like how you pronounce Worcestershire "wooster."
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# ¿ Sep 26, 2013 08:05 |
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# ¿ May 4, 2024 14:38 |