p. 138-155 spoiler (was: AtD - Anarchy vs Terror)

Jason Tanz jasontanz at mac.com
Fri Dec 1 15:15:36 CST 2006


Laura wrote:

Did anyone else take the Creature laying waste to the City sequence as, in part, a reference to global warming?  It's an obvious description of 9/11, with shades of King Kong, but the fact that the danger comes from the arctic seems a nod in this direction. 

I respond:

Makes sense, in that generally it seems to be the deadly undertow lurking beneath "civilization," be that terrorism, global warming, misunderstood/angry apes, what-have-you. For me, that Creature conjured up memories of the Lubeck angel in GR. not saying there's a direct connection, just felt reminiscent.



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