You might think that in a post-911 world, the annihilation of New York would be off-limits, but not so. The practice of destroying New York was fairly fashionable pre-911 and today it seems even more popular.
I believe that there are a few reasons for this:
- Landmarks include times square, the empire state building and the statue of liberty, what other city can match that? (Maybe London and Paris...)
- The city is really a symbol of man's power in the world, thus it's destruction represents man's weakness
- Emotional resonance: you either live there, or have at least one relative/friend who does
- The arch-rival of Los Angeles (i.e. Hollywood)... is New York.
Pre 911
- Deep Impact [Asteroid]
- The Siege [Terrorism]
- Independence Day [Alien Invasion]
- AI - Artificial Intelligence [Global Warming]
- Planet of the Apes [Smart Apes]
- The day after tomorrow [Global Warming]
- An inconvenient Truth [Global Warming]
- Heroes, Season 1 [Nuclear Explosion]
- Heroes, Season 2 [Deadly Virus]
- I am Legend [Deadly Virus]
- Cloverfield [destruction method unknown] (not yet released)
- United 93 & World Trade Center [Terrorism]
- War of the Worlds [Alien Invasion] (Well... it's in New Jersey, but that's just across the river)
Honorable mentions for partial destruction:
- Godzilla, King Kong, Gangs of New York, Armageddon, Ghostbusters I & II
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