Why in Hollywood movies New York is destroyed most often

The city of New York leads in the number of its destruction in the cinema, it seems that Hollywood directors and scriptwriters enjoy demonstrating the destruction of religious buildings in the metropolis.

Edition CNN counted 70 films in which New York was washed off the face of the Earth. At the same time, Paris suffered this fate in only 13 films, and Los Angeles - in 26. The rest of the famous cities of the world - even less.

Types of cinematic destruction of New York were the most diverse: tsunamis, aliens, viruses, and even a giant donut.

Among the most famous of these films are Transformers, The Avengers, The Day After Tomorrow, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Independence Day, I Am Legend, The War of the Worlds and dozens of others. Below are trailers of several of these films, and in each of them, shots of destroyed New York are specially emphasized.

Why is Hollywood so fond of destroying New York

Dr. Max Page, who wrote a book about the cinematic destruction of New York, believes that the destruction of the city in films is a projection of people's real fear of such an opportunity.

For example, during the Cold War, when such films began to appear, people were afraid of nuclear annihilation, and the theme of the destruction of New York reflected these fears; when environmental issues in the USA came out on top, New York sank or froze in movies.

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In addition, one of the reasons may simply be a manifestation of love for New York in the sense that the loss of this beautiful city is the main fear of many people, and this fear is projected onto the screen.

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