Alyssa observes that the “use of drones, and robots like them for war or for surveillance has turned up as a subject in a surprisingly large number of summer’s biggest blockbusters, including Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, and now Pacific Rim:
It would be easy to dismiss the trend as just another example of Hollywood’s liberalism. But there’s more at work here than political talking points. Progressive politics may govern how many celebrities vote at the ballot box and with their wallets, but they don’t always make it into action movies, which often devolve into celebrations of American military might, aided by liberal use of American military technology. Instead, superheroes and action heroes’ relationships to drones is about something rather more self-interested, reaffirming the primacy of man over machine in blockbusters.
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