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#America: what if πŸ€” we harnessed the power of a starπŸ˜… and used it as a weapon 🫣 to end the war πŸ˜‡
ameliafuckinjones Β· 6 months
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Christopher Nolan, half British and half American, creating two WWII films from the perspective of the British and the Americans, respectively. The former is very blue and green, using elements of earth (Dunkirk) and water (English Channel), sturdy and fluid. The latter is red and orange, using elements of fire. Blinding flashes of pure white light; wild and beautiful and dangerous flame. The former is a tale of isolation yet resilience, vulnerability coupled with bitter resolve and endurance in the face of possible annihilation. The latter is the exceptionalist mindset that led to the unleashing of a powerful transformative force, harnessing the cosmic power of a star to wreak havoc of biblical proportions in a desperate -almost childish yet noble- attempt to bring about the end of yet another fatalistic total war while preventing future wars of a similar nature from occurring. And because i must tie this to hetalia, I think this reflects perfectly where England and America were mentally during WWII. British pragmatism vs. American pragmatism.
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