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Nevermind the Monster -- Cloverfield Is All About 9/11

All this rampant speculation about the Cloverfield monster has been distraction from the real thrill of the movie: Getting to watch a reenactment of 9/11 without all the scary political implications and the guilt over one's fascination with mass death. Like the disturbing original Gojira from 1954, Cloverfield is a monster movie whose purpose is nakedly therapeutic. New York must recover from the historical trauma of 9/11, and what better way than by containing its reenactment in a completely generic story whose monster-comes-to-town-monster-leaves-town narrative structure is as familiar as the fairy tales we heard as kids? (spoilers ahead) More »

8:40 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by ceejeemcbeegee: I still say that Statue of Liberty head was way too small. That is all. more »