"Filmed in New Orleans the year after Hurricane Katrina and released globally five years after 9/11, Scott's film reflects on a half-decade of American trauma and the diminishing sense of control."
"Action film creators' conscious (and subconscious) anxieties inspire the villains they select, the places they destroy, and the fears for which they provide catharsis."
"Its anxieties bloom as we get some distance from the film and the events that inspired it. This suggests that what seems saccharine or bitter upon release may gain depth over time."
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