Tough Times For Ms. Liberty
One of the most iconic moments in movie history is the finale of the original Planet of the Apes when Charlton Heston collapses before the ruins of the Statue of Liberty having discovered that home is where the apes are. But as writer Michael John Grist points out, it was only the start of Lady Liberty's problems.
"The Statue of Liberty," writes Grist, "is an icon, a beacon-fire at America`s shore calling out to all and sundry- `come on in, there`s plenty of room!` To destroy her is to denounce the very idea of America, to throw that generosity of spirit back in her face and cry out `who needs you?` Aliens have done this a few times. Meteors twice. Global warming and global sanding have been involved also. In disaster movies the destruction of Lady Liberty has become something of a cliche, but that doesn`t stop it from being awesome."
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