In A.O Scott’s article “Facing a Pitiless Void”, he makes a strong argument on why Americans enjoy the films that are being produced today. Speaking to the average American that has seen all the block buster movies, and trying to convey to them the reasons why they have such a pull to movies that all follow the same archetype. Three major movies were repeatedly mentioned through out this article, those being “All is Lost”, “Gravity”, and “Captain Phillips”, all which have the same undertones. All these movies are feeding into the need of surviving, and of being self resilient when thrown into dire situations. Especially “All is Lost” and “Gravity”, both of these movies are about being able to rescue oneself when no one else is there to do so.
