How would you like to find that out about your son?
He’s dead.
What happened?
Shot by a cop.
What?! But he was a security guard!
Yeah well, they shot him 5 times in the back and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it so just forget it, okay.
‘The Iron Giant’ and Generational Militarism
Among the films that formed my childhood, the Iron Giant is a black sheep. From its loving treatment of classic sci-fi horror to its somber handling of nuclear holocaust, the film is deeper than any of us realized as kids. Of course now, as adults, and especially as...
