caturday musings

It seems like there have been (or soon will be) a bunch of movies with a similar ‘enormously far-reaching and incredibly well-organized group secretly holds immense power!’ theme.

For instance:
Hydra (and arguably SHIELD, though in theory they were held in check by the WSC and vice versa) in the MCU, the Syndicate in the new James Bond movie, Spectre in the new Mission Impossible (I’m guessing that may actually be SPECTRE, for maximum ominous impact, and the option to make it a ridiculous acronym; see ‘SHIELD’).

Okay, I only have three examples. But all I can think when I see these Big Powerful Secret Regimes is ‘what an enormous chore to manage all of those people.’ Fear’s not that great a motivator, really, and even a legion of true believers is likely to want dental benefits and paid vacation time, right? IDK, some people are probably really awesome at that stuff. (Note: I am not one of them.)

Or, since we are in AVENGERS WEEKEND, an Avengers quote to sum it up: “There’s no throne.”

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