But she is hardly alone in believing that the song -- with its praise of spacious skies, amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties -- reaches deeper into the American soul than the militaristic themes of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
She also challenges the male-centered and militaristic themes and messages found in the poetry of the Black Arts movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
From its militaristic march theme to the 1980s-style graphics, everything attunes you to the overall theme, which is: You're in a Soviet-style state, and you're fucked.
Even Locke has his own theme, a suitably militaristic piece of bombast that would be at home in the opening titles of a blockbuster movie.
In a more militaristic variation on the reality theme, "Combat Missions," also created for USA, features teams of ex-Green Berets, ex-Navy Seals and other elite-force types dropping from helicopters, storming rooftops and braving staged explosions to rescue simulated hostages.
The artist highlights that if VR/AR technology continues to enable "hyper-violent, militaristic, or pornographic [images], we allow it to be dominated by themes that don't contribute thoughtfully to culture," Cahill explains.
Questioning authority is an odd theme given how much of the plot bows to it with militaristic uniformity.
The latter theme led post-World War II critics to compare Anderson's militaristic approach to homosocial order and the fascists of the War's Axis powers.
"One is the militaristic rhetoric of 'we're engaged in a battle against dark forces.' Another theme is athleticism as an evangelistic strategy.
From the militaristic pomp of the Star Wars marches to the mounting tension of Jaws' lurking theme, from the majesty of the lilting Jurassic Park melody to the bounding energy of Indiana Jones's title music, Williams has carved out a legacy that will loom over his corner of film culture forever.
