Don't get me wrong. Like Max said, I'm just criticizing the word; I'm still looking forward to the movie.
Paramites and Scrabs (and to a certain extent, Greeters and Snoozers, etc) are still far more inventive than "Americo." While their names may just be a coupling of words, or just words in general, the creature/objectives themselves are completely unique. Even the Outlaws weren't just a group living on the edge of society; they were an entire race unto themselves.
But when you're going to represent something as cliché as an oppressive totalitarian government, you've got to do better than "Americo." Hell, I couldn't take anything that sounded remotely like "America" seriously. Not because I'm patriotic (which I'm not), but because it's just so obvious and boring.
Also, from what I've heard from you guys, it sounds like they're going for something that may be a bit more gritty and "serious" than OW. In that case, "Americo" definitely isn't the way to go. No one would ever believe that there would be a country called "Americo" in the future.
I certainly hope they change it.
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