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So one of my friends has spent the last two years trying to convince me that I shouldn't hate SuckerPunch.
He just forwarded me this review, which makes his same points only more clearly...I'm still not sold. I mean, I totally agree that Starship Troopers was trying to be a satire, but I thought it failed at the challenge it set itself up for, and I think SuckerPunch might have the same problem.
No way was Sucker Punch supposed to be satire. It was just plain awful.
Do you see the book or the movie of Starship Trooper as a satire? I'm not sure how satirical Heinlein was being or if he was just exploring the potentials of that kind of world. He was very gung ho for military the requirements of citizenship. The movie struck me as a fairly straightforward "shoot the bugs before they kill us" thing.
No way was Sucker Punch supposed to be satire. It was just plain awful.
It really, really was. The soundtrack was good, tho'.
Do you see the book or the movie of Starship Trooper as a satire?
I thought the book was earnest and straightforward, but the movie was so freaking over the top that I figured it had to be a satire.
I might be wrong.
Do you see the book or the movie of Starship Trooper as a satire?
Book no. Movie yes. Heinlein was being absolutely serious.
Bravo is going to adapt "Heathers" as a scripted series (or "Heathers: The Next Generation" from the sound of it): [link]
Yeah, that's gonna go well.
Although, it would be sort of awesome if they got Winona Ryder to play the mom. She isn't doing much, is she?
From what I understand, the producers of Starship Troopers thought they were making a serious movie, but Verhoeven decided it was a satire. I don't know how many of the actors were in on the joke. NPH probably was.
Starship Troopers wasn't quite as blatant as Robocop about being a satire, but it definitely had a similar vibe.