▲ 99 ▼ What was the last movie you watched? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments Would you recommend it to others?
[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Starship Troopers is an odd duck of a movie. I enjoy it, but I also get why fans of the book tend to hate it. Basterds was a great movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Both starship troopers are good. The film is campy and playful. But the book is more philosophical in a way that would only work in book format. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't even realize it was a book, only knew about the movie through memes. Is it good? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] d00phy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s Robert Heinlein, and it’s quite different from the movie. I enjoyed both. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Personally, I love it. I think that he's probably dead-on with his political philosophy, e.g., people don't value things that they don't have to put in some personal effort for. Verhoeven thinks that Heinlein was a fascist, but Heinlein himself was a radical libertarian that was deeply affected by WWII, with a strong distrust of "big government" and any kind of organized religion. There's definitely casual racism and genocide in the book--notably the skinnies--and Heinlein is very definitely a product of his time. And it's probably written for a late teen/early 20s audience. So take this all with a grain of salt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Both starship troopers are good. The film is campy and playful. But the book is more philosophical in a way that would only work in book format. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't even realize it was a book, only knew about the movie through memes. Is it good? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] d00phy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s Robert Heinlein, and it’s quite different from the movie. I enjoyed both. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Personally, I love it. I think that he's probably dead-on with his political philosophy, e.g., people don't value things that they don't have to put in some personal effort for. Verhoeven thinks that Heinlein was a fascist, but Heinlein himself was a radical libertarian that was deeply affected by WWII, with a strong distrust of "big government" and any kind of organized religion. There's definitely casual racism and genocide in the book--notably the skinnies--and Heinlein is very definitely a product of his time. And it's probably written for a late teen/early 20s audience. So take this all with a grain of salt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s Robert Heinlein, and it’s quite different from the movie. I enjoyed both. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Personally, I love it. I think that he's probably dead-on with his political philosophy, e.g., people don't value things that they don't have to put in some personal effort for. Verhoeven thinks that Heinlein was a fascist, but Heinlein himself was a radical libertarian that was deeply affected by WWII, with a strong distrust of "big government" and any kind of organized religion. There's definitely casual racism and genocide in the book--notably the skinnies--and Heinlein is very definitely a product of his time. And it's probably written for a late teen/early 20s audience. So take this all with a grain of salt. permalink fedilink source parent