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Glad I saw it in theaters [ToothyBj] (thelemmy.club)

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3 Panel Comic

Panel 1: James sits clutching a mug nervously as he listens to a conversation he’s afraid of. He stares at something off screen. Near by, a woman and smartly dressed man talk movies over their drinks. The woman nods along.

Man: I’d say probably the best filmmaking I’ve ever seen, has been ‘The Sacrifice’ by Tarkovsky

Woman: Mmhmm

Panel 2: James is pulled from whatever holds his attention as he’s dragged into the conversation.

Man: What about you James? What would you say is the best film you have ever seen?

James: Huh?

Panel 3: James turns back towards the window he’s been watching as he feeds the man an expected answer.

James: Ah! Uhm y’know… ‘Mulholland Drive’, maybe ‘Vertigo’

Outside the window, the movie ‘Step Brothers’ bangs on the glass demanding to be acknowledged. knock knock knock

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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago* (3 children)

I do this for Starship Troopers since it's both a masterclass in parody but also works as a solid idiot filter. Though there is always the chance for it to devolve into two largely intelligent people devolving into a weird mashup of Earth Defense Force, Helldivers, 40k, and Starship Troopers memes.

Also go watch the sequels, they get increasingly weird and eventually devolve into weirdly horny 3d anime. Also read the book and then read any of Heinleins other books, the dude was a competent author and just kinda liked playing around with weird ideas like psychic sex cults and obviously fascistic protagonists.

I said devolve way too many times.

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 point 3 days ago

Yeah but fuck, I do this with fight club and then it gets meta because it's even more misunderstood, even if you look past the "badass" filter

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Also read the book and then read any of Heinleins other books, the dude was a competent author and just kinda liked playing around with weird ideas like psychic sex cults and obviously fascistic protagonists.

It boggles my mind that people can treat Starship Troopers as proof of Heinlein sincerely promoting fascism when Stranger in a Strange Land was published immediately afterwards. Dude liked playing with ideas, it's not that complicated.

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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago

Honestly I think people have problems with two major concepts, firstly the fact that the protagonist of a book can be morally repulsive, and secondly a book doesn't necessarily reflect an authors opinions. Honestly if you want a repugnant mid century science fiction author Hubbard is right fucken there.

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