31 comments

  • JohnnyLarue 19 hours ago

    There's no such thing as quasi-satirical.

    • vrighter 15 hours ago

      It used to just be satirical. Now it's quasi-satirical. Reality has caught up to the satire, unfortunately.

    • SepiaSapient 6 hours ago

      Maybe they are trying hedge due to the original book not being satirical?

    • peterashford 15 hours ago

      This is what I came here to say.

  • floren 21 hours ago

    Are we the baddies?

  • Avicebron a day ago

    Isn't it just the empire in star wars?

  • cocacola1 a day ago

    Great movie. Amusingly, Verhoeven hated the book.

    • bigstrat2003 21 hours ago

      Which is his loss, because it's a great book. I really enjoyed Heinlein's exploration of what is needed to sustain a healthy democratic form of government.

      • stephenr 14 hours ago

        Are you saying that a story where voting is reserved for "some people" is what is needed for a democratic government?

        • euroderf 13 hours ago

          Perhaps his idea was to remove the pro-violence influence of the likes of Cheney and Trump. War is not healthy for children and other living things.

          • stephenr 12 hours ago

            ... is this meant to be satire? You're familiar with the main storyline yes?

            • euroderf 6 hours ago

              Sure, it's a satire of fascism, so the movie was lost on Americans and didn't do well in the box office there.

  • andsoitis 21 hours ago

    Opening:

    > for his Space Force.

    For our Space Force.

  • hresvelgr 15 hours ago

    The Empire meets Star Fleet and the US Navy

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  • tim333 7 hours ago

    I guess a film about a fictional American fascist future society aligns pretty well with the current administration's vision.

  • BLKNSLVR a day ago

    Quasi-satirical? I didn't think there was any quasi about it.

    • JojoFatsani 20 hours ago

      The movie certainly is (directed by same guy as Robocop) I can’t comment on the source material.

      • 00ze 19 hours ago

        I think they meant it's just pure satire

  • hn993302 14 hours ago

    Yankee Doodled

  • Lawyer24 19 hours ago

    Looks like Nazi gear

    • dlcarrier 18 hours ago

      The company made famous by designing and manufacturing the Nazi uniforms currently has over a thousand stores, including hundreds in the US, and earns billions in annual revenue.

  • ButlerianJihad 19 hours ago

    But the barracks are inspired by Ender’s Game

  • aaron695 17 hours ago

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