https://twitter.com/the_nerd_skull/status/1760261533555372265

  • macabrett[they/them]@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    I guess, but does anyone in 2024 think about anything other than the Verhoeven movie when talking about Starship Troopers? The original tweet has a screen cap of that movie that is making fun of people like Auron.

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      9 months ago

      At the end of the day, the satirized characters all have action figures that are sold in toy stores. Who's the actual butt of the joke?

        • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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          9 months ago

          My point is that the action figures propagate the idea that the first film should be taken sincerely and that a franchise with works outside the first film exists. Obviously, people selling Capital on Amazon aren't going to make people read Capital as an ironic work.