I joined the military because of this movie

  • culpritus [any]
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    2 years ago

    even in the comments on the commentary lmao

    I like how he calls it fascist but it’s not

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    Exactly, Verhoeven completely misunderstood the source material. He even misunderstands the world of his own movie. A lack of universal suffrage does not equal fascism. Granted it's a militaristic society, but it functions the same as a Roman Republicanism, not remotely fascist.

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    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Roman Republicanism, not remotely fascist

      :wtf-am-i-reading:

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Ahahahaa. From what I understand he didn't even read the book all the way through. Just skimmed it, said "This is fascist trash" and threw it aside. Which means he was smarter than I am, I loved that book when I was a kid. : )