The book isn't ironic, Heinlein was pretty fash, and the movie was in part a response to it.
I could see a "book accurate" adaptation of Starship Troopers doing really well. A big, dumb action blockbuster - essentially Avatar but the aliens are the bad guys - and it would get infinite free press from people arguing over it on Twitter.
The book isn't ironic, Heinlein was pretty fash, and the movie was in part a response to it.
I could see a "book accurate" adaptation of Starship Troopers doing really well. A big, dumb action blockbuster - essentially Avatar but the aliens are the bad guys - and it would get infinite free press from people arguing over it on Twitter.
There's an anime adaptation that's pretty close to the book:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(OVA)