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I'll tell you mine a bit later...
I'll tell you mine a bit later...
I'm a sucker for blowing up milions of bug aliens.How could anyone enjoy the quality of Donnie Darko and also like Starship Troopers?
No, the movie was even MORE brilliant, dammit! Look at it as a satire of fascism and patriotism, and you begin to realize its hidden depths...Originally posted by Sunfist
The novel by Robert A. Heinlein was, I'll gladly agree.
The travesty that they made of the theatrical presentation of said novel was horrid. Had it been some movie called "Killer Bugs From Space" or something, I might have loved it. You attach the name of one of Heinlein's works and I'm going to expect quality, moral delemas, philosophy, etc.
Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
You know they are making Starship Troopers 2, but going straight to video. I'll still rent it. Btw, either of you see the roughnecks animation series based on starship troopers?
Originally posted by Zero
No, the movie was even MORE brilliant, dammit! Look at it as a satire of fascism and patriotism, and you begin to realize its hidden depths...
I always thought the book celebrated those things, and the moivie tears those concepts down by showing the logical outcome. Some people thought the film was shallow and 2-dimentional...I thought that was an intentional move by the director and screenwriter, to show how militarism is shallow...and looking at America today, I think they were right!Originally posted by Sunfist
Those were just hand-me-downs from the novel, IMO.
Originally posted by hypnagogue
I'm not all that up on science fiction books, but I do have to throw my lot in with sunfist and say Phillip K. Dick is great. If you like Blade Runner, try reading 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' I read the book first, and found the movie to be a big disappointment comparatively. I'm also very fond of 'The Martian Time Slip,' just a fantastic book. No one describes and delves into madness quite like Dick.
The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov are without a doubt my favorite sci-fi books. lately I've been steering more toward fantasy books (LOTR, etc) but i suppose sci-fi could be concidered fantasy also.
My favorite science fiction book is "1984" by George Orwell. It is a classic dystopian novel that explores themes of government control and surveillance.
It is difficult to choose just one, but I would have to say Isaac Asimov. He is known as the father of science fiction and has written some of the most influential works in the genre, such as the "Foundation" series.
I am a big fan of the "Matrix" trilogy. It is a thought-provoking and visually stunning film that explores the concept of a simulated reality.
I enjoy the endless possibilities and imagination that science fiction offers. It allows us to explore hypothetical worlds and technologies, and often makes us reflect on our own society and humanity.
One of my favorite underrated science fiction books is "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is a thought-provoking exploration of gender and society on a distant planet.