Starship Troopers: one of the most misunderstood movies ever

[trabuquera]

and the futuristic female special-forces operatives who couldn't be broken by captivity, rape or torture because "they enjoyed it too much" to get upset <heaves>

 

[Idris2002]

and the futuristic female special-forces operatives who couldn't be broken by captivity, rape or torture because "they enjoyed it too much" to get upset <heaves>

You're referring to Heinlein's Friday, yes?

Thankfully, I read that one at such a young age it all went right over my head.

E2A: But that's a perfect example of how rape culture works.

 

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Oh yeah, and he also fucking loved the polygamy.

But no obvious noncing.

hmmmmmm


i can think of a couple of female characters that while not very young, were definitely written to be seen as physically and emotionally perpetual 14 year olds. the emotional immaturity is a running thing throughout his female characters. didn't get to grow up and be the DECISION MAKER. needed the man for that.

 

[T & P]

I found myself arriving home tonight a bit merry and, finding this on the telly, naturally sought fellow Urbanites' thoughts on it.

Was going to start a new thread but not wanting to incur pogofish 's wrath I did a search and unsurprisingly saw there's been plenty of threads previously devoted to it over the years.

The film is obviously devoid of any genuine cinematographic merit, it's stuffed with Hollywood cliches, and it could even be argued it actually endorses pretty dodgy political views. Yet you'd have to be a right cunt not to like it, right? In my book at least...

 

[likesfish]

he was very very weird but a lot of his stuff wasn't immediately obvious FFS Starship troopers is on the USMC reading list.
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Heinlein was barking mad but he bailed out Phillip K DICK
n the introduction to the 1980 short story collection The Golden Man, Dick wrote: "Several years ago, when I was ill, Heinlein offered his help, anything he could do, and we had never met; he would phone me to cheer me up and see how I was doing. He wanted to buy me an electric typewriter, God bless him—one of the few true gentlemen in this world. I don't agree with any ideas he puts forth in his writing, but that is neither here nor there. One time when I owed the IRS a lot of money and couldn't raise it, Heinlein loaned the money to me. I think a great deal of him and his wife; I dedicated a book to them in appreciation. Robert Heinlein is a fine-looking man, very impressive and very military in stance; you can tell he has a military background, even to the haircut. He knows I'm a flipped-out freak and still he helped me and my wife when we were in trouble. That is the best in humanity, there; that is who and what I love."

 

[mauvais]

I mean ffs:

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I think you meant to say

 

[Cid]

I think you meant to say

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Ha, I can only assume it worked at the time.

 

[krtek a houby]

Eventually finished the book. Enjoyed it in the end. I think it was an influence on Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War", which I prefer.

 

[kabbes]

Heinlein was an influence on every science fiction writer than followed him.

 

[likesfish]

fortunately the weird incest fetish isnt though