That basically goes hand-in-hand with the form of acting that’s somewhat similar in style to the advertisements, except that requires some “outside the box” thinking in order to “get it.” As if the whole thing is a façade, a prank being pulled on the audience.įor those who watch this in their teens, pretty much all of this tends to fly over their heads (as it did mine back in the day). That there’s something off with the reality being shown/advertised. Basically like those advertisements shown in his earlier film Robocop, and to a more subtle extent practically the entire Total Recall film. But if you put any amount of effort looking at it, it becomes apparent that it’s a little too flamboyant, a little too happy with itself. Join the military, do your part, protect the Earth, etc. On the surface, it’s a military advertisement. The film begins in typical Verhoeven style, with a satirical advertisement. All to make a point that, in all honesty, I can’t say is entirely misguided. In fact, one could argue that the film was made for the purpose of critiquing just about everything the novel stands for, and doing it in a way that misrepresents and strawmans the source material itself. Both were made for entirely different reasons. The film isn’t very much like the novel itself.
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