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I watched but did not finish inglorious bastards because we had to take iur kitten to the vet.
However, I watched and finished District 9 and it was unequivically a banger. I can't reveal too much without spoilers so I will only say this. It primarily takes place in South Africa and the history of apartheid is important to its message.
I also watched Starship Troopers not to long ago and it was a banger too. The history of American imperialism is incredibly important fot this one.
Both of these are very relevant to world events at the moment and watching them now will only do you good
Starship Troopers is an odd duck of a movie. I enjoy it, but I also get why fans of the book tend to hate it.
Basterds was a great movie.
Both starship troopers are good.
The film is campy and playful. But the book is more philosophical in a way that would only work in book format.
Didn't even realize it was a book, only knew about the movie through memes. Is it good?
It’s Robert Heinlein, and it’s quite different from the movie. I enjoyed both.
Personally, I love it. I think that he's probably dead-on with his political philosophy, e.g., people don't value things that they don't have to put in some personal effort for. Verhoeven thinks that Heinlein was a fascist, but Heinlein himself was a radical libertarian that was deeply affected by WWII, with a strong distrust of "big government" and any kind of organized religion.
There's definitely casual racism and genocide in the book--notably the skinnies--and Heinlein is very definitely a product of his time. And it's probably written for a late teen/early 20s audience. So take this all with a grain of salt.