But when I revisited the film today, I found that the film does not seem to be as unbearable as previously thought, and it can even be described in a different way.
It's better to talk about some small details in the film.
It is estimated that everyone has discovered that the EFF in this film is actually the future version of the Nazi German army. Whether it's epaulettes, military ranks, military uniforms, or military caps, they all show strong characteristics of the Third Reich. And the military flag on the coffin is simply a repainted version of the flag of Nazi Germany.
Traces of elitism as one of the foundations of the Third Reich can be seen everywhere. The protagonist’s good friend, the blond Carl, is on the same footing with his high IQ and special abilities, while the protagonist’s other good friend, XX with an NPC face, is still a second-class soldier in the fight for a lifetime.
Such details are too numerous to list.
Although there are some differences in details, the federation in the film is the same as the original one, in fact it is a totalitarian or even militarist country. Conscription advertisements are broadcast day and night on the TV, and the military-dominated Congress is full of roars of "We must destroy the enemy." These are the most typical characteristics of a military state.
Some students will probably keep complaining about the movie, simplifying the complicated military strategy and tactics system in the original work into a ground push like a US soldier video game. However, I personally believe that the original interstellar paratroopers wearing complex and advanced tactical armor and capable of overturning tanks were reset to a mass of highly homogenized soldiers, precisely because they mocked the complete erasure of personal characteristics under the militaristic system. Consideration of purpose.
Think about the TV news that pops up every once in a while full of passion for nationalism. The sense of contradiction created by this contrast becomes stronger and more thought-provoking.
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