Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
On topic, I think that some film makers do successfully use crapness to comment on certain issues sometimes. My first example would probably be Verhoeven's 'Starship Troopers', which, I would say, uses crapness to attempt to alienate us from the human characters and make us more sympathetic to the bugs.
On topic, I think that some film makers do successfully use crapness to comment on certain issues sometimes. My first example would probably be Verhoeven's 'Starship Troopers', which, I would say, uses crapness to attempt to alienate us from the human characters and make us more sympathetic to the bugs.
Hmm, from what I remember of that film I doubt he succeeded with that goal. Kind of sad. I would have loved the bugs if they had been given more character. I enjoy entertainment that can make me identify well with an alien being.