We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book?
The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.
Isn’t the book super pro-fascism?
Yes, Knowing Better has done a great analysis on such
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I recall an authoritarian college professor in the book. When considered alongside Heinlein’s other work, I suspect the text of the professor’s lectures are meant to be examined critically.
Of course, Poe’s Law says that someone will take any satire at face value. Or that I took as satire something not meant to be?
That depends a lot on who you ask. All the weird propaganda in the movie is not there, but also the way that the main character explains how his society functions is perhaps incomplete.
We don’t see their society being racist (except against aliens) or sexist, we don’t see them suppress free speech or labor rights, we don’t see them worshipping some kind of Fuhrer either.
Personally, I think that war makes fascists of us all and that’s what the book tried to convey.