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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I know this is a meme but I’m legit wondering if this is what people thought the movie was conveying.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Remember that a significant number of people thought/think Homelander is the good guy and that Fight Club was aspirational rather than cautionary.

Never underestimate the average consumer's ability to miss, ignore, and misinterpret subtext.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And Starship Troopers got people really excited about space fascism.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

People wanting to be/emulate Scarface.

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