I watch Demolition Man for the first time the other night. I always heard people say it predicts our current time and I definitely see that. The fines for profanity were funny, but hate speech laws are worse than that. Also the banning of meat and and salt
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Honestly being the big reader that I am I was thinking while watching that I’d love to read some books or comics that expanded on that world. Interesting theory. I need to look some up because that would make some sense
Have you read any philip k dick? That guy was a prophet
He is my second favorite sci-fi author after Heinlein. Love his work. Last one I read of his was A Scanner Darkly. You have a favorite? I like Do Androids Dream and Scanner Darkly the most but enjoy everything I’ve read by him.
Honestly. For dick what I really love is his exegesis. Its wild. For his novels. Probably the Penultimate truth or the novella the adjustment team. My wife prefers android I think.
My favorite heinlein is The moon is a harsh mistress followed by The man who sold the moon
In his exegesis he finally learns to flesh out characters. This was his only real flaw as a writer, 3D plots with 1D characters.
I have Exegesis but need to read. It. I don’t think I have Penultimate Truth unless it’s in one of the collections of his short stories I have. What did you think of the end of A Scanner Darkly? I love how the movie included Dick’s tribute from the book and it was very interesting how the govt was producing the drug it was fighting. Endless cycle.
I’d love a proper film or TV adaptation of Moon is a Harsh Mistress but not with modern Hollywood. So many others as well. Orphans in the Sky or Farnham’s Freehold. I’ve always wanted a more book accurate Starship Troopers.
And they're my two favorites in the same order too