I'm sure context should make a difference. At the time, all the billing suggested that it was something to take the kids to. (And judging from the makeup of the crowd at the theater - parents and their kids - that's apparently what they thought, PG rating notwithstanding. After all, "E.T." was PG, right?)
But even without that, it looked like the basic message was "Make love, not war," or something like that. (Hey, kids! Don't play with toy guns or shoot-'em-up video games! It's just a plot by evil middle-aged generals to train you to become killing machines so you can be recruited into the Army when you get older!)
I haven't seen the movie for years, though, so please don't take this as "Well, the movie STINKS! How dare you find anything worthwhile in it!" I haven't bothered to see it again after its initial release. So I must grant that if you're looking at it as valuable for artistic reasons, my memory of it is a bit too tainted by other concerns to be able to contribute much on that angle.
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Date: 2003-04-19 08:02 am (UTC)But even without that, it looked like the basic message was "Make love, not war," or something like that. (Hey, kids! Don't play with toy guns or shoot-'em-up video games! It's just a plot by evil middle-aged generals to train you to become killing machines so you can be recruited into the Army when you get older!)
I haven't seen the movie for years, though, so please don't take this as "Well, the movie STINKS! How dare you find anything worthwhile in it!" I haven't bothered to see it again after its initial release. So I must grant that if you're looking at it as valuable for artistic reasons, my memory of it is a bit too tainted by other concerns to be able to contribute much on that angle.