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This is a delightfully nihilistic sci-fi movie


I loved it! I was shocked to see the low rating it got, and when I started reading the reviews and threads about it I had to laugh. IT seems like those who hated it are torn between hating it for being a Merica love fest, or an anti interventionist piece. I love how those who hate it do so for the exact opposite reasons. I loved it because it teases at both while achieving neither. It is properly meaningless, just like the meaninglessness of the soldiers actions from their own point of view. THe mental breakdown experienced by the sergeant drives home the point that none of it matters so just enjoy the show. I really enjoyed this simple exploration of conflict for its own sake. Don't look for meaning. There is no meaning. There is only war.

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