Reread the first three Mars books after seeing the movie (great in IMAX), and thought the movie did a great job of capturing the spirit while tightening the plot. Besides the Star Wars prequels, was the first movie I've seen people actively dogpile on to hate, without having seen it. At least, it was the first movie I was invested in seeing, so disheartening watching it shredded. Would have appreciated a second movie.
As a kid, also loved the Green Star books by Lin Carter, which is a straight rip of the concept.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 10 March 2022 14:09 (two years ago) link
(lotta racist shit in the original Tarzan),
― ian, Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:46 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Surely the whole concept of the white aristocratic lord of the jungle is inherently racist from the get-go. Quite apart from the depiction of the natives outside of that.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 10 March 2022 14:53 (two years ago) link