Wow, try rereading. Where did I once say I disliked the conspiracy angle because it portrayed the government in a negative light? I disliked it because it caters to modern cliche trends while adding absolutely nothing to the series itself. And the worst part is that if you've read the book, it's blatantly obvious that the subplot has nowhere to go, because you're aware of how things are wrapped up, and this 'conspiracy kekek!' bullshit has no room to fit in.18-Till-I-Die wrote:Oh please.
You act like that was the whole movie, in the end the government WASNT EVEN THE BAD GUY...it was some alien race (in the future). The Government wasnt evil, Aristotle, it was, at worst, stupid and short sighted.
What rubs you the wrong way about this: the fact they added a subplot about the (perfectly reasonable, and frankly, realistic) government CYA response, or the fact they made the government look "mean" instead of pure as the wind driven snow?
No seriously this is precious. The government wasnt even shown to be EVIL in the movie. It wasnt even their fault the virus was unleashed, if the people in that town hadnt opened the probe then the army would have contained the virus and it would have been over before it started. At worst they're shown as being willing to kill to cover up a mistake that wasnt even their fault, but that they'd be blamed for, and you think they're being shown in a BAD light? They're just covering their asses like any government would IRL, and if you think they wouldnt you're an idiot.
Besides the government has been fucking around with bioweapons for generations. Google the words "Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment" and see what i mean.
Seriously, this is precious - the fact you've managed to somehow conjure up an idea that I disdained this subplot because of its portrayal of the United States government, as opposed to the fact that it pretty much went nowhere, was almost totally divorced from the main plot arc, had even more mediocre acting than the major thread, was contrived as all hell, and pretty much contributed nothing to the plot, except for more loose ends at the end of the series. Yeah, I totally didn't like it because it portrays the government in less-than-optimal manner.
And, you know the funny part? The government was portrayed as evil, at least in relation to our plucky, never-wrong protagonist. Or did you miss the part where it was that chap blackmailing Barton that caused the lab to breach in the first place? That's not an evil act, but it was certainly placed in the final cut with the intention of evoking a gut reaction - Wow, that wouldn't have happened if the government didn't want to keep a sample of Andromeda! Two characters are even assassinated at the end of the movie
I'm also not sure where you got aliens from. It seemed pretty clear, to me at least, that the Beeter character was implied to be behind the whole thing.