I think it's generally useful to assume that depiction isn't necessarily endorsement. Otherwise you risk mistaking Paul Verhoeven's adaptation of Starship Troop

I think it's generally useful to assume that depiction isn't necessarily endorsement. Otherwise you risk mistaking Paul Verhoeven's adaptation of Starship Troopers for pro-fascist propaganda or misreading Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale as a blueprint for the ideal American society.