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Originally Posted by gmw
I find it strange that you portray it as a "love of Vetinari". I come away from the series with a very different image, Vetinari is the cynic against which the greater ideals of Vimes (for example) are compared. The all-knowing/all-powerful nature of the character, I think, just offers a useful contrast (like the Discworld itself: a mirror).
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I thought that "Starship Troopers" was a criticism of the political system it presents, not because I thought the contents sounded critical, but because I thought the author couldn't be such an idiotic fascist to be promoting such an unjust fascist political system. Turns out I was wrong, according to Wikipedia he really meant it.
My point is (I have no idea who Vetinari is) you can never be sure whether an author is criticizeing something or promoteing it.
P.S.
I saw the Hogfather and Color of Magic movies and found both mildly entertaining (not boring but not hilariously funny either), just like Discworld.