To be honest? I found that political interpretation pretty obvious. It's more or less the exact same theme Whedon did on Serenity and in Angel S5. So that's why I had no interest in discussing. Been there, done that, so to speak.
I did however mention it briefly in my review above - it's about the strike. And embers_log also mentions it in her post. Captain Hammer is the Producers. Dr. Horrible is the writers. Penny is what they are fighting over and neither really wins. Same theme he did in Angel. Whedon is nothing, if not repetitive..in his political rhetoric.
Or if you want to look at it more broadly? Evil Corporate America vs. the creative individualistic little guy - similar to Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, with more story and less preaching. Although to give Rand credit she created much more interesting female characters.
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I did however mention it briefly in my review above - it's about the strike. And embers_log also mentions it in her post. Captain Hammer is the Producers. Dr. Horrible is the writers. Penny is what they are fighting over and neither really wins. Same theme he did in Angel. Whedon is nothing, if not repetitive..in his political rhetoric.
Or if you want to look at it more broadly? Evil Corporate America vs. the creative individualistic little guy - similar to Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, with more story and less preaching. Although to give Rand credit she created much more interesting female characters.