Review: Starship Troopers
by John Walker on Nov.05, 2005, under The Rest
It didn’t start well, either. But before we get to that, it’s time for a quick check that everyone’s in line when it comes to the film this FPS is based upon. Verhoeven’s film is, and this cannot be stressed enough for the hard of thinking, a SATIRE. The problem is, satire requires thought from your audience. Do your satire well enough, and those who aren’t willing to engage their brain will confuse themselves, and start pronouncing the film as pro-war, all-American, or as has often been the case, fascist. To give Verhoeven his credit, he wasn’t exactly subtle about it. The superb spoof propaganda adverts provide belly laughs, and really ought to make the point ever-so-slightly clear. But it’s never better than when people attempt to speak the truth of the situation, and are drowned out by the gung-ho nonsense from the main cast. And it has Doogie Howser in it.
Forgot to link this earlier today.
Brian coming this weekend.