Starship Troopers (1997)
For the war movies we’re discussing in this month’s theme that we’re calling “GLORY & PROPAGANDA” one person’s inspiring tale of right and might can be, to another person, a study in the horrors of power and supremacy. We’re studying all types this month in war film but the undertones of this cult hit from 1997 seems to skirt by some to this very day. Allegedly the novel’s tone is different but this film adaptation of Robert Heinlein’s “STARSHIP TROOPERS” from 1997 definitely hits more onto the satirical side. Maybe having Doogie Houser walking around dressed like a nazi near the end will…
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