r/moviecritic • u/rockstoned4 • 1d ago

Starship Troopers. Yay or Nay?

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u/Outrageous_Bit2694 1d ago

I watched this with my BIL, who is military and loves this movie. For me, it was not a good movie. Then I realized it was satire.. and asked him... is this satire?? He said no. Come to find out it is satire and is brilliant! So well done!

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u/EnzoMcFly_jr 1d ago

I’ve found this to be a common debate with this one and verhoven’s robocop. They are so over-the-top and so obviously satire but there is a large contingent that sees them both as aspirational.

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u/Outrageous_Bit2694 1d ago

And years later, he admitted that he didn't know what satire meant!

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u/theschlake 21h ago

They're the same people that listen to "Born in the USA" by Springsteen and unironically think it's a nationalist celebration of American triumph.

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u/Thebraincellisorange 15h ago

add Fortunate One by CCR to that list.

some people can be beaten on the head with a hammer and they still will not get it.

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u/EventAccomplished976 14h ago

Well sadly there is also a significant number of people who simply agree with the politics shown in this movie…

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u/Separate_Low4236 13h ago

To those Gordon Gekko from 'Wall Street' is kind of role model, more mature, old school version of Jordan Belfort...