Left of the Projector cover image

Left of the Projector

{Rebroadcast} Starship Troopers (1997)

Feb 22, 2024
01:04:08

**With some renewed interest in Starship Troopers after some very awful X (formerly Twitter) threads, I wanted to rebroadcast this episode which gets into the heart of the matter: This movie is satire.**

Starship Troopers is one of, if not the greatest, the best spoof military films of all time. Paul Verhoeven is the GOAT when it comes to satire, especially military and police related. The mastermind behind Robocop brought the novel to life in a much better way. Verhoeven used the imagery of fascism, the third reich, the United States to show what ongoing militarism looks like if we keep going in that direction.

Left of the Projector 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LeftoftheProjectorPod

Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5T9O1

Subscribe: https://leftoftheprojector.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/leftoftheprojectorpod

TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@leftoftheprojectorpod

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftoftheprojector/support

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode