Review of Starship Troopers (1997) by Schnitzelpoof — 10 Aug 2018

It's actually a pretty good film, which tries to portray the negatives of a militarized society in a deadly war, and manages to accomplish the opposite. There is political and social commentary here; there is a terrible "meat-grinder" war, in which poor strategy and planning are offset by the courage and sacrifice of the men (and women) on the front-lines. There is some anti-war message which is swallowed by the patriotic fervor that the brutality of the non-human insects inspire.

There are also love triangles between virtually all the main characters, which serve to personalize the impersonal face of a war on such scale. I didn't care much for the love stories, but they do provide motivation for the characters, and generally work.

While not truthful to the source material, this is a proper sci-fi film, that stands on its own right, and still has value even 21 years after its making.