Satirical dark humor retrofuturistic sci-fi space war movie, which, while not taking itself seriously, makes a smart political critic of imperialism and propaganda. It plays with many clichés, and also seems to have inspirations/homages to some popular flicks (TV shows from Robocop, starships from Star Wars, the trial from Superman II, the military training from Full Metal Jacket, Rambo being tortured...). It is like the opposite of Star Treck: instead of a world federation searching for peace and knowledge, it is a world federation looking for what all earth empires have been looking for throughout history. It may also be seen as a parody of many blockbusters' genres, such as high-school, war, and monster. Special effects worked well and the bugs and starships were nice. In this imagined 23rd century, while militarisation culture advances a lot (in a competent distopic exercise), USA-fashioned high schools are shown as the norm, and curiously sexism and shyness towards nudity seem to be both extinct. Although not a film to be taken seriously, I think some problems should be solved in order to have a higher level satire: some events appear suddenly without showing how they happened (what seems to be an edition problem); many reactions and acting are not minimally credible (such as characters being happy or relaxed after beloved people be murdered); gringoes do not fit to play Argentine characters; some action scenes just last too much. Anyway, the outcome balance is positive.
Review of Starship Troopers
