Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

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Starship Troopers (1997)

Rasczak: All right, let's sum up. This year we explored the failure of democracy. How our social scientists brought our world to the brink of chaos. We talked about the veterans, how they took control and established the stability that has lasted for generations since. You know these facts, but have I taught you anything of value this year? You. Why are only citizens allowed to vote?

Student: It's a reward. Something the federation gives you for doing federal service.

Rasczak: No. Something given has no value. When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force my friends is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived.

I still can't believe that there were lots and lots of people who sat down and watched Starship Troopers in 1997 and didn't get that it was a deeply and hilariously funny anti-fascist satire. It felt like ages before people took this movie seriously! I mean... do people even take it seriously now? Do I just live in a bubble of my own making where this movie is one of the great films of our age? Well people should think that dammit! One day we will realize that Paul Verhoeven...

... (who's celebrating his 85th motherfucking birthday today!) has been one of The Greats. One of the most important filmmakers of our age. Someone able to make wildly entertaining popcorn flicks that were able to sneak deeply serious thoughts in between all of the great big beautiful tits and gore. A legend! Somebody smack that man on the bare rear and say thanks from us today...