“It’s an honor, isn’t it?” Verhoeven joked. “When [the Trump administration] talks about Starship Troopers, they should be aware that it’s based on the style of Leni Riefenstahl.”
Riefenstahl was a German documentary filmmaker whose name is now synonymous with Nazi collaboration for her propaganda films like Triumph of the Will glorifying Hitler’s regime.
“I don’t know if this president is aware that the movie says these [characters] are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists,” Verhoeven said. “That’s the point.”
– Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch filmmaker behind satire-infused movies like RoboCop and Showgirls, speaking with THR about Starship Troopers inspiring designs for the United States Space Force.
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