![]() Over time, Starship Troopers has become more appreciated as a satire. When the movie came out, it was originally dismissed as a gory action movie set in the future with a streak of cruelty. ![]() On its release, the movie did poorly and was panned by critics, but it was nominated for the 1998 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. The story focused on Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien), a high school student who enlists in the military at the start of the struggle and becomes a hero during the battles that follow. Set in a distant future where humanity is under a government ruled by the armed forces, the movie (and novel) is about a conflict between Earth and an insect-like species known as the Arachnids. ![]() Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier, was loosely based on the critically acclaimed science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. ![]() In 1997, a movie hit theaters like nothing anyone had ever seen before. ![]()
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