- when
- 1 Mar 2024, 09:55 pm
- film
- Starship Troopers
- source
- Mastodon
- blurb
- Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as
thoughts
What a blast from the past. Such excellent world building with overtones of high school romances. I love the subtle “are we the bad guys” vibes and overt super earth citizenship mentality. Diz should have been the main character, she’s way cooler.
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