[RANT]Antiwar directors need not read this thread

[AztecWarrior]

NOTE: To illustrate a point, this thread does make use of Nazi imagery including Swastikas, double runes, etc. I am not a Nazi and do not support their views. If you are offended or your government has banned such imagery, please do not read on.

First off, let's set two things clear.

1: I don't care if you are anti-war, pro-war, for some wars, for global nuclear mass suicide, whatever. I may disagree but I will always respect your opinion and your basis for it. I may want to kill someone, but I don't know if I could.

2: I don't care if you are right-wing, left-wing, up, or down. However, I am appalled when people resort to propaganda and subliminal messaging to spread opinion.

Those points aside, let us examine Starship Troopers, which I had the misfortune to see while waiiting for my dad to activate a WoW trial account.

I just wanted to see some bugs blow up. I will admit, the concept behind the movie is great. The special effects are stellar. However, my praise ends there.

First off, the movie treats the human government in place like a bunch of Nazis. Propaganda such as "Service Guarantees Citizenship" and "Join Now!" during the news broadcasts is a mockery of military recruiters. Then I saw the uniforms.

For reference, and no offense to any ****, Slavs, or other victims of the Holocaust, here is the uniform of Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess:



This is the image of the dress uniform of the Mobile Infantry:



All that's missing is a tie to look like a greyed version of that uniform, and in a funeral scene, the protagonists do don ties.

Here is the SS double lightning bolt badge:



Here are some of the badges worn by the Mobile Infantry:



Here is the uniform of the SS:



Here is the uniform of the Fleet:


This gets worse as at the end of the movie, three high-ranking officers appear with full dress uniform and black trenchcoats.

I think that nothing really else needs to be shown on this topic.

Then, as if calling the military a bunch of straight arm saulters wasn't enough, the infamous co-ed shower scene, pre-battle scenes, etc. show our troops as a bunch of kids who want to kill everything, who think it's all just a game, a la Apocalypse Now- though I did like that movie. They get tatooed, there is no discipline, etc.

So please...hold the bullshit when making movies. Add your political commentary elsewhere.