Why Is Starship Troopers SO AWESOME?!

Starship Troopers is one of my favorite movies of all time! So you can imagine how hyped I was to play Helldivers 2 for the first time and see all the inspiration it took from this film. Anyways, here is why I love it! Also this video was meant to come out a month ago but it was delayed because of copyright issues.
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[@TheActMan]

This video was supposed to go live about a month ago but issues with copyright had it delayed! Enjoy anyways! Do your part and like the video :)

[@BiscayZ]

We value the effort, love your videos man. You should play a Yakuza game, there is no going back from that point

[@goat9643]

Where’s that rdr2 review at buddy?

[@handsomemre]

fun fact , helldivers 2 was inspired by starship troopers movies while the new starshiptroopers game is inspired by helldivers 2

[@db_524]

I appreciate the effort. 🫡

[@OldManJ3nkins]

It's a bummer that fair use basically means nothing if you don't have the money to fight for it in court. Appreciate the effort!

[@abhirajprasad3853]

“Hear me out, I’m no bug sympathiser… ” : Seems like something a Bug Sympathiser would say 🤨

[@TheActMan]

NONONONONO WAITWAITWAITWAITWAIT

[@der-Dritte]

​@@TheActManHERESEY, THE LOCAL INQUISITION WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS....XENOPHILA. IN THE GOD-EMPEROR YOU MUST BELEIVE IN

[@spiderboy43]

@@TheActMan Report to your democracy officer private!

[@FrozyTheCube]

@@TheActMan This one right here officer!

[@Jetstream_Sam669]

@@TheActManDear Mr acting mail man One day could you review Postal 1 or Metal Balls Rising Revengeance? That would mean some of the biggest to me that a KZbinr could do. If you could and aren’t too busy thank you.

[@zetabrew1825]

"I'm doing my part" "I'm doing my part" *My brain* I DIDNT DO FUCKING SHIT!

[@jabbawookeez01]

same. 🤣🤣

[@jennabee309]

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT 😂😂

[@Lemon_Sage9999]

If I wasn't so cringe-sensitive, "You should leave" would be my favorite show

[@ElvisGC]

love that meme

[@jetdathreat]

The brain bug is doing its part!

[@RorickthePaladin]

"I'm no bug sympathiser" Do you hear treason? I hear treason.

[@AbdefFable1]

This video led to Act Man's current super democracy re-education

[@samuelhuval5333]

Man this movie rings so true with my own military experience. Some buddys and I put this movie on in our barracks room one night, we loved it but it definitely made us reflect on our own decisions

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

How would you feel if MILES training lasers triggered electric shocks like in the movie?

[@thegreendragoninn8730]

"We have no info on their culture, their history or what they look like. But we do know this: they stand for everything we don't stand for! Also, they said you guys look like dorks!" - Major General Zapp Brannigan

[@Sumschmuck]

THEY LOOK LIKE DORKS

[@spartanx9293]

Not a good comparison.We actually do know what they stand for their actual.God told us so they want us dead l

[@jffry890]

THEY LOOK LIKE DORKS!

[@shoguncato84]

They look like dorks

[@MapleFried]

Once we hit the bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate

[@jacobballou8179]

“Ever since man first left his cave and met a stranger with a different language and a new way of looking at things, the human race has had a dream. To kill him, so we don't have to learn his language or his new way of looking at things.” - Rear Brigadier Zapp Brannigan

[@quintus920]

Just so the kiddos don't read this and start quoting it sincerely without ever thinking to look it up - Zapp Brannigan is a character from Futurama who is intentionally moronic and incompetent at all times with no exception.

[@thatonefpsgamer1339]

​@@quintus920phew. It's a good thing you pointed this out.

[@flowcade6997]

Pretty simplistic view (makes sense coming from a goof ball like zapp), it's more like, "I'll do what it takes to make sure my people survive and thrive, while working with friendly communities and neutralizing/weakening foreign threats."

[@What_the_Pell]

Watched just a few mins of your video before I had to put the movie on for my 74yr old father that has never seen it. He loved it and it remains one of the best, great breakdown Act Man

[@TheActMan]

Thanks man! Hope you and your dad had a great time watching it :)

[@frostmagemarii]

It's not really a great breakdown though. He gets key parts factually wrong and uses that as a backbone of his breakdown.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@frostmagemariiwell he’s trying to explain it to his audience… And do you know the demographics of people who … played & like h4 & halo 5 and enjoyed it are??? It’s full of ewwwww brainletsss. Mountain Dew drinking people. He’s trying to keep it simple man

[@axeenj]

​@@frostmagemariicare to elaborate?

[@jerkoardalic]

That "The mobile infantry made me the man I am today" scene is something I think about often.

[@timedraven117]

I love that scene, because in the book, Rico actually see's the man off duty pull his prosthetic legs out from under the desk, and asks why he wasn't wearing them. The recruiter's response was "I don't want anyone to be under the illusion that this is a safe or easy job." This make more sense when you realise the book Federation is in fact very open about the fact that you're basically becoming a state slave for the duration of your service, and you can leave at any time if you want. But as Napoelean said, "A soldier will fight long and hard for a piece of colored ribbon." Which all makes a lot more sense, considering that Starship Troopers was written based off of and so soon after World War 2, when all those crippled war vets came home if lucky, and many others didn't at all.

[@IdiotandOpinion]

I like to think they only replaced his arm because that’s all he needs for a desk job

[@LordVader1094]

​@@timedraven117Yeah tbh people really miss the point of the original book by calling it fascist. The Federation is anything but

[@krono5el]

watching starship troopers, basketball diaries, and leaving las vegas, as a kid will show what never to do irl, good lessons learned early with awesome movies : p

[@drigoleus1055]

It was essentially praising to a system that was a fascist empire except without fascism in the name​@@LordVader1094

[@SarkkiKarkki]

I got Starship Troopers on VHS as a birthday present when I was 10. Might be the best gift I've ever got.

[@TheActMan]

thats incredible

[@apanickedseagull]

My dad took me to the theater to watch when I was 8. He thought it was going to be Star Wars/Star Trek like. Boy was he wrong. Edit: correction I was 11, I can’t math.

[@db_524]

Nice

[@poip202]

10 holy shit man🤣🤣

[@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137]

Nice!

[@andycanoy863]

Having Clancy Brown aka The Kurgan and Mr.Krabs as the Drill Sergeant is a definite plus of this film. "Now, who has what it takes to knock me down?"

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

I loved how in The Shawshank redemption, it had Sgt Zim from Starship Troopers as one of the guards, and had Drake from Aliens as the rapist. It was funny seeing a Colonial Marine getting beaten nearly to death by a Mobile Infantryman, I didn't expect a prison movie to answer the question of which movie's space marines were tougher.

[@Ye-Hu]

I love how the "Its afraid!" Always gets misinterpreted like theyre barbarians, in reality theyre in the brink of defeat and just knowing that theyre enemy is also afraid gives them hope for victory. Also, read the book my man, like it or not, its so worth it.

[@thatoneguy8146]

Definitely, the book is pretty good, I absolutely enjoyed it. I actually loved how it protrayed the military with patriotism and comradely that it almost made me want to join the military till I remembered I have health problems and that the military sucks

[@andrewowens4421]

The movie does a really good job of tricking you into thinking that the humans have turned the the tide of the war with this capture, when in reality they just barely got a "win" here. It's a false flag to keep pushing for more people to join the war effort. I think the second movie does a real good job of not sugarcoating what the Federation wants; it doesn't want to destroy the bugs, but to control them and turn them into weapons.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@andrewowens4421mmmm. U lost me HARD even u brought up a sequel lol. Now I don’t trust anything you say

[@physicsguy877]

You definitely are supposed to think of the humans as brainwashed barbarians. The director has explicitly said so. He was motivated to satirize fascism due to his experiences growing up in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation. The whole point of the movie is that blind militarism and fascist dogma turns people into barbaric morons who will die for literally nothing.

[@arlo4639]

@@Puppy_Puppington wait till you see the third one. Bugs the size of planets n shit

[@shelavshekalat1310]

"Dean Norris is in this movie too" - Shows a different Micheal Ironside.

[@Justin9700]

Scrolled too far to find this, lol.

[@davidthorson2036]

I noticed that too.

[@jackdaniels9737]

I was surprised to find this so low in the comments too, I guess it shows people's age since young ones don't know Michael Ironside, and Act Man doesn't know for that matter either, lol

[@Kratos58gt]

Sam Fisher has never seen so much disrespect.

[@Ernesto87]

That's Sam Fisher.

[@Blizz3112]

Movie: "Violence isn't the answer... it is the question... AND THE ANSWER IS YES!!!"

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

That’s true in reality too. Violence is the supreme authority and the government has a monopoly on it

[@user-de4vd6bp5d]

Thank god for the 2A

[@____Carnage____]

We have an $800 billion budget and by god we’re gonna use it

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@____Carnage____ Put that into NASA. At least when NASA reaches the stars we can finally have Orbital Bombardment. 😂

[@Fyre0]

Topless Dizzy kickstarted my puberty. I was obsessed with her for months.

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

Funny thing is that as a kid when I saw the movie for the first time, I didn't feel aroused at all by Dizzy. I'm not sure if it was because I was too young to feel that way, or because I was more embarrassed by the idea of co ed showers than I was turned on by it. Probably both.

[@andreasoberg2021]

When I was in the army in Sweden we would shower together both males and women. Just saying. They did change it later

[@SkitGaming]

"Violence is the supreme authority, from which all other authority is derived." This statement is undeniably true. It isn't saying that "Violence is the only answer to any problem," it's saying that behind every law, edict, or position of authority is the barrel of a gun to enforce it. Without violence to back up, any form of "authority" is hollow.

[@kieranrollinson8750]

OMG!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU LITERALLY USED BASIC LOGIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS STATED!!!!!!! SIDE NOTE - AUTHORITY, LITERALLY DOES NOT EXIST WITHOUT VIOLENCE!!!!!!! IF YOU CANNOT ENFORCE YOUR WILL, (BY VIOLENCE, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM), THEN YOU LITERALLY HAVE ZERO AUTHORITY!!!!!!!!!! EXAMPLE - WHO THE HELL WOULD PAY TAXES IF NO ONE WAS GOING TO ARREST THEM?????????? WHAT IS THAT YOU SAY????????? POLICE ARREST TAX EVADERS?????? GUESS WHAT..... POLICE ARRESTING SOMEONE IS USING FORCE/VIOLENCE TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE!!!!!!!!! POLICE / MILITARY / GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIZE VIOLENCE, AND THEREBY """"SELF-DECLARE"""", THEMSELVES TO BE THE ONLY LEGITIMATE USERS OF FORCE / VIOLENCE, WITH WHICH THEY USE TO ENACT THEIR WILL / AUTHORITY!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@silverhawkscape2677]

No where is this more demonstrated in the UN. They literally can't do anything to China or North Korea because they have Nukes. Even West Philippine Sea conflict with China on some Islands that China is claiming even though said Islands are closer to the Philippines than China showed this with China just Brazenly Ignoring the Sea Tribunal Rulings. Literally force is needed to enforce anything.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

I think even Anime teaches this with Battle Shonen. You want to change something in your society you don't like? Well get stronger because it's the only way you can get the power to change anything.

[@robertreid2691]

Yeah man most peoples brains can’t see that the only reason society doesn’t rip itself to shreds is because there’s a bigger gun behind the curtain.

[@KrimsonStorm]

Yup, it's why I unironically agree with the starship troopers Federation. It is a dream society I hope we get to.

[@MaxskiSynths]

Paul Verhoeven is an absolute genius. His films have that certain brutalist depressing quality to them but manages to make every singe scene captivating and enjoyable. Not to mention all the one liners 😂

[@thatonefpsgamer1339]

Not really a genius in this one. He had no respect for the source material sooooo, I'll take the book over the movie with no second thought

[@xander.357]

​@thatonefpsgamer1339 exactly!!!!! Verheven has done well when he is using an original work but he crapped on the greatest Sci fi book in history and its unacceptable.

[@samhescott348]

It’s pure satire

[@Dan_Kanerva]

@@thatonefpsgamer1339 sometimes movies are better than the books . just because is a book doesn't mean you have to be a massive snob and put it on a pedestal over other mediums

[@xander.357]

@@Dan_Kanerva it's not being a "snob" thr story, character arcs, battles, and the message of the book is FAR superior.

[@IWF97]

Casper Van Dein is just as much of a fan as we are He even reacted to HD2 and said it was exactly like Starship Troopers

[@TheActMan]

I saw that. He's a stand-up guy

[@PulsatingHyena]

I saw that too! He's aged really gracefully.

[@hexadecebal]

'Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?" Is forever engrained in my brain. Best line ever.

[@nannok7181]

A real life marine, Dan Daly, said a something very similar before a charge in WWII. Highly recommend looking up his story, the Fat Electrition has a good video on him. Edit: WWI, not WWII

[@thelonehunter6025]

​@@nannok7181It was in world war 1

[@nannok7181]

@@thelonehunter6025 ah, thanks for the correction, I knew it was one of the world wars, but I couldn't quiteremember which one, so I took a guess, lol. He's still a complete badass none the less

[@thelonehunter6025]

@@nannok7181 most definitely

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

I always assumed the large distance the meteor travels is a plot hole. This is the first time I hear someone bringing this up and if you connect it with a capable orbital defense system already in place.... Yeah, I think that is what Paul Verhoeven was going for. Good point!

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Except that....the Bugs have a BRAIN bug, which can absorb any info from the brain it injests. Theoretically it could have absorbed enough info to know: 1. Where earth is 2. How its orbital defense system works 3. If there is a blindspot anywhere on the planet. Hell, the Bugs even ambushed a station, used the brain bug to call in for human reinforces, and then hid to ambush them again when they arrived, and the humans fell right into it. Because of the Brain bug, they are as smart as us. It isn't a plothole.

[@crackajacka87]

Ok, the movie messes up the timeline in the movie to confuse the viewing and to suggest that it was the humans at fault because Verhoeven thought the Federation were fascists and so wanted to portray them as such when in fact if you carefully watch the movie, you'll realise that it was the bugs that were the aggressors... This is the correct timeline of events in Starships Troopers as told by the movie, Mormons settled on a bug planet despite being told not to as it was a bug planet and they all got slaughtered for it, but the Federation didn't start the war because of that, no, the bugs saw that settlement as an invasion and so they retaliated with a bug meteor and then that's when the Federation go to war with the bugs and then at the end of the movie they show the new orbital defense ring to protect from these meteor attacks in the future. To understand the story more, you need to understand the books and Heinlein who wrote the books as he was a WWII US vet and he hated communism... The bugs in the movie are communistic, they think and act as a group and they dont understand individualism, so when the Mormons tried to settle on their planet they believed it was an act from all of humanity and not a splinter group. In this story, the Humans did no wrong.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@crackajacka87 that's what l just said, but my comment got removed. The Fed has never lied to the ppl. They don't have to. They admit that humans are outnumbered greatly when compared to the Bugs. When they get slaughtered, they admit how many soldiers perished, and show they disfigured bodies on live tv. Heck, they even have wounded vets with missing limbs right there to greet new recruits, so why would the Fed all of a sudden lie about how the war started? Actman was off base here.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@crackajacka87 exactly. The fed never lies to the ppl, so the bugs attacked first

[@Artem-uh3hn]

@@crackajacka87 "so they retaliated with a bug meteor" Bruh... Do you even realize how dumb it sounds? "To understand the story more, you need to understand the books and Heinlein who wrote the books as he was a WWII US vet and he hated communism..." Except you don't need to even read the book, since it's completely irrelevant to the movie, so stop bringing this shit up pls. "In this story, the Humans did no wrong" There is a video where a drunk dude approached a cage with a bear and his friend told him no to come any closer and not to put his arm inside the cage. The drunk dude did complete opposite and the bear bit his hand off. I guess, "human did no wrong" here.

[@dirtydac3221]

Dean Norris is in it, but you showed Michael Ironside 😂😂😂

[@decal7vr589]

Came to the comments to see if anyone mentioned this yet. Thank you

[@alecmaler6322]

Sure I liked Starship Troopers as much as the next guy, but since Helldivers 2 came out. Suddenly it's literally everyone's favorite movie I swear.

[@Soulnado]

Helldivers 2 helped, but the internet praise for Starship Troopers happens every 3 years because discussing the movie is fun. It's a timeless classic.

[@UniverseGlider2]

A lot of people are just now discovering it. Or rediscovering it. It’s not my favorite movie. But probably number 2 because Aliens is my favorite movie. And man in space shooting bug is my favorite genre

[@SL4PSH0CK]

I'm still on-board if ever Helldivers 2 had plans for Casper Van Diem in the game😂

[@MrEd8846]

It's probably been one of my favorite movies since I was 9 and too young to really understand all the stuff going on in the movie. And as I got older I just seemed to enjoy it more. Plus the action holds up. The satire definetly holds up. And you catch little things every time you watch it.

[@niles1492]

people can have multiple favorites

[@inquisition3173]

They filmed starship troopers in my hometown when I was a little kid. All of the battle scenes were filmed in a dried out lakebed called Hell's Half-Acre, in Wyoming. A lot of the people around town too were cast as extras and theres so many stories about all the drills and training they had to go through to realistically make the movie. Some people still have body armor and guns too. They realistically made 1000 sets of body armor and uniforms, and then I cant remember how many they made but the Morita Assault Rifle was actually designed as a real rifle. Obviously it fired blanks not bullets, but its why a lot of the effects look so good. Its not CGI laser guns they are shooting, it pushes the line as close as possible to a real war movie. Also different movie, but one of the big actors from Paul Veerhoven's Movies named Michael Champion (Old guy with White Hair and Aviators from Total Recall, he was chasing Arnold as Michael Ironside's partner). Mike spent the rest of his life in my home town. My friends and I signed up for a boxing class like 10 years ago, and we were watching Total Recall before class one night when I realized Mike was the guy from the movie. I ran to class that night like OMG YOU WERE IN TOTAL RECALL! Mike just goes OMG I KNOW. I short circuited, I wasnt prepared to be right about any of this as I grew up in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. XD Everyone around Paul Veerhoven though has so many stories though, and holy crap are they all so badass.

[@braydoxastora5584]

Those setd of armour would be used in Power rangers in space

[@verigumetin4291]

That's actually a really cool story.

[@JNJNRobin1337]

fascinating, i thought they stopped using blanks for filming movies at some point

[@nahuelleandroarroyo]

@@JNJNRobin1337 i dont know how you would be afraid to shoot a real one, if you only have blanks that should be fine and people could work in half cover for the barrell to shatter any real bullet

[@catlord1236]

That is cool

[@jvbteixeira]

The fact that the whole video has SC soundtrack made it even better! Amazing job

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

One interesting aspect from the original book (I own a copy of the novel and have read the entire thing) is that Federation service wasn't strictly a military service like the movie makes it. In the book, a term of service could be spent doing ANYTHING the Federation gives to you, even counting the hairs on caterpillars. Also interesting is that in the book, Johnny Rico's real name is JUAN Rico, a play on the term "Johnny Rich Boy". Also, he is Filipino and he even speaks Tagalog as his native tongue, although this detail is only revealed later in the novel when he reunites with his father. For its time, the Starship Troopers Novel was quite progressive.

[@exoticbreadstick8661]

ricos character arc is phenomenal, the way he doubled down and became a new version of ironside is great

[@quarkedbutt3957]

You haven't read the book have you?

[@Bingchirringg]

Serving the federation doesn’t just mean military service. You could theoretically be missing all of your limbs, But if you wanted to serve the Federation would do everything possible to find you a job.

[@elCamo12]

in the book you also have no limitations on founding a family... iirc it is only the right to vote/hold office that you earn by serving.

[@scotty7591]

@@elCamo12the chick does say, it’s easier to get a license, which makes it sound like you can have kids without serving. But I also did not read the book yet, so I’m only going off the movie lore at this time.

[@simoneidson21]

Except it clearly does refer to some sort of military service. It’s a stratocracy

[@elCamo12]

@@scotty7591 which is not contained in the book... and i refered to the book... the movie is another story. bootcamps in the book are also gender segregated and there are no mixed forces on the ground i think. been a while since i last read it

[@Bingchirringg]

@@simoneidson21 No it is service to the state. Service to the state does not exclusively mean military service.

[@BenHopkins1000]

[Klaxon blares.] Fry: What’s that? Recruiter: War were declared…

[@ThePolicePlug]

The Christmas music playing in the background of the invasion scene 😭😭

[@leviticusprime4904]

Fun fact in the book( go read it, it's great) the arachnids are not the only alien species. There is a 2nd species called the skinnies who initially are allied with the bugs but later start to help the federation in their war against them. Edit: they weren't allied, they were enslaved by the bugs.

[@Desmond9100]

In Black Hawk Down the Americans call the Somalis skinnies not because of the famine but because the book was very popular amongst the military and the Americans found the Somalis to be alien looking.

[@maninthemailbox6094]

Bro, you reminded me of the old Rough Necks cartoon that was out way back when, the Skinnies were in it! One of them even became friends with Rico. Their guns that shot the blue goo that contracted and hardened up and crushed its target were awesome.

[@robbievulcan9564]

@@maninthemailbox6094 Roughnecks is one of the most underrated shows ever. Loved it.

[@Quantum1244]

They’re not allies to the bugs they were enslaved by them and got freed by the humans

[@Layer67]

@@Desmond9100talking about being brainwashed haha

[@WillyMacShow]

Bro this movie is class. So glad all these games that came out have brought in a new generation of fans. Was huge at my college :)

[@db_524]

Same. Also Hi Willy, nice to see you here.

[@matthewtaylor2040]

You went College and yet use Bro like the uneducated? Queers for Palestine eh? lmao

[@TheActMan]

Me too. This movie was always so underrated!

[@db_524]

@@TheActMan Yep. Criminally underrated indeed.

[@jaredfalk7701]

Those that don’t believe violence derives the ultimate authority will always be conquered by those who do.

[@Violatorsama1]

Fun Fact on the book the movie is based off of. The only thing that could prevent a person from signing up for Federal Employment ( Which is what the cast did) is TWO psychologists had to sign off that YOU could not understand the "Oath of Service", and if you did NO MATTER YOUR PYHSCIAL CONDITION, the Gov is bound to find you a position to work for them.

[@Winters004]

Not to mention the military did everything in its power to DISCOURAGE people from enlisting because they only wanted people absolutely committed to the defense of society. The context behind the disabled veterans manning the recruitment centers was deliberate because they wanted to scare away glory hounds and people who just wanted to join the military to fast track their citizenship rather than take up civic duties.

[@NikolaBulj]

If I remember correctly, it was a right of person to serve and become a veteran one day, so they almost couldn't refuse, but they did do everything possible to discourage you from joining (compared to the movie, where people are encouraged to serve). Also, most of the book is about Rico studying, getting promoted, going back to officer school and such, while the movie... eh.

[@ChiefCrewin]

​@@NikolaBuljcorrect. The base philosophy of the book is the government should be made up of and controlled by people that understand the sacrifice to the society.

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@NikolaBuljthe book as you described sounds pretty boring

[@Nolaris3]

@@stephengrigg5988 I heard that you should see the book and the movie as two entirely separate entities. All the propaganda stuff, military outfits and notable one-liners aren’t in the book.

[@patrlim]

Starship troopers shows humanity for what we truly are; Space Orcs

[@tylerschofield]

WAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!

[@shfhsvomvolakis2318]

No, orcs are better because they don't play the holier than you card that hypocrite humans do all the time to justified their evil. They just want to fight

[@killem_softly3040]

WAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!

[@2chrisby]

False. My car is red, it is not faster.

[@der-Dritte]

HERESEY, WE ARE TRULLY DEREERVING OF THIS GALAXY

[@valenciansun]

That the bugs are painted as both highly intelligent schemers who can fling a rock a billion miles AND that they're weak and fire randomly is exactly how Umberto Eco says fascist states portray their enemies: both overwhelmingly powerful and pitifully weak, because they need to be considered a threat (to keep the populace in line) but the fascist state has to consider itself inherently superior. Glad you touched on that point.

[@Scott3387]

They are a hive mind. No-one complains when a solo ant wanders around aimlessly and die but sees an entire colony build complete infrastructure, farm aphids etc. Yes they are both intelligent as whole and dumb as a brick alone.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

​@@Scott3387 a hive mind is different from emergent behaviour. Ants, bees, flocks of birds have emergent behaviour, not a hive mind. The group behaviour comes from watching each other's movements, from conventional communication, and from simple rules like matching velocities or reinforcing pheromone trails. With a full hive mind the Bugs _should_ be able to have every warrior-caste Bug under control all the time so no random firing just fully coordinated tactics all the time because they'd be literally thinking the same thoughts.

[@Scott3387]

@@williamchamberlain2263 Perhaps 'hive mind' is being used in a fantasy sense here. I got the impression that the bugs were basically the Tyranids from 40k. They could operate on a feral level alone but needed synapse creatures (brain bugs, and queen bugs in the semi canon sequels) to coordinate. They are not the borg with instant understanding across the galaxy, they just have the ability to communicate through the network and perhaps that has a range but I have no evidence for that one.

[@Octavianus08]

Thank you, Act Man! One of my many classics.

[@ianadair1280]

Actman: "Im not a bug sympathizer" Also Actman: proceeds to perpetuate bug sympathizer nonesense. Thought we could trust you. Super Earth will be notified.

[@251spartan]

*sees complete video, grabss phone* Federation Psi Ops? yeah, this guy, i think he is being controlleed by a brain bug, please advise?

[@SarkkiKarkki]

Yeah, Act Ma'am kinda went redditor tier with his failed portrayal of media literacy

[@TheActMan]

I have connections with every Democracy Officer. Try me.

[@Bonolebono]

"this is the facist man here....", ok, you won a like friend, that was bold XD

[@silverdusksgaming6890]

The StarCraft music under the movie is hitting hard

[@anotherastronaut_]

this movie was so ahead of its time, it's aged like wine IMO the comedy, action, even the CGI still holds up over 20 years later, Great video Act Man. They should cast you for the next Starship Troopers flick, but for the role of President!

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Its so funny to me that Americans back then didnt understand it was satire. It was directed by Paul Verhoeven, you know the same guy who made Robocop. Fellow Dutchie. Ive never heard of anyone here who didnt get the over the top militaristic stuff was a joke meant to ridicule American military culture and well, militarism and fascism in general. They even put Neil Patric Harris in a literal SS uniform and the American audience still didnt get it. Its amazing.

[@ancientgamer3645]

The Starship Troopers were first mentioned in Heinlien's book "Pokane of Mars". A story about a young girl who snuck about a trash hauling spaceship to Earth. Earth was abandoned and used only as a giant trash dumpster. A Starship Trooper was guarding the trash hauler.

[@kaelell4697]

wait was that made by the same guy? im tired as fuck so excuse me

[@ancientgamer3645]

@@kaelell4697 yes

[@AlexTraven]

@@kaelell4697the man wrote a fuckton of sci fi, the dude invented the concept of power armor and god only knows how many sci fi tropes

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

Sounds like Wall E.

[@ancientgamer3645]

@@johnnyjohn-johnson7738 Long before Wall E.

[@nelsonaraujo86]

Wow. Such a thoughtful insight on the movie. You understood it very well. Made me want to review it. It was very deep and well explained. You got a new sub

[@darthnecrosaberjacobrandal4247]

Plot twist the real reason why we attacked the bug planet was because we found oil

[@brandonstarnes7273]

Good Satire is difficult to distinguish from whatever it is satirizing. Id say Starship Troopers did its part and mission success

[@TheRogueCommand]

Plus you know a movie is good when years later you can pick out new subtext. You have the obvious stuff, like the off-brand nazi uniforms, but it wasn't till about 2020 when I rewatched and realized "wait, the federation claims the bugs hit Earth with an asteroid from across the galaxy...but they're surprised that bug planets can have accurate anti-air defenses?"

[@SL4PSH0CK]

people at the time miss the message of the show and it ain't even that deep to dig. made it into a instant pop culture.

[@Xenomnipotent]

@@TheRogueCommandit’s very obvious when you take a second to realize that the antagonists are “a bug race that must be exterminated”. Hopefully, the historic parallel isn’t lost on people.

[@TheRogueCommand]

@Xenomnipotent I hadn't considered that before, but you're right, it's VERY obvious in retrospect. An enemy that is somehow too incompetent to defend itself, but also an unimaginable danger to society as we know it.

[@krono5el]

so many old farts in the 90s completely had shit for brains. how could the kids totally understand the satire but not the parents : p

[@StriderStryker]

This movie became an internet icon since it’s Paul Verhoeven. This director made RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), and the controversial movie called *Showgirls*

[@freshhands9461]

Amazing movies, all! I mean, Showgirls was visually somewhat amazing at least 😂

[@sirclintonify]

I see you man. I see you. Thank you for this. Right now with what's going on this is even more so beautiful. Kudos good sir.

[@RiskyClick96]

Great video, Act Man! Perfectly captures everything I love about this movie and then some. Liked and commented, so "I'm doing my part!" o7

[@almighty5839]

“I say kill them all!” I absolutely love starship troopers one of my all time favorites

[@theangrydweller1002]

Love of a women, what the fuck is that. Let’s Squash some bugs

[@masonnoodles2801]

Remember who we’re fighting for….dizzy, we’re fighting for dizzy

[@Muddy6264]

I remember coming out from my room late at night to see my dad watching Starship troopers when I around 4 years old. It became our favorite movie and something we watch whenever we are together.

[@rooskadoodle5952]

this whole video is a big act man W. thank ya bro

[@dockickman7104]

That bit about "young people that would be better cast in a coming of age movie" is probably the single best part. Literally anyone who's served will be able to relate to it.

[@endjfcar]

Yup. It just looks like a bunch of high school students but in an organization requiring them to kill or be killed when shit hits the fan... But we get so used to it so quickly.

[@diclonius7]

My grandfather was a veteran of WWII, he survived a shot from the front. I remember watching old war videos that describe parts of the war. Complete darkness, explosions, shrapnel everywhere, hails of machinegun fire at you. Death and suffering all around. It sounded like hell.

[@williamyoung9401]

Damn, dude. This is one of your best videos to date. Keep it up! 🤟

[@christopherjohnson5961]

Flawless skin, chiseled jaw, Fascism Man, you definitely could have starred in this movie. Also love that you played the halo music during your conclusion reflecting on the sadness of the main character. We all ubiquitously love halo, but in a similar way the Chief has to solve all his problems with violence. At the end, he’s no better off than when he started. Such a far reaching and thought provoking film. Thank you so much for this video and sharing your insights. PEACE!

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

Got my cup of liber-tea ready for this Act-man review! I'm doing my part!

[@williammoore1030]

You say Dean Norris yet you show Michael Ironside, gonna have to have a treason officer look into this offense.

[@TheActMan]

LOL

[@oodo2908]

It's awesome because its Paul Voerhoven. He was a master of making something look stupid but its actually genius. So he could make sales right off the bat, like Robocop. But the deepness keeps the movies enjoyable rewatch after rewatch.

[@kennypowers1945]

That shower scene when I saw it as a kid changed me 😅😂

[@CapyMakesVideos]

The cowboys are waiting Actman. Give us the Rdr2 review. We insist upon it

[@TheActMan]

All in good time

[@Walter_Stroud]

We insist.

[@Beau-Bo]

we implore him to

[@JackTheDead]

@@TheActMan now is a good time to

[@NicholasMclafferty]

@@TheActManhe has a plan

[@nickmattio3397]

“Dean Norris Is In This Movie Too” that guy was Michael Ironside lol Dean Norris was the head of the Military Training Academy

[@GGmanlife]

Feels like a loaded ActMan week! Thanks for the content 👍

[@harmstrongg]

"Violence is the root of all authority" quote is actually true, even in a democracy, and the quote was written by a left leaning libertarian (Heinlein was not a fascist). This is the fundamental reason western democracies invest the state with a so-called "monopoly on violence," because it is in fact the final and ultimate way to resolve differences. Would you like to know more?

[@mrmap4875]

True now they don't give harsh punishment in europe nd immigrants act like criminals nd in 3rd world countries punishment so harsh that people still committe crimes

[@MMJAli]

Helldivers 2 rip-off 💀

[@darionwilliams232]

@@fredbloggs5902tis but a joke good sir

[@CaptainMirro]

How so when starship troops was a book to begin with then made into a movie in 1997.

[@novainfinity6930]

@@fredbloggs5902it’s a joke

[@danteinpuro319]

​@@fredbloggs5902 that's the joke, helldivers 2 is basically starship troopers the video game, done right

[@fuckinantipope5511]

​@@fredbloggs5902still a rip off. They just ripped the future off through their crystal ball

[@nevi7551]

What I had gotten from the beginning lesson scene wasn't that "violence solves everything" but rather "everything eventually leads to violence." And to be real, I agree. Force equals violence. You cannot force someone to do anything without the threat of physical harm or detainment. It would be nice if we lived in a world where we could all just discuss and debate all our problems away, but we still live under the basic understanding of violence being a natural consequence even now. Try not paying your taxes and see how peaceful the IRS is.

[@GearHead36]

And then someone tries to combat the IRS with guns, and then it escalates.

[@raulpetrascu2696]

In their society they also believe that pretty much everything including arguing is a type of violence. The teacher says that voting is exercising political force through your vote. Probably aceing a test or getting better grades than others is viewed as dominating your classmates. From a point of view they're not wrong Through this comment I FORCE my thoughts and views on YOUR MIND, this is an unapologetic act of aggression and you will like it, soldier

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@raulpetrascu2696you missed the point. The point of Mr Raczak was that voting is exercising political authority onto your opponents via electing people who will make certain laws that your opponents are opposed to

[@raulpetrascu2696]

@@juan_hates_cucarachas1364 ik but how did I miss the point?

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@raulpetrascu2696 I exaggerated a bit but you generalized a little too much

[@andrewowens4421]

When I first watched this movie I knew there was more too it than what I was seeing, but I didn't understand what that was. But there was always something in the back of my head telling me that what I was seeing wasn't the entire story. There was nuance but I couldn't piece it together. Over the years I got the full context after rewatches and stuff, but I can't help but to admire how subtle the underlying message is. (maybe a bit _too_ subtle after a few rewatches). It was a unique experience because not too many movies make you feel that way; that there is a _true_ meaning behind the obvious meaning. Not just that there's a lesson to be learned, but that you actually have to dig for the lesson because part of the movie is actively trying to trick you into not realizing what the lesson actually is. At the time, for such a goofy action movie it's a lot more in-depth than I think most people realized.

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

As a kid I didn't notice any satire and thought it was simply a horror film that was a bit goofy in an unsettling way because the writers were into macabre stuff.

[@madjackmcjock]

Your analysis perfectly explains events of the last seven months.

[@samsassociate1748]

I love how helldivers 2 is so good it has act man changing from a gaming channel to a movie channel just to review the inspiration for it.

[@borneyesterday206]

Me when I catch an Act Man upload within one minute I’M DOING MY PART

[@drumrocka]

Speaking of the dialogue, one of my favourite bits of dialogue in any movie ever is when Carmen and **Xander** are in the hole juuust before the brain bug comes out, and Carmen is on the radio detailing the situation. The line, the delivery, the camera, the music, the action as she puts the radio down and raises her gun, fucking everything is *perfect*. I won’t spoil it, but if you know, you know.

[@WolfHreda]

Xander. Ace is the big blonde doofus played by Jake Busey.

[@ZyklonBeast12]

THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY HOSTILE

[@drumrocka]

@@WolfHreda dangit I knew I wasn’t getting the name right! Cheers!

[@WolfHreda]

@@drumrocka I'm doing my part! 🫡

[@marcoslemes5643]

I was 11 when it first came out and it blew my mind. Watched it again as an adult and it still holds up!

[@LivingPeazant41]

"Dean Norris is in this!" (shows Michael Ironside) I lol'd. Oddly fitting for this movie tho because now we can be told that Michael Ironside was always Dean Norris. Loved the Halo music throughout btw!

[@LostEmpireProduction]

Michael Ironside is the perfect person to play Rasczak. He plays the badass so well

[@ThaBotmon]

You mean Dean Norris?

[@Loloff210]

@@ThaBotmonloo

[@LostEmpireProduction]

@@ThaBotmon nah that’s not dean morris. Kinda looks like him yeah but it’s a different guy

[@ThaBotmon]

@@LostEmpireProduction 9:48

[@LostEmpireProduction]

@@ThaBotmon yeah Act Man was mistaken. That’s not Dean Norris

[@graye2799]

Capital punishment is still allowed in the military today, generally only in specific circumstances like murder. Also, while injection is the perferred method, nothing says they cant use hang or firing squad.

[@nikik5567]

Yup. It’s still on the books.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

The Russian army skips a couple steps if someone starts running the wrong way.

[@dankeykang4219]

StarCraft music in the background is just a chefs kiss 👨‍🍳

[@CAjokeRCA]

Neil Patrick explains toward the end that he military knew all along that the bugs were intelligent and the initial attack was to lure the bugs into a false sense of security so they could figuratively decapitate the head of the snake, if you would. But he explains that it was all apart of the larger military strategy, to sacrifice all those soldiers and naval personnel in order to locate the brain bug.

[@originale_toms8054]

"Dean Norris is in this movie too" Shows Sam Fisher. Made me do a spit take haha

[@clydegrey5061]

So close to greatness, but my brain glitched

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

Sam Fisher or Michael Ironside?

[@LocalGuardsman]

@@SomeRandomDevOpsGuyHe voices Sam in the games.

[@Desmond9100]

See you at the party Fisher- Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@clydegrey5061]

@@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy yes

[@Bluescilla]

The music when they went to the blue bug planet was so epic. You could feel the emotion

[@freshhands9461]

One of the best tracks ever! Sometimes, you just need to acknowledge and feed your inner megalomaniac :D

[@JrmhPrz11]

I appreciate all the helldivers music you used throughout the video.

[@5thhorsman]

The double entendre meanings in the film are so subtle that everyone still questions if it was coincidence or on purpose , I still do , when I fist saw it in the theater all I saw was the action and tit's, then when I saw years later on TV I saw what I thought were plot holes, then even more years later I started seeing it as a whole different movie .

[@nightly2005]

If i recall correctly, in the books you absolutely can get serve in non-military was. Book's point here wasnt VIOLENCE but rather one's ability to serve society

[@trevorreichard6735]

Citizenship was attained through civil service, but military service was the fastest way

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@trevorreichard6735that isn’t supported by the text, that’s a retcon by Heinlein

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

It’s still a good point and it’s the reality of even modern human society, especially democracy

[@mawdeeps7691]

which is fascism not in the woke understanding of the term but the original use that we should all work to benefit the collective as we are stronger together. its shocking how similar it is to communism its really the methods employed that differ and both fail for the same reason corruption at the top

[@____Carnage____]

The hell is that first sentence

[@Mordikay211]

So glad we got The Act Man reviewing a relevant movie 26 years later. But honestly the movie was great satire and not at the same time and oh the amount of memes this movie has spawned over the decades, just *chefs kiss*

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

What is the satire about?

[@makkdaddy5310]

​@juan_hates_cucarachas1364 the creator of the movie said it was satire of fascism. Which he failed miserably at considering there is voting and strong emphasis on the individual.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

The Federation isnt fascist, if anything its a libertarian paradise. ​@makkdaddy5310

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@Crom_Apsotle based

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@makkdaddy5310 I was asking to troglodyte to see how he formulated this opinion. You already know the answer that there isn’t any

[@stevenbanks1548]

Those scenes with Christmas music... Mwuah, chefs kiss, just perfect

[@Turn140]

Thank you for reviewing one of my all time Favs

[@susdino]

Watched this with a friend at a sleepover and now "mobile infantry made me the man I am today

[@ramirogandolfo335]

Rascsak: "Violence is the supreme authority, from which all other authorities derive" ActMan: "Violence solves everything!" MF those two sentences aren't even in the same neighborhood of meaning the same

[@ramirogandolfo335]

Lmao the false flag theory. My dude; in the books, the bugs have regular advanced technology, and they unequivocally attack Earth first. But since Verhoeven didn't bother to make the same enemy, and just had the bugs be mindless animals, he still needed the event to trigger the war Rico's goes to in the books, so the rest of the plot could happen. The asteroid isn't a false flag, it's the best explanation the director came up with, hoping nobody questioned it

[@ramirogandolfo335]

Holy shit "colonies and outpost set up"? It was just an independent outpost set up NOT on Klendathu by private Mormon ppl, not the military. And instead of engaging in diplomacy, the bugs outright massacred them all. The moral fault of the war is of course with the bugs wtf is this video hjahaha

[@NovaSoldier]

Yeah, idk if act mans iq drops on command some times or what, but he has several idiotic takes during this video

[@rigell2764]

Cool story, bro, but we are watching a review of the film, not the book.

[@juan_hates_cucarachas1364]

@@rigell2764that scene was in the movie, were you paying attention?

[@shamm123]

Gotta love the helldivers music in the background half the time

[@minchacaalex2125]

Finally, I've been waiting SO LONG for you to talk about anything Starship Troopers related

[@neilhannan7525]

Fun Fact: Did you for the troopers outfits they were Also used for the tv series Firefly Power Rangers Time force planet of the apes 2001 imposter 2001 and power rangers lost galaxy

[@GhostifiedAsh]

Casper van dien even commented in a interview about the uniforms in firefly, but in practice they reused it because it was cheaper, but deep down in the world of head cannon they are all connected

[@raulpetrascu2696]

No way, that's a lotta mileage on those suits!

[@DakDarklighter]

And G-Saviour.

[@JavierMoreno-ro4dh]

I think you got the pr fact wrong. It was lost galaxy i believe.

[@Lornext]

I have read Liu Cixin's Dark Forest... I completely, with no joking or anything, justify the invasion of the bug world. In fact, that world should probably have been completely destroyed already by this point of the story.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Just nuke it from orbit

[@JuiceboxCE]

Haven't seen this since I was a kid, so the added insight was really cool!

[@HelloMyNameIsZON3]

Always loved Starship troopers. Its truly a 90s classic

[@chrishoward3733]

Commander Shepard believes. When he gets pissed off he shoots things. Find him more bugs.

[@brittislove]

7:00 - just noticing the starcaraft music. PERFECT editing

[@tylertesla3678]

Great video! Hope to see more movie and TV content soon! Maybe even some lesser known ones.

[@seansmith4513]

The most wonderful time of the year playing in the background of that gorey scene needed to be a part of the actual movie. XD

[@iantaran2843]

Niiiice touch with the Og StarCraft music in the background.

[@potmanburns2955]

I got to deal blackjack to Michael Ironside for three days. He's one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

[@TheActMan]

that's awesome

[@potmanburns2955]

Thank you! Love the channel, love the content and love you Act Man!!

[@jammytimmy]

This was one of the earliest films I got to watch on dvd when they first came out.

[@boduke9428]

I have watched this movie way more times than what's normal. I really like it. I've never once considered any of these points. I've always enjoyed it as a mindless "violence solves everything" kinda flick. I'm not sure I'll ever enjoy it the same way again now and I'm less unsure how i feel about that.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

You missed the Gestapo-style trenchcoats?