Quote Originally Posted by Trent View Post
"The deliberately over the top violence is gone"

Boo! That's what makes a Robocop movie!
It's what I love about Paul Verhoeven's directorial style, which he also used in Starship Troopers. The new Robocop movie does touch more on media and political-military propaganda, which is something that Starship Troopers delves into quite heavily. Starship Troopers is set in the backdrop of Earth as an ultra-nationalistic fascist society, which is something that bubbles under the surface of America in the new Robocop film. It's an interesting metaphor for when patriotism/nationalism can be used as a means of propaganda to influence the way that people think. We see many examples of how nationalism can be used as a tool for brainwashing the masses (Starship Trooper's Federation uniforms being modelled after Nazi uniforms is a deliberate reference to this theme).


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