After watching the making of Starship Troopers, I have to say I am beyond words. I knew going into the "Making Of" thing that he hated and didnt understand the story, but I didnt know that he didnt watch his own movie.
This man is insane. He made an incredible movie but didnt get one bit of it. Somehow he made a futuristic movie based on a love of the whole from his own OBSESSION with his WW2 experiences. He doesnt go 2 commentaries without somehow mentioning how everything is related to WW2, even though at the end of the movie he states that eventually people will forget moments like the capture of the brain. I think that 5000 years from now people wont give a whooping shit about WW2(not care, just time. I am sure something bigger will happen within 5000 years people). He tries to mimic everything from that war from the style of ships to the way they dress. It is a shame that if he would have changed the clothes a little, the entirety of the subtext probably would have been different.
All he talks about is how fascist the world is in the story, yet they talk about citizenry, politics, free choice, and all kinds of things. Same thing with his Science Fiction Historion Paul Sammons, who refers to the civilization as "Melrose place, rightwing, empty-headed drones". It is so strange... They say that the Federation Network is all that the people see, but it clearly states that there are other channels,shows, and mainly other things to watch.
It is funny how Sammons keeps referring to Verhoeven as a liberal, even though by hearing probably one thing he says you can figure it out. He is a great director, but idealistically retarded.
The bugs were just defending their planet? What about the GIANT FUCKING ASTEROIDS THEY KEEP SHOOTING AT EARTH? A civilization of perfect looking people? Did he not see the black, latino, white, ugly, not ugly, scarred, not scarred, rich, not rich, cast/characters he had?
Again, Paul Verhoeven... loved his movies, I just cant stand to hear him say anything. Thank god I supported other people than just him by watching them.