A more interesting discussion IMO can be found here, mostly focused on why audiences of the day didn't see the film as satire, but basically as a return to goof

A more interesting discussion IMO can be found here, mostly focused on why audiences of the day didn't see the film as satire, but basically as a return to goofy 1980s movies: https://collider.com/starship-troopers-audiences-susceptible-propaganda/ https://collider.com/starship-troopers-audiences-susceptible... > "Perhaps it was the lack of any clear dystopian imagery in the day-to-day life of the Federation's populace (that any lesser film would have insisted on spoon-feeding to its audience) that resulted in the joke getting lost. It seems that without that heavy nod to the audience to telegraph that what they're seeing is intended to be seen as satirical propaganda, Starship Troopers is basically identical to any other war or action film produced by Hollywood." > "The valorization of not just individual soldiers, but also of the military institution and its noble purpose; the careful casting of attractive actors, backed by teams of make-up artists to depict what is supposed to be the average, everyday soldier; the insistence on portraying the enemy as a faceless and malicious entity, motivated by a singular desire to destroy all that is good and civilized… These are all common themes that everyone can recognize." A similar movie, though not intended to be satire, was "Invasion USA" starring Chuck Norris (1985), featuring black-clad communist commandos invading Florida and launching an all-out assault on churches, family dinners and Christmas trees, shopping malls and local city councils, only to be thwarted by the martial arts hero. Here, the bugs are played by creepy Soviet agents and their Cuban sidekicks, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITEod2_WHoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITEod2_WHoU