(Fake) Starship Troopers remake movie trailer

Before the Paul Verhoven movie there was the novel by Robert A. Heinlein.
What if there was a movie truly based on the book?
The quote in this trailer, taken from the book, will tell you that the movie and the book that 'inspired' it are quite different entities.
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The music is called Unsung War from the soundtrack to Ace Combat: The Unsung War.
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Verhoven admitted in an interview he had read a chapter of the original story, got disgusted, and made his screenplay to be the opposite of Heinlein's vision, parodying the idea of a noble warrior who served his federation for citizenship and fights ravenous aliens to keep his homeland safe. But the book I think has inspired more people then the movie's political satire, in fact the creators of Gundam acknowledge the book Starship Troopers as one of their main influences. In the book unlike the movie the mobile infantry have specialized battle armor, aerial support craft, powerful weaponry, the finest training and unyielding resolve; a far cry from the hordes of under equipped teens the films portray. The Bugs likewise are a legitimate threat to humanity, a mindless consuming enemy only sacrifice can destroy.
The original novel has been accused of being pro-war, fascistic, racist and all manner of things but I've yet to hear anyone complain about the movie being demeaning and disparaging of soldiers.

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[captainstern3]

This is what the White Imperium will look like.

[bloodrunsclear]

@captainstern3

'White Imperium'? What are you talking about?

[154thTerran]

Brilliant work, really good to see an well made pro-ST trailer in the true sense of the book.

As for the book the state is Fascist but only the ignorant could call it racist as its statist and takes in all races as Rome before it but united under one culture and banner. To call it racist is just sheer stupidty given that the main character is a Puerto Rican.

As for those detractors of the book and its underlying political arguments what an surprise that all those who denounce never served b4,

[OpenMawProductions]

@154thTerran It's definitely not fascist, either.

[doane1981]

They can put in some anti-war message if those Hollywood bunch are so disturbed by the idea of Heinlein's idea of governance and political system BUT PLEASE do it more subtle and dark, something like Apocalypse Now(madness and of war), not rubbing it in your face while blatantly portraying the military as incompetent and Nazis. Oh, and bring in the powered suits and get rid of that stupid coed shower thing. Juan Rico should be played by a Filipino-born actor and please don't make it PG-13.

[dragonlordd]

Since the book implies Johnny Rico is of Native Filipino descent by the fact he speaks Tagalog, he could be played by Daniel Dae Kim. I know he's Korea but Dae Kim alos has that don't frak with me look

[dragonlordd]

Halo's MJOLNIR (Spartan) armor and the Matrix's Gun armor seem to borrow the from the MI suit. In fact I imaged the MI suits looking like MJOLNIR excepted a little more bulky when I read the book.

[captainstern3]

@crewmannumber7 The trouble with most (not all) Right wing types is that, no matter where they are ideologically, whoever is to the Right of them is not only wrong but they are actually evil and beyond respectable discourse. That's why the Right keeps losing. Things are changing though & Heinlein (even though he came under the sway of Boas) will be a part of it.

[crewmannumber7]

@bloodrunsclear Just ignore the neo nazi troll. His type are beneath contempt. Also, I favorited the video. Its about time someone made a decent starship troopers movie.

[captainstern3]

@captainstern3 continued: Our European Mission is to create the Culture-State-Nation-Imperium of the West, and thereby we shall perform such deeds, accomplish such works, and so transform our world that our distant posterity, when they behold the remains of our buildings and ramparts, will tell their grandchildren that on the soil of Europe once dwelt a tribe of gods - Francis Parker Yockey