Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”
The document says the black-and-gray design was inspired by Starship Troopers, drawing criticism online after Trump posted the mockup.
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Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”
The director of the 1997 sci-fi film, which has often been misunderstood, says the gung-ho soldiers who are its heroes "are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists. That’s the point.”
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der Standard DEThe US president unveiled AI designs in black and gray. Ironically, he cited a film intended as a satire of fascism as the inspiration for the look of his space force.
Starship Troopers Director Paul Verhoeven Reacts Space Force Uniforms
On Sept. 6, President Donald Trump posted a design mockup for the U.S. Space Force’s “next generation” military service dress. The severe black-and-gray outfit was accompanied by language explaining that it’s “inspired by the discipline and functionality of the Starship Trooper uniform.” Starship Troopers, the 1997 sci-fi action film, was a critical and commercial fiasco […]
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