Starship Troopers Director Paul Verhoeven Says Film’s Nazi Imagery Was Deliberate After Trump’s Space Force Uniform Design

Nearly three decades after Starship Troopers reached theaters, director Paul Verhoeven is once again explaining the political meaning behind the movie’s military imagery. The discussion follows Donald Trump’s recent presentation of a proposed “next generation” Space Force uniform that explicitly cites the 1997 film as an inspiration for its design. The proposed uniform features a sharply tailored dark outfit, peaked cap, tall black boots and the Space Force delta insignia across several parts of the design. While the imagery has…