When I went to the On Film Festival, I decided to stop by and see the viewing of
Starship Troopers. I did this mainly because I have seen the movie multiple times, but I had never seen it with film professors analyzing it. This really peaked my interest because I always kind of thought the film was just a cheesy sci-fi flick.
The film is about a group of friends who graduate high school and enlist in the military, all getting assigned different posts, but all fighting the "bugs" or Klandatheu. The hero of the film Rico, joins the mobile infantry, which are the guys fighting on the front lines. The movie takes us through the war showing Rico rising through the ranks when they eventually defeat the bugs and save the planet from an imminent takeover.
This film would fit really well with metaphoric criticism since the whole film could be taken as metaphor of conquest. The sick need of nations to dominate another country. We could parallel it with things like America and their conquests or better yet, Britain whose conquest from the 17th-19th centuries were vast. You can also see themes of militarism in this film. I don't know if I take it as the director using it as a satire of militarism or promoting it. Overall I really enjoyed this viewing of
Starship Troopers since it opened my eyes to the deeper meanings.
It is interesting because it became such a staple in American advertising, and because of that it left it open to symbolic convergence. There have been uses of the this ad to promote other variations of the same idea. 
The setting theme of these artifacts is now and the past. The places that MLK's message is felt can be taken as the setting for this artifact as well. The character theme of this artifact is MLK himself. Finally, the action theme is the idea of MLK and his goals. The artifact is challenging us to ask if we remember what MLK died for.
