Director
Paul Verhoeven
Leading Actors/Actresses
Casper Van Dien
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Date of Release
1997
Producer
Jon Davison, Alan Marshall
Setting and Context
Earth and Arachnid planets within the galaxy
Narrator and Point of View
Point of view is that of Johnny Rico
Tone and Mood
Satire, Irony, Horror, Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Johnny Rico. Antagonist is the Arachnid species
Major Conflict
The arachnid species has attacked Earth and killed millions.
Climax
The Federation forces finds a smart bug that leads the arachnid species and ends the war.
Foreshadowing
Johnny is stabbed in the opening of the film by an arachnid. It foreshadows that he will face this danger later in the journey as he has yet to go to boot camp.
Understatement
Carl's psychic abilities with humans are understated.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
n/a
Allusions
The Federation's media campaign is an allusion to fascist propaganda.
Paradox
Rico doesn't want to join the Federation army but paradoxically does so in order to keep his girlfriend.
Parallelism
n/a
