Sci-Fi's Biofascism Stefan Ulstein S cience fiction movies serve as directional indicators for the winds of the zeitgeist. In the 1950s we were served up cautionary tales about the misuse of science. We were meant to take away from these films a sense that we shouldn't muck about with the natural order or play God. Now we are co-gods with evolution.
Evolution is destiny, but destiny can be shaped by human science.
With no creator there are no creatures, only organisms. In the recently released film version of Starship Troopers , giant insect warriors, the Arachnids, having battled Earth's armies in space, take the war to their enemy. As the film begins, they have just wiped out Buenos Aires in a surprise attack. A more insidious theme arises when it turns out that the Arachnids seem to be evolving rather quickly, learning to anticipate Earth's battle tactics and developing effective countermeasures with each engagement. The young protagonists of Starship Troopers are four humans who enter federal service directly out of high school.