I remember a few years ago my Dad finally watched Starship Troopers and he said “Why do they use bullets? wouldn’t lasers be better? they have those why are they using bullets?” and also “why are the starships so close to each other if they know the bugs can hit them out of orbit?”

that’s the point of the movie Dad. they’re a bunch of damn idiots fighting bugs. you think a bug could pinpoint shoot an asteroid all the way to Argentina?