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‘Antz’: Marxist Propaganda for Kids
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Why does this movie exist? Are all the underlying communist themes a ploy to stand out from ‘A Bug’s Life’?
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Why does this movie exist? Are all the underlying communist themes a ploy to stand out from ‘A Bug’s Life’?
With the recent neoliberal shift in our capitalist society, Marxism has become more relevant than ever.
Furthermore, we must look at racism not as a series of interpersonal violations, but a structural system of disadvantage that is founded on political and economic exploitation fully understood only through the lens of history.
What is more emblematic of the United States’ corporate capitalist narrative than Air Bud? A well-groomed, intelligent Golden Retriever frees himself from an abusive owner to provide both athletic success and companionship to a fatherless boy. Yet, as Air Bud nears its 20th anniversary in a year and change, it is imperative to reconsider this touchstone family film. Is Air Bud a story of basketball glory and family cohesion, of friendship between human and other animal, or is it truly a parable of an oppressive corporate system cloaking the workers’ alientation in false empathy? Buddy, the film’s protagonist, represents the indoctrinated masses.