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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 25 Apr 2001 07:27:06 -0500
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Reagan Ross wrote:

> I was wondering if list members have any suggestions of films that directly
> or indirectly critique capitalism. I know this is a broad categorization,
> ranging from Chaplin to Godard, Bunuel to _American Beauty_, but I am not
> looking for some exhaustive, comprehensive list, instead I am looking for
> films that list members think are particularly striking or useful examples
> of this.

Check out the Robocop movies for examples of dialogue explicitly targeting
capitalism.  Other cop movies, such as Blade Runner and Die Hard flicks
criticize "big business," "commerce," etc.  I focused on this in a chapter of
Heroes in Hard Times.  The Robocop movies would be the place to start.
best,
Neal

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Neal King
Belmont University Sociology
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