Far left interpretations of pop culture

[ContrarianLemming]

Anyone wanna give it a go?
far left interpretations of pop culture!

So, according to zeropunctuation, Super Mario is actually an allegory for class war, see princess Peach and Toads are actually a bourgeoisie decadent society ruled by the aristocratic princess keeping power through ceremony, opposite them are the downtrodden workers lead by a charismatic union leader called Bowser, who is also Peaches serial rapist/stalker. Mario himself is an anarchist revolutionary who keeps the peace.

And I know if you've ever seen Dreamworks masterpiece "Antz" you'll it was also a far left allegory :)

(so was "The pursuit if happiness" right?)

[Angry Young Man]

I think Zizek might have pipped you to that post. Also, which review is this?

[ContrarianLemming]

I think Zizek might have pipped you to that post. Also, which review is this?

the review for...
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
paraphrased.

what did zizek do?

[Angry Young Man]

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

[¿Que?]

Avatar (http://kasamaproject.org/2010/03/07/zizek-on-avatar/)

This Zizek analysis of "Avatar" was being circulated around the left a while back. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't really comment on it. I think it has something to do with white man's guilt or something. Enjoy.

[Panda Tse Tung]

So, according to zeropunctuation, Super Mario is actually an allegory for class war, see princess Peach and Toads are actually a bourgeoisie decadent society ruled by the aristocratic princess keeping power through ceremony, opposite them are the downtrodden workers lead by a charismatic union leader called Bowser, who is also Peaches serial rapist/stalker. Mario himself is an anarchist revolutionary who keeps the peace.So basically (idk if the article is serious of course) it states anarchists should side with the bourgeouisie?
Also Zizek is meeh...

[Dimentio]

Zizek is to ideology what Alan Moore is to comics.

[Spawn of Stalin]

Alan Moore is a bit of a prick tbh.

Anyway, pop culture...

http://3critical.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/che-guerilla-french-poster-full.jpg

[Robocommie]

Che was a good fucking movie.

[Foldered]

Che was a good fucking movie.
I was really impressed with both parts, yeah.

[bcbm]

Anyone wanna give it a go?
far left interpretations of pop culture!

So, according to zeropunctuation, Super Mario is actually an allegory for class war, see princess Peach and Toads are actually a bourgeoisie decadent society ruled by the aristocratic princess keeping power through ceremony, opposite them are the downtrodden workers lead by a charismatic union leader called Bowser, who is also Peaches serial rapist/stalker. Mario himself is an anarchist revolutionary who keeps the peace.


how is this a "far left" interpretation?

[ckaihatsu]

Anyone wanna give it a go?
far left interpretations of pop culture!


This actually isn't a bad idea....

We know that the ruling ideas of a time are the ideas of its ruling class -- it follows, then, that the major ideas and themes that are *allowed* (to be funded and legitimized) will then *manifest* in the corporate-based mainstream consciousness, also known as "pop culture".... Thus there's a dialectical relationship between politics and culture due to bourgeois civilization's material (funding) priorities.

Lately I've been attempting to put a finger on what factors contribute to the character of a particular era in U.S. history (and worldwide) in the twentieth century. In the '30s there was a renaissance of sorts in consumer technology -- moviemaking -- that coincided with a sharp downturn in the economy. We're seeing a similar phenonmenon *these* days, with the maturation of the Internet for consumer purposes....

I grew up / was a kid during the '80s cultural highpoint in the early '80s, and I've been returning to *that* era a little lately -- I've come to the conclusion that the U.S.'s losing of the war in Vietnam forced it off of the gold standard (ex-Bretton Woods) and led to a rebound of internationalism culturally in the very late '70s / early '80s, which could be summed up as neo-expressionism. I think this is why the mainstream pop music of the period is so vibrant and based on personal vignettes and impressionistic accounts.