Watch the trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, a movie about the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party. Starrin...
Looks kinda good honestly. I wonder if the words "socialist" or "marxist" or "communist" will make an appearance.
honestly, i'm not that cynical for one simple reason: the current rise in revolutionary thought, though imo very overstated, still has kind of created an actual demographic (whether those claiming to favor revolution are being real or just in for the aesthetics is another matter)
and as the old saying goes, a capitalist will sell you the rope you're gonna hang him with if he thinks it'll make him money
not only that, those people are arrogant as fuck. i could definitely see them going "yea yea, sure, kids are talking about revolution now, who the fuck cares, they won't do shit. let's make some money off this before they grow up"
this is why i don't like comparisons with the malcolm x movie, we're living a very different cultural context right now
honestly, i'm not that cynical for one simple reason: the current rise in revolutionary thought, though imo very overstated, still has kind of created an actual demographic (whether those claiming to favor revolution are being real or just in for the aesthetics is another matter)
and as the old saying goes, a capitalist will sell you the rope you're gonna hang him with if he thinks it'll make him money
not only that, those people are arrogant as fuck. i could definitely see them going "yea yea, sure, kids are talking about revolution now, who the fuck cares, they won't do shit. let's make some money off this before they grow up"
this is why i don't like comparisons with the malcolm x movie, we're living a very different cultural context right now