Fred Hampton was a radical revolutionary. Judas and the Black Messiah…
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Surprisingly good take for the Guardian.

I could be wrong, but I don't recall hearing the words Marx or Marxism uttered even once in the film. The Queen's Gambit had more mentions of Marxism-Leninism.

  • kuttarbaccha [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    That sounds great, I like American cinema, big fan of Kubrick for "Full Metal Jacket" and "Doctor Strangelove". It's good to see more mainstream hollywood films presenting an anti-capitalist narrative.

      • kuttarbaccha [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        FMJ and Strangelove are remembered as simply being movies.

        Yes, in my opinion the fact that they were really great films made by a real auteur, a master of cinematic language, is part of what makes them so good. A lot of the time propaganda doesn't work very well because although the message is good, it cannot really succeed as art.

        FMJ, especially, has a vocal chud fan base who fetishize all the fucked up things in the movie.

        Apologies, what is chud? I am new here and google is not giving me anything. Based on the context I imagine it is some sort of slang for people who are not very bright?

        • MarxistHedonism [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          It stands for cannibalistic humanoid underground dweller and is reference to the movie CHUD. We use it to describe reactionaries/right wing extremists.