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Marx Reloaded (2011)
Bold and Intelligent
I have seen other films, like Examined Life, which also stars Slavoj Zizek, and which claim to be about philosophy, but which are not remotely philosophical, thought-provoking or even very coherent. But this film's narrative was very intricate, and the film was superbly directed by someone who not only understands philosophy (Jason Barker is an established "theorist" and philosophy translator) but knows how to communicate with an audience. I'm not sure if I understood all the many ideas that were packed in to the relatively short 50 minutes. But it certainly made me want to read more Marx. And the thinkers on offer here all had something different to say. This surprised me, since the impression we get of Marxists is of a bunch of people dogmatically agreeing with each other. But in this film it seems like Marx can't solve the world's problems because no one can really agree what his ideas are. A very intelligent and informative film.