Dystopian anti-capitalist art

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Dystopian anti-capitalist art Glownonymous 22-10-24 17:51:49 No.44062

Wanted to ask on both /games/ and /anime/ but I think this is too niche of a theme to have many examples only from one art form.

I was thinking a lot about whether or not art should be politicized for a long time. And while I think anti-capitalism and progressive pandering in modern pop culture are indeed shallow there are certain works which reinforce anti-capitalism with their sheer depressing worldbuilding (even if many of their authors aren't leftist). The examples of this are:
>Deus Ex
>American Psycho
>Disco Elysium
>Joker
These works are not necessarily cyberpunk (they don't have to be) but they are pessimistic. They aren't about opposition to the state either so 1984 doesn't count at all. They are very immersive and can be quite trippy, even artsy. Their narrative can be sometimes confusing, even repetitive (with Bateman literally describing every commodity he sees in American Psycho). I want this trippy, immersive experience. I want to see more of it.

Write down your recommendations.

Anonymous 24-10-24 11:08:10 No.44077

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>>44062
Joker is just a modern version of Taxi Driver so that I guess.

My personal fave of this type is Nightcrawler, top flick

Glownonymous 24-10-24 12:13:20 No.44080

>>44077
>Nightcrawler
>genre: neo-noir
This is it. This is the genre. Thanks for the suggestion. Should've named the thread "Anti-capitalist neo-noir."

Don't be afraid to suggest works of other art forms. Literature, comic books, anime, video games, whatever.

Anonymous 24-10-24 12:15:42 No.44081

>>44080
not neo noir but i think matches the premise

Anonymous 24-10-24 12:20:58 No.44082

>>44081
also Trainspotting

Glownonymous 24-10-24 12:29:28 No.44083

>>44081
>>44082
Thanks, guys.

Anonymous 24-10-24 12:32:30 No.44084

>>44083
Also before I forget, maybe

Parasite
Goodfellas
Wolf of Wall Street

In general some mob movies are also good for this, maybe add Casino and The Irishman

Glownonymous 24-10-24 14:34:28 No.44089

>>44084
The Wolf of Wall Street is an interesting example, though it's lighter and more comedic in tone than Joker and American Psycho. But then again, American Psycho can be considered dark comedy.

Anonymous 24-10-24 14:41:35 No.44092

>all these people recommending the same list of popular movies
sterile, low effort replies

start with these 3 op
<paranoia 1.0 (2004)
<repo man (1984)
<walker (1987)

Glownonymous 24-10-24 16:45:22 No.44093

>>44092
Thanks, anon.

Surprised noone mentioned They Live yet. Not sure if it's neo-noir but it has the kind of tone and delivery I'm looking for.

Anonymous 24-10-24 17:36:09 No.44094

>>44093
do you need people to recommend you matrix too? they live is probably the most popular movie on imageboards, and every imageboard user that has only seen 2 movies in their entire life feels special for recommending it for the Nth time

Glownonymous 24-10-24 18:36:49 No.44096

>>44094
I don't think The Matrix is that anti-capitalist. It is pretty gothic and philosophical but that's about it, it's more about solipsism and reality. The origin story in Animatrix can be viewed as anti-capitalist, though it's more about discrimination and technophobia.

In conclusion, people mentioning The Matrix will actually make me quite angry because it doesn't belong here.

Anonymous 24-10-24 18:43:15 No.44097

>>44096
that wasn't the point. reading comprehension

Anonymous 24-10-24 18:44:05 No.44098

and it is deeply anticapitalist btw, it is adorno in movie format

Glownonymous 24-10-24 18:48:56 No.44099

>>44097
I mean, I got your point, They Live is shilled quite a lot. Though since people were recommending all the popular stuff and I listed the popular stuff too then it's kinda funny noone suggested They Live as well. And I also forgot to add it as an example in the OP so that's why I mentioned it.

That said, someone suggesting The Matrix would be really weird imho.

Glownonymous 24-10-24 18:50:53 No.44100

>>44098
What are you referring to?

Anonymous 13-11-24 22:35:22 No.44220

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