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We the Living (1942)

Published February 04, 2011 in Movies by Zach Varnell

The rise to power of Soviet socialism corrupts every aspect of life in a Russian city, leaving its occupants with three choices: cynicism, self-destruction, or escape. [Dir: Goffredo Alessandrini/ Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti/ 174 min/ Drama, Romance, Foreign Language/ Italy/ In English with English Subtitles/ Anti-Socialism, Ayn Rand-Objectivism, Individualism & Indepenence]

It’s a fitting tribute to the universally authoritarian nature of Ayn Rand’s ideas that this film – first produced  (Read More)

Schindler's List (1993)

Published January 28, 2011 in Movies by Zach Varnell

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A German business exploiting forced Jewish labor ends up saving hundreds of Jews from extermination. Based on a true story. [Dir: Steven Spielberg/ Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes/ 195 min/ Drama/ Democide]

As much a history of the Holocaust as a story about Oskar Schindler, this film traces Schindler’s involvement with Jewish prisoners from the beginning of the Jewish roundup to the end of World War II. At first, Schindler was just an indifferent German entrepreneur making money at the expense  (Read More)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Published January 21, 2011 in Movies by Zach Varnell

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Romanticized war ends in tragedy for a generation of German youth. [Dir: Lewis Milestone/ Louis Wolheim, Lewis Ayres, John Wray/ 136 min/ Action-Adventure, Drama/ Anti-War]

“Our country calls! The fatherland needs leaders! Personal ambition must be thrown aside in the one great sacrifice for our country!” So exhorted by their zealously nationalistic teacher, a class of young German students enlist in the army at the beginning of World War I. The film follows them through the war years as they  (Read More)

1984 (1984)

Published January 14, 2011 in Movies by Zach Varnell

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A very effective adaptation of the George Orwell novel, which depicts a future totalitarian society – bleak in every aspect, thoroughly controlled, and impossible to escape. [Dir: Michael Radford/ John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton/ 115 min/ Drama, SciFi-Fantasy/ Anti-Socialism, Propoganda, Government as Torturer]

This Orwellian view of a possible future draws heavily on modern experience with totalitarian socialism: People in this world are slaves to the state. They live in fear and poverty. Art and media are used to  (Read More)

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