The
concept of Marxism boils down to the dynamics of power and shifts in power.
Every scene on television is a power play. At any point, a character (or even a
group of characters) exceeds another character in power, and that other person
automatically responds to that. More commonly, the game evolves into a “give or
take” situation, but it’s not always the case. There is a chance for the power
to be deflected, rejected, or simply ignored by an opposing character.
Marxism
also establishes various roles within a hierarchy in which most characters in a
television program or a movie can fit into. The levels of this hierarchy are
not arranged in the order of a food chain, but rather as separate but
interacting groups. These groups illustrate the basic interests of the
characters described in each.
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