Hollywood permits anti-capitalist speech but portrays direct action against the rich as dystopian.

Evidence

Anti-capitalism is nothing new in Hollywood. From Wall-E to Avatar, corporations are routinely depicted as evil. The contradiction of corporatefunded films denouncing corporations is an irony capitalism cannot just absorb, but thrive on. Yet this anti-capitalism is only allowed within limits. The Dark Knight Rises draws clear lines: anti-capitalist comment (of the kind that Kyle makes) is fine, but any direct action against the rich, or revolutionary moves towards the redistribution of property, will lead to dystopian nightmare. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 670

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the earlier chapter reflections that anti-capitalist films can end up affirming capital’s own fantasies. — connects to: Anti-capitalist messages on screen can end up reinforcing capitalist realism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2223

Broader Connections

• Anti-capitalist messages on screen can end up reinforcing capitalist realism #corroborates (0.72) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2223