No, its decidedly anti-fascist, however it fills the role of anti-fascist roleplay. It allows the consumer to participate in a kind of anti-fascist display and then defuse any true anti-fascist sentiment they might be harboring.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 29 points 4 days ago

The only Special Edition change I really liked was when they added other planets reacting with celebrations to the empire’s downfall. I always see that and imagine the global south reacting that way when it’s clear the American Empire or one of its lackeys like Israel have fallen

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's called interpassivity, I think zizek popularized the term lol and then Fisher used it too, it's a very useful categorisation

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

Chapter 2 of Capitalist Realism:

A film like Wall-E exemplifies what Robert Pfaller has called ‘interpassivity’: the film performs our anti-capitalism for us, allowing us to continue to consume with impunity. The role of capitalist ideology is not to make an explicit case for something in the way that propaganda does, but to conceal the fact that the operations of capital do not depend on any sort of subjectively assumed belief. It is impossible to conceive of fascism or Stalinism without propaganda – but capitalism can proceed perfectly well, in some ways better, without anyone making a case for it.

When you are in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney watching the Stormtroopers march past, you might also witness cast members performing acts of anti-fascist behavior. You might even be encouraged to join in. This gives your expensive trip an air of anti-fascist ideology while also signaling to you that the systems which bring you this display must also be anti-fascist as well. Stalin surly wouldn't have tolerated anti-socialist activity after all, and that's what sets our system apart from theirs. Capitalism invites you to be anti-capitalist, that's how you know it's a superior system.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 40 points 4 days ago (1 children)

George Lucas said himself the Empire was based on the American Empire with some well-placed Nazi aesthetics mixed in

So it's not surprising Americans and corporate marketers alike would identify with space America

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I think in that same interview he said he really liked Soviet movies, and how the directors in the Soviet Union or AES, could basically film whatever they wanted as long as it didn't criticize the goverment too much and they didn't film illegal stuff. He also called Disney white slavers, and that he was inspired by a bunch of guerrila movements, but specially the Vietcong, to create the rebel alliance.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Reenacting the Battle on Ferrix by throwing a pipe bomb into the Disneyworld stormtrooper parade

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 27 points 4 days ago

waow-based