Review of Žižek! (2005) by Antony C — 10 Jun 2007
Brilliant, insightful, hilarious, irreverent, and charismatic are not enough to describe this increasingly popular Lacanian/Marxist philosopher that is the backbone of the film. Treat yourself to an intellectual roller-coaster dealing with wide ranging topics such as "enjoyment" viewed as a political category, the everyday mechanics of psychoanalytic theory, to the politics of apparent tolerance/choice.
His Lacanian reading of Marx is original and by no means mechanistic or what is generally accused of Marxists as being economic determinists. The original score is by Jeremy Barnes (from a hawk and a hacksaw): a musician fluent not only in traditional Hungarian folk, but also in jazz and minimalism.
The palette of musical styles alone is worth re-watching this film many times over. - Antony Chum, June 6, 2007.
This review of Žižek! (2005) was written by Antony C on 10 Jun 2007.
Žižek! has generally received positive reviews.
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