The Irony of Anti-Capitalist Movies

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According to The Wall Street Journal, a movie called “The Liar,” which was directed by a Kim Dong-myung, won the Daemyung Culture Wave Award, which is an accolade that is awarded to independent movies from local directors.

A scene from “The Liar”
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This movie is supposedly about a 20-something-year-old nurse, who squeezes pimples at a beauty clinic fora living (I suppose there is a niche market for everything)who attempts to live a much more glamorous life than she could possibly afford.

(Disclosure: I have not seen the movie, and considering what I read about it, I don't think I shall ever watch this movie.)

According to the same article, during an interview, Kim Dong-myung, the director, purportedly said that she wanted to critique capitalist society, which she called “an environment conducive to reproducing lies.” To nail the point further, she claimed that after she had finished filming the movie, she “caught herself at a clothing store exaggerating her likelihood of purchasing new clothes to a sales clerk,” thus showing that even she is not immune to it.

For a moment, let's forget that Ms. Kim most likely would not be able to make any more movies if she were not able to secure funding, which can only be done when there is an audience that is willing to pay money to watch her movies. You know, consumers who can choose freely how to spend their own money who live in capitalist economies.

Not a good business plan
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Let's also forget the fact that Ms. Kim most likely did not object to her movie being reviewed by, of all the newspapers in the world, The Wall Street Journal, a newspaper that is very much a cheerleader for capitalism! For goodness' sake, the newspaper actually has the words “wall” and “street,” and in that exact order, in its name!

On top of that, let's also ignore the ridiculousness of her claim that capitalist society is an environment conducive to reproducing lies; like as though, somehow, people who live in non-capitalist economies are more honest.

Finally, let us also pretend to ignore that history has shown that the capitalist economic model has ushered in nearly unabated economic progress, a steady increase in the quantity of capital goods available, and a continuous trend toward an improvement in the general standard of living for the masses. Let us also ignore the fact that it is a tragedy worthy of ancient Greek plays that capitalism even needs spokespersons on its behalf despite the fact that its achievements speak for themselves!

Because prosperity and choice are disgusting!
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If we ignore all of those things, we are left with the silly notion that this movie treats pathological lying, a form of mental illness, as a political/economic illness, which is the direct result of us living in a capitalist economy.

And I thought Michael Bay produced mindless movies.