21 Movies and TV Shows That Are a Little Unintentionally Fascist
‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ doesn’t have great optics
Unless you’re watching one of those suspicious art house joints, movies typically have good guys and bad guys, and the ones opposing freedom are generally the latter. At least in America, it doesn’t get much more obviously evil than trying to control what nonviolent people can and can’t do.
On the other hand, a lot of modern stories feature “good guys” who are kiiiiinda fascist. For example, just about every superhero movie asks you to agree that some people are better than others and they should be allowed to do whatever they want, no matter what law it breaks or who it hurts. That’s why one Redditor asked r/AskReddit, “What popular story is inadvertently pro authoritarian propaganda?”
The Lion King
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
House of the Dragon
The Transformers: The Movie
Harry Potter
Batman
Thomas & Friends
Robin Hood
Black Panther
Mission: Impossible
The Incredibles
300
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Boys
The Lord of the Rings
Forrest Gump
Starship Troopers
The Punisher
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
