Slavoj Žižek focuses on topics like communism and strategies for socialist revolution. He believes communist theories could work today if focused more on left-wing politics rather than materialism. Žižek argues that governments entirely shape behavior through systems of control, enforcing right from wrong through law, but with symbolic power over citizens. He accepts controversial policies like welfare as necessary objectives. Žižek's views relate to the film "They Live" about glasses that reveal hidden propaganda and messages, showing reality is controlled to benefit alien-like creatures in power. The film represents Marxist views of how materialism and social classes can cause conflict through restricted ideologies.

1. Slavoj Žižek
Zizek focusesontopicslike communismandhe worksonfindingstrategiestocreate a socialist
revolutionandbelievesinaworldwhichisfocusedmore soonto the leftwingof politics.Hisbeliefs
make communisttheorieslookasif theyare ideal tothe worldwe live intoday,nothighlightingonto
areas suchas materialism.Zizekarguesthatthe governmentisasystemthatshapesourbehavior
entirely,asystemof whichthatholdstoomuch powerovercitizensyetthe powerismassivelysymbolic
and has notgot an ideal standardto eventsthatsuddenlyoccurwithinsociety.The law inforcesand
signifiesrightfromwrongunderthe governmentseye andcontrollingsociety’sbasicprincipleswhich
prohibitcertainacts.
Zizeksviewsonpoliticshave brokendownandhe acceptshisviewsasconclusionstothe natural world,
thishighlightscontroversialpolicydecisions(forexample benefitsandtax creditgivenandreceived
withinacountry),Zizeksee’sbothbenefitsandtax creditsunderthe governmentswelfare asobjective
necessitiesandthattheyare neededinsociety.
There are a lotsof debate withinpolitics,goingintodepthof societyandthe citizensof societyand
decisionsare made withinthe interestof the capital (thisissomethingthatisproducedandcan increase
someone’spowertoperformeconomicallyandputtheirworkintosociety).The leftwingandrightwing
systemof politicsandgoverningisdominantandpowerful inAmericaandtherefore causesanillusion
withinsociety.Zizekisinconflictbetweenanorderedstructure forsocietyandforthose withoutaplace
withinsociety.
Zizek’sbelieve stronglyrelate to‘TheyLive’byJohnCarpenter.‘TheyLive’isafilmthatshowsreality
underthe governmentseye thatishidden,itbecomerevealedwhenapairof glassesare put on.When
Johnputs the glassesoverhiseyes,he seesawhole differentworld.A differentlookof LosAngeles,Los
Angelesasitt has neverbeenseenbefore,blindedbyAmerica’sGovernmentwithhiddenpropaganda.
Whenthe glassesare put on Johnseesthe worldfroma black& white perspective,revealingmessages
are onlyable tobe visiblethoughthese glasseswhichwere hiddenbythe government.Carpenter
noticesthe onlypurpose of these glassesisthatcivilians are now livingwithasocietythatisnot onlyfor
humans,butalienlike creaturestoo.

2. Marxismcomesintoplace withthisfilmasThe Marxismtheoryisabout socialismandsocial
communities,thistheorylooksathowrelationshipsinsocial classes(lowerandmiddle,middleand
upper) can endupin societal conflictanddisagreementsdue tothe usage of materialisticviewsand
differentideologieswithadialectical ingenuityview of social transformation.Marxismcomesinto
relationstronglyduringthe Sunglassesscene(asmentionedbefore),the peopleof Americaare blinded
by The Government’srestrictionsandideastochange society.‘TheyLive’givesanideaof disbelief and
hiddentruth,a mix of simulacraor simulationandhiddenvariationsof realityandistherefore
postmodern.