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The Dominant Elite In The Musical

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The video: Consumerism! The Musical is the perfect example of encompassing all the ideas and concepts in the Marxist unit. The video has a man who is extremely wealthy, signifying the concept of the dominant elite and also shows how the dominant elite are shown in society. To begin, in the video, the main character shows the characteristics of the dominant elite. For example, the character is fat, signifying the idea of the greed of the dominant elite, as their stomachs represent them constantly consuming products. At the time frame of 1:16, the main character says, “My credit cards, they never fail”. This quote also shows the characteristics of the dominant elite, showing how wealthy they are and can keep purchasing products, again conveying their greed. Another …show more content…

In the video, at 8:03, the camera angle pans up, showing the status and power of the man and how he can do whatever he wants. Furthermore, at 8:44, the man is being held up by lower class people. In the Marxist theory, we have been shown how the dominant elite are at the top of the pyramid and how every other social classes are serving them. This is exactly what is shown in the video as the man in the video is upheld by everyone else. By being upheld by everyone, this tells the viewers that the dominant elite crush everyone to get what they want. The people at the bottom are thought of to be at the lowest section of the pyramid and serve/take commands from everyone else at the top, even when it is unfair. The man in the video is also wearing a suit and tie, showing the audience the uniform of the dominant elite. Yet another characteristic of the dominant elite is that they push people around and treat them terribly. In the video, the only time the main character interacts with the background characters is when he hands them something or they do a task for him. The

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