I think the movie was extremely relevant to our class. it depicted both groups of people living in the lie and groups living in the truth. i think the movie focused most on those people living in the truth and actively resisting whatever was oppressing them, but it also did depict people who were just trying to stay alive and get by however they could.
I think these cultures were so much more openly resisting because the government oppression was much more severe, violent, and out in the open. these cultures also have enough people, groups of people, that their dissent and resistance is supported and also made aware to other parts of the world.
With Communism, it was hard for the people to prove that the government was committing crimes. In the cultures in the movie to crimes are outright and outrageous, spurring groups around the world to support the local cultures.
It all goes back to Havel - it only takes one person to dissent to show that it is just "a game" and others will follow.
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