Thus, following a conversation at the backstage between Régis and a local dealer (the “Pablo Escobar” of Neuhof), we learn that the money that comes from drug-dealing is the way Régis chooses so as to earn an income without being subjected to the regulated work, thus retaining intellectual and physical independence. His only collaboration with the capitalist circuit will be with the bourgeoisie itself, i.e., the owners of the means of production (in the music industry, Universal Studios, in Paris). In this sense, it could be argued that Régis never gets to suffer from capitalist exploitation, as he goes straight from being a lumpenproletariat to music stardom.
Additionally, the insights offered by some post-marxist theorists, such as Althusser …show more content…
As regards the former, as a political-economic system European mercantilism (born during the XVI-XVIIIth period) has always been structurally linked to colonialism as one of its most fundamental principles (Cranny, 1998; Sofroniou, 2015). Such postcolonial footprint is reflected in the recent government-sponsored campaign called <> as part of a nation branding effort (Anholt, 2011). Is this not precisely the problem at stake during the argument that erupts at the police van in one of the early scenes of the film, where an Althusserian police interpellation triggers an unpleasant exchange between Pascal (Regi’s brother) and a policewoman, with Régis getting involved later, criticizing Pascal for having been argumentative against the authority:
-Policewoman: What’s your name? Speak up
-Pascal: I talk how I …show more content…
The film ends as it began: as a fairy tale. Régis, the philosophizing rapper, who fulfilled his dream by finding his way in a world of rap, is getting married. In this fairy tale it is the main character’s thirst for philosophical knowledge and found peace in the religion that helped him achieve “his happily ever after.” By claiming that his religion has for an aim the same ideals as those of “the fifth republic”, namely liberté, égalité, fratenité, the ideals of fraternity, solidarity and humanism, he creates the bridge between his world and France. As he puts it:
It’s not another theme, but almost
Since Republican values are sufficient in themselves
Just the story of the guy who was trying
And who now is doing his best to say I love you
Because you only get one chance
Or else regret will take care of it
So this is my testimony, this is my prayer:
“Qu’Allah bénisse la
Additionally, the insights offered by some post-marxist theorists, such as Althusser …show more content…
As regards the former, as a political-economic system European mercantilism (born during the XVI-XVIIIth period) has always been structurally linked to colonialism as one of its most fundamental principles (Cranny, 1998; Sofroniou, 2015). Such postcolonial footprint is reflected in the recent government-sponsored campaign called <> as part of a nation branding effort (Anholt, 2011). Is this not precisely the problem at stake during the argument that erupts at the police van in one of the early scenes of the film, where an Althusserian police interpellation triggers an unpleasant exchange between Pascal (Regi’s brother) and a policewoman, with Régis getting involved later, criticizing Pascal for having been argumentative against the authority:
-Policewoman: What’s your name? Speak up
-Pascal: I talk how I …show more content…
The film ends as it began: as a fairy tale. Régis, the philosophizing rapper, who fulfilled his dream by finding his way in a world of rap, is getting married. In this fairy tale it is the main character’s thirst for philosophical knowledge and found peace in the religion that helped him achieve “his happily ever after.” By claiming that his religion has for an aim the same ideals as those of “the fifth republic”, namely liberté, égalité, fratenité, the ideals of fraternity, solidarity and humanism, he creates the bridge between his world and France. As he puts it:
It’s not another theme, but almost
Since Republican values are sufficient in themselves
Just the story of the guy who was trying
And who now is doing his best to say I love you
Because you only get one chance
Or else regret will take care of it
So this is my testimony, this is my prayer:
“Qu’Allah bénisse la