In reality, films such as that promote, or rather propogate an
idea of interpassivity. As per Zizek, interpassivity is when a film
performs the labour of criticizing the dominant ideology for the passive
spectator, alleviating them of the responsibility and in turn
exculpating the guilt for their passivity. In other words,
interpassivity in films, such as Wall-E (that criticizes over consumption) and Jurassic Park (that criticize technological malfeasance in the name of profit) do the work for the viewer,
leaving them to enjoy and in turn, tacitly approve of the system. Which
is neoliberalism in the examples you're reaching for. But
interpassivity can work for any ideology needed to be perpetuated. It
just happens to be late capitalism (it doesn't "just happen" but I used
that for rhetorical effect).
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