Žižek explains ideology through They Live

Christian G · Commentary · 6 min · 2014 · YouTube title: Slavoj Žižek on "They Live" (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology)

Why it's here

HN cites it as a concise, memorable explanation of ideology, often in threads about advertising, propaganda or AI-shaped narratives.

What it covers

A short excerpt from The Pervert's Guide to Ideology in which Slavoj Zizek analyzes John Carpenter's They Live. He uses the film's fight scene and sunglasses to explain how ideology works.