The Secret Theme of Green Book: The Transcendence of Capital Logic over Racial Privilege

Abstract

Under the storyline of antiracism, the secret theme of the transcendence of the logic of capital over racial privilege was hided on the film Green Book. In terms of character setting, the white privilege rooted in historical reasons and the white centered hierarchical order gave way to the employment relationship dominated by the logic of capital. In terms of plot, the film reflected the civilization and progress of the logic of capital relative to racial privilege through the micro description of protagonist relationship and macro description of social environment. In the climax of the film, the logic of capital tamed the racial privilege people were reshaped individually and indiscriminately and instead of the racial privilege, the social relationship communication was dominated by the logic of capital. However, the logic of capital also had a barbaric side, which must be treated critically.