The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Right now you can watch The Pervert's Guide to Ideology in Australia on DocPlay and Beamafilm, and in the US on Kino Film Collection and Hoopla — and it earns the access it was given. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 149 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on DocPlay.

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The access The Pervert's Guide to Ideology gets is remarkable — and the storytelling does full justice to it. A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas. Slavoj Žižek leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2012. The restraint in The Pervert's Guide to Ideology is what makes it trustworthy — it does not need to editorialise to make its point. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value The Pervert's Guide to Ideology. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Slavoj Žižek's involvement signals a level of access and cooperation that is hard to secure. The kind of documentary that makes you feel informed rather than manipulated.