Weekly film


Imperium was directed by Daniel Ragussis.  Released in 2016 August. It is about a young FBI agent wanting to prove himself in the field so he goes undercover as a white supremacist to stop a bomb threat.

This film is a great example how the hypodermic needle theory is used through the younger generations by older members to continue on a belief. This belief is that white coloured people are superlative to the other coloured people. The genre the film fits into is thriller, social realism and crime. Themes involve racism, bigotry and supremacy.

It stares Daniel Radcliff taking on the main role of Nate Foster. He is a nerdy outsider who gets bullied in his work centre. At first he is reluctant to take on the undercover mission but once he is told he is the only person for the mission he discovers the passion within him self to take on the mission.

The film is told in a very simple way. It involves a linear narrative, simple character development, quams and dilemmas which are tackled by the protagonist and a resolution.  the film does not stray away from the savage reality of these white supremacist gangs. It involves the harsh societal norms in which they battle through such as fights, racist language, civil brawls between groups and trust within the "Movement".

The film manifests an idea that white supremacist gangs are more destructive to american than foreign terrorists. At the beginning of the film the chief of the FBI states how they need to investigate an african group of terrorists who are suspected of bombs threats. But the character states how the last bombing attempt was done by a KKK member.