Captain Fantastic Capitalism

Captain Fantastic:

 What does the film have to say about capitalism?
- The film Captain Fantastic shows different opinions on capitalism through the characters such as       Ben, Jack and the children. In the beginning of the film Ben is completely against Capitalism and       raises his children in isolation in the wild. His 6 children are all used to their way of life however his   most rebellious son 'Rellian' is more adapted to the 'normal' American society and has hatred               towards his father because of the way he has raised them. Jack on the other hand can be seen as a       foil to Ben as he has different views on the way his grand children should be raised. A key point in     the film is when the family travel on the bus past famous shops such as k-mart and macdonalds.


Outline how Ben and Jack both love the children but in their own different ways, and how both the men are both right and wrong in how their love for the children is shown:
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