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Michael and Us: Ratings War

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Depiction of American pop music as freedom and critique of consumerism

A critical analysis of a scene from a Tetris movie where characters dance to American pop music as a symbol of freedom, along with a discussion on the representation of freedom through consumer products and references to Tom Friedman's theories on global supply chains and CNN's dominance in cable news.

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