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In an era brimming with ideological anxieties, 'Bulling the Bolshevik' emerges as a potent, albeit broadly drawn, satirical broadside against the specter of communist revolution, channeled through the distinctive comedic lens of Bud Fisher. The narrative, lean and direct, plunges into a scenario where the quintessential American everyman, imbued with a robust if simplistic patriotism, confronts the caricatured menace of Bolshevism. This antagonist, often depicted with exaggerated features and a penchant for disruptive rhetoric, endeavors to sow discord and dismantle established societal norms. Fisher's protagonist, likely a kinetic, resourceful figure akin to his famed Mutt, doesn't engage in intellectual debate but rather employs a series of ingenious, often slapstick, maneuvers to thwart the revolutionary's grand designs. The film masterfully exploits visual gags and physical comedy to underscore the perceived absurdity and ultimate futility of the Bolshevik agenda, portraying it as an alien, easily outwitted force. It's a cinematic affirmation of prevailing nationalistic sentiments, transforming complex political anxieties into a digestible, laughter-inducing spectacle, where common sense and a spirited American ingenuity triumph over subversive foreign ideologies, culminating in the complete, and often humiliating, discrediting of the Bolshevik figure.
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