ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Karl Marx in film

Karl Marx was a very important person who had a lot of ideas about how the world works. Some people think he was a genius and others think he was wrong about some things. Either way, many movies have been made about him and his ideas.

In these movies, you might see actors pretending to be Karl Marx or talking about his ideas. Karl Marx believed in socialism, which means that everyone should share things equally, and communism, which means that everyone should work together and not have rich people controlling everything.

Some movies might show things that are called "capitalism," which means that rich people have more money and power than other people. Karl Marx did not like capitalism and thought it was not fair.

So when you watch a movie about Karl Marx, you can learn about his ideas and why people think he was so important. But you might also learn about things like socialism, communism, and capitalism. It's kind of like a big lesson about how the world works and the different ideas people have about how to make it a better place for everyone.