The leader is a masterpiece. It tells the life story of the great philosopher Karl Marx in painstakingly personal detail. It tells how the immortal science of Marxism got its roots, and how the life around Marx impacted his conclusions and decisions in the making of mankind’s greatest scientific work, Das Kapital. Besides the pursuit of knowledge and answers to stop the bourgeoisie exploitation, The Leader also tells the personal life of Karl Marx in detail. We have deeply emotional situations and humane relationships. If this piece of art doesn’t make you cry your heart out at least once, you have no soul. Even if youare deeply indoctrinated into an imperialist capitalist system, if you still feel no remorse towards these characters, Marx, Engels and Jenny among them after what they’ve gone through and what situations hit them, then you truly are a lost cause.

One could however critique the art direction that has been going here. If you are a 2D purist the 3D is going to put you off. Did it put me off though? No. It blended in seamlessly, and besides, I would not have cared if this was fully 3D either. It’s the end result and the story that matters the most. The cause and the beautiful art in general. Not the amount of dimensions it’s in.

This piece of art was funded by the Chinese government. Because let’s be honest, an imperialist company would never fund or publish something like this. Though one can have doubts about the Chinese government, surprisingly enough, this series doesn’t push down Chinese market socialism or any such ideologies for that matter. Which is a relief. Instead we got a majestic piece of art that holds very truthful to the historic source material through an objective lens.

Happy late 200th birthday Karl Marx!