, ▁the ▁French ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁left ist ▁fa ctions ▁— ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁ide ology ▁and ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁A den ▁Arab ie ▁cell . ▁These ▁objects ▁and ▁organizations ▁appear ▁to ▁become ▁rep ur posed ▁as ▁entertain ment ▁products ▁and ▁fashion ▁statements ▁within ▁a ▁modern ▁consumer - cap ital ist ▁society ▁— ▁the ▁very ▁society ▁which ▁the ▁student ▁radical s ▁hope ▁to ▁transform ▁through ▁their ▁revolution ary ▁project . ▁ ▁This ▁par ado x ▁is ▁illustrated ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁jo ke ▁s ung lass es ▁that ▁Guillaume ▁we ars ▁( with ▁the ▁national ▁flags ▁of ▁the ▁USA , ▁USS R , ▁China , ▁France ▁and ▁Britain ▁each ▁filling ▁the ▁frames ) ▁while ▁reading ▁Ma o ' s ▁Little ▁Red ▁Book , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sight ▁g ag ▁of ▁having ▁do z ens ▁of ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Red ▁Book ▁p iled ▁in ▁m ounds ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁literally ▁create ▁a ▁def ensive ▁par ap et ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁capital ist ▁imperial ism , ▁and ▁a ▁ja un ty ▁sat ir ical ▁pop ▁song , ▁" M ao - M ao " ▁( s ung ▁by ▁Claude ▁Ch annes ), ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁sound track . ▁God ard ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁moment ▁both ▁serious ▁committed ▁revolution aries ▁intent ▁on ▁bringing ▁about ▁major ▁social ▁change . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁La ▁Ch ino ise ▁is ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁God ard ' s ▁most ▁widely ▁seen ▁films , ▁and ▁until ▁ 2