I find it interesting that Spartacus was written by a communist.
When I first heard that I thought about it and didn't find it surprising.
It glorified the poor and imprisoned and preached an overthrow of the whole "system". Right up the OWS alley.
Sparticus actually existed. The movie had absolutely no pro-communist message.
I presume that you have not read the Hunger Game series of books, nor are you even loosely familiar with the story line. Am I correct there? If so, I would suggest that you read them. The governmental control in the series is a mix of ancient Rome and North Korea. The final message in the end is a twist, that points out that any government with too much power will be abuse the individual, not just those with bad intentions.