"Razzle Dazzle them!" is a contemporary phrase the sophists would have said. It supports their views like their belief that every living thing seeks to be happy and to survive as long as possible so the only natural good is power because power increases control over the conditions of happiness and survival. The characters in Chicago crave power, fame, freedom, and identity. Velma Kelly and Roxy Hart want literal freedom from prison. Velma wants to restore her fame, and Roxy seeks to have the fame she has always wanted. Billy Flynn wants his fame and power to increase with every case he takes on.
The value of truth in the movie is scant. Every lie, every deception brings the characters closer to what they think is happiness, yet simultaneously they are digging a deeper hole. At one point or another that hole will become an abyss that they will never escape. …
