Submitted by _caspar_ in Documentaries (edited )
southerntofu wrote
Haven't seen this one but usually Adam Curtis movies are:
- factually correct, and full of great archives only a BBC insider could have access to
- centered on key figures, usually powerful men the western media doesn't dedicate a lot of attention to (but women and ordinary folks are certainly not heroes of these documentaries)
- centered on a central narrative, ignoring quite a lot of context/facts (but remaining factually correct)
- completely psychedelic which i personally enjoy, and is really useful to contradict fans of conspiracy movies (they'll feel at home with curtis but will learn quite a few things)
- really useful to deconstruct powerful narratives/propaganda we may not even be conscious of (mostly by studying the history of how these narratives came into existence)
- awfully social-democrat: Curtis docs are really useful to understand some modern mechanics of domination but don't expect any meaningful call to action
_caspar_ OP wrote
"is really useful to contradict fans of conspiracy movies"
funny you say this cause conspiracy is a central topic in this one. I mostly agree with your points. this one certainly comes across as an appeal for meaningful action to counteract what they map as a growing passive nihilism, but yes, more in a direct democratic direction I imagine.
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