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Adam Curtis released a new documentary last night at 9pm. It's only on iPlayer and is about three hours long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... malisation

So if you're in the mood for being super depressed it's a good watch.

I just had a read of the guardian review. It sounds interesting but 3 hours is a hefty time sink. If I do it might have to be in a few segments. I don't think I've ever watched his documentaries before though, are they normally quite depressing.

degoose wrote:I just had a read of the guardian review. It sounds interesting but 3 hours is a hefty time sink. If I do it might have to be in a few segments. I don't think I've ever watched his documentaries before though, are they normally quite depressing.

The message I took away from one, was that it was impossible to change the world and we're all doomed.

There are meant to be chapter breaks in this one so you can stop watching and come back.

lex-man wrote:

degoose wrote:I just had a read of the guardian review. It sounds interesting but 3 hours is a hefty time sink. If I do it might have to be in a few segments. I don't think I've ever watched his documentaries before though, are they normally quite depressing.

The message I took away from one, was that it was impossible to change the world and we're all doomed.

There are meant to be chapter breaks in this one so you can stop watching and come back.

Oh definitely joyful then. I do like a good documentary anyway.

From reading the review it sounds like a modern retelling of Guy Debord's "The Society of the Spectacle" and Theodor Adorno's "The Culture Industry," both written in the 1960s but highly applicable today.

just watched this over 2 days - thoroughly depressing

i was thinking about this during and just after watching, but i think his style works and is probably the best option for what he's trying to get across.
its 2hrs48mins long already, and the subject matter is so broad if it was filmed like a convetional documentary it would be 20 hours or something ridiculous. its conveying a message and trying to push people to do their own reading/research on his subjects and declarations. if he was writing a book in the style of the documentary then he'd be rightly criticised.

I like this issue a lot. It's really appropriate.

This sounds fascinating, I shall be downloading it and watching on my lunch breaks for the next few days!

prepare to not bother doing any work because whats the point any more

Well I'm an hour and half in so far and it's really fascinating. I had no idea the role that Syria may/may not have played in the current geopolitical climate in the Middle East. Assad Snr had a massive head as well, freakishly large bonce.

he does look like The Brain

Finished it today on my lunch break and it was really interesting. I'm not sure why people say it's very depressing, maybe I'm already too cynical to think that political/social movements can actually have any impact. The people and organisations in power won't give up that power just because some millenials organise some protests on Facebook, I thought everyone knew that already

8/10

I quite fancy watching it again already.