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The title really speaks for itself.
Our System, Our Structure, Our Illusion
Created on Saturday, 19 February 2011 19:47
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!
– Leonardo da Vinci
‘Our System, Our Structure, Our Illusion’ (2010) by Dominoes Falling Productions is a feature-length documentary made from a collage of clips from many sources. Although the film presents an alternative outlook on contemporary society in the UK and the US, parallels can be made to nearly every society that exists today.
The documentary challenges established beliefs and structures of the system, as well as people's attachment to the roles they play in it.
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Created on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 17:10
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is a documentary about branding, advertising, and product placement, that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising, and product placement.
After watching this movie you might actually notice the subtle, insidious advertising which is omnipresent in our society. Director/presenter Morgan Spurlock rubs your face in it and exposes some of the inner-workings of the advertising industry.
The film begins with Spurlock discussing just how ubiquitous commercials have become in our lives, particularly the phenomenon of product placement in films. His contention in this film is that even tiny independent documentaries could pay for themselves if they too jumped on the endorsement bandwagon. And so the film chronicles his pursuit of just about any company willing to finance his film.
Since a lot of the documentary features talking heads, among them Noam Chomsky and Quentin Tarantino, it's a little repetitive at times, but it's mostly a good look at the extent to which commercialism saturates our lives. (Imdb.com)
Fishead: Are Political And Corporate Leaders Psychopaths?
Created on Friday, 16 March 2012 15:45
A fish rots from the head down. – Chinese proverb
Who, or what, is a psychopath? Unlike Hollywood’s stereotypical image they are not always blood-thirsty monsters from slasher movies.
The medical definition is simple: A psychopath is a person who lacks empathy and conscience, the qualities that guide sane human beings when they have to choose between good and evil, moral and immoral. Most of us are conditioned to do good things. Psychopaths are not. Their impact on society is staggering yet altogether psychopaths barely make up one percent of the population.
Through interviews with renowned psychologist Professor Philip Zimbardo, leading expert on psychopathy Professor Robert Hare, former President of Czech Republic and playwright Vaclav Havel, authors Gary Greenberg and Christopher Lane, professor Nicholas Christakis, among numerous other thinkers, this film delves into the world of psychopaths and heroes and reveals shocking implications for us and our society.
Also see: A Very Detailed Synopsis and Review of I Am Fishead: Are Corporate Leaders Egotistical Psychopaths?