Here's the trailer. Is there any reason this is posted on the BBC site behind their license wall, or is it just because Adam Curtis already has a blog there and it's easy and he doesn't care? posted by smackfu at 11:18 AM on July 24, 2009
On behalf of Canadians, and all other people outside the UK: Fuck you BBC! posted by acro at 11:46 AM on July 24, 2009
You're not missing much, it's just another ironic collage posted by A189Nut at 11:57 AM on July 24, 2009
ditto here- bunch of anti-american tossers... posted by frankbooth at 11:57 AM on July 24, 2009
Is there any reason this is posted on the BBC site behind their license wall
Yep - it's because it was commissioned by the BBC. posted by severalbees at 12:05 PM on July 24, 2009
So who's going to to do the needful for us non-Brits, then? posted by aeshnid at 12:53 PM on July 24, 2009
Yep - it's because it was commissioned by the BBC.
Well that's a pretty good heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. posted by Senor Cardgage at 12:53 PM on July 24, 2009
Does anybody know of any UK proxy servers?
Also, I haven't seen this specific piece. But dismissing Curtis' work as "just another ironic collage" or "anti-american" seems to me a rather shallow reading. Curtis' past works have drawn strongly from the british Cultural Studies approach as advanced by folks like Raymond Williams. You may not like what Curtis has to say, but the dude knows his stuff and I'd be very surprised if this film lacks the moments of insightful analysis that are present in his earlier work. posted by Monsters at 1:51 PM on July 24, 2009
This was great. Cheers posted by dng at 2:54 PM on July 24, 2009
Exceptional. I hope it turns up somewhere everyone who wants to can see it. posted by communicator at 3:35 PM on July 24, 2009
Let me guess it goes something like this:
After the experience of [War/Economic Collapse/Revolution] the elites at [powerful but secretive institution] decided they could use [scientific concept] as a new instrument of control over the people. However, their arrogance caused them to miss a tragic flaw in their plan, which lead to disastrous results. posted by empath at 3:41 PM on July 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
"Is there any reason this is posted on the BBC site behind their license wall..."
Or to put it another way...
"Is there any reason this is posted on Hulu behind their license wall?"
You can really make an Adam Curtis documentary about anything.
The secretive administration of metafilter, discovered a new method of quality control was possible on their website -- community moderation. They thought it would start a new golden age of quality posting, but despite initially seeming to democratize moderation by putting power into thehands of everyone, the 'favorite', as it came to be known quickly became a new method of controlling the viewing patterns of the websites readers, who became victims of the subtle manipulations of the new masters of the favorite system -- the cabal. posted by empath at 3:46 PM on July 24, 2009 [2 favorites]
You may not like what Curtis has to say, but the dude knows his stuff and I'd be very surprised if this film lacks the moments of insightful analysis that are present in his earlier work.
I am a fan of Adam Curtis because he picks interesting subjects and he does weave a good tale, but when I've done more research on what he's talking about, a lot of the connections he draws seem to be more tenuous than he makes them appear. posted by empath at 3:56 PM on July 24, 2009
a little paranoia never hurt anyone, or so they say... posted by kliuless at 5:54 PM on July 24, 2009
Maybe that's just manhattan. Anyone tried the video in the boroughs?
posted by orville sash at 11:06 AM on July 24, 2009 [1 favorite]