Unfortunately, I'm not one of them, but I definitely won't die that way.
I love watching documentaries. I love interesting ones that are full of facts and give an observational twist on some element of history or society. I'm not really into the ones where it explores one niche subject, like some 89 year old guy that rides a unicycle around and takes upskirt shots of people walking around NYC. I want to glean some wisdom.
Which educational documentaries are your favorites?
What is the best documentary you've ever seen?
Is there anyone interested in human behavior or society that has seen a great documentary on the subject?
I'm hoping this will not only provide me with a list of notable documentaries to watch, but also help fellow TLers find ones that interest them.
I'm not sure what you mean by "niche subjects." I've got about 60 documentaries and I consider them all niche, which is sort of the point of a documentary. Maybe you could be a little more specific what you are looking for than just "human behavior or society."
On February 12 2013 11:37 StrawDog5 wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by "niche subjects." I've got about 60 documentaries and I consider them all niche, which is sort of the point of a documentary. Maybe you could be a little more specific what you are looking for than just "human behavior or society."
Dude, don't worry about me, just any documentary you thoroughly enjoyed. I, personally, prefer the educational ones that aren't about one person.
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward seems like what you're looking for? This was my favourite one of the series.
Air Crash Investigations if you're interested in aviation accidents.
Hitler - The Rise of Evil and Downfall are two of the best documentaries on Hitler.
Planet Earth, Human Planet, Life, and Nature's Most Amazing Events are educational and absolutely beautiful, BBC produces the best documentaries imo <3
Into Eternity - future of humanity/nuclear waste The Bridge - suicides on golden gate The Invisible War - sexual assault in military Waiting for Superman - US education The Cartel - another US education Waste Land - scavengers in Rio De Janiero/garbage art Restrepo - Afghanistan war documentary The Cove - dolphin killing in japan The Union - weed Food, inc. - corporate farming Indie Game - about a few indie game developers
On February 12 2013 11:28 SnipedSoul wrote: I'm really interested in WW2 history. This documentary about the battle of Stalingrad is excellent. The best part is that it's on youtube.
Stalingrad is one of the most fascinating things to me when studying WW2...just because it was the turning point of the super bloody eastern front. Thanks for this man, I can't wait to flesh out my skeleton of knowledge...
On February 12 2013 12:29 WarSame wrote: Zeitgeist is a bad one to watch if you want actual education. Nature documentaries are pretty educational if that's what you'd like.
Yeah I love them, but every time I watch them I get more scared of the ocean. It's a dark fucking place man.
inside job was pretty cool if you're into learning about the us financial crash in 2008 wal mart the high cost of low prices and anything louis theroux is always good
On February 12 2013 13:34 Divinek wrote: inside job was pretty cool if you're into learning about the us financial crash in 2008 wal mart the high cost of low prices and anything louis theroux is always good
Yeah, I loved the Inside Job. People try to pretend like America learned something about sub prime loans with the hefty cost of a financial collapse, but it is so obvious that it was knowingly orchestrated by these bankers. What is it about people in the banking field that makes them detestable people? Even the fat dyke from my local Bank of America is a cunt. She asked me to pledge money to her kids' jog-a-thon. She needs a jog-a-thon.
David Attenborough narrated documentaries on nature are usually awesome. I personally use MVgroup for all my documentary needs, streaming just isn't my fancy.
As several people have mentioned already, any BBC nature documentary with David Attenborough is almost certainly amazing. Planet Earth and Life are the obvious two to start with, but if you've already seen them or you'd like something more specific, the Life series of six is great: Life in the Freezer, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth, Life in Cold Blood.
Also, BBC's Hidden Life of the Cell is a shockingly well-animated and up-to-date depiction of a virus attacking a cell. It should probably be mandatory viewing for all high school bio classes, it's just a 1 hr film.
Someone on the first page posted BBC's The Story of Maths, which was pretty good, but The Story of Science is much better.
On February 12 2013 20:22 Iranon wrote: As several people have mentioned already, any BBC nature documentary with David Attenborough is almost certainly amazing. Planet Earth and Life are the obvious two to start with, but if you've already seen them or you'd like something more specific, the Life series of six is great: Life in the Freezer, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth, Life in Cold Blood.
Also, BBC's Hidden Life of the Cell is a shockingly well-animated and up-to-date depiction of a virus attacking a cell. It should probably be mandatory viewing for all high school bio classes, it's just a 1 hr film.
Someone on the first page posted BBC's The Story of Maths, which was pretty good, but The Story of Science is much better.
Wow thanks man.
My wife bought the life series for like...$145 as an impulse buy when she was at Target. How rich, white and first world do you need to be to buy a fucking $150 DVD set on a whim?
I'm definitely watching them...it's fun to compare the synergy animals have with their environment with humans.
Metamorphosis: The Science of Change This is one of the best educational docs i've ever seen. Its not only the science behind metamorphosis but also the art, literature and the deep metaphorical meaning of metamorphosis.
Uhh I love documentaries, I watch mostly country/nature documentaries. I think germany produces the second best documentaries in the world behind england. I usually just look at BBC's and ARTE's programming schedule online and then try to find something interesting to download.
For anyone that speaks german or french Mit offenen Karten/Le Dessous des cartes is an ARTE series that ran for 20 years now. It's 10 to 12 minute episodes, with incredibly densely packed information. They take a country, sometimes randomly, sometimes based on current events like the Iran nuclear program and present the country only with the help of maps. They present the countries geography, resources, foreign affairs, history, economics and society. At the end there is a speculative outlook on the future and literature fitting the topic gets recommended. I think there is nothing else that manages to educate this much in only 10 minutes.
Just finished watching this one (6 parts, 1 hour total). Very powerful stuff and I never really looked into what actually went down until I got curious and found this.
I'd like to share with you guys this documentary/presentation about field station Berlin Teufelsberg which was also known in Berlin as "Big Ear" in the 80s during the cold war. It's a presentation giving insights about what life as a signal analyst was like back then.
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