On January 21 2011 04:38 Gatsbi wrote: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About his Father
Probably the most moving/emotional documentary I have EVER watched (and I watch quite a bit of documentaries). I was told to not watch any trailers/read anything about it and just watch it. I did, and I am extremely glad I did, it was absolutely an emotional rollercoaster.
If you MUST watch a trailer before you watch it, here it is (make sure not to read youtube comments, theres plenty of spoilers):
Holy Fuck.
That film hit me like a truck between the eyes. You're dead on about the emotional up and down.
Seriously, watch this film if you want to be torn apart and put back together again.
Who: Dr. Stanley Milgram What: This is the famous experiment that shows how far people will go to carry out orders given by authority. Why: It tests if German Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and his men were just following orders despite extreme moral beliefs (the Holocaust). How: The subject plays a "teacher" role and must punish the "student" with increasingly painful electric shocks. A figure of authority stresses that the lessons must go on.
Is there a reason why Freakonomics was poorly received? I did not watch it yet but was it boring, filled with crazy lies, biased, or just filled with appeal to emotion tactics?
i watched King of Kong with a couple friends, and at first we thought it was a mockumentary and were laughing a lot, then we realized it was real and laughed even harder.
My favs:
The Union (marijuana legalization) No End in Sight (the war in iraq) Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (something like that) Michael Moore's works There are a couple really good ones about 9/11 conspiracy theories, but i dont remember their names.
On January 01 2011 12:44 leeznon wrote: Also recommend:
- And Monster Camp is hilarious. For all you nerds. This movie is soooooooooo funny. even funnier than King of Kong (OPs recommendation).
Oh god, I lived next to the Paul guy, towards the beginning, for 8 years. Janet, his mom, was the craziest woman I have ever met in my life. I also went to NERO twice. That shit is beyond insane.
On January 28 2011 09:05 Shiragaku wrote: Is there a reason why Freakonomics was poorly received? I did not watch it yet but was it boring, filled with crazy lies, biased, or just filled with appeal to emotion tactics?
"Read the book, don't wait for the movie" is a good mantra to follow with this one. The Freakonomics books (a sequel is long out already) are pretty easy reading if you have even a cursory understanding of behavioral economics theory - or less. The movie, however, was not nearly as well put together or viewer friendly. I agree with reviewers at RT and EDIWM (an economics blog) that the film was poorly executed and not interesting - and I did an econ minor in college and love endless talks on the subject.
Dunno if they have been mentioned but I found the following documentaries entertaining:
- The Cove (About the dolphin slaughter in Taiji, group of people go undercover to film it)
- Man On Wire (Tells the story of a frenchman who tightrope walked across the WTC towers in NYC in the 70s)
- Waiting for Superman (About the public school system in the USA)
- Gasland (About natural gas mining in the rural midwest and how it effects the people living around it)
- Exit Through the Gift Shop (hard to explain it, basically about street art. Fuckin amazing, everyone should check it out.)
- Taxi to the Dark Side (Afghan taxi driver gets arrested by american military near Bagram Air Base, gets interrogated and ultimately dies. You will feel sick after watching this.)
- The Tillman Story (About the football player Pat Tillman who signed up voluntarilly to fight in Afghanistan. Tells the story of Pat Tillman and about the horrible circumstances of his death, and how the media tried to portray him as something he wasn't.)
- The King of Kong (About two nerds who have world high scores in Donkey Kong. Don't really know what else to say. It's pretty interesting though.)
Especially for those of you who got interested in the japan reactors.
This one is really, really good.
Wow, just watched that 10 minute video. That is messed up what the russian government made them do. If robots couldnt handle the pressure, how could humans and only for 100$... sickens me!
At first when i got it I thought it was just going to be another boring documentary. After watching it however, i really felt passioniate about the cause it was promoting (the stopping of shark poatching) Heres the movie's website: www.sharkwater.com/
Wow, I cannot believe this is the first time I've seen this thread. I've got literally 16 movies written down that I can't wait to see. Thanks everyone.
For my vote, I'm gonna have to say Waiting for Superman was very good. Finally we are starting to take an honest look at america's educational system and how the unions are actively working against the children they are supposed to be teaching. A must see for anyone in america who is interested in political topics.
Here is a related documentary coming up that I have been dying to see:
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