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The Documentary Thread
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
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Rabbit_Games
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Fuck him. He's one of the people I have to separate the Art from the Artist, because damned if his work isn't good. But this fuckhead came to our country and prospered because of our Freedom and way of life, we trusted him with a position of power here, only to have Covid come along and watch him tell us, "Screw your freedom". So yea, I don't care how much he apologizes for saying it, or which people he was supposedly talking to when he said it... fuck this guy.
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Was hoping for a bit more out of this. First episode was good explaining how the show was created. The other episodes not so much. It was still interesting but it really just focused on the negative side of the show, steroids, injuries, ruining my life. Wished it show all the sides of the show rather than the dark side.
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One of the UK series winners, Eunice Huthart, went on to be a Hollywood stunt woman. I was reminded of this via this shout out from Supergirl.
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Its also over on Spotify, its worth searching for.
Back when it came out, I loved to hear this interview, its someone that is kind of ready to go, so really up to chat about whatever just because its all ending.
It did end eventually, but he had more time than he thought.
Good story, either way.
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Its also over on Spotify, its worth searching for.
Back when it came out, I loved to hear this interview, its someone that is kind of ready to go, so really up to chat about whatever just because its all ending.
It did end eventually, but he had more time than he thought.
Good story, either way.
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I probably did. Curtis is probably too left wing for most here. I enjoyed his Bitter Lake documentary
But his style has come a bit of a meme
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No doubt, but any documentary that is even slightly political only presents the narrative of the director, often a well crafted one, specifically built so you don't have to think too much about it and can just take at face value.
Curtis is a great editor that presents his views as a matter of fact.
If you don't stop and think about it for a second you might be fooled that it all pieces together as he says.
The truth tough, is a bit more complex, he does have some good points, he certainly has a different point of view on a lot of things and that is worth checking out.
But no one should ever take it at face value, nor any kind of media tbh.
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Been a long time since seeing it, but all of his stuff (that I have seen) is pretty good. Most of it is looking at the manipulation of society on many fronts. The Century of The Self seems to be the doc that put him on the map (or the one that I have seen most recommended), where he shows how modern psychology has been adopted by various groups to manipulate society for various purposes, from profit to politics. Surprised any of his stuff was even allowed on the BBC, let alone paid for, by them.
Also a bit surprised that the video linked is 5 years old and still up. All of Adam Curtis's docs used to be on YouTube, on his own channel, but I think BBC had them taken down. Here is an alternate website with them all/most of them:
Adam Curtis Films » Thought Maybe
thoughtmaybe.com
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