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It's timely this should come up as I've been on a bit of an Adam Curtis binge lately, having recently watched half of HyperNormalisation and then the entirety o
by Fr0styMatt88 10y ago
It's timely this should come up as I've been on a bit of an Adam Curtis binge lately, having recently watched half of HyperNormalisation and then the entirety of the 'The Power Of Nightmares' series. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of his work.
One question I have for those that have seen his stuff - a recurring criticism I see of Curtis' work is that he states his opinions as if they are historical facts and heavily editorialises, leaving out important chunks of history because they don't support the view he's trying to push.
Are these accurate criticisms? I don't want to feel like I'm learning about history when in actuality I'm being fed something that's inaccurate (thanks 'King of Kong' for ruining my trust in documentaries, but I digress!). For example after watching 'The Power Of Nightmares' I feel like I know much more about what was going on in the world of geopolitics in the 80s and 90s, but I'd hate to think that I've just picked up a series of falsehoods (doubt this is the case though).
- arethuza 10y ago"leaving out important chunks of history because they don't support the view he's trying to push." I think that's a fair criticism of Adam Curtis - but then again it is pretty much a fair criticism of pretty much every analysis of historical events - everyone has an agenda. Having said that, I absolutely love Bitter Lake more for sheer experience than anything else.
- MrScruff 10y agoI treat Adam Curtis (or any other documentary maker) as a source of ideas for further research, but with a heavy pinch of salt. His work is designed to ping the same sense of delight in being party to a secret that motivates conspiracy theorists.
- astronautjones 10y agoHis films often make me feel as if i'm listening to the Feeding of the 5000 [1] for the first time again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKAHU5-pS_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKAHU5-pS_A