>I almost gave up 20 minutes in or so as there's no doubt it has a conspiracy theory feel to it Agreed. Despite posting the parent comment, I'm not a huge fan

>I almost gave up 20 minutes in or so as there's no doubt it has a conspiracy theory feel to it Agreed. Despite posting the parent comment, I'm not a huge fan of Adam Curtis because I feel like his ideas are often a bit wishy-washy and lacking in analytical rigor. The point at which I almost gave up on Hypernormalization was when the narrator basically declares the Raegan administration retreated from the Middle East because it was "too complicated". No explanation, no analysis of _why_ it was too complicated... nothing. That said, the film left a lasting impression. I've decided to take it as something more holistic/descriptive than analytical/proscriptive, and even though I find much of it unconvincing, I think he does describe a few phenomena quite well.