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Being an adult without kids, I haven't really seen much of Arthur since the 90's, but I came across this episode and appreciated it: https://www.youtube.com/wa
by ravenstine 5y ago
Being an adult without kids, I haven't really seen much of Arthur since the 90's, but I came across this episode and appreciated it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIkrKjabzE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIkrKjabzE0 (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsWvCY0FP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsWvCY0FP4 (part 2)
It's a good lesson in how group dynamics can cause social movements to get way out of hand. Being a cartoon, it's a little farfetched, but the episode was inspired by an actual event:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave_(experiment) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave_(experiment)
I don't think Arthur tackles it particularly well, although the message at the end is decent. I'm nevertheless impressed that they even thought to try and approach this topic with such a young audience.
- Retr0id 5y agoFor a more mature dramatization of the same events, the German movie Die Welle (2008) is great.
- ravenstine 5y agoIt's pretty good, although I wish it didn't have that ending. :)