[dorlomin]

Adam Curtis has a new documentry to be broadcast this weekend.

Link

I know he has a couple of fans on here, so its a heads up.

Might be a bit more obvious than his other recent stuff by the look of it but still his editing and style are just utterly brilliant.

[cipi604]

Interesting and well done music (on machines).

[Narz]

Looks interesting, will check it out.

[dorlomin]

Watched the first episode.

I think quite a few po.com-ers will really enjoy this.

Top class documentary.


Seek it out on the down loads or where ever.

[cipi604]

Part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2j3BhL47c

[Narz]

Not what I expected but I was impressed.

[Carlhole]

Yes... a flood of cheap money, the rise of China, and a huge wave of speculation. That was 2008. I agree.

Not a word about oil supply peaking, only speculation and financial shenanigans.

[Narz]

No nothing about the energy crisis yet nor anything much about the environment (I suspect the next episode will have alot to say about that though given the title).

[Narz]

Episode #2 is out on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq0xVuRG4ng

[Mesuge]

Well, that rather over-simplistic idea presented by Curtis that complex self-balancing ecosystems of natural world are mere modern-myth of science (machine construct) is just a plain non sense, or shall we say perhaps very half baked analysis. You have to add the component of time, most of the earth ecosystems feature both balance and fierce competition. One species out of whack like currently the naked ape on fossil steroids can create quite a havoc in ultra short timeframe, when the rest of the ecosystem is geared to much slower reaction time.. Or what I pretend to know, it's called 6th extinction for a reason, right?

I liked his other previous projects very much, this latest one is certainly intellectualy stimulating as well but simply wrong in presented arguments.

I guess Curtis never even as kid maintained an aquairum..

[Narz]

2nd one was a bit of a disappointment though it certainly held my interest.

I think to some extent Curtis does what he accuses those he critiques of doing, oversimplification.

I do think the Club of Rome's intentions were good. And I don't think the realization that ecosystems are more dynamic & changing than originally envisioned means that we can do whatever we want & expect to adapt & prosper. If anything we should learn from how quickly ecosystems change, power rises & falls. It shows us how delicate our teetering place at the top is.

I enjoyed his deconstruction of the commune movement. It held my interest probably even more than it would most (people) because of some of my experiences at alternative schools and how in a vacuum (or a false egalitarian society) dominant personalities rule & can cause severe abuses of power. No, can isn't the right word... they pretty much predict abuses of power.

In the last couple of days I also watched Curtis's older documentary, The Trap, but I've found this one (All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace) much more engaging.