Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake

Re:Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake by dredmorbius on Friday February 06, 2015 @06:57AM (#9008600)

There's a lot of slack time, I'll grant that. It's also quite curious how it plays out -- there are many clips shown with little or no explanation. I'm only about an hour into the video myself at the moment, but the example of the Karzai assassination attempt shown comes to mind.

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Re:Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake by cmsj on Friday February 06, 2015 @07:03AM (#9008605)

I wondered if it was a deliberate device to make us feel the confusing complexity that can't just be neatly explained by a simple voiceover narrative, which was kinda the point of the show.

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Re:Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake by fit2rule on Friday February 06, 2015 @07:29AM (#9008663)

That's what I'm getting out of this as well. We're supposed to think about this; its supposed to give us a jolt. Talking about it critically is the desired result, no?

Well, it happens here. It doesn't happen too much "out there" ..

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Re:Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake by JonnieCache on Friday February 06, 2015 @07:32AM (#9008671)

It's definitely supposed to be confusing and illegible as far as I can tell. The program as a whole is about the lack of linear narratives in modern events.

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Re:Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake by dredmorbius on Friday February 06, 2015 @07:37AM (#9008690)

I see it as absolutely deliberate. See my top-level comment just posted.

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