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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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