This film was extremely eye-opening.
The main point of the movie is that we, as a country, are being controlled by the media. Radio and television and music and Hollywood are all controlled by a handful of huge mega-corporations. This is not good.
There were a lot of good examples in the film of how we are being controlled. Yes, similar to how it is described in Orwell’s 1984. And similar to how Hitler’s propaganda strategist, Joseph Goebbels, manipulated the German public. Specifically, both scenarios begin with taking control of all sources of information. And that is what is happening in this country.
The internet is the sole remaining unobstructed source of information for us. And there are already proposals and debates about how and if to regulate or place controls on its use. The next decade will see attempts to control it, and us.
I found a new hatred for Bush while watching this movie, as well. 5.6 more months…
This is a must-see film. We’ve checked out a bunch of books from the library on similar topics, too, and i plan to review them here eventually.