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07-26-2013, 06:08 PM
The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis
A 4-part BBC documentary of incredible scope which best captures the tactics employed by corporations and politicians which have fostered the narcissistic, materialistic and stagnant culture that pervades the modern world.
It touches on a number of themes relevant to the manosphere observer, namely how to market things to people (especially women) by unlocking their irrational, primitive impulses.
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07-28-2013, 03:00 PM
Emotions can drive an economy up and down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXLh6ZIJiRc
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07-28-2013, 03:23 PM
Warren Buffett - The World's Greatest Money Maker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxhk1A2BOdU
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08-09-2013, 08:32 AM
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08-09-2013, 02:55 PM
The Endless Summer. Great surfing movie.
Gimme Shelter. Great documentary about an ill-fated Rolling Stones concert.
Pumping Iron. You would never expect it, but this is a great documentary.
The Endurance. A great account of men and suffering.
Touching the Void. A gripping docudrama about a climbing expedition gone bad.
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08-09-2013, 10:50 PM
I would say the Zeitgeist series.
"Christian love bears evil, but it does not tolerate it. It does penance for the sins of others, but it is not broadminded about sin. Real love involves real hatred: whoever has lost the power of moral indignation and the urge to drive the sellers from temples has also lost a living, fervent love of Truth."
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08-19-2014, 02:10 AM
Late reply, but appreciate the good leads on documentaries, which are by far my favorite genre.
Some of my favorites:
"Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" - HBO doc; Heart-wrenching letters to home, narrated by a host of celebrities.
"Beyond the Mat" - Story of professional wrestling during the "Attitude" era of the late 1990's.
"Auschwitz: The Nazis and 'The Final Solution'" - Haunting yet masterfully done series on the Holocaust.
"Baseball" by Ken Burns - The quintessential documentary of the national pastime. There are no peers.
"The Civil War" by Ken Burns - Same as above, as it pertains to the Civil War. Beautiful.
"The War" by Ken Burns - Also very good; the opening interview in the final episode is sublime.
"Why We Fight" - Investigative documentary of the MIC, interviews with Chalmers Johnson (wonderful writer).
"Brotherhood: Life in the FDNY" - Story of several post 9/11 FDNY firehouses and their members.
"Dark Days" - Old HBO documentary about the subterranean homeless population in NYC.
"Hoop Dreams" - Already mentioned previously, but a masterfully done documentary.
"The Money Master" - Bill Still's original historical overview of the role of central banking in the USA.
"The Meth Epidemic" - PBS Frontline episode covering the exploding meth problem in the US; interesting to see past prognostications.
"The Prize" - Series based on Daniel Yergin's book of the same namesake. History of petroleum in the USA.
There are many more I've forgotten, but these are all worth the time.
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08-19-2014, 06:16 PM
How To Make Money Selling Drugs
Very interesting look into the world of drug dealing, the mentality behind legalization, and interviews with ex kingpins.
"Money over bitches, nigga stick to the script." - Jay-Z
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12-07-2015, 01:24 AM
Ken Burns The Civil War
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12-07-2015, 04:25 PM
Almost everything by Adam Curtis.
The Century Of Self (2002) - How Freud's theories on the unconscious led to the development of public relations by his nephew Edward Bernays; the use of desire over need; and self-actualisation as a means of achieving economic growth and the political control of populations.
The Power Of Nightmares (2004) - Suggests a parallel between the rise of Islamism in the Arab world and neoconservatism in the United States, and their mutual need, argues Curtis, to create the myth of a dangerous enemy to gain support.
The Trap (2007) - Explores the modern concept of freedom, specifically, "how a simplistic model of human beings as self-seeking, almost robotic, creatures led to today's idea of freedom."
The Century of Self is very good but it covers and enormous amount of ground which extends over 3 hours in length. The Power of Nightmares is incredibly thought-provoking, it really gives you a different perspective on what exactly is happening around the world.
The Trap is probably one of my favourites, it explores in depth many aspects of modern day 'freedom'.
There's also his most recent documentary 'Bitter Lake' which explores the relationship and history between the U.S and Saudi Arabia. The reason I didn't list it here is because it's a very 'experimental' documentary which is hard to digest unless you've already been exposed to his previous work, there's long pause's between commentary and random archive footage which makes the documentary itself feel like a patch-work job. I liked it.. but I think he's done better work.
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12-11-2015, 02:09 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYVb37Gd...RT2Lel0t3R
The World at War series. Narrator is Lawrence Oliver. In one of the segments Jimmy Stewart of "It's a Wonderful Life" speaks about his time as a bomber commander in World War 2. It keeps my attention anyways and that's important. One of the instructors for my courses grew up with these documentary segments.