The Loving Trap

You should always acompany this documentary with a watch of this short little video. The Loving Trap ( [VIDEO] ). It mocks adam curtis style while making some very good points.

If you're going to watch any Adam Curtis documentary, it's worth watching the parody video "The Loving Trap" [VIDEO]

These are not good films. These are bad films. Adam Curtis is not a good film maker. Adam Curtis is a bad film maker. This is better [VIDEO]

Have you seen "The Loving Trap"? [VIDEO] (spoiler: it's a parody of Curtis's methods)

That's his whole thing. His films typically come in three or four 60 minute sections. He occasionally does stuff like stage live action interactive theatre versions of his documentaries in abandoned warehouses. He once did a show with Massive Attack. So when he writes articles like this, it's him being restrained. See the following brilliantly observed parody for the reasons to take him with a pinch of salt: [VIDEO] That said, he is one of my intellectual idols, however much he does enjoy gimmickry.

And if you're interested in Adam Curtis, I recommend this parody/critique: [VIDEO] Not saying that Curtis's documentaries are without merit, just lending a little context.

Yes. I disagree with most of his points of view. Some of his statements are outright incorrect and a majority are at least questionable or wanting for references. In _The Trap_ he constantly uses the phrase "based on numbers" in a negative fashion, as if it were an inferior method of analysis. I find that particularly strange considering that if you just listen to his narrative without the images, there is no analysis and often no cogent argument. One argument, if I remember correctly, was that game theory should no longer be used as a tool because it was largely developed during the cold war, which is over now. And yet I'm utterly I'm fascinated by his movies. I probably (re)watch one every 2 months. Go figure. edit: You can't miss this parody: [VIDEO]

It's easy to get sucked into thinking it all makes perfect sense but there's a few pretty big implied leaps of logic. This spoof sums it up pretty well I think [VIDEO]