This is probably the most disturbing documentary I've ever seen that wasn't about crime or war, or didn't feature graphically violent images or archive footage.
It's disturbing for what it says about almost everyone in the world (hell, I'll count myself in with that everyone), human nature, and the manipulative effects of the media.
If you want to dive into flaws, it does jump around a lot, and maybe some people will find certain segments more engaging than others, the music choices are sometimes odd, and the fact that the producers of the film were apparently fraudulent is unfortunate as hell.
BUT: I find media studies fascinating, and this documentary kept me so engaged I would've been happy if it had just kept on going for hours.
It was a hard watch sure, and I've been feeling pretty bad mood-wise lately, so got hit with a wave of existentialism near the start, when I realised what this would be about.
But it's fast, interesting, well-edited (perhaps music aside), and those crazy politicians in Lithuania walked so Trump could waddle- some excellent real life foreshadowing there.
Oh and the stuff about Live8 near the end was just devastating and disheartening.
I know we're focused on dismantling other systems at the moment, and that's understandable, but if/when we can collectively get the police more in line, maybe we should try our hand at taming the unstoppable beast that the global media has become.
If you study or studied media/communications in school, or are just really interested in the subject, this is a must watch.
