The Experiment

2010
T
1h 36min

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6,4/10

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Forest Whitaker and Adrien Brody in The Experiment (2010)

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Prison Drama Psychological Thriller Drama Thriller

Ventisei uomini vengono scelti per partecipare ai ruoli di guardie e prigionieri per uno studio psicologico che alla fine vada fuori controllo.Ventisei uomini vengono scelti per partecipare ai ruoli di guardie e prigionieri per uno studio psicologico che alla fine vada fuori controllo.Ventisei uomini vengono scelti per partecipare ai ruoli di guardie e prigionieri per uno studio psicologico che alla fine vada fuori controllo.

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6,4/10

58.017

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Quiz
This movie is a remake of a movie (The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)) based on a book that was inspired by the real-life Stanford prison experiment. Although the experiment's purpose is not explicitly mentioned in the film, the original study was meant to observe the effects of power, rules, group identity and dehumanization in a simulated prison environment. The Stanford prison experiment also employed test subjects as either guards of prisoners, but ended early as both groups took their respective roles too seriously. The experiment will never be redone, because although it was deemed ethical at the time under the later-amended rules of the American Psychiatric Association, any research done must not physically or mentally harm the participants.

Blooper
In the scene near the end, where Travis is beating up Barris, Travis had recently grabbed the blade of the knife when Barris tried to stab him. His hand was shown to be very bloody. However, when the red light and the alarm went on and Travis raised his hands to his head, his hand was completely clean and unharmed.

Citazioni
Archaleta: Justice is what keeps us safe as a society. Ordered law.
Travis: Justice is what starts wars. And eye for and eye for an eye. It takes a turning of the cheek for this species to evolve.
Archaleta: Ah, so you're the one who knows what it's going to take for this society to evolve.
Travis: I'm just regurgitating what people have been saying for a long time.

Connessioni
References Alba rossa (1984)

Colonne sonore
You're the Only One For Me
Written by Alan Ett and William Ashford
Performed by The Music Collective

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7/10

Hollywood storytelling + a psychological experiment = a mediocre movie

The Stanford prison experiment was about group dynamics when people were assigned roles of prisoners and guards but the movie only revolves around the two main characters most of the time, with others being almost entirely absent. As group dynamics do not really get into play, they miss many opportunities for personality development, which is what made the actual experiment interesting in the first place.

Due to the complete lack of character development (with one exception) the movie feels rather dull and the behavior of the characters, as well as their backgrounds, suggest that the researchers had knowingly picked individuals who had mental or other problems in the past. Even though the plot is about as linear as it can get, it is still full of holes.

The German version is much better, not because The Experiment is a remake but because it is dumbed down way too much. A typical reality-watching simpleton may find the remake easier to follow, though.

Even with its flaws, I give it 7/10 because the basic premise is interesting and the movie is refreshingly different. The set and the cast were certainly good enough.