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Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by eartheaterrr »

gday2020 wrote: post #76

Dominion: https://youtu.be/LQRAfJyEsko It’s about the cruelty that happens in the animal industry. Minks, dogs, gooses, cows, pigs, horses, camels and a lot more. Watching that has changed my life quite a bit.

Agreed - this is a great documentary. When considering the scale and brutality of the meat industry, it opened my eyes that this is probably the greatest crime humanity has ever committed.

Not just for the animals, but for the PTSD endured by the workers in this industry as well.

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Post by denvaar »

orasis wrote: post #63

“The Century of the Self” by Adam Curtis. https://youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s It goes through each decade of the 1900s and explains how Freud’s psychology and the new field of marketing completely reshaped society. For the first time in my life I feel like I understood the “why” of how things work in American society. This film is probably best if you’re age 40+ and actually remember some of the events.

I really enjoy Adam Curtis’s documentaries, including “Can’t Get You Out of My Mind” but I always have to be careful watching any of his content because it tends to make me feel depressed.

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Post by IYasha »

These are just what came to my crumbled mind: "Music is my drug" - about the roots and impacts of trance and electronic dance music fS6vRNnt21w "Land of the rising sound" - falls into same category JcbpRMZIQ8g "The Lie That Helped Build Nintendo | IGN Inside Stories" SKgL8u4CPJ8 "This Mysterious Computer Could Prove Time Travel Exists | Nostalgia Nerd" nEDgG5MKndo

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Post by nlarion »

popcalc wrote: post #28

Spin (1995) https://youtu.be/Uock08dy19s

Excellent film, to me, it perfectly describes the relationship between the corporate media and politicians in the US. That being said, this film is 25+ years old, and while still very relevant (and great) it generally leaves me feeling apathetic.

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Post by eartheaterrr »

bhedgeoser wrote: post #223
roboticmind wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is that relevant? Are you saying that because cruel things happen in the wild we should be fine doing cruel things? I doubt we would accept someone justifying other acts by showing how it occurs in the wild such as stealing all the way to something extreme like cannibalism.

You're making a lot of assumptions.

I made the same "assumptions", along with another commenter. So maybe you should clarify your post.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by denvaar »

“Streetwise” by Martin Bell follows the lives of a few homeless youths on the streets of Seattle in the 80s (I think it was the 80s, at least). I heard about it via a song by The Avalanches that sampled part of the film. Just pretty interesting to see how some people’s lives are. I also think it’s interesting to get a raw look at how people talked, behaved, dressed, etc in the past.

Also enjoyed “Man on Wire”. First saw it when I was in high school and just remembered feeling really inspired by it. To have a goal and overcome the odds to try and achieve it, etc.

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Post by AndrewOMartin »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #26

The World at War - BBC documentary series about WWII. Shows humanity simultaneously at it's best and worst. The Vietnam War - Ken Burns documentary series. Very balanced and sobering take on the Vietnam war, events leading to the Vietnam war, and unrest in the US during that period. The Fog of War - Errol Morris doc about Robert McNamara. The Salt of the Earth - Doc about photographer Sebastião Salgado Alone in the W…

Sorry to nitpick but The World at War is Thames Television. I think they became ITV.

I also used to think it was BBC because of the quality and dignity of the production, I wouldn't be surprised to hear some people claim this is an example of the Mandela effect.

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