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| ACTORS: | Noam Chomsky |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1993 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Zeitgeist Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Documentary |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 795975101332 |
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Customer Reviews of Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media
HOMAGE TO CHOMSKY Undoubtedly, a tremendous production effort by Achbar and Wintonick in portraying the life of the person who in my opinion has represented the leading voice and thinking of dissent for more than three decades in the United States.
It includes excerpts from interviews in the mass media, it shows clearly how a televised opinion program for example, is set up in a way where the dissident opinion is given an extremely limited participation, which obviously obstaculize the interviewee's further explanation about the arguments expressed, with the whole purpose of creating controversy among an skeptical public already subjected through a "manufacturing consent" process, namely, a mediated-oriented brainwashing which purpose is not to question power.
The film also shows the level of a very consistent and political correctnes that Chomsky has impresively kept thanks to is extensive documentation and knowledge on various fields of history, political economy and foreign policy.
In my opinion, it facilitates a better comprehension about Chomsky's texts regarding media manipulation through a visual medium, definetely, a must have for those interested on getting the big picture of the whole system of propaganda subsirvient of corporate interests, as well as an insightful perception on this great intellectual's views. Highly recommended
A great tool for understanding
This film is a fantastic starting point for those interested in exploring the ideas of Noam Chomsky. It should function less as a typical biographical portrait and more as an overview of concepts--an overview which happens to include a bit of historical information about Mr. Chomsky's life. Those concepts, particularly those of the abolition of unwarranted power and authority should lead the viewer to take this film not as an authoritative documentary, but as a jumping block for a new means of analytical thinking. Taken as such and put into practice, I think this film's subject matter could help transform the narcotized western mind into a valuable, alert tool--a tool for healthy skepticism that could lead to a remarkable rethinking of power and domination in any guise, media or otherwise. It's length is not at all a disadvantage. The filmmakers manage to present a comprehensive body of ideas in as short a time as possible while maintaining an enjoyable pace. Well worth the time--insights like these are priceless.
A Great Introduction To Important Alternative Views
Chomsky is a man of fact, reason, and simplicity. This documentary highlights some of the basic ideas of his important books about the domination of the media by indoctrination, the elites who own them, and how this affects the average person's access to information about the world and thus his view of his community and its relationship to outsidce societies.
This is a great film if you're becoming disaffected with our current political situation and looking for a way out of the mess we're in.