This would have played very well as maybe a series of 6 hour-long TV documentaries, each with a theme. Instead, you get a book's worth of information in a wide-ranging and ill-defined format, little of which is new or illuminating unless you're young or just naive.
I want to read the book on which it was based, especially to learn more about how to stay informed and become more involved. This production didn't fire me up much and didn't offer many ideas or alternatives to offset the all-consuming power of corporate greed and industrial production.
If you're expecting a Michael Moore expose with witty set-ups, character assassinations and the like...forget it. The doco is largely humourless and suffers from not having an on-camera narrator to liven up the proceedings. It's preaching to the choir and won't win over many new supporters to the cause.
If you've read Klein's No Logo or Chomsky's Hegemony Or Survival, or have seen excellent docos on the BBC like Travels of a Gringo, then you might find this a bit tedious.
I want to read the book on which it was based, especially to learn more about how to stay informed and become more involved. This production didn't fire me up much and didn't offer many ideas or alternatives to offset the all-consuming power of corporate greed and industrial production.
If you're expecting a Michael Moore expose with witty set-ups, character assassinations and the like...forget it. The doco is largely humourless and suffers from not having an on-camera narrator to liven up the proceedings. It's preaching to the choir and won't win over many new supporters to the cause.
If you've read Klein's No Logo or Chomsky's Hegemony Or Survival, or have seen excellent docos on the BBC like Travels of a Gringo, then you might find this a bit tedious.