original poster for the movie...
I learned about this movie by seeing clips of it through other documentaries that I have watched. I think the first time I saw a clip of it was in Zeitgeist (if you watch zeitgiest you really need to hear this afterwards). Not having known anything about the movie I found the clips rather captivating with the dialogue spoken by the actor(s).
I have watched the movie in its entirety and I have to say that this movie was way ahead of its time in some of the themes and ideologies laid out in the film. It is nearly prophetic in its depiction of what TV is about and more specifically how the news, economy and money work. Keep in mind as you watch the clip that this is over 30 years old.
Below I have inserted the “big three speeches” from the film that really nail down what the whole movie centers around. It is some pretty heavy stuff. I would love to know what some of you think of the content of the speeches in the clips. Please leave a comment.
Youtube is being dumb about some of these videos and not allowing embedding. If you click play to watch one and you get a message saying so, click the link in the player and you can watch it at youtube.