[HN Gopher] Can't Get You Out of My Head [video]
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       Can't Get You Out of My Head [video]
        
       Author : emre
       Score  : 99 points
       Date   : 2021-02-14 10:25 UTC (12 hours ago)
        
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       | ZuLuuuuuu wrote:
       | When I first saw the title, I thought this was a link to the
       | Kylie Minogue music video.
        
         | swimfar wrote:
         | So did I. But it's because I confused it with the "Come into my
         | World" video, directed by Michel Gondry. One of the best music
         | videos, in my opinion. It still would have been a little odd to
         | see it here, though.
         | 
         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vqob-MljQ
        
           | flemhans wrote:
           | That's exactly what I thought as well.
        
         | FriendlyNormie wrote:
         | What a brilliant and insightful comment. Please post more.
        
       | Mizza wrote:
       | I'm a big Adam Curtis fan, but I was pretty disappointed by this
       | one. The first 5 parts are pretty much the exact same content as
       | his older films - he uses all the same music and even a lot of
       | the same interviews - and some of it seems like he's creating a
       | parody of his own films.
       | 
       | That said, I liked part 6, but I think it should have been
       | released by itself.
        
         | dijksterhuis wrote:
         | Most of the way throught the first episode... I swear we're
         | watching a different series.
         | 
         | Hasn't been a single repeated interview yet.
         | 
         | A lot of the archive footage is different, although yes some of
         | it is repeated.
         | 
         | The music is decidedly Curtis. Yes, Pye corner audio;
         | worriedaboutsatan; nine inch nails and burial etc feature
         | heavily.
         | 
         | But this is the first time he's used an Apex twin track. Plenty
         | of other new bits as well.
        
           | peterstjohn wrote:
           | There are a few recycled interviews from The Living Dead in
           | ep 2 for sure.
        
       | sam0x17 wrote:
       | Watched this a few days ago. Highly highly recommend.
        
       | prvc wrote:
       | I find with these documentaries that while they often contain
       | interesting factoids here and there, they meander and never make
       | a significant and convincing point. Can't justify spending 8
       | hours on this.
        
         | zzzbra wrote:
         | Century of Self is pretty self-contained and portable as far as
         | having takeaways go.
        
           | prvc wrote:
           | Being what, exactly?
        
         | jonbronson wrote:
         | It's an hour and fourteen minutes. What do you suppose you'll
         | be doing with the extra six hours?
        
           | StavrosK wrote:
           | Ooh, look at mr "I don't watch my videos at 0.25x speed" over
           | here.
        
           | prvc wrote:
           | The total runtime of all six episodes is approximately 8
           | hours.
        
             | jonbronson wrote:
             | Oh thanks for the clarification! That was not immediately
             | obvious to me, though in hindsight it does say Part 1. I
             | agree, that is quite the time investment. Like any mini-
             | series, the first segment really needs to nail it to keep
             | the viewer coming back. I share some of your sentiments.
        
       | emsign wrote:
       | I've been awaiting a new Adam Curtis documentary for so long now.
       | They're always a little bit more interesting, more thought-
       | provoking and insightful than most of what is out there about
       | whatever topic they are dealing with.
        
       | ArtWomb wrote:
       | Feels like an "event" in documentary cinema. The right inquiry,
       | at the right time. The conflict between individual liberty, and
       | the exacerbation of crisis when something beyond our immediate
       | control occurs. At what cost comes the safety net? And who
       | provides it?
       | 
       | The Reverse Marxism of Adam Curtis's 'Can't Get You Out Of My
       | Head
       | 
       | https://artreview.com/the-reverse-marxism-of-adam-curtis-can...
        
       | hyko wrote:
       | "...and, as a result, Thabo Mbeki was swept to power"
       | 
       | https://youtu.be/x1bX3F7uTrg
       | 
       | Love a good Adam Curtis documentary, especially when he throws
       | light on obscure moments in history. Probably best not to hang
       | your understanding of the world on the scaffold he constructs
       | though.
        
         | SideburnsOfDoom wrote:
         | And he mispronounces "Thabo". He seems to say more like "Tsabo"
        
       | max_ wrote:
       | I just finished his yesterday.
       | 
       | Lots of mind-blowing history.
       | 
       | I didn't know the ML researcher George Hinton is the great great
       | great grandson of George Boole.
       | 
       | Highly recommend!
        
       | desktopninja wrote:
       | Maybe it is just me, but the basis has always been power and
       | tribalism. Its then wrapped in catchy words such as racism,
       | communism, democrats, republicans ...
        
       | kreeben wrote:
       | Is there a way for a non-British to view the other episodes? Adam
       | Curtis is brilliant.
        
         | retox wrote:
         | I hear it's possible to find them on the 1337x torrent site
        
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