Pls give a reason as to why you like it
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I really liked Behind the Curve. A crew follows around some flat earthers to see how they got into it and what it’s like living your life believing the Earth is flat. All of them talk about the friendship and comradery of the group more than why they believe the earth is flat. In fact, one of the members explains that if he was given definitive proof the Earth wasn’t flat, he’d still pretend it was because he wouldn’t want to lose his friends.
It really shows how people who hold extreme views often hold them because it gives them a group to be a part of. You’ll never be able to get someone to leave an extremist organization without giving them another group to be a part of.
“Who killed the electric car?” A fascinating look at the EV1 — an electric car developed by GM in the early 90s and leased to customers in California. The customers then had to give it back when the lease was over… so that GM could crush them all into little pieces and pretend the car never existed. It will make you angry.
Second choice would be “Hands on a Hardbody” about a radio station giving away a truck in East Texas. It’s a great time capsule of its time and place. Both sad and funny.
https://youtu.be/sRlvDKcDvsI?si=C6nf9dL3A7j32tEL
The Realms of the Unreal. It’s a documentary about a hermit named Henry Darger who created his own little world while living alone all his life. The guy could read and write, but lacked an education on just about everything else.
I just find it neat that this entire world he created could have been easily thrown away, never to be discovered if his landlord wasn’t curious. The guy had some serious mental issues, but it’s still fascinating.
Thanks for the suggestion. The documentary seems intriguing.
Going Clear, it’s about scientology, how it started and spread, how they abuse their people, harass anyone who challenges them. It really shows the true power of money and manipulation, and also shows why freedom of religion should be restricted.
I went through an scientology phase (academic interest, not a follower) and have seen a ton of documentaries on the topic. This one is by far the best, and really just a well made documentary in general.
Searching for Sugar Man
It’s like a modern fairytale. An aging Latino day labourer from detroit with an assumed failed 1970’s music career is unearthed to be utterly successful in South Africa without knowing it. And the music is great.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFjCHGcIuMnq2Vg7nJei3ZVVxHeOnU8D&si=nM0CqQnDFW7wYbSn
Here’s a YouTube playlist of some of his songs. Great movie.
An Honest Liar.
World-renowned magician and escape artist James “the Amazing” Randi dedicates his life to exposing fake psychics and others who claim paranormal powers, while keeping a secret of his own that takes up the latter portion of the Documentary.
Earthlings (2005) was life-changing for me, opening my eyes to veganism. A more recent version is Dominion (2018).
But these deal with a gruesome topic. Planet Earth (2006) is more suitable for “favorite”. It blew me away, because I’ve never seen wildlife footage like this before.
King Corn great documentary couple guys lease an arce of corn and go through the process of how the majority of corn produce in this country (USA) is unbeatable and used for producing corn syrup.
This was going to be my recommendation, so I’m happy to see it.
Around the same time I also watched The Besieged Fortress. It’s about an ant colony attacking a termite mound. It’s staged, but handled as it might happen in real life, and narrated as if it’s some massive siege in medieval times. It’s fantastic.
Wow never heard of that one.
Ghenghis Blues
American musician with a short wave radio hears Mongolian music for the first time and it changes his life.
He goes on a trip 1/2 way around the world to discover it in person.
Oh, and he’s blind.
The “Alone in the Wilderness” videos by Dick Proenekke. Middle-aged guy gives up on the rat race and heads to a remote spot in Alaska, builds a cabin, chills there for 30-years.
The man is amazing. Using hand tools he packed in by himself, he builds a nice cabin, hunts and fishes, all that. Dick needs a spoon or a table or a shelf? He makes one. He makes everything he needs.
No video has ever brought me such peace as listening to the narrator.
He’s my hero but have you seen the one’s he narrated himself? His voice is a little funny
I started watching it because the guy was making a spoon for himself and I thought it was so cool that he was so self sufficient
Then I turned on one of the episodes and we was going into his HOUSE that he made for himself, mucking around with the door and trying to make a good way of doing the hinges
The private life of plants, by David Attenborough. I love it because it shows plants living at our speed (timelapses) with clear explanation and interesting facts. The soundtrack is nice and weird with a lot of synths, which is different from the normal orchestral backing. Also I love David :)
So happy to see someone out on the webs that also enjoyed that documentary! It’s an older one, if I’m not mistaken. I really really really enjoyed that one and it gave me a much different perspective on plant life. I still think of some of the stuff i saw on that series.
If you like space/NASA
Good Night Oppy (2022).
It’s about the Opportunity Rover on Mars. Great little doc about an amazing little rover.
Recently found out about Toxic Puzzle, a doc about how a guy, searching through cultural medicines for cancer cures, switched to finding causes & help against ALS & how that search led to new information about cause of Alzheimers.
Cyano-bacteria is a terror!
Vital Medical information & forward movement not pursued by pharmaceuticals (cause they can’t figure out how to market it).
BBC The People’s Century. Goes over history from 1900-2000. Has actual interviews with 100 year olds at the time, like a guy who stormed the palace with Lenin.
This sounds fantastic… and it’s on YouTube. Sweet.
Planet earth 2 (and also one), for the sheer eye candy.
there is a 3rd also
Wow I had no idea, thanks!
I didn’t either, saw it going through and remembering the planet earth series and looking them up.
