Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

Biography / Documentary / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 78% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 94% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.1/10 10 5064 5.1K

propaganda media professor psychoanalysis manipulation of the media political activist

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Plot summary

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Director

Mark Achbar Photo
Mark Achbar

Top cast

Noam Chomsky Photo
Noam Chomsky as Self
Peter Jennings Photo
Peter Jennings as Self
Tom Wolfe Photo
Tom Wolfe as Self
Jeff Hansen Photo
Jeff Hansen as Self
480p.DVD
1.44 GB
706*480
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 47 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by afalstaffflags 9 / 10

An electrifying documentary

You know you're watching a well-produced documentary when it is essentially a 3 hour film of a person sharing their views on the media - and you're actually intrigued. The minus points for this film are not about my disagreements with Chomsky, some of which are definitely there, but about the running time which begins to wear on you in the latter stretch of the film. Overall, an electrifying documentary.
Reviewed by Bernie4444 8 / 10

The Emmanuel Goldstein of our time

Because this is a film and not the book it only hits the highlights of what Noam Chomsky is trying to say.It starts with "They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them for their blindness" - John Milton-1642I have heard more of the detractor's arguments than the actual words of Chomsky. So, it was time to at least watch this 2 hr and 45-minute documentary to get a general feel for what the controversy is all about.Unfortunately, this documentary is in sound bite form so you get some "tads" of what is being said before changing the subject.A good percentage of the documentary covers the goings-on in East Timor. The rest is an aggregate of a Chomsky biography more than just a philosophy.He talks about the elite and how they are "manufacturing consent" to accomplish their goal.However, after reading 1984 I have the nagging feeling that he is the Emmanuel Goldstein of our day, telling us what we already know.The plebeians are tactfully manipulated on many levels including the press.
Reviewed by viperix 8 / 10

Excellent documentary on Noam Chomsky and the Propaganda Model

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