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Stupidity
is the first film to deal directly with
massive topic of human stupidity. In
fact, one of the film's most controversial
assertions, is that the academic world
has scandalously avoided stupidity as
a topic of study.
Stupidity sets out to determine whether
our culture is hooked on deliberate
ignorance as a strategy for success.
From Adam Sandler to George W. Bush,
from the IQ test to TV programming,
to the origins of the word moron, Stupidity
examines the "dumbing down"
of contemporary culture. Stupidity embarks
on an exhaustive search into its meaning,
and the implications of a culture that
is obsessed and saturated with stupefying
culture. Stupidity careens at warp speed
through sound bites on topics from television
news and reality TV shows, to Internet
sites and popular films. Featuring opinions
and comments from some of today’s
most recognizable figures, cultural
critics, authors and academics, including
John Cleese, Noam Chomsky, Selma Hayek
and Bill Maher, Stupidity reveals that,
despite our culture’s extensive
access to knowledge and information,
humans continue to choose stupidity. |
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Letterboxed
Presentation (1.78:1) |
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Commentary
track by Director Albert Nerenberg |
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Extented
interviews with: Noam Chompsky,
Bill Maher, Jim Welles |
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Avital
Ronell, Jay Teitel, Giancarlo
Livraghi & Joel Schumacher |
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Take
the Ignorant Quotient test |
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Documentary
Channel interview with Albert
Nerenberg |
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Booklet
with Director’s Statement
by Albert Nerenberg |
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