30 years later, as prophetic as ever

[Herman Munster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTN3s2iVKKI#

[spin]

1. worth watching...so true (nt)

[Truth2Tell]

2. Amen to that!

Recommended.

This one is pretty darn good too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI5hrcwU7Dk

[FlyingSquirrel]

3. Can I recommend this more than once?

How amazing.

[eridani]

4. A summary for this swing shift cube rat please?

Can't use media at work.

[FlyingSquirrel]

6. Basically

It's some guy raving in front of an audience about how all they know is what they see on TV, they don't read, they think it's real and their own lives are not. And that now some huge corporation has just taken over the airwaves and will determine what they think. At the end he falls down dying of a heart attack and the audience applauds. Incredible that this was made 30 years ago and has completely and perfectly predicted the situation we now face.

Edit: Now get back to work, the country needs your productivity to keep up with the Chinese!

[FloridaJudy]

7. Actually, he doesn't die of a heart attack

I was going to post what really happens at the end of the movie, but it would be a dreadful spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Beg, borrow, steal or rent this movie! Then go to your window and yell "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more!" Brilliant flick.

[FlyingSquirrel]

8. What's the name of the movie?

[redqueen]

9. Network.

[blogslut]

5. Paddy Chayefski was the prophet

Here is (to me) the scariest scene from the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AI8mC8XucY