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Running Time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Country Canada
Studio Documentary Channel, If You're Watching, Trailervision
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• Stupidity
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Genre: Documentary, Society, Satire, Political
Plot: In one of the most compelling and entertaining films of the year, documentarian Albert Nerenberg asks one simple question: What is stupidity? It's much harder to answer than you might think, for, as Einstein theorized, the universe and stupidity are the only things that are infinite--and he had his doubts about the former. Amazingly, there has been no real academic study on stupidity, and there are only a handful of serious books on the topic, but that doesn't stop Nerenberg from blazing forward. The result is a sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying look at the human race and the stupid things it has done over the course of time. One of the theories Stupidity puts forth is that people prefer the act of "resisting intelligence," as it makes them feel more comfortable. In other words, ignorance is bliss. Which would explain why this country is in so much trouble. Thankfully, Nerenberg isn't content with simply pointing a finger and saying things like, "Bush is a moron." Instead, he offers some surprising theories, offering much intelligence behind the veneer of idiocy. Along with Super Size Me, Stupidity is one of the most important films to see this year. Stupidity is the first film to deal directly with massive topic of human stupidity. In fact, one of the film's most
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John Cleese
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Shrek 2 |
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 | Bill Maher
Edtv, House II: The Second Story, D.C. Cab |
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 | Adam Sandler
Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Wedding Singer |
 | George W. Bush
Bowling for Columbine, 9/11, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | Noam Chomsky
The Corporation, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, Last Party 2000 | |
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