Orwell Rolls in his Grave

Category: "Through clever and constant application of propaganda people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise."

a film by Robert Kane Pappas.

Reviews

• "Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth, Pappas explores what the media does not like to talk about: itself." --Information Clearing House
• "A frequent lament heard on the left in the United States involves the proverbial historical amnesia of Americans as a whole. In Orwell Rolls in his Grave, Pappas raises the stakes several degrees and focuses on the very filters through which news, and the history constructed from accumulated reportage and research, are constructed. Asking whether George Orwell's 1984 has come to pass in the United States (the answer is an emphatic yes), Pappas piles up the evidence, from media professionals, public intellectuals, published research, and the public record. " --Culture Vulture
• "The consolidation of power within large media corporations is a huge potential problem that many people are clueless about. The reasons behind it may be for increased synergy, cost savings, or, as Orwell Rolls in His Grave posits, for increased power and the ability to control the dissemination of information. This documentary sheds light on a subject largely ignored by the media (gee, how odd) but taints its own message by taking a non-partisan view and making it highly liberal (granted, a pretty easy thing to do, especially these days), the overuse of title cards and ominous music, and by choosing to focus on certain interview subjects that give really good sound bytes, but lack substance and even come off as slightly paranoid." --haro-online

Year: 2003
Size: 683 MB

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Category: "Through clever and constant application of propaganda people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise."

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