All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)

Directed by

Adam Curtis

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Adam Curtis argues that computers did not free us but instead simplified how we see the world. The series examines the gap between the promise of technology and its actual effects on society.

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What happens

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is a BBC television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. In the series, Curtis argues that computers have failed to liberate humanity, and instead have "distorted and simplified our view of the world around us." The title is taken from a 1967 poem of the same name by Richard Brautigan. The first episode was originally broadcast at 9 pm on 23 May 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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