Underplayed Gems

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy poster
Directed by
Nic Stacey
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 143 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary explores how companies encourage overconsumption and waste. It looks at the tactics used to keep people buying and the environmental impact of this system.

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What happens

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy is a 2024 British documentary film written and directed by Nic Stacey and produced by Flora Bagenal. It was released on Netflix on 20 November 2024. It focuses on issues such as consumerism and overproduction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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