Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

2003
6.9| 0h54m| en| More Info
Released: 21 November 2003 Released
Producted By: Atmo Media Network
Country: Sweden
Budget: 0
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Official Website: http://www.atmo.se/?pageID=4&articleID=382
Synopsis

Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency, more time and less work, and argues that these are not being fulfilled, and they never will be. The film leans towards anarcho-primitivist ideology and argues for "a simple and fulfilling life".

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CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
cbagpjszxkpifo This Documentary indeed changed my lifestyle, after watching it I was able to go easier WITHOUT nonstop consuming, brands after brands, the best, the most expansive and so on. I recommend everyone on earth who is living in one of the few rich nations to watch this movie and deeply think about it once in a while, than maybe renewing the input by watching it again after a few years. This Movie is not only about money and consumption, its about the awareness of your own acting and lifestyle. If you carefully analyze western society, you might find out that the greatest accumulating of free choice you can get is between one product or 432 similar products while shopping. Consumption IS the factor which moves our hole society along the day, it drives people crazy and by the way destroys half of the Earth without attracting attention (the other half seems to be reserved for war). ...So - You can also do without it! ... beans rice, rice and beans. beans. beans-rice - rice and beans
ylikone After watching this, I am not quite sure what the real message of it is. On one hand they manage to show how we have absurdly huge amounts of stuff and we are very wasteful... while on the other they show the bad conditions in Cuba and the insanity of the guy preaching that we have to damage property to get our point across. So, are we supposed to be jealous of Cubans? I think not. Are we supposed to become criminals for the cause? I think not. There were a few entertaining clips like when the Microsoft guy is freaking out with his crazy jumping and screaming... what an ass! Anyway, if you like documentaries that look like MTV music videos (edited like one) with repetitive techno music and hardly any content, check this out.
stormstereo It's hard to find a more beautifully made documentary. The repeating scenes cut to the music makes the whole thing feel like a music video but it still delivers the message at the same time. I know Söderberg was also involved in "Lucky People Center International" and those who have seen that one will recognize the style here.You will find it's biased against capitalism, hence the name, right? Yet, you'll find Castro coming through as a very strange man, at least in my view. To me the footage feels unique, we get to see him as we almost never see him in news media. The whole film is "fresh", both footage and the craftsmanship.I'd recommend this for anyone who wants a feast for the eye as well as the brain. The time spent will not be a waste.Best/T
EnochRoot This documentary was a bit disappointing. Very similar to "Lucky People Center International" from 1998, only more repetative and less imaginative. Maybe that is because Johan Söderberg was co-director on both of them?The movie deals with consumption, for me a very interesting subject. It was no suprise that this movie held a critical stance towards capitalism and consumerism, as that kind of view is very politically correct and trendy nowadays in Sweden. However, to my disappointment, the movie really doesn't contain much fact or discussion at all - some nice looking images with good-sounding music are shown, some of them repeated over and over again. While this was used in a good way in "LPCI", where it created a nice flow between the different scenes, here it just becomes... repetative.Conclusion: If you don't have much to say, better to shut up.4/10