Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Mark Achbar
Peter Wintonick

Release Date:

6 November 1992 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | War

Tagline:

A Primer In Intellectual Self-Defense

Plot:

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Plot Keywords:

Propaganda | Media | Linguist | East Timor | Chomsky

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Mark Achbar	...	Himself - Interviewer
Noam Chomsky	...	Himself
Edward S. Herman	...	Himself

Runtime:

167 min

Country:

Australia | Finland | Norway | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Australia:G (video rating)

Filming Locations:

American University - 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Humanist Broadcasting Foundation

Trivia:

The "Non-Corporate News" sequence where Chomsky speaks in "real time" while the other TVs are accelerated, was shot by an animator. The 40 second sequence took six weeks of prep and was done in one 15 hour take.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[title card: They who have put out the peoples eyes reproach them of their blindness. - John Milton, 1642. ]
EMTV video host: Three, two, one, take two. Good morning!... My name is Kevin Flook, and I'm your video host all day here at EMTV.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dominance and Terror: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

People Get Ready

This is Must-See Media for the masses

This is one of the five best educational tools not in use in the United States. A film so deep and full of non-stop, reality-busting evidence that —what you see ISN'T what you get in America.

Chomsky is arguably the most intelligent political observer on Earth today. Its easy to be the Plunderer and commit the atrocities... its far more difficult to uncover the plots, organize the facts, and be vigilant of the actions. This is Must-See Media for the masses!

Americans are too busy to begin think outside the box. This is 2h46m of intensive training in true democratic responsibility. Chomsky may favor the social structure of an early 20th century Kibbutz, but certainly his lessons of observation would stand well for any social structure. If you are not bought and owned by the system... you owe it to your children or your immortal soul...or karmic rebirth, to wake up and smell the fascism.