Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1992 · 167 min · Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
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This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It also illustrates his message of how government and big media businesses cooperate to produce an effective propaganda machine in order to manipulate the opinions of their populations. The key examples featured for this analysis are the simultaneous events of the massive coverage of the communist atrocities of Khmer Rouge regime of Cambodia and the suppression of news of the US supported Indonesian invasion and subjugation of East Timor.
Emotional fingerprint
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Inspiration 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Inspiration25%
- Anxiety20%
- Confusion15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Inspiration, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary, War, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Inspiration and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
- Anger
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Disturbing | Anger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 47 % | 13 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 49 % | 15 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 48 % | 20 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 45 % | 21 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 46 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 45 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 48 % | 43 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 45 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 61 % | 46 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 43 % | 71 % | 57 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 41 % | 69 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 44 % | 39 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 45 % | 33 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 44 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Anger | 59 % | 41 % | 48 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 129′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 40 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Hope | 53 % | 41 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 146′ | Hope | 46 % | 41 % | 14 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 154′ | Hope | 49 % | 36 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 163′ | Hope | 55 % | 32 % | 33 % | 27 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Country
- Canada, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Australia
- Genres
- Documentary, War, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
- Data updated
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