The Shock Doctrine
2009 · 82 min · Director: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
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Naomi Klein gives a lecture tracing the confluence of ideas about modifying behavior using shock therapy and other sensory deprivation and modifying national economics using the "shock treatment" of Milton Friedman and the Chicago School. She moves chronologically: Pinochet's Chile, Argentina and its junta, Yeltsin's Russia, Bush and Bremer's Iraq. A trumped-up villain provides distraction or rationalization: Marxism, the Falklands, nuclear weapons, terrorists; and, always, there is a great shift of money and power from the many to the few. News footage, a narrator, and talking heads back up Klein's analysis. She concludes on a note of hope.
Emotional fingerprint
The Shock Doctrine (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Anxiety25%
- Inspiration20%
- Anger15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Inspiration. Genres: History, Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
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Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Anger | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Disturbing | 62 % | 60 % | 27 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Disturbing | 53 % | 47 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 60 % | 51 % | 42 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 70 % | 59 % | 52 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 81 % | 68 % | 60 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 85 % | 71 % | 63 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 68 % | 59 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 53 % | 35 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Anger | 49 % | 23 % | 37 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 57 % | 33 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 66 % | 50 % | 50 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 67 % | 60 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 76 % | 64 % | 52 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 80 % | 67 % | 57 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 79 % | 72 % | 58 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anger | 81 % | 72 % | 71 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 77 % | 60 % | 65 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Anger | 73 % | 41 % | 57 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 72 % | 25 % | 48 % | 21 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
- Written by
- Naomi Klein
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- History, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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