The Light Bulb Conspiracy
2010 · 75 min · Director: Cosima Dannoritzer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Once upon a time..... products were made to last. Then, at the beginning of the 1920s, a group of businessmen were struck by the following insight: 'A product that refuses to wear out is a tragedy of business' (1928). Thus Planned Obsolescence was born. Shortly after, the first worldwide cartel was set up expressly to reduce the life span of the incandescent light bulb, a symbol for innovation and bright new ideas, and the first official victim of Planned Obsolescence. During the 1950s, with the birth of the consumer society, the concept took on a whole new meaning, as explained by flamboyant designer Brooks Stevens: 'Planned Obsolescence, the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary...'. The growth society flourished, everybody had everything, the waste was piling up (preferably far away in illegal dumps in the Third World) - until consumers started rebelling... Can the modern growth society survive without Planned Obsolescence? Did the eternal light bulb ever exist? How can a tiny chip 'kill' a product? How did two artists from New York manage to extend the lives of millions of iPods? Is Planned Obsolescence itself becoming obsolete?
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The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Anger 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Anger25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Anger, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
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Details
- Directed by
- Cosima Dannoritzer
- Written by
- Cosima Dannoritzer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Country
- France, Spain
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
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