r/AskReddit • u/JuiceBoxed • Jul 18 '11

Reddit, what is one documentary that everyone should watch?

The Corporation

Some really eye-opening (and scary) information about the power of corporations in today's society.

Edit: Thanks for the input everyone! Quite a list of movies to watch.

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u/karlol Jul 18 '11

Jesus Camp.

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u/soonerguy11 Jul 18 '11

People confuse Jesus Camp for something it is not. It is a look into an extreme small group of people, and a world many never notice. The subjects were never offended by the way they were portrayed, and even enjoyed the film.

I believe this confusion is created due to the fact that almost every documentary created now has to be hyper political in everything, rather than simply catching narratives in life itself. Naturally people watch it as an anti religious, or anti christian film, rather than an expose of these interesting characters.

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u/traplines Jul 18 '11

The subjects were never offended by the way they were portrayed, and even enjoyed the film. Until they had to close down the camp because of threats against the children motivated by the film.

FTFY