Answering the question: What movie should I watch?

The effects of authority on seemingly normal civilians are frightening. The Stanford Prison experiment shows this with a simple test being taken to extreme lengths. The Wave shows this when an assignment becomes an autocratic, prejudiced system. One of the most intriguing books I’ve read was called Ordinary Men written by Christopher Browning. In it, a group of normal individuals commit heinous acts at the behest of the Nazi regime. The capability for moral depravity, much like the capability for kindness and love, knows no bounds in the human condition. Additionally, the level of stupidity, naivety, and ignorance amongst humankind is equally infinite, as we see in Compliance. Continue reading →