Harry Lime Juice
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- Aug 21, 2007
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Let's dissect this bloated work, shall we? Be warned: it's 150 minutes long.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8674401787208020885&hl=en
There's a lot to tackle but I'll give my input thus far; I'm not even done.
-The production value is horrendous. It feels like something a 12 year old could make. Even the Photoshopping of certain headshots are awful. Horowitz speaking directly to the camera, in lighting that makes him look like Anton LaVey, is a bad creative move. He even appears sweaty. It utilizes psychological tricks (albeit poorly) and a childish, non-objective style, including the stressing of a woman's last name to sound like "con". By the way, the text at 1:37:46 is hilarious.
-The quoting of Kissinger seems grossly misinterpreted/taken out of context and takes a leap of logic to equate it to wanton genocide of billions, which is obviously stated by Horowitz throughout.
-His site links directly to conspiracy theory and "alternative" medicine sites which are highly dubious to say the least. There are even clips from Twoof docs throughout.
-He makes grandious claims, most without a shred of evidence.
I'll contribute more once I'm finished. I must say, however, that a seeming bevy of information is hard to keep up with and pushes you to become so daunted by its presentation that it really tries your logic. It's no wonder the Gish Gallop, Alex Jones' films, Loose Change et al convince people so easily. Even a relatively realistic person could fall for it.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8674401787208020885&hl=en
There's a lot to tackle but I'll give my input thus far; I'm not even done.
-The production value is horrendous. It feels like something a 12 year old could make. Even the Photoshopping of certain headshots are awful. Horowitz speaking directly to the camera, in lighting that makes him look like Anton LaVey, is a bad creative move. He even appears sweaty. It utilizes psychological tricks (albeit poorly) and a childish, non-objective style, including the stressing of a woman's last name to sound like "con". By the way, the text at 1:37:46 is hilarious.
-The quoting of Kissinger seems grossly misinterpreted/taken out of context and takes a leap of logic to equate it to wanton genocide of billions, which is obviously stated by Horowitz throughout.
-His site links directly to conspiracy theory and "alternative" medicine sites which are highly dubious to say the least. There are even clips from Twoof docs throughout.
-He makes grandious claims, most without a shred of evidence.
I'll contribute more once I'm finished. I must say, however, that a seeming bevy of information is hard to keep up with and pushes you to become so daunted by its presentation that it really tries your logic. It's no wonder the Gish Gallop, Alex Jones' films, Loose Change et al convince people so easily. Even a relatively realistic person could fall for it.
