First of all, Monica Lewinsky is hardly in this, other than some beginning & ending narration. Some reviewers need to get over that obsession. I've never seen "Catfish," so know nothing of the filmmaker's other work. All of that said, this documentary definitely expresses a particular point of view, both by way of the experts that it interviews and the examples it highlights. (Its makers, for example, are sure no fans of Section 230 of the Communications Act.) That's not a bad thing, of course, as any work of creation reflects the creator(s), and seeking "objectivity" in almost any form of human endeavor is a fool's quest. But be forewarned: this film wears its biases on its sleeve and clearly favors some forms of Internet regulation, in general, and social media rules and guidelines, in particular. I think we need more and better explorations of "cancel culture," "cyber bullying" and the like, so at least this is a sort of a start down that road.
15 Minutes of Shame
2021
Action / Documentary
15 Minutes of Shame
2021
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
Monica Lewinsky and filmmaker Max Joseph (Catfish) examine the human price of public shaming and cyber-harassment, profiling people who have experienced them first-hand – while investigating the bullies, bystanders, and experts in between.
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October 07, 2021 at 10:58 AM
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Not as good nor as bad as many reviewers claim
A good motivation to stop with all social networks.
Personally, I stopped using all social networks about 10 years ago, even then I already thought wtf, but couldn't just quit get what is was.
Till I saw this docu, and the sad realization then things became to complex came over me. People indeed think they do good by reposting something somebody did wrong, or do it just to insult someone, whatever the reason, bot and the social network algorithms make sure the news is shared to as many people as is can, just for the advertising income. People's suffering has become big business, just see this docu.
I still do not think I miss 1 thing about social networks.
Well Done but Suffers from its own Ambitions
I stayed away from this film, thinking (wrongly) that its focus would be on its producer.
Not so. The film attempts to encompass all of the issues that impact the use and misuse of online media, and how lives are affected by online behavior. My sense is that it would have been a better product had each facet of the online world been presented separately, in a series, with a wrap up at the end.
Nonetheless, this was very well done and I will take away the names of resources featured.
Notwithstanding that this documentary was in many respects a pleasant surprise, the none-too-subtle imagery attempting to link undesirable groups to a former president detracted from the film's overall theme.