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Nightcrawler (Gilroy 2014)
Gilroy’s study of narcissism, capitalism, media influence, and exploitation wrapped in a deconstruction of the travesty that is local “news” in America. This film is an extraordinary achievement. A rare example of a perfect film. This is exceedingly relevant to the fear mongering and media manipulation that has only amplified since Nightcrawler was released.
SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE
Nightcrawler (Gilroy 2014) – please watch the film before listening!
TOPIC INDEX – (Gilroy 2014) (times are approximate)
0:35 – Introductions
4:10 – Discussion begins
4:10 – Our histories with the film
8:00 – master list of topics to discuss
10:00 – the travesty that is local news
20:00 – consumerist media
23:45 – horror films vs local news as mirroring society
26:00 – both/and
29:00 – Louis Bloom’s fulfillment
34:00 – Sociology segment – Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment
35:00 – Louis Bloom and Donald Trump
41:00 – playground drug dealer and substantial fulfillment
51:10 – Sociology segment – Marxist alienation
1:00:00 – a brief note on music
1:06:25 – race
1:11:05 – the suburban multiple murder
1:14:35 – meta
1:25:30 – local news and advertising
1:34:30 – social media
1:37:18 – Grading the film using the Collective Nightmares Evolving Rubric of Social Responsibility
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Keywords
horror, podcast, sociology, race, black lives matter, BLM, news, framing, meta, relativity of truth, public relations, deconstruction, show vs tell, Marx, alienation, capitalism, exploitation, race privilege, media production, cheap thrills, media influence,