Review of Experimenter (2015) by Richard S — 01 Oct 2017
I'd heard of Stanley Milgram from when I studied psychology, his most well known experiment being when he asked participants to administer an electric shock to someone in another room every time they answered a question incorrectly.
It was an experiment with the purpose of discovering how far people would submit to those perceived to be in an authoritive position in order to understand the actions of many ordinary citizens who carried out the orders of the Nazi regime.
The experiments were obviously met with controversy despite the whole set up being fake. The film also explores many of his other work, again experimenting with compliance and authority. It was an interesting film but I felt it merged the lines between movie and documentary as the there was a heavy focus on the man's work while his private life was only glanced over.
Still an interesting film for anyone with an interest in human behaviour.
This review of Experimenter (2015) was written by Richard S on 01 Oct 2017.
Experimenter has generally received positive reviews.
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