Review of Experimenter (2015) by Don S — 29 Jan 2016

As a person who owns a copy of "Obedience to Authority" by Stanley Milgram, I must say that I very much enjoyed this film! I liked the acting, especially Sarsgaard, and I even liked the quirky way in which it was filmed, even the elephant! And the strange interaction of Milgram, Shatner, and Ossie Davis on the movie set! Great quotes throughout and the inclusion of Milgram's other experiments works well! But it his main one, the one with the shocks, that I still can't get over. I learned about it in college almost 30 years ago, and it still resonates powerfully with me! Super powerful!

Quotes I liked:

"I believe we are puppets with perception, with awareness. Sometimes we can see the strings. And perhaps our awareness is the first step in our liberation. ".

Søren Kierkegaard: 'Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.".

"I never did anything, great or small, without obtaining in advance express instructions from...my superiors." - Adolf Eichmann.

And ps- Winona Ryder is aging beautifully! Wow!