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Originally Posted by MrBarlow  Das Experiment 2001
A journalist takes part in a psychological experiment for two weeks in order how people will adapt to a different environment and role playing.
This movie is based on Professor Philip Zimbardo The Standford prison experiment in the 70s where volunteers were picked to be prisoners and guards. The experiment was to last 2 weeks but only lasted 7 days. The film was remade in 2010 with Adrian Brody.
2015 saw the release of the movie The Standford Prison Experiment which shows what exactly happened. This is worth a watch if you are not easily upset as it can be disturbing on how people can adapt to their authority roles. 7out of 10. |
Of the two films, I much prefer the 2015 docudrama as it conveys the realism and authenticity of Zimbardo's excellent book. In contrast, the German fictionalised/exaggerated version is sometimes a little too far removed from reality and loses impact that result.
Even so, they are both well worth watching.