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Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy

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This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming -- and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.
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Jonathan Romney Financial Times Buy Now! is not just about the mechanisms of modern hucksterism. It also examines the results of the addictive consumption and excessive production that drive each other in an ecologically catastrophic vicious circle. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kane D The message they tell about fast fashion an to much consuming is amazing. But it is a little slow paced and the AI telling story is not the best way. But it spreads a really important message people dont know or forget about. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Sandra R For a film with such interesting people and concepts, they relied wayyyy to much on visuals and an 'AI' voice. A little slow paced. I wished they focused more on material than trying to make it an interactive experience for the audience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Teri P As we watched this very accurate portrayal of where our poor earth is headed all we could think of is all the "littles" coming up and being born. What a horrific mess to see in real time what is happening. I have known for many years that this is where all of this would lead literally awake at night thinking of just one item (cell phones) and where they are dismantled and dumped, THE worst clearly confirmed in this documentary. Sadly Corporate America (think Amazon, Addidas, MS, Google) have zero policy about what they mass produce and the end game touting that what isn't sold we are told will be "recycled" my ass. Only 10% of all products from pkg to innards is actually recycled. They are all billionaires and none of them have an end game for where all of the "unused, non repairable items (by design)" are going but what we do know is they are all leaching into the worlds water ways and food chains. The devastating results will be dire health issues and death for the next generation(s). We MUST rise and make the Billionaires start adding a substantial % of their profits towards a huge clean up of their waste. The PUBLIC CONSUMERS need to stop the excessive shopping frenzies that are feeding into the demise of this poor earth. WAKE UP PPL - watch this and do something different! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Matt J This would have been so much better if the producers of the show didn't decide to talk down to you with the monumentally stupid and condescending 'Sasha' AI conceit that breaks up the show. The only really interesting thing in here was the lady (Carmen) from Amazon because she really goes into detail on how Amazon was tailored Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review greg t The world all watches Mike Tyson. Then Netflix puts something of value no one watches. Nothing new hear but just shows how easy to market and control people thoughts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Audience Member Informative but cheesy. I found the movie to be a good reminder that things are not always what they seem, that advertising has a subliminal effect, and that consumption is out of control. Do I need this or that? Or is someone telling me I need it? The movie was creative but, I would prefer more substance and far less graphics. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming -- and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.
Director
Nic Stacey
Distributor
Netflix
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2024
Runtime
1h 24m
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