The YouTube Effect

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J M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger Feb 11, 2024 I am an avid YouTube viewer - it's on every evening while I'm cooking and working in the kitchen. I appreciate the short-term commitment to ten-minute videos that don't require my full attention while doing other things. My interest in YouTube, however, doesn't extend my usage of it. So this documentary did nothing for me. Those more interested in the origins and growth of this phenomenon will likely be more enthralled. For me, it was a combination of things I didn't care about and things I already knew. It talks about the dangers of "fake news" and false representation as if we didn't know it already existed. And, I have to be brutally honest, I am so over-saturated with Trump right now that the several scenes detailing his misconduct and insurrectionism just turned my stomach. I know that's not the fault of the filmmakers - it's just what happens when you watch certain movies at certain times in your life. In the end, I don't feel like I learned anything new or anything significantly important. And that's the one thing I count on when watching documentaries such as this. - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook) See more dave d @RT34924333 Sep 22, 2023 Unfocused, but important, 'The YouTube Effect' can't get its arms around a vast subject other than to demonize it. Documentarian Alex Winter briefly touches on issues that need a longer look, while not breaking a lot of new ground. The connection of Google and YouTube is barely broached however in a way that it needs to be. It's fine and interesting and fear stoked. Where are we going? Who knows. Final Score: 5.3/10 See more Ted R @RT75769133 Sep 8, 2023 A movie with a political agenda masquerading as a documentary. I was hoping for an interesting dive into the details of YouTube's history, along with thoughtful commentary about the problems it created. This was not it. See more E B @EmmaLB Aug 9, 2023 Deeply important film illuminating the manipulation and harmful impacts of the most powerful media platform in the world. See more Molly A @RT91273203 Aug 9, 2023 Me and my teen daughter loved this documentary. It's balanced but still scary and made us think. See more Alysha S @RT38640074 Jul 20, 2023 The pacing is near-perfect, the connection to politics is great, and you may be surprised to learn as much as you did even if you grew up with YouTube. I also applaud some clips that were used. See more Read all reviews

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