Plot: Waste is a problem for our environment, and that waste is a direct result of consumerism and profit maximization, where companies push consumers to buy far beyond their needs. This documentary seeks out people who have worked for renowned brands and lets them speak about how their marketing contributed to the current environmental crisis.
Watches
November 24, 2024
I quite loved the cynical setup of the documentary. Sure, it doesn't have too many revealing passages and the message is quite doomy (because that's how you sell a documentary these days - now that we're talking marketing), but the workshop-like approach was fun and it felt like something out of a Simpsons episode.
It's also nice that the people involved are all people who were actively involved in the processes that turned out to be very hurtful, which gives the film some extra credibility. It's all very much single-point-of-view and the tone is quite populist, but it's a good reminder doc for people who feel a little unsure about our consumer society.