Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers (2003)

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Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers is a 2003 Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at capitalism and technology, exploring arguments that their promises have not been fulfilled, and never will be. The film features explanations of anarcho-primitivist ideology, alongside calls for a "simple and fulfilling life".

Production

Director Erik Gandini explained the context behind the film's production: "I don't want to send messages, and I don't take sides. I'm a filmmaker, I'm interested in understanding issues that are of interest to everyone. I was in Genoa at the G8, they burned my Fiat 500, and I tried to understand why someone had done it." He said: "When I returned to Sweden, I found that the Gothenburg protests in March were still being discussed, but, as here, al…

Surplus uses many montages. It overtly uses lip-synching to put words in the mouth of people who hold similar or contrasting positions of world power. Examples of this are George W. Bush speaking for Adbusters, and Fidel Castro mouthing the words of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: "I love this company! Yeah!"

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