Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
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| Directed by | Werner Herzog |
| Written by | Werner Herzog |
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| Narrated by | Werner Herzog |
| Cinematography | Peter Zeitlinger |
| Edited by | Marco Capalbo |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World is a 2016 American
Synopsis
Beginning his journey at the University of California, Los Angeles, where pioneering work on the development of the Internet took place, Herzog visits the first piece of Internet equipment ever to be installed. The film then explores some of the positive and negative impacts the Internet has had on society. In a chapter titled "The Dark Side", Herzog interviews the Catsouras family, who have been harassed online since pictures depicting their daughter's corpse were leaked onto the internet.
As no wireless transmissions are allowed within a 10-mile radius around the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, Herzog travels there to interview the local residents. He finds a group of people afflicted by an electromagnetism sensitivity condition who claim to have found relief from their symptoms after settling near the telescope.
Elon Musk and his quest to send humans to Mars are investigated. Artificial intelligence is touched upon, and the film considers whether robots might become replacements for human interaction in the future. At the end of the film, Herzog asks multiple interviewees: "Can the Internet dream of itself?"
Themes
When asked by TechCrunch what effect he hoped the film would have on the audience, Herzog replied:
I think we have to abandon this kind of false security that everything is settled now, that we have so much assistance by digital media and robots and artificial intelligence. At the same time, we overlook how vulnerable all this is, and how we are losing the essentials that make us human.[8]
Reception
Lo and Behold received generally favorable reviews from critics.
References
- ^ "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (12A)", British Board of Film Classification, September 27, 2016, retrieved September 28, 2016
- ^ "Computer love: watch the first trailers for Werner Herzog's documentary about our relationship to machines", The Guardian, January 19, 2016
- ^ "The Legendary Filmmaker Werner Herzog Has Made A Documentary about Robotics and A.I.", io9, January 20, 2016
- ^ "New Game in Town", TheTedNelson YouTube
- ^ "Sundance: Werner Herzog's 'Lo and Behold' plumbs the Internet's impact", Mashable, January 21, 2016
- ^ "Watch the trailer for Werner Herzog's new documentary about the internet", The Verge, January 4, 2016
- ^ "Werner Herzog laments the internet in the Lo And Behold, Reveries Of The Connected World trailer", The A.V. Club, January 4, 2016
- ^ "Interview: Werner Herzog On His New Documentary, Lo And Behold". TechCrunch. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ a b "Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World", Metacritic, retrieved 2021-10-14
- ^ "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World", rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2024-03-04
External links
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World at IMDb
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World at Box Office Mojo
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World at Metacritic
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World at Rotten Tomatoes
