Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Werner Herzog (Aguirre Wrath of Gods, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Into the Inferno)
	Actors: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz
	Country: USA
	Genre: Documentary
	Conditions of visioning: 03.01.2017, VOD, 32" TV.
Synopsis: The story of the Internet, from its creation to the future possibilities it may offer.
Review: This informative documentary starts with historical facts (well illustrated by their actors) but quickly moves on to address specific topics more or less related to the advances made possible by the Internet, or more generally by the digital age and the progresses in communications. It is divided into ten chapters (see their titles at the end of this post) and in fact only the first four ones really are about the Internet, the others make more emphasis on the conquest of Space which is not a related topic. A few connection are made but not enough to make the Documentary look very consistent to me. This structure makes the Documentary more original than a simple linear historical review and is probably a reason why it was nominated for the Oscars. Another reason may be that it was directed by the German Werner Herzog more known to me for his 70-80's movies with Klaus Kinski like Aguirre Wrath of Gods, Nosferatu the Vampyre or Fitzcarraldo. He seems to be pretty much into Documentaries those days, like On Death Row, Into the Abyss, Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Into the Inferno that I may watch soon. He is also the narrator and I couldn't help but smile when hearing his accent when describing a possible future in which Artificial Intelligences take control of the Earth, recalling in my mind The Terminator.
Rating: 5 /10 Chapters: 1-The Early Days 2-The Glory of the Net 3-The Dark Side 4-Life without the Net 5-The End of the Net 6-Earthly Invaders 7-Internet on Mars 8-Artificial Intelligence 9-The Internet of Me 10-The Future