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Generation Like
Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture -- celebrities, movies, brands -- in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web -- and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.
| Release : | 2014 |
| Rating : | 7.1 |
| Studio : | Public Broadcasting Service, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Editor, |
| Cast : | Will Lyman Douglas Rushkoff Fred Durst Tyler Oakley Stephen Colbert |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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Reviews
As Good As It Gets
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
The first must-see film of the year.
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
At face value, 'Generation Like' didn't hold any surprises. Pretty much everyone knows that the Internet, in its current form, is all about likes, clicks, what-have-you. I mean, that's common knowledge. But digging a little deeper, that's where things get scary. The primary focus here is this: it's not the technology, but what companies are doing to kids *through* technology. Specifically, marketing. The younger age group knows that the goal with social media is to be your own media network, and it's a generation that is willing to do the work of the marketing department just for more likes. Selling out isn't selling out anymore, it's the brass ring. Sponsorship is the prize. It's a new (terrifying) spin on conformity.7/10
