Human Jumbotron - North Korean Mass Games

Excerpted from "A State of Mind", an excellent documentary about the lives of several Mass Games gymnists within North Korea.

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[IslandFuzz]

Ok, I might get shouted down here. But, is there anyone who can appreciate the sheer genius and artistic beauty and preparation that goes into these performances? Leaving politics, propaganda, and Kim Jong Ill out if it; I saw the entire documentary and I have to say I was entirely impressed with what it takes to pull something like this off with complete originality every time. Those young gymnasts are amazingly talented and the CHOREOGRAPHY!!? I MEAN OMG!! amazing.

[NotZeMaidOfOrleansFV]

Never had such intense conflicting feelings of awe and disgust.

[Kinjamaimai]

Say what you want about the politics - on a pure basis of display, this is pretty awesome.

[ytcarol]

@IslandFuzz Absolutely. The documentary was fascinating, not least because it portrays that vast collective mindset that Americans know only in small part. I believe that benevolent dictatorship could in theory work if the dictator was completely GOOD and ruled to serve his/her people and they trusted their leader - but that's never the case. However the loyalty and devotion of these young people toward the leader is impressive.  This is an amazing insight into the culture.

[SpatialHeather]

@IslandFuzz They pryramids were made, and indeed probably only possible, due to slave labor. Nobody denies that they are 'wonders' but that doesn't mean the outcomes of situations are enough to overlook the human rights that went overlooked in order to undertake them.

[xxxdieselyyy2]

@ioanpena ------------>In the capitalist West, schools advise u to rat on parents 2 police if they are smoking weed (even if they are taking care of parents) and nothing more at all- not even saying 1 thing bad against mighty warlord Bush- in programmes such as DARE.

[ioanpena]

@xxxdieselyyy2 Children were tought in school to go to the police if the parents were listening to westerners radios or if the parents were telling jokes about comunists or doing something against communists , in such a way children were brainwashed.

[xxxdieselyyy2]

@ioanpena --------------If you were doing something else that you were ordered to do you were in jail next day as an enemy of the state.------------->Like what did they order u 2 do? In India, if u speak against capitalism and PEOPLE LISTEN 2 U, u get thrown in jail as as CPI Maoist sympathizer. I can bet the same was in Romania. If u spoke against Nicole Ceaucescu to the wall or to ur Dad, or a friend I am sure nothing happened 2 u.

[xxxdieselyyy2]

@ioanpena ---------------. I lived this shit, did you?------------>If u speak out against ANY state, in ANY system the state acts against u, if they feel threatened by u. If u don't show up for final exams in colleges, u have to repeat the year again thru arrears. So if u signed up as a sportsman didn't participate in a finale sporting event , of course u get arrears. Nowadays police don't need 2 follow u because they can retrieve all u r info w/a click of a mouse button.

[ioanpena]

@xxxdieselyyy2 Believe me . I lived This shit in the 80's in Romania wich was the european version of North Korea. If you were doing something else that you were ordered to do you were in jail next day as an enemy of the state. I lived this shit, did you? We had mass games too and if you as a pupil didn't went you would have done the same year twice and no college...and as a worker no bonuses and you were folowed everywere and of course jail...

[xxxdieselyyy2]

@ioanpena ------------>What a load of crocodile shit. If they don't wanna participate in mass games show, someone else does. In school days, if I had a chance to show up on national TV in a major event, u bet I will b waiting in line 2 join.

[keppe1]

Anyone know what's the music in back round?