Freakonomics Trailer

Synopsis

Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money) delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash. Finally, Eugene Jarecki, who brought us the unforgettably powerful Why We Fight, investigates an unsettling theory to explain why crime rates dramatically dropped in the early '90s. Seth Gordon (The King of Kong) weaves the pieces together with brisk interludes, providing context and commentary from the authors. Freakonomics exposes the hidden side of everything, debunking conventional wisdom, and revealing what answers may come if one just asks the right questions.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Documentary
• Alex Gibney
• Morgan Spurlock
• Rachel Grady
• Heidi Ewing
• Eugene Jarecki
• Seth Gordon
• Super Size Me
• Jesus Camp

[ayumikoshiro]

@MillyPopa Money can indeed buy happiness if you know what to spend it on. Sure a ton of toys buys false happiness, but having enough money to spend quality time with your children instead of working a multitude of jobs and coming home drained . With enough money to circle the globe together to learn & experience other cultures can indeed buy happiness. Having enough money to live in a house filled with books & enough money to provide your kids with quality food can make one very happy indeed

[aussiepalti]

did anyone else think the music got really really REALLY generic-documentary at about 0:58 ?

[xNecroKey]

tsk, after all that I still have no idea what this movie is about

[sniperking1894]

this was a fantastic movie....makes alot of sense too

[yallip1]

@Theinnocentbot I understood her comment in exactly the same way as you. Though the confusion here might be an issue of semantics, I fear that her choice of words is reflective of a deeper misconception. She stated that "money can indeed buy happiness if you know what to spend it on." I am saying that money can only buy the conditions necessary for the attainment of happiness, rather than buying happiness itself. Ultimately, it is not money that brings you happiness but your state of mind.

[Theinnocentbot]

@yallip1 I don't think that ayu is confusing these terms. I think you misunderstood the point that she was trying to make. Ayu was not saying that happiness is not dependant on perception, as it seems you are incinuating. Ayu was just giving hypothetical examples of situations where money, really can bring someone happiness.

[mbyamukama]

Who knows that instrumental that was playing throught the whole movie?

[caique114]

What is this music called?

[yallip1]

@ayumikoshiro You are confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. A certain minimum standard of living (and, therefore, a certain minimum level of material wealth) may be necessary to achieve happiness, but material wealth in itself is not sufficient for happiness. You will not be happy if you are able to spend time with your children but you have an angry and impatient mind; nor will you be happy if you can travel the world yet you are close-mined, prejudiced and fearful.

[SnibesB]

spambots ftw!

[evelinlusby84]

what a movie..watched 5 times in webmovietube

[nulnoh219]

Nice, read the book, thought it was awesome, now theres a movie...