4/18/2008 12:51 PM
posted awhile ago
Abel Raises Cain
Do you buy Jenny's argument that Alan Abel's pranks are serious business? If so, how valuable are his hoaxes as a critique of "infotainment"? Is he an inspired trickster or just a "pain in the ass" and part of the problem? Regardless, I'd like to see this movie. I'm a huge fan of satire, but I feel like tricking people always has ethical implications. I need to know more about his motivations for teaching a panhandling class, or organizing a Ku Klux Klan symphonic orchestra. So I'd have to say this pitch did its trick.
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