Shifty

Hey, I don't post very often and I'm of this time that's covered in the series so I thought I'd watch. It became clear fairly quickly that this is a personal journey by the director through these times. Many important parts of uk history in the 80s/90s are ignored and some very trivial items are given weight way beyond their real significance. I'm no fan of thatcher by any means but the focus seems misplaced again concentrating on lesser evils than the more significant decisions that screwed our Youth and future. One very minor spoiler that almost seemed personal was the directors fixation on Ozzie Osbourne and his abuse at the time of his wife. It's worth a watch for nostalgia but there's no balance, just a personal dig through the archives from the director.

We needed this.. after watching I felt lighter and more engaged in the world than I did before pressing play. This is a must watch. Thank you Adam. The music is perfectly mixed and archive footage tastefully edited and utilised to create a powerful, meaningful experience. We are lucky to have Adam's works freely available in the UK. Perhaps it's a tactic from the deeper levels of Government, security or the intelligence services. Knowledge is power and this series opens the door to so many real elements of our short human existence. I appreciate this is will be difficult for some to digest and process, but Adam has really surpassed all expectations with this work.. Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼

Shifty is great, shifty is brilliant, shifty is astounding. And then what?

I grew up in the years Shifty retraces, so how biessed am I? Everything illustrated here, i lived through. Every urgence depicted, i fought through. Every exhilaration depicted i danced through. So i accept i cannot watch this documentary/exploration without a pre-defined view. Adam Curtis either tells me we're going into thatcher years again, or we just need to mind what they were.

This is the kind of work that should be aimed at our younger generations. What do they expect of our powers? What do they believe are our goals? England chose a way should the western world follow?

I love social documentaries and Adam Curtis' are some of the most interesting and watchable ones being made this century. SHIFTY is his latest effort, which explores the legacy of Thatcherism in Britain from 1979 through to the end of the century. This one's a five-part miniseries that offers an innovative approach by not having any kind of narration. Instead, the director weaves together multiple plot strands each episode, all of them generally linked to the public mood and tackling themes of industry, finance, livelihood and society. There are plenty of terse captions which help to explain what we're seeing, while the footage chosen is extremely interesting, thought-provoking, often shocking in retrospect. Appropriate music enhances the effect in what is a thoroughly engaging documentary overall.

Although I got quite annoyed at the many music inserts during this series and found some parts either tedious, repetitive or just irritating, overall this series is worth watching. Lots of historical information that with hindsight is proving to be very prescient and accurate. It's pretty clear that politicians, financial institutions and those who benefit from them, and the upper class system is still thriving and becoming even more abhorrent. Today's many issues and problems can be traced back to so many events and characters and players who made headlines during the period this series covers. Not a pretty picture and certainly a warning of things to come. Well made generally but also a bit too chaotic at times.