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The Pathological Optimist

  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 1 h 33 min
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Andrew Wakefield in The Pathological Optimist (2017)
In the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine, bowel disease, and autism. THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 2016 as he fights for his day in court in a little known defamation case against the British Medical Journal. Wakefield attempts to clear his name as the media-appointed Father of the Anti-vaccine movement. Director Miranda Bailey weaves a delicate portrait of a man who is THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST utilizing a never-before-seen, full access look at the man at the center of one of the biggest medical and media controversies of our times.
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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaIn the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license f... Ler tudoIn the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine, bowel disease, and autism... Ler tudoIn the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine, bowel disease, and autism. THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family fr... Ler tudo

  • Direção
    • Miranda Bailey
  • Artistas
    • Andrew Wakefield
    • Carmel Wakefield
    • Brendan McBride
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    4,8/10
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    • Direção
      • Miranda Bailey
    • Artistas
      • Andrew Wakefield
      • Carmel Wakefield
      • Brendan McBride
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    • 3Avaliações da crítica
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      • Miranda Bailey
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    1DavoZed

    NOT A Documentary

    This is a puff piece intended to allow Wakefield and his dreadful wife to drone on about how poorly he was treated.

    There is NOTHING new here to add to what is already known.

    A quick web search confirms that :

    • he created a fraudulent paper, tying vaccinations to autism


    • that fraud has led to a very significant drop in vaccinations worldwide and thousands or likely millions of unnecessary deaths as a result


    • he had undisclosed financial reasons for lying about vaccinations and he should be jailed for the deaths and harm he has caused


    Special shoutouts to Jenny McCarthy and Oprah for assisting him in killing all of those people.

    Yes, Oprah, that TV demi god. She helped to kill millions of people. Sweet, eh?
    8harryokin

    Thoughtful and interesting.

    Having always felt really uncomfortable with the mass hysteria that follows Wakefield it's good to see a movie that at least puts some of the other side over. If he had an incentive to make his (the group's) research come to an answer where he might profit, the other side does times about a 1000. A great film to counterbalance the stifling of a rounded debate, not helped by universities denying Wakefield access to state case.
    8glindsay34

    Are you brainwashed?

    Popular folklore suggests that the people of North Korea were so successfully brainwashed that they believe that Kim Jong Un's father, when he was leader, beat Tiger Woods at a round of golf - including several 'hole-in-ones'. Whether the North Korean's fell for this story or not is hardly the point. The big questions are "Are you brainwashed?", "Why are you brainwashed?" and, "Who benefits from my brainwashing?".

    It would surprise many to be told that the brainwashing inflicted on the West is far worse than that inflicted on the North Koreans. It can be very harmful to those unable to see the damage being done, and especially harmful to the career of anyone who dares to speak out.

    The Pathological Optimist is one such story.

    8/10
    3hungmosquito

    Portrait of an Egomaniac

    The director of this documentary wants you to feel some sympathy for Wakefield. This is a story of a self appointed revolutionary, a man who cares and has been hard done by via the vile medical establishment. In one way Bailey does make an argument for how these people can drive others to complete lunacy. Much like cult leaders the world over. In that respect this film is interesting.

    What I didn't much like was that this documentary neither deeply dives and informs of the truth of the subject or record the actual facts. I felt that at times it does pander to Wakefield and his stupid, selfish actions which he of course claims were done with the best of intentions. Saying that, I did watch it and found merit in what it tries to do.
    9albertminero30

    A Must See Documentary

    If a documentary's purpose is to inform and record the truth's of a subject. The Pathological Optimist gets deep into the soul and the truth of Andrew Wakefield. This documentary follows Wakefield through the aftereffect of his own documentary Vaxxed which alleged that certain vaccines could be giving children autism. Andrew must continuously take up and battle against all of his critiques to clear his name and restore his credibility. Wakefield may have one of the most interesting faces the screen has ever seen. It feels that with every word and sentence formed you are seeing the inner workings of a man who knows his truth and his purpose but yet may be conflicted. The Pathological Optimist gives you a wonderful look into a man who is searching for the truth in more ways than one. A Wonderful Documentary!

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 29 de setembro de 2017 (Estados Unidos da América)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
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      • Cold Iron Pictures
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    • Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
      • US$ 11.222
    • Fim de semana de estreia nos EUA e Canadá
      • US$ 5.946
      • 1 de out. de 2017
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