Nick - Werner Herzog is so bleak and dry that it's off putting at first and then you start to get it, and then you start to like it. This documentary explores the genesis of the internet, where it went, where it's at and what our internet future beholds. It's not fear mongering but instead very informal of what man has created. I wouldn't put this up there with Grizzly Man but it was definitely interesting pieces of information. That said, there's not too much to grasp in this documentary. Much of this is information that can be sorted through and examined on.. you guessed it, the internet. 5/10
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Levi - Lo and Behold reminds me of that ride 'Spaceship Earth' at Epcot in Disney World, it's a progression of communication achieved by humans, but of an extension building on that of the internet. Through a series of awkward questions presented by Werner Herzog , we glide through the origins of the Internet, the follies and woes the Internet can bestow on an individual, to what the future may hold for humanity in terms of what the Internet can offer. Basically what I got is that the Internet could be this great thing, but it was created without protocols and whatnot, so it's kind of this terrible place that has potential to do awesome things but we aren't quite there yet. Lots of People are also obsessed about going to Mars, instead of improving life here, so there's that too. If you can get past all the Crackpot theorists and focus on the educational aspect of the film, it's not too bad! 6/10
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