I have read a LOT of material about this movie, much of it about how insightful Zimbardo was and how it really "explained" some abuses that have occurred since.
Nonsense.
What this demonstrated was how egotistical and arrogant Zimbardo was (and continues to be) and his willingness to abuse students for self-aggrandizing "research" to further his career in academia.
Is the movie a good one? Yes. Is it for the usual reasons? Not in this lifetime. It exposed evil--in Zimbardo, and in Stanford, and the fraud that is academia.
IIRC, Zimbardo's "assistant" got a bit closer at some point, and the principled professor left his wife. Putrid icing on a sordid cake.
Nonsense.
What this demonstrated was how egotistical and arrogant Zimbardo was (and continues to be) and his willingness to abuse students for self-aggrandizing "research" to further his career in academia.
Is the movie a good one? Yes. Is it for the usual reasons? Not in this lifetime. It exposed evil--in Zimbardo, and in Stanford, and the fraud that is academia.
IIRC, Zimbardo's "assistant" got a bit closer at some point, and the principled professor left his wife. Putrid icing on a sordid cake.
