I admit to not having seen the movie "The Tenth Level" in a long time and subsequent readings (e.g., Milgram's articles/books) and documentary films on Milgram's work have fuzzed up what I could remember about it. In looking back at newspaper articles on the movie (several papers had reviews; the Proquest historical newspaper database allows one to find them), I was surprised to learn that a key "device" in the movie was that it wasn't revealed until the end of the movie that none of the "learners" were actually shocked. That is, the naive viewer is led to think that the learner is actually being shocked. I presume that people who were familiar with the experiment might have been a little confused about the presentation.
For those with Proquest access, I suggest looking at the following newspaper articles: By JOHN J. O'CONNOR. (1976, August 26). TV: Punishment and Reality of War Dramatized :The Threshold of Pain Examined on CBS A Corrupted Vietnam Seen on Channel 13. New York Times (1923-Current file),51. Retrieved July 25, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times (1851-2006) w/ Index (1851-1993). (Document ID: 75548048). By John Carmody. (1976, August 26). Torture at the 'Tenth Level' : Drama and Torture At the 'Tenth Level'. The Washington Post (1974-Current file),B1. Retrieved July 25, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877 - 1993). (Document ID: 120017574). CECIL SMITH. (1976, August 26). TELEVISION REVIEW :Experiment in Mind-Bending. [review of the Tenth Level]. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File),p. e1. Retrieved July 25, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1987). (Document ID: 644337302). Here is an newspaper article that is an oddity in itself. Apparently, a performance artist in the UK did a performance piece using Milgram's obedience to authority experiment as something like a stage play. See for yourself: Elisabeth Mahoney. (2002, February 21). If you think this looks boring.. :... just imagine watching it for two hours. Elisabeth Mahoney spends one of the longest evenings of her life at Glasgow's CCA gallery. The Guardian (1959-2003),A10. Retrieved July 25, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003). (Document ID: 1271089942). -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3808 or send a blank email to leave-3808-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
