This film does a credible job of exploring the history of stupidity, the development of the IQ test, etc., but then it falls flat. The documentary focuses too much on people who "choose" stupidity and too little on people who have a brain but can't be bothered to use it. I assume that the quick cuts are geared toward people with a short attention span. In that case this movie seems to target the very people who would be the least interested in watching it.
A much better resource for anyone interested in this trend is the excellent book "Dumbth" by Steve (The Tonight Show) Allen. While it is useful to explore why people choose to behave like idiots I would much rather know why people don't go to the effort to think.
A much better resource for anyone interested in this trend is the excellent book "Dumbth" by Steve (The Tonight Show) Allen. While it is useful to explore why people choose to behave like idiots I would much rather know why people don't go to the effort to think.