i love a good documentary, but Stupidity isn't one.

the film is basically about how society is becoming dumber and dumber. a look at stupidity in wester civilization and a history of intelligence, etc...

it sounds really interesting (which is why i watched it), but in the end it doesn't really tell us much besides showing us clips from the show Jackass and stupid celebrity moments to make its point.  this is just too easy.  the whole celebrity, reality tv, kids don't read, television is mindless, etc... argument is one that anyone can make in their sleep.  its kind of like they know those ideas have been thrown around so much over the last while and it has become so ingrained in our public lexicon, that they don't feel like they have to get into any depth of discussion or really back it up with anything.  we will buy it because that is what we have been told.

it is almost like in assuming our stupidity they haven't felt the need to make a smart documentary because our dumbed down minds wouldn't understand.