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I find the stuff he does very interesting. The mind is a weird thing and does anyone know how it really works.
I'm seeing him live in Aberdeen soon so should be fun.
I think even if you aren't impressed by the shows themselves, he does make you consider things that you wouldn't necessarily have considered before - for example, I would say that The Heist explored the extent to to which we are influenced by figures we perceive to be in authority, how we are influenced by advertising etc. I did like the Seance also as I thought he was making an interesting point about how supposed psychics and mediums can exploit people and work on their suggestability by claiming to contact the dead.
I've seen his live show and I know for certain that he could not use actors in these performances. Whether or not he uses actors in his TV shows does remain to be seen, but I would have thought he would have already been exposed by now if that were the case, and it does make you wonder if it were that simple why more people wouldn't be making money out of using stooges.
At the end of the day, it is a magic trick, he does use psychological manipulation - not just of the participants, but of the audience. What impresses me is not just what he does, but the issues that he raises and also the fact that he is very entertaining to watch.
He's definately beyond the normal "showbizzy" stage hypnotists you see on tv, in that the man appears to have some kind of genuine interest in something more intellectual than making a middle aged man take off his underwear in front of a national audience.
As for being genuine....well, short of asking him/meeting him/seeing him live/actually being one of his subjects, you may well never know for sure. Personally, i would love to take part in something that he does. Ive always been curious about just how much one can tamper with the human mind and what effects it can have.
Something that is really important to me is to really know myself, and I would be interested to see what I would do placed in that kind of situation - the extent to which I am suggestable and to which I would comply.
How he convinces people to do things like that is amazing. He just totally manipulates them. I've heard a couple of things about the show, and someone here said something about authority figures. It's amazing what people will do when faced with certain authority figures, and how they behave with them. A show like this should make people question their behaviour, and the behaviour of those around them. :nervous: