Hacktivism in Pop Culture: Occupy Unmasked

Occupy Unmasked - The Occupy Movement and Hacktivism 

In relation to the previous blog post about the movie We Are Legion, here is another movie that deals with some significant events relating Hacktivism and specific movements like the "Occupy Movement". This movie is quite intense, and does a great job of showing the impacts of Hacktivism and Activism. 

In this movie there is a strong relation to Anonymous as they have become essentially the symbol of any activist or protest movement. This mainly must be because of the mask that they wear and its history and significance. 

This movie did not get as good of a review as We are Legion did, and this movie exaggerates some of the key points a lot more than We are Legion did. What makes this movie quite significant is that is displays and explains information that would have never made available to the general public. There is lots of information in the movie that would never have surfaced without the making of this movie. Between this movie and We are Legion, there is a lot to learn about the subject of Hacktivism. Below is a quick synopsis of the movie to go along with the trailer; 

"While the Liberal establishment and mainstream media portray the Occupy Wall Street movement as organic and nonviolent, Occupy Unmasked reveals the sinister, organized, and highly orchestrated nature of its leaders and their number one goal: Not just to change government, but to destroy it. Led by hugely influential conservative visionary, the late Andrew Breitbart, Occupy Unmasked delves deep beneath the surface of the Occupy movement to show its dark anarchist roots. Behind the largely naïve students and legitimately concerned citizens looking for answers stand those who advocate the use of violence, black bloc operations, and intimidation as protest tactics - the same tactics they used during the anti-war protests of the 1960's, anti-nuclear weapons protests of the 80's, WTO protests of the 90's, and the IMF protests of recent years. -- (C) Official Site"

Sources:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771314092/

- DR