Das Experiment (DVD) Reviews

If you've ever studied Psychology from A-Level standard or above, you're probably aware of the Stanford prison experiment, in which a false prison was created in which the experimenters had participants play either prisoners or guards. However, the participants, particularly the guards, began to play to their roles, enforcing the prison rules with ...  Read the complete review

"Das Experiment" (The Experiment) is clearly inspired by the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. This was an experiment to determine how institutions, such as prisons, affect human behaviour. A group of predominately white middleclass volunteers were made prisoners and another group were made guards. The experiment was cancelled after only ...  Read the complete review

The film revolves around a man called Tarek, who is a taxi driver and he comes across an experimental study ad in the newspapers. He initially joins the scientific trial for the massive 4000 marks given out on the completion of the study but then realises he could use this to his advantage to get his job back as a journalist. Other 19 men from all ...  Read the complete review

Few can claim to be uninterested in the human mind, particularly the dark side. The now infamous Stanford prison experiment has caused some controversy and has been criticised as unethical and non-scientific, however, it is certainly interesting. The film is based upon a novel inspired by the 1971 experiment, following the plight of the ...  Read the complete review