Fantastic Machine
Fantastic Machine
6.968%
From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 4, 2025
A rather spellbinding look at the history of photographic imagery and pivotal images are in shaping our world view; and how essentially from the very beginning images have been manipulated in order to tell a story. It spans from the very first photographic images to the billions of instagram posts every day. At times, it can feel a bit scattered and unfocused for that reason. Even still, it’s quite a captivating watch.