Comments on: Derren Discusses The Assassin

By: benjamin moor

benjamin moor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:02:25 +0000

Love the show, really makes you think!

By: Kermit

Kermit — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:41:21 +0000

Near the start of the program, two university experts said that there was no evidence that someone could be programmed to do something against their will. They are presumably well read about this subject. It is therefore unbelievable that in all the years since the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, Derren Brown is the first to conduct an experiment to test the theory.

By: Beverley

Beverley — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:38:55 +0000

I think the audience at the talk may have initially been in disbelief, automatically thinking it must be part of the talk as no one wants to believe that someone would just shoot Stephen Fry! Just a thought.

By: Franz

Franz — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:22:54 +0000

Hypnotists always claim that you can’t make people do things they object to morally… But then, what’s morally objectionable about shooting at somebody if you think they’re just a neutral “target”? The whole essence of hypnotic suggestion is making people do things “without really knowing why”.

Re. the poster who argues that the subject saying one moment he felt he was “nowhere” and the next “on the firing range” is evidence of a fix… It’s not. Hypnosis can induce very strange mental states where you really can’t say exactly what is what at all… Things can seem very vague, or “hyperreal”… or both at the same time. It’s quite strange and difficult to describe if you haven’t experienced it.

By: Chris Heath

Chris Heath — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:32:47 +0000

Hi all, I think Derren Brown is a Genius on a whole new level, the concept of what he does is unique and clever… Draws you in.. Scary.. Puts your mind in to Submission.. I fully believe in Hipnotism, to be able to shape someones mind…

But.. what happened on episode 1, could have been staged (easily) for the first 20 mins where it has live audience, he gets four people to their own recolection throw acid into an innocent persons face :/
Like it says in the episode, this could have been down the compfortt levels of their subconcience knowing they’re in a T.V studio. So the people who attended think its possable that “Chris” did all of this without knowing a thing… Where as actually after all this it was all an act… Has it been proven to be a fake in the end?? Anyone?? Thanks All

By: MikeD

MikeD — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:30:50 +0000

@Abeo: Thank you very much!

By: MikeD

MikeD — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:54:17 +0000

Can you PLEASE post a link to the interview about the first episode?

The one you posted takes you to the interview about the second episode, not first – the Assassin. Please update it, I really want to see it!

Msg from Abeo: Just hit the right arrow button next to the video title and it scrolls back to through to the older ones.

By: Andie

Andie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:21:45 +0000

Final comment: My comment that people CAN dissociate from throwing acid on someones face is what makes this whole “experiment” so disturbing. How can people act by doing unspeakable, horrific crimes such as in the gulags, holocaust. concentration camps, Mao’s or Polpots militia……etc…etc…etc – the answer is simple but disturbing. The butcherers,sadists,torturers are able to easily dissociate from their victims emotional agony and pain – and therefore have little emotional compassion for their victims. What D.Brown shows is in the right context/frame someone who dissociates/has emotional detatchment can do the horrific. On a positive side – we need to be emotionally detatched/dissociated in some cases – eg a surgeon cannot operate if they are going to become an emotional reck !

By: Andie

Andie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:10:12 +0000

replies to rebel saint part 4

(4) The guys complete lack of emotional detachment at witnessing what he had just done

This is a critical point – for rebel saints objection (2)&(4) These people chosen have a very quick capacity to dissociate – and this is CRITICAL for hypnosis – it even defines hypnosis as an ability to associate and dissociate upon suggestion !!!! (self or external suggentions) *IF* these guys had very strong associative reactions to “throwing the acid” then THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN “CHOSEN” this is a very important point. One would expect universal associative experiences – and one should expect throwing acid on faces should be one of them !!!! Think now of a juicy lemon, its smell & taste as the lemon drips on your tongue, its zest, its aroma…and saliva flows !

By: Andie

Andie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:03:57 +0000

replies to rebel saint part 3

(3) The utterly unbelievable reaction of the theatre audience upon the assassination : no screams, no ducking for cover, not even turning around trying to determine what was going on.

AGREE !!!! Seen some responses on the blog trying to justify this – such as the audience being made aware for safety reasons – Derren did not mention the audience were to be made aware of the event. This needs discussing further