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Reviews for Guns Germs & Steel

6.4 / 10 2h 45min

Documentary War & Politics

A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.

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user394ftfuw5bb's Movie review

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Review by user394ftfuw5bb

Well-made but it's more of a review of well-known facts

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Review by user442pdn1ptx4

Egalitarian Science is a Dead End

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Review by RubyRat

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Review by zenmaster

4/10 for adults - kids may enjoy it, though

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Review by cheerfulchick

Story peters out halfway through

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Review by GoldenGorilla

This is about why history happened, not what happened

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Review by user789quhnrjb6

Generalized theory of human history

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Review by user490g1cikjoh

missing the forest for the trees

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Review by user675fyr5u5t

Good Documentary but not perfect

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Review by user73790pvh0g5

Not as detailed as the book, but a good synopsis

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Review by user867u1yyckbt

Where's the cargo? (For the answer: See James Burke's "Connections")

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Review by user3848f10ugkk

Good Historical Review; High Production Values; Worth Watching