As the operator Sven from Seevetal-Meckelfeld after the “water fight” groundless the waitress Cindy jostle from Mockrehna, Christopher Lesko can be satisfied. The coach and experimenter wanted it that way. A conflict conjure. Incitement – by all means. But now he is himself, the instructions may speak through a microphone with a distorted voice, powerless. The experiment has developed its own dynamic, long rolls the stone – and it did not even have happen.
Twelve are unknown people were previously divided into two similar groups compiled and sent to a camp. Here, the “Social Factual” will therefore take place, so called ZDFneo, the experimental program of the Mainz Institute, this scientific TV-experiment that reflect conflicts and wars and think this in the game to end is. Hostilities are promoted and emotions aroused – to escalation, until the war.
The participants in “Suddenly war? An experiment” to hear any of this, see and imagine. Not even know that there are still as another team. And they do not even; they just sit there, in their separate areas, are observed by cameras (“This is now so’n bit ‘Big Brother’ moderate ‘) and speculating in friendly company on the progress of the experiment.
It should go to “conflict behavior”, they were told. Sleep, joking and by then it’s all still pointless and unspectacular, for the candidates as for the spectators. Not so for Christopher Lesko, the trainers and instructors for group dynamics.
For him, it is the conclusion of the war one condition, “We’re the good guys” and the transition to condition two, “Those who are the bad guys.” About a disguised as participants Agent Provocateur , the Lesko has introduced into the team, he maintains contact with the group. In a communication unit which is initially held for a toilet, he gives instructions and controls the topics of conversation. Lesko lets the participants know that they have opponents. Yes, there’s a red team and a blue team. Alright, competitors. Enemies. Oh, this is war!
crescendo of striking embarrassments
The scientific basis of the program, relied on by the makers (and which they take unintentionally ridiculous), the Robbers -Cave experiment by Muzaffer Sherif. The Turkish social psychologist had found already in the early fifties, that can be two groups specifically apply to today. He led the experiment, however, by having boys of about twelve years. Manipulated, united, the group from the inside broke out at will – and finally reconciled them again.
But the experiment of 1954 is at ZDFneo little left. Though yet, physically grown up, give the candidates their best to hide their spiritual maturity. Be it through exaggerated urge to communicate (“Tomorrow morning I’m going to shit in the woods”), or fight songs, which are presented to effect full in kindergarten (“With whom do we have to do it? Pussies and chicks!”). In such a crescendo of striking embarrassment the most exciting of all experiments is becoming less important.
It is constantly emphasized how risky the trial and how uncertain its output is. In this case, the undertaking has therefore exhausted itself, because you know exactly in the control room, where you will arrive at the end. It is steered, reacts, corrected and ruled: “Roger in the communication unit”.
This is particularly evident for a feigned breakfast robbery. Team Red believes that team has blue not only that they are entitled to, but also the certain for the opponents food stolen and this can be said in a video message promptly as: “Fair play is over”
This is free after Lesko also the third and last condition for war reached (“The take us away a little”). Red is out for revenge. Retrieved from “destruction” and a “battle” is mentioned. The Blue feel, however, a “sheer terror” that Patrick, a bachelor student from Berlin impels to question the concept of mission. At last one!
Why should he keep playing? Who, in this course of the experiment nor guarantee that nobody gets hurt? The ZDF? The thought no, certainly not teammate Cihat who already has a shoulder injury.
The command center acts on the undercover agent on Patrick to continue. So the game can continue. He can change his mind, not because of the group dynamics, but to remain in the role he wants to play in this television circus.
He goes, just like everyone else, the last game, with the level reached in the meantime only conceivable name: the carnage.
For a social experiment it lacks “Suddenly war?” of seriousness and for a game show lack of entertainment factor. So the mission between these wafts around two fronts and is always consistent between.
Because culminate not only the bad taste of the candidates, but also the pseudo-experiment itself. Just now a kind of modern community college course in psychology, is cut to scenes of war and Taliban videos to dramatically simplified herbeizuzerren references to actuality.
But in the world outside there is no toilet as cloaked communication unit. This experiment has not been spun off as intended, it has sold out tremendously in the tone.
“ Suddenly war? An experiment “, ZDF neo, Tuesday and Wednesday, 27 and 28.10, respectively. 21: 45-23 15 clock
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