Name: Echolalia
Director: Robert Arnold
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 3 min
Cast: George W. Bush, Ari Fleischer, John Ashcroft, Tony Blair

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Echolalia (2003)

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Echolalia is the meaningless repetition of words or phrases associated with forms of dementia and aphasia. In the build-up to the war in Iraq certain phrases were endlessly repeated to the point where these empty rhetorical phrases were confused with concrete facts. I tried to record as many instances of people repeating the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” as I could stand and represent these statements in a way that draws attention to the deadening effect of their repetition, however emphatically they are expressed.

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Echolalia is a 2003 experimental documentary film directed by Robert Arnold that critically examines the repetitive use of the phrase 'weapons of mass destruction' in the lead-up to the Iraq War. While the film has received some critical praise for its innovative approach, detailed audience reception data is not readily available.

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Echolalia, the 2003 film directed by Robert Arnold, offers a unique and thought-provoking examination of the power of rhetoric and the dangers of empty repetition. By capturing the endless echoing of phrases like 'weapons of mass destruction' in the lead-up to the Iraq War, the film shines a critical light on how persuasive language can be used to shape public perception, even when it lacks substance. Fans of incisive social commentary and experimental filmmaking will appreciate this innovative take on the blurring of fact and fiction.

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Echolalia is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person; when repeated by the same person, it is called palilalia. In its profound form it is automatic and effortless. It is one of the echophenomena, closely related to echopraxia, the automatic repetition of movements made by another person; both are "subsets of imitative behavior" whereby sounds or actions are imitated "without explicit awareness". Echolalia may be an immediate reaction to a stimulus or may be delayed.