"I've made documentaries for over 30 years now, and in a way, this subject feels like the final boss. From Miami to Marbella, meet the men that are reshaping and radicalising young men's ideas about masculinity and manhood."
"I know that they would be streaming or filming me and would put that content out. And I hoped we'd get this feedback loop where there was a meta narrative that was then affecting my approach to the story."
"I wouldn't be the first to point out that a lot of this is down to the influence of social media and the way in which it has given vent to the darkest parts of the human soul. Not just given vent to them, but actively amplified them and pushed them into our feeds."
Louis Theroux releases his first full-length Netflix documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, arriving March 11th. The film features interviews with prominent manosphere influencers including Sneako, Justin Waller, and Harrison Sullivan, exploring how these figures are radicalizing young men's perspectives on masculinity. Theroux employs a meta-narrative approach, acknowledging that influencers will film and share content about him, creating a feedback loop that shapes the documentary's storytelling. The filmmaker emphasizes that manosphere culture is not niche but a significant cultural force amplified by social media algorithms that promote divisive content.
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