Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Everyone seems to have a problem with the execution, my view is that it is a beautiful and moving story - watching the participant go through his own personal journey

I am a big fan of Derren Brown, through the years he has made me laugh, think, and be struck with awe. This, however, felt a little too staged at times. I get that they have to edit it down to a length and pace that don't scare people away, but it would have benefitted from 10-15 minutes more. I was entertained, though.

What baffles me the most, is the other reviewers here who bash it for its "political agenda". To you I will just say, that when you write stuff like this, it looks like you're okay with people hating, and killing, others for no good reason. Also, you obviously didn't pay attention, as Derren ended the show with talking about how both extremes could come together to find a solution. But maybe you had already turned out, because you were hurt that they told you that killing is bad. Seeing this as a political agenda doesn't reflect well on you. Not killing shouldn't be a left or right issue, it should be a human issue.

This show is so interesting and eye opening and honestly had a great message almost everyone should see but...I struggle with the manipulation

I've been following Derren Brown for a long time and have heard of his mighty experiments with a huge production setup. This one was also similar and I enjoyed it. It was very thought-provoking and I have always noticed Derren picking up the right candidate for an experiment and that's one of his biggest skills. This is very important for an experiment like this. Once again he gets the right candidate.

Although thought-provoking I felt a little extreme at times. Don't expect a straightforward experiment. The candidate was perfect for this experiment and as mentioned above Derren's main victory lies in picking that exact candidate.

Huge Derren fan but his latest release felt very forced and over politicised. Although the main protagonist wasn't an actor it had the feeling that he was in the way he was so forthrite in his views, yet showed a huge amount of compassion when these beliefs were challenged with very basic tasks. Just didn't have that usual uniqueness you come to expect with Derren. It feels like he may almost have some sort of writers block and new releases are now just rehashed versions of older projects. This had the feel of other stuff he's done just in a political guise but despite all that I was still entertained.