Derren Brown - Messiah

[Illuminattile]

Did anyone else see this show t'other day?

Summary: The aim of the show was to get people to question their beliefs by showing how a charlatan (himself) was able to convince people that he had supernatural powers. He went to the United States and, using pseudonyms, convinced five powerful people of different belief systems to 'endorse' him.

influential figures at the top of their field and demonstrate to each of them an ability I have which is somehow proof to them of my talents in that particular field. I allow them to decide how much they are going to endorse it and embrace it. If, at any point they ask me if this is some sort of trick I will confess and tell them. The aim is to get pledges of support.

He could 'converted' non-believers to the way of the Lord with a touch.

He detected someones medical history simply by looking at them.

He demonstrated his amazing invention; a box which could record and replay dreams.

He contacted the dead relatives of people in a studio audience.

He 'remote read' what someone in another room was drawing.

Thoughts? I would have liked him to explain how he did them, but alas I suppose that would make him less mysterious. I loved the show, though.

 

[Hurts]

they dont just pick sum 1...they examine them first do research..etc....thats the easiest way to explain it...

 

[Illuminattile]

they dont just pick sum 1...they examine them first do research..etc....thats the easiest way to explain it...

I sort of understand how he did them, as in the techniques he used, but I still don't understand how those techniques actually work. Hot and warm reading are obvious, but cold reading, to me, is still amazing. I've no idea how he did parts of the conversion and I don't know how remote viewing works.

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

The craziest thing is how people actually believed in him.
Not saying that the tricks weren't good, but faith is so powerful that being able to decieve like that could be dangerous

 

[Bina]

aint the title of the program missleading? does he use hypnosis in any of his tricks? I heard that's what David Blaine uses in some of his...

 

[Illuminattile]

aint the title of the program missleading? does he use hypnosis in any of his tricks? I heard that's what David Blaine uses in some of his...

Depends what you mean by hypnotism. He probably used techniques like that in the 'conversion'.