What if all the tapes were erased?

I happen to be a fan of Michel Gondry, and his work, if unfamiliar, I suggest you familiarize yourself pronto.

He has a new movie coming out, "Be Kind Rewind". It looks to be alot of fun, and a very interesting concept. 'What if all the tapes were erased'? Thats a great idea! It really puts into the forefront the idea of making your own media. In a way they aren't really doing anything outside the parody films already up on youtube. It looked interesting, and the concept seemed relevant.

Video still isn't always more powerful than text...

Case and point... you're reading currently.

This is not to say that you are currently reading the end all be all of literature of your daily diet, but you can't deny that you can read at your own pace. Reading is something that can be stopped, edited, contributed, and translated. Video will always lack the time factor because to get it all, you have to watch it all. Visual communications will still be great, and convey very important messages. Films and video will always be a part of our communication structure but I believe that text will always be the main form of communication.