'Zeitgeist' raises real questions
KEVIN TALLEY
Culture Writer
Issue date: 10/15/07 Section: Culture
You will most likely never hear about the documentary “Zeitgeist” from the mainstream media in this country, state or city. If a desired effect of your college education is to develop critical thought, “Zeitgeist” can help to stimulate your mind effectively.
“Zeitgeist” debuted in June of this year. It was produced by Peter J. as a non-profit film.
The documentary was created to “Inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large thinks they are.”
Zeitgeist is a German phrase that roughly means “the spirit of the age.” The documentary is comprised of three sections, all of which describe elements of our current world.
The first section is entitled “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and looks critically at Christian beliefs established in the Bible. It never attacks Christians themselves, but delivers a critique of the Bible as fiction over fact.
The documentary makes a strong, cited, but controversial argument that the Bible is based on astrological principles documented by many ancient civilizations pertaining to movement of the sun through the sky and stars.
It shows that the story of God’s “sun” has been told throughout the pre-Christian world, in many different forms. It attempts to shed light on to the process of turning adoration and worship for the life-giving sun into the adoration and worship of Jesus Christ and the church.
The second section is titled “All the World is a Stage” and contains a debunking of the “9/11 Myth.”
Arguments are presented that the United States was internationally warned of imposing attacks, that NORAD was purposely confused on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 and that the World Trade Center buildings were destroyed demolition-style. T
his section also delivers arguments that some hijackers are still alive, the Bush administration covered up details in the 9/11 Commissions’ Report and that a plane never hit the Pentagon. Most of all it attempts to show Osama Bin Laden as nothing more than an enemy image created by the media and government to perpetuate fear so that financially profitable war can be generated.
The third section is titled “Don’t Mind the Men behind the Curtain” and attempts to describe how the powerful bankers of the world have been conspiring for world domination and increased power. According to the documentary, the rich of society have been using their wealth to increase financial panic and foster a consolidation of independent competing banks.
Then these powerful few established the Federal Reserve System, our privately-controlled national bank, in order to steal the wealth of our nation. It showcases the amount of money that has been made by these rich few during World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and now the war in Iraq. It describes the goal of these bankers as world power over a completely controllable public.
“Zeitgeist” plays for free at www.Zeitgeistmovie.com and is roughly two hours long. It also contains an interactive transcript, with citations and references.
Whether you agree or disagree with the message of the movie it’s worth spending the time to watch it.
“Zeitgeist” will go down in time as a counter-culture staple. Until then it will perpetuate criticism.
“Zeitgeist” debuted in June of this year. It was produced by Peter J. as a non-profit film.
The documentary was created to “Inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large thinks they are.”
Zeitgeist is a German phrase that roughly means “the spirit of the age.” The documentary is comprised of three sections, all of which describe elements of our current world.
The first section is entitled “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and looks critically at Christian beliefs established in the Bible. It never attacks Christians themselves, but delivers a critique of the Bible as fiction over fact.
The documentary makes a strong, cited, but controversial argument that the Bible is based on astrological principles documented by many ancient civilizations pertaining to movement of the sun through the sky and stars.
It shows that the story of God’s “sun” has been told throughout the pre-Christian world, in many different forms. It attempts to shed light on to the process of turning adoration and worship for the life-giving sun into the adoration and worship of Jesus Christ and the church.
The second section is titled “All the World is a Stage” and contains a debunking of the “9/11 Myth.”
Arguments are presented that the United States was internationally warned of imposing attacks, that NORAD was purposely confused on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 and that the World Trade Center buildings were destroyed demolition-style. T
his section also delivers arguments that some hijackers are still alive, the Bush administration covered up details in the 9/11 Commissions’ Report and that a plane never hit the Pentagon. Most of all it attempts to show Osama Bin Laden as nothing more than an enemy image created by the media and government to perpetuate fear so that financially profitable war can be generated.
The third section is titled “Don’t Mind the Men behind the Curtain” and attempts to describe how the powerful bankers of the world have been conspiring for world domination and increased power. According to the documentary, the rich of society have been using their wealth to increase financial panic and foster a consolidation of independent competing banks.
Then these powerful few established the Federal Reserve System, our privately-controlled national bank, in order to steal the wealth of our nation. It showcases the amount of money that has been made by these rich few during World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and now the war in Iraq. It describes the goal of these bankers as world power over a completely controllable public.
“Zeitgeist” plays for free at www.Zeitgeistmovie.com and is roughly two hours long. It also contains an interactive transcript, with citations and references.
Whether you agree or disagree with the message of the movie it’s worth spending the time to watch it.
“Zeitgeist” will go down in time as a counter-culture staple. Until then it will perpetuate criticism.
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Micha
posted 10/15/07 @ 9:32 AM MST
I watched it and liked the movie. There are bound to be some errors in its conclusions, but it sure draws your attention to how we've been taking things for granted, things we should know cannot be SO. (Continued…)
lauran
posted 10/15/07 @ 3:09 PM MST
No thanks, if ya seen 1 conspiracy movie, you've seen 'em all. I'm sure ANY Physics major can explain why it wasn't the govt. that blew up (or inward, as the case may be) the towers. (Continued…)
GlobalWarOnLiberty
posted 10/16/07 @ 12:57 PM MST
That's right Lauran. Just bury your head in the sand and leave it up to the experts. People need to be thinking and inquiring beings to participate in a democracy. (Continued…)
lauran
posted 10/16/07 @ 3:24 PM MST
Global - been there, done that, and have never buried my head in the sand.
Actually saw the planes, watched many hours of video, paid close attention to every detail, was a nervous wreck trying to get a hold of my aunt and her kids who still live in NYC. (Continued…)
blake
Blake
posted 10/16/07 @ 8:02 PM MST
My roommate and I have just finished the movie and are both unsettled and looking for closure. I have been searching for reaction to the movie and critical analysis but am not coming up with much. (Continued…)
Frater Titus
posted 10/26/07 @ 1:57 PM MST
I'm not usually a fan of conspiracy theories, they are all nutters, but this movie had some good quotes and imagery, although it seems like I seen some of this before somewhere. (Continued…)
Frater Titus
posted 10/29/07 @ 8:24 AM MST
I watched the movie again. The end times prophecy makes more sense now. Revelations 12 deals with the Venus like woman with 12 zodiakal stars bearing the child of the new age, I guess. (Continued…)
Monty
posted 11/01/07 @ 8:06 PM MST
Pretty standard Marxist critical theory. Well cited, but about 120 years old. Read any marxist literature and you'll get pretty much the same deal.
wow
posted 11/02/07 @ 12:45 PM MST
wow, I'm just surprised to see this from our Arbiter. Pleased actually. I watched zeitgeist a few months ago. I am really glad to see that we don't censor important movements and information--regardless of the touchy subjects. (Continued…)
Nick
posted 11/14/07 @ 5:04 PM MST
Best damn movie out there. Weather it is true or not it gets you to look from different prespective. Something few do. What the media exposes we belive it as the truth. (Continued…)
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