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Zeitgeist

  • Video
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 58m
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8.1/10
51K
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Zeitgeist (2007)
DocumentaryHistory

Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.

  • Director
    • Peter Joseph
  • Writer
    • Peter Joseph
  • Stars
    • Chogyam Trungpa
    • Jordan Maxwell
    • George Carlin
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    8.1/10
    51K
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    • Director
      • Peter Joseph
    • Writer
      • Peter Joseph
    • Stars
      • Chogyam Trungpa
      • Jordan Maxwell
      • George Carlin
    • 192User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Chogyam Trungpa
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    • (as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
    Jordan Maxwell
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    George Carlin
    George Carlin
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    Bill Hicks
    Bill Hicks
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    David Ray Griffin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joe Casaliggi
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Joseph Casaliggi)
    Condoleezza Rice
    Condoleezza Rice
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    • (archive footage)
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
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    Dick Cheney
    Dick Cheney
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    Anthony Shaffer
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    • (archive footage)
    Curt Weldon
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    Osama bin Laden
    Osama bin Laden
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    • (archive footage)
    Dave von Kleist
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Michael Ruppert
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Les Robertson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank De Martini
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Aaron Swirsky
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
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    Laura Emmett
    • Self
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      • Peter Joseph
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      • Peter Joseph
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    10juha-k-oksanen

    One of the greatest films provoking the thinking process.

    Zeitgeist offers a grim view of things, that connects a lot of questions that arise when one wonders why things are the way they are, while we have more than we need on this planet. (not enough compassion among those who are being given the power, by the people)

    Zeitgeist offers a path to lots of topics, about which one can finally engage some intelligent debate, without being shut down by simple evasive excuses, mostly in the form of offensive comments.

    Zeitgeist offers a lot of (black) humor in many ways, f.ex in the form of ridiculous criticism, like most of films that try to really make a difference and fight the commonly accepted values. It shows effectively how fear and the lack of quality education (wisdom, not talking about merits or institutions) affects our thinking.

    Some critics even seem to derive a weird kind of pleasure from neglecting things and praising their narrow views about the Zeitgeist being overly one sided. F.ex, should the film digest all the information for the viewer? That kind of stuff is widely seen on many movies. Especially considering films like Zeitgeist, it would affect destructively to the effectively developing mood and atmosphere. Leading to a situation where there is less room for these kinds of great emotions and thoughts among viewers that it offers as it is. We should try to find our fears and let them go, so we could think more clearly and maybe even enjoy some new things. We have our primitive side, but we also have the power to learn to control it.

    Here's a bit more of this "lunatic" "mumble" to lighten up the end (and to give some of you an excuse to keep your values):

    Concern, respect and self-awareness. Mix those up and you get compassion, kindness and love. Your "heaven" on Earth.

    Lets get this species evolving! ;)

    With Love,

    Juha K. K. Oksanen
    10dfgremnants

    An Eye opener

    I heard about this movie long time ago and like all good down loaders i was going to download it but i don't know what happened i just forgot about the movie. Then this whole wave of posts, threads were being made in different sites about this movie and things it mentioned and still i was ignorant. So today, i mean today my friend actually gave me the movie for reviewing. So what are my verdicts. i was a fool for ignoring this awesome movie and i am glad i watched it. This movie is shocking and all the time convincing. Its a must watch if your a Muslim or anyone it will make all the things clearer to you. But i must warn you, you got to have an Open mind when watching this movie, this movie touches so many things that you might get confused or totally feel betrayed.
    7EHBless

    Very compelling, definitely don't believe everything you hear, do your own research!

    I've watched this movie about 4 times by now, will definitely watch it again as i show it to others. Many interesting arguments, many good points.

    While this film is aimed to prove everything presented as truth, one should watch this with an open mind. Take in all the topics, then do your own research, just with any speaker/film/presentation. To blindly follow is pure ignorance.

    I do not believe everything in this film. I do however think that everyone should see it if nothing more than a thought experiment. You should be aware of all sides of an argument as to make your argument more effective.

    You don't have to agree to find this film interesting.
    9kupvlc

    Inspired Eye-opener

    This film explores three themes which seem totally unrelated: the Christian faith; the attacks of September 11, 2001; the American Federal Reserve System and Income tax. I have never seen a documentary in which images and music were put together in such a powerful and artistic way. The film depicts the fraudulent Zeitgeists that have been used through the centuries to subdue others into acquiescing. It shows that the one truth we are fed daily is a carefully crafted lie, which hold us spellbound. I regret the movie replaces the seen-trough lies with conclusions which had better not been drawn: it would have sufficed to point to the many similarities between The Bible and older books, like the Egyptian book of the dead, without adding the conclusion that Jesus of Nazareth might never have existed. Emphesizing this option as being the most likely one, takes the focus away from the extensive lies which surround Christianity for certain, as is exposed in this film.

    It rightly connects the tragic events of 9/11 with the true perpetrators thereof, and does not shy from showing the terrible consequences in human life both on that day and in the years that followed in a fraudulous "War on Terror", which to most people in it is very real, but for its inventors just a cruel joke on a population of semi-sentient humans, who slaughter human life as some humans would slaughter cattle.

    Finally, it reveals that unbelievable manipulation has reached a 100-year anniversary after the 1907 panic and the 1913 introduction of the Ferderal Reserve bill, which opened the way to stage not one but two World Wars, which to the casual beholder did little to change the balance of power in the world, but in truth transfered power from the open to the shadows on a grand scale.

    A film worth watching over and over again - if you can stomach its dreadful horrors, both in picture and in concept.
    8guhleman

    Questions worth asking

    There is a lot of arguing going on about the legitimacy of the claims made by this film. Certainly we cannot just swallow everything the filmmaker is trying to feed us. However, the film is not the first to suggest that 9/11 is a vehicle of war and profit designed by the American government. Whether or not you believe it outright or not, the questions provoked by the film are worth asking and can't be ignored. The supposed evidence provided by the government to substantiate their final explanation is feeble at best, when compared to the perhaps theoretical evidence offered by films and articles of this kind. I agree that the people are conditioned to accept media as truth, and thus have accepted the government as such also. The people have allowed the government and media to strip them of their thirst for truth by tricking them into believing anything. As responsible people we can't sit back and allow this to continue. We are entitled to the truth, and we are not getting it. I'm not saying that this film is 100% correct or anything like that. I'm only saying that to any reasonably intelligent person, it's obvious that there are major deceptions at work here. The longer we ignore them, the more we become them until eventually it just won't matter because there won't be anything we can do about it. If everyone were to demand answers, we might just get them.

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    • Trivia
      The definition of Zeitgeist: The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. "the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s"
    • Quotes

      Jordan Maxwell: The more you educate yourself the more you understand where things come from the more obvious things become and you begin to see lies everywhere. You have to know the truth and seek the truth and the truth will set you free.

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      Edited from Frankenstein (1931)

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zeitgeist: The Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Pentagon Building, Arlington County, Virginia, USA(location, archive footage)
    • Production company
      • Gentle Machine Productions
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      • $20,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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