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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)
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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)
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    • (as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
    Jordan Maxwell
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    • (archive sound)
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    George Carlin
    George Carlin
    • Self
    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    Bill Hicks
    Bill Hicks
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    • (archive sound)
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    David Ray Griffin
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    • (archive footage)
    Joe Casaliggi
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    • (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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    Curt Weldon
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    Osama bin Laden
    Osama bin Laden
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    Dave von Kleist
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    • (archive footage)
    Michael Ruppert
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Les Robertson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank De Martini
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Aaron Swirsky
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    • (archive sound)
    • (voice)
    Laura Emmett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Peter Joseph
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      • Peter Joseph
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    10Watch-Research

    Gather all the information you can constantly research what you hear and read!

    I love this movie. and no I don't take everything they say as full truth just because they say it is. But I do plenty of my own research after watching movies like these and this one is good. But of course don't believe any one source (me included) do all your own research and get your data from a variety of sources and different countries. Then establish your own opinion. I believe they should show movies like these in public schools and in Colleges. Why let only one side of the story claim to be truth? Anyway.. this movie is fast and comes at you. It is not a slow political documentary, I love they way they lay out their cards. its almost like a Informational Action Thriller of debated Non-Fiction.

    Do your family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Americans a favor and watch this film and tell everyone you know to watch it. Its free on the internet. It only costs you 2 hours of your life you would have waisted watching worthless reality TV anyway.

    ENJOY!
    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.
    9purple_mage9

    What's important is that it gets you thinking

    I found this documentary to be excellent. It is a thought provoking, well executed expose' on the manipulations of the masses by those with wealth and power. Some who watch it will find many of it's connections far-fetched, but the fact of the matter is: there are many sources to back them up.

    The Truth is, this film doesn't have to be 100% correct, or 75%, or 50%. There's still some serious problems with the world if a forth of it's information holds water. And even if it's all bull, it'll shake you into questioning what is true. And that's all it needs to do.

    No one should have any illusions abut what the War on Terrorism or our Federal Banking System.

    As a student of both American and European History I found the explanations given in this documentary to be reasonable and logical. Watch it!
    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
    10TudorVieru

    Actions, not questions

    zeitgeist, like the man from earth, is not meant to provide answers or change conceptions, but simply presents a possible path of evolution for mankind. I've met many people that were not able psychically to conceive that such a massive conspiracy could actually exist. I guess this is the most difficult thing to believe. To be pulled out of a world that makes sense and that they can understand and suddenly to find themselves alone facing a brutal system, governed by secrets and lies and manipulations.

    It is best to ask question, but it is better to do something about it, rather than feeling sorry for yourself.

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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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