Zeitgeist (Video 2007)

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

Director:

Peter Joseph

Writers:

James Perloff (source), Jim Marrs (source),

Stars:

Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chogyam Trungpa	...	Himself (voice) (archive sound) (as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
Jordan Maxwell	...	Himself (voice) (archive sound)
George Carlin	...	Himself (voice) (archive sound)
Bill Hicks	...	Himself (voice) (archive sound)
David Ray Griffin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Casaliggi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice	...	Herself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anthony Shaffer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Curt Weldon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Osama bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dave von Kleist	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Ruppert	...	Himself (archive footage)
Les Robertson	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

This film gathers information from many sources and puts it together in a way that shows it is possible for people to be manipulated by large institutions, governments and economic powers. It is divided into 3 parts. 1. Religion: Pagan astrological beliefs compared to modern and ancient religions. (9:35-35:53) 2. 9/11: An overview of the numerous questionable aspects of this immensely important event. (35:54-1:09:16) 3. The Federal Reserve Bank: A history of its formation and ability to control the economy. (1:09:17-1:56:23) With many news clips from tragic events in history, audio excerpts from those who believe people are being misled about the level of freedom they have, this riveting documentary will anger those who agree with it as well as those who do not. A very timely and important piece of work that all free thinking people should see. Viewer Content Warning: This film contains stock photos and film of war and September 11th scenes that may not be suitable for all viewers. (...

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Plot Keywords:

religion | christianity | anger | pagan | 911 | 

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Taglines:

The social manipulation of society through the generation of fear and division has completely detached humans from their sense of power and reality.

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zeitgeist: The Movie

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GMP

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color Color (original version)

Did You Know?

Goofs

Attis was not born on 25th of December. Attis's mother, Nana (daughter of the river Sangarios) got pregnant when she cut a fruit from an almond tree that grown up for the organs of the demon Agdistis. He was not crucified. During a marriage song Agdistis appeared in front of him. Attis went mad, cut of his genitals and died. He was then reborn and not resurrected in an evergreen pine. (Pausanias, Greece 7.19)

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chogyam Trungpa: "Spirituality" is a particular term which actually means: a dealing with intuition...

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Connections

Features Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993)

User Reviews

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