Zeitgeist (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:

Divide & Conquer is the Motto

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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

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.