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Zeitgeist was created as a non-profit filmiac expression 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 popu... read more read more...lation at large think they are.

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DVD Release Date: January 23, 2012

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  • March 28, 2012
    Having said that crime sells big time, this one calls for humbly adding BS to the list. The sentence quoted below is used in the movie, not in quite a good way:
    "You just keep talking about things and saying them over and over and over again, and eventually people believe it."

    W... read morehile the movie includes that line (seemingly opposing the idea), ironically enough, it uses the very same tactic to "educate" the viewers. Partly, if not in whole, but sufficiently enough. If that doesn't bother you much either, it's quite an entertaining ride for what it is. Well, boredom too is an ingredient, but is restrained. Besides, that's subjective like everything else.

    Watch this educational movie with due attention & try to benefit from the abundant info it pours out!!! Talking of info, I'd like to share some to add to your knowledge. So, exclusively FYI, had I wanted, I'd have sued the film-makers for mocking ME & questioning MY existence. (And, predictably enough, went ahead to win the case.) But as you may or may not know, MY generosity knows no bounds & forgiveness comes natural to ME.
  • February 7, 2012
    This film seems to have upset a lot of people. I'm not sure how it can be accused of being biased/unbalanced though. It is challenging what many believe as truth but it points out exactly what the reasoning's are behind every statement it makes, not that it actually makes that ma... read moreny statements, as it generally and quite fairly encourages the audience to research and make up it's own mind. Many will and many won't, but this is the first time I've ever seen a documentary that comes with a comprehensive companion guide. The truths can be harsh, reality often is though, to shy away from it is to neglect ourselves and our fellow man. This film was preaching to the converted as far as I was concerned but it did so better than Loose Change did regarding 9/11 and consolidated what I've read from the likes of Richard Dawkins etc pretty conclusively. For anything it misses out my only answer is that being a film, there is always going to be limited time, hence the companion guide. It does annoy me though the way people use the term Conspiracy Theory in a negative way. By definition, the plot by supposedly orchestrated by Osama bin Laden is a conspiracy theory, I challenge anyone to say the have absolute evidence to say he was responsible. I have a family member fighting in Afghanistan and I just wish he would have sat down and watched this film before signing up, maybe he wouldn't be over there risking his life unnecessarily. The fact of the matter is that he is over there because he's uneducated, he scared, he loves his country even though his government and media have lied to him but most of all because he has a heart of gold but that heart has been manipulated by others for their own gain and that just isn't fair. Maybe the world has gone beyond that point of reasoning or self-though, maybe the governments or the powers that be have already won, if you can get away with 9/11 maybe you can get away with anything, maybe the public just don't want to know but for me 9and hopefully others) the words of Howard Beale ring true 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore'. Seriously though, you believe everything the American Government and the world media tell you? Really? oh, and PS. Comparing this film to other 'conspiracy theorists' who talk of Alien landings and Elvis sightings are only showing their own ignorance. Wake up world or do you not believe, again to quote Howard Beale, your life has value? Question everything, question you president, question your prime minister, question you teachers, parents, governments, authors and friends, question me and get in touch, debate is what separates us from the animals! Also, before you accuse people who agree with and might have had their opinions changed by this film of being weak minded or gullible, we're not the ones who believe in Virgin Birth/Resurrection/The fact that 4 aeroplanes can be hijacked with nail scissors/Anything that W. Bush says/Everything the Media says/buildings that were never hit fall down anyway among many other issues. maybe if we were given believable answers (or any answers at all in some points) we'd be complacent and would go away. Anyway, rant over - at least give this film a try, for what it's worth I think it's spot on.
  • January 31, 2012
    Extremely interesting. So much important information that so many Americans are unfortunately not privy to.
  • April 15, 2011
    It's a shame such "documentaries" exist really. Documentaries are a great way to explore the world around us, without leaving the comfort of our chair. They can inspire thought and feelings. Even biased ones are generally structured around a good/interesting idea. What we have he... read morere is conspiracy wank. It starts by undermining all religion. Not that I'm against that, but it does it with complete lies. Sure, some of the astrological ideas are interesting, but even I know there aren't THAT many similarities between so many cultures/beliefs. This all seems to be a set up for then trying to convince us that 9/11 was an inside job. Again, this is interesting, but it ONLY presents arguments for its case. How about being objective? It also twists the use of the incredible film, Network. After Finch's rant about life having value, it cuts to a man falling from the WTC. The makers of this documentary are doing exactly what they criticize the government of doing. Creating lies and paranoia in order to create fear and control. Some interesting ideas, but should be watched as fiction.
  • October 1, 2010
    Well, its better than any other documentaries Ive ever watched on the said subjects. However, I do feel like they've overdone something thats why a lot of people just didnt like it. Quite funny though, Ive recently had a change of belief prior to watching this and now everything ... read moreis all about it. :P (babbling hehe!) --- I put off getting this way too long (1 yr!) I recommend it. But keep in mind that you oughta make your own decision about it in the end.
  • July 14, 2010
    Yet another stupid ''conspiracy'' film for people with low IQ. People who love this film have never been really educated and seem to get ''smarter'' by watching this bullshit. Many I know bought into this conspiracy bullshit, and have claimed it's all true. One of them never wen... read moret to college. Another pissed on my rug (literrally) and another has a shoe for a face. All of them are idiotic. Zeitgeist is pure crap, and bullshit. It's not the governments that are the downfall for order and a greater cause. It's the people who actually believe such bullshit. There is no Conspiracy out there. And the Aliens never landed in Roswell in 1947.
  • June 17, 2010
    This is certainly a very important documentary, presenting consistent arguments to 1) dissect the foundations of Christianity, 2) describe how the 9/11 attacks may have been staged by the U.S. government to manipulate people, and 3) explain the way the American banks control the ... read moreeconomy and politics. Controversial material, quite thought-provoking.
  • February 25, 2010
    Watch this documentary and learn: 1. that the New Testament is an astrological parable and Christianity is identical to Egyptian paganism; 2. the United States government blew up the World Trade Center to get the Patriot Act passed, and 3. the Federal Reserve Bank has manipulated... read more America into entering every war since 1915 on its way to creating a One World Government where we'll all be implanted with microchips. But hey, the news isn't ALL bad--at least there's no law that says you have to pay income tax! Note to future cranks with video editing suites: your nutso pronouncements will have more "zing" if you limit yourself to one goofball conspiracy theory at a time.
  • March 7, 2009
    a educated look at the real world blueprint for taking over the world the old fashioned way. okay, so there are large parts where claims are made and not substantiated and yet and still there's plenty of food for thought here making for an untimately chilling documentary.
    see i... read moret for free at: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com
  • May 1, 2008
    Conspiracies wooooh :)
    Powerful documentary-making. It'll certainly give you something to munch on, haha

    They did a nice job in putting those 'facts' together and connecting them, without forcing it down your throat (that's the feeling I get when I'm watching a Michael Moore do... read morec, he's so in your face all the time).
    I'm not sure what to make of all of it, but some things stuck. Read you people!! :p (I can't wait to pick up "The Golden Bow" again).
    zeitgeist

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