*Some readers may consider the following post to be extremely offensive, even though they were not written to offend and therefore, I implore thee to read at your own risk. Note, it may also be extremely boring, so skip the crap in the first three paragraphs and jump to my conclusion, but that wouldn't be fun now, would it? xP
Zeitgeist. In German, it literally means the spirit of the age and its society. A fitting name for a films that challenges our very conception regarding age-old "truths" concerning Christianity and modern events that have shaped the world to what it has become today. Zeitgeist, the Movie certainly raises a lot of questions to the truths some of us have grown up to in this age. Mean like Muhammad Ali in the ring, and packing a punch as potent with its comprehensive research, Zeitgeist is one movie that will leave you spinning.
Zeitgeist is divided into three parts. The first part detailing religion, specifically Christianity. This section is what gave Zeitgeist its infamous reputation among devout followers of the Church as it denounces Jesus as merely a merging of pagan gods and deities, the tale of his birth crafted from ancient astrological myths and signs, created as a form of social control. From all the replies and comments I've read, most seemed to be fervently centered on this part of the movie.
Continuing on to part two. This section revolves around the conspiracies of the infamous 9/11 incident. The hijacking and subsequent crashing of commercial passenger airline jets into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon triggered a massive response from the U.S.A administrations, which eventually led to the passing of the oppressive Homeland Security Act, the USA Patriot Act and the war in Iraq. However, the film states that 9/11 was a false flag operation carried out by operatives of their own intelligence system to seed discord and chaos among the masses to ensure that the United States Congress passes USA Patriot Act. The significance of which is revealed in the third, and last part of the film.
Every country in this world has some form of currency which is regulated through the monetary system. The world we live in today basically runs on money. Simply put, we NEED money, and who provides them to our government? The banks. In part 3 of Zeitgeist, the film gave a shocking revelation to what the men behind the curtains, the elites, the filthy rich bastards who control the monetary system have been doing and are planning to do.
The entirety of this 2 hour film have been really thought-provoking. It made me think, is the reality that we live in really just as it seems? Or is there something just lurking underneath this reality of ours, a whole world of greed and control, where we are nothing but puppets to the system? Watch this film now and think, even if you don't believe any of the things they said. Watch and think, for when we cease to think, we cease to exist as individuals. To quote the film maker, "Truth is not told, it is realized". And the truth is, reality, is often what we ourselves make of it.
Zeitgeist - The Movie official website
Zeitgeist - The Movie, GoogleVideo, Remastered/Final Edition *The opening may be tediously off-putting to some, so if you're one of those impatient types, maybe you'd like to skip directly to point 4:00 of the movie.
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Phew, okay, did that in 2 hours. Most of it are just synopsis of what each part is trying to say, so go watch the movie, seriously! There's even a sequel to this movie, titled Zeitgeist : Addendum, so go watch that too! Man, now I sound like an overhyped school-kid winning his first Pokemon battle, lol. Damn you Jeradyne for introducing me to that movie! Just kidding, I love the effin' movie lol.
I seriously need some goddamned sleep right now, so I'll be signing off right. Ciao and good morning to you folks.