An Honest Review Of Zeitgeist: The Movie Feb 11, 2021

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Present Tense: Davin O’Dwyer Who doesn’t adore a decent paranoid fear? The majority of us, obviously, incline toward our tricks to be completely anecdotal. An early scene in The Bourne Ultimatum, for example, sees the CIA dispatch a professional killer to discard an intrusive Guardian columnist in Waterloo Station.

While this misrepresents the dangers of our calling fairly (I think I represent the greater part of my associates in saying that we can stroll through Heuston Station, and even Connolly, with neither dread nor anxiety ), it makes for radiantly tense film making.

Yet, have we gotten so acclimated to seeing the fictionalized CIA doing detestable things, for example, killing unfamiliar pioneers and tuning in to telephone discussions that catching wind of versions and unlawful wiretapping appears to be practically common? At this stage, we most likely anticipate a lot more terrible than that. During a time where the fact of the matter is an adaptable ware, paranoid notions spring forward like oil in the Middle East.

So move over Oliver Stone, since fear inspired notions have grown out of you. The web is currently home to a plenty of US-based guerrilla movie producers making PC agitprop about the schemes of the day. And keeping in mind that the 1960s and 1970s gave a prolific area to US paranoiacs - normal deaths, grainy moon arrivals, the Gulf of Tonkin, Watergate (what do you mean, the Gulf of Tonkin and Watergate truly were government schemes?) - 9⁄11 has been a boon for the dubious and the incredulous. A whole industry, the 9⁄11 Truth Movement, has jumped up to expose the authority line on the assaults.

The most recent web film to step this ground is the forebodingly named Zeitgeist: The Movie, which has pulled in enormous interest since it debuted in June. For a DIY exertion, Zeitgeist sure doesn’t need for desire - it “uncovered” the three extraordinary fakes executed on humankind to monitor us: Christianity ; 9⁄11; and the worldwide financial framework. Or maybe unrealistically, it starts with a statement from the Egyptologist, Gerald Massey: “They should think that it’s troublesome, the individuals who have accepted authority as truth, as opposed to truth as the position.”

It’s not difficult to see where this is all coming from . President Eisenhower, everything being equal, cautioned the American individuals about the perils of the military-modern complex in his goodbye address, and from that point forward Americans have persevered through a rich progression of official duplicity, so one can’t be too astounded when they don’t naturally acknowledge what they are being told. (We are somewhat less conspiratorially disapproved here, however I could conceivably theorize that our careless arranging guidelines and helpless public vehicle are the brainchild of the car business, resolved to transform us into the most vehicle subordinate country in Europe by constraining us to go through hours driving from our rambling rural areas, yet I wouldn’t have any desire to hazard getting taken shots at a Luas stop.)

Zeitgeist’s hypothesis that Jesus is a scholarly and celestial half breed is a genuinely old one , considering it is by all accounts dependent on a statement from Thomas Paine, and its 9⁄11 speculations - that the assaults were coordinated by the US government as a reason to start an extremist force snatch - are straightforwardly lifted from Dylan Avery’s Loose Change, a prior suspicious web doc that piled up 100 million perspectives and showed a sub-Michael Moore affection for realities. It is the last succession, in any case, that most unequivocally shows Zeitgeist’s image of unhinged libertarianism. The world’s money related framework has been planned by a secrecy of “global brokers” - initially the Rockefellers and JP Morgan, don’t you know - to subjugate humankind and make a one-government world request. Also, the end is deserving of Philip K Dick: we are for the most part going to be microchipped and for all time seen by a “checked control matrix”. Set out to contradict and your chip is “deactivated”.

Presently I’ll be the first to stand up and concede that Zeitgeist had its finger on the beat in the event that we as a whole wind up getting “Intel Inside” (and if the chip permits me to stand up), however this is clearly adding two in addition to two and getting Pi. These are strange corruptions of real issues and discussions, and they discolor all analysis of confidence, the Bush organization and globalization - there are a sizable amount of real treacheries in this world to be going around without concocting anecdotal ones.

One truly wishes Zeitgeist was an unbelievable pastiche of 21st-century distrustfulness, a diverting mockumentary to match Spinal Tap. Yet, it’s simply misled, deceitful and manipulative babble. It gives the final word to that celebrated rationalist, Jimi Hendrix: “When the force of adoration conquers the affection for power, the world will know harmony.” Between Massey and Hendrix, neither precisely apropos to the current contentions, clearly the unknown producers of Zeitgeist are inclined toward chiastic phrases, those wonderfully even expository gadgets that cause the speaker to seem a zenlike wellspring of intelligence. So here’s my very own zenlike chiasmus, for all the conspiratorial DIY moviemakers setting out to foist more hogwash on an unsophisticated people: “On the off chance that you claim to know just truth, in truth you know just misrepresentation.”

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What's Wrong With The Zeitgeist Movie?

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The  Zeitgeist  movie  has been circulating on the internet since 2007. In the video its director, Peter Joseph, seeks to persuade viewers that the authors of the New Testament essentially plagiarized the concept of the virgin birth, December 25 as Christ’s birth date, the twelve disciples, the miracles, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from astrological sources and pagan mythology.

The focus of this article is to address the allegation that Jesus is a mythological amalgamation of pagan deities invented by various ancient cultures. I will deal primarily with Horus, as he is the first major mythological figure presented as a forerunner of Jesus. I will subsequently deal with the other allegations in brief.

False claims about Horus The  Zeitgeist  movie makes the following claims:

Claim:  “This is Horus. He is the Sun God of Egypt of around 3000 BC.”

Response:  Horus is not just the sun god. He was also the falcon god whose name means ‘the far-off one’. Ra was the sun god who came to be identified with the mid-day sun. In addition, Horus was also the sky god, whose good or sound eye was the sun, and injured eye the moon.

Claim:  “He is the sun, anthropomorphized, and his life is a series of allegorical myths involving the sun’s movement in the sky.”

Response:  This is inaccurate. Horus was not the sun, but came to be identified with the  position  of the rising sun. Later, he was associated with the sun-god Ra. Atum was the god of the setting sun.

Claim:  “From the ancient hieroglyphics in Egypt, we know much about this solar messiah. For instance, Horus, being the sun, or the light, had an enemy known as Set and Set was the personification of the darkness or night.”

Response:  Seth — Horus’ brother — was Horus’ rival (and usurper of the throne of Egypt). There is debate as to whether the struggle between Horus and Seth was primarily geo-political or symbolic in nature. When the full Osiris complex becomes visible, Seth appears as the murderer of Osiris and would-be killer of the child Horus.

Claim:  “And, metaphorically speaking, every morning Horus would win the battle against Set — while in the evening, Set would conquer Horus and send him into the underworld. It is important to note that ‘dark vs. light’ or ‘good vs. evil’ is one of the most ubiquitous mythological dualities ever known and is still expressed on many levels to this day.”

Response:  The movie’s claim is dead wrong. Horus was never sent to the underworld. It was Osiris who was killed and became Lord of the underworld, while Horus was king of the living.

Claim:  “Broadly speaking, the story of Horus is as follows: Horus was born on December 25…”

Response:  This simply isn’t the case. At any rate, neither the Bible nor Christianity claim Jesus was born on December 25, so any parallels with ancient legends are completely inconsequential. The December 25 date only came into prominence under Emperor Aurelian in the third century A.D. But when was the date of Horus? It was during the Egyptian month of Khoiak (which corresponds to November on our calendar).

Claim:  “…of the virgin Isis-Meri.”

Response:  Again, the claim is simply in error. Horus was born of Isis. And there is absolutely no mention in any Egyptian literature of the trailing name ‘Mary’ as the movie would have us believe. Moreover, Isis was certainly not a virgin, but the widow of Osiris, the father of Horus.

Claim:  “His birth was accompanied by a star in the east.”

Response:  The video continues to make stuff up as it goes along. There is simply no mention of any stars pertaining to the birth of Horus.

Claim:  “…which in turn, three kings followed to locate and adorn the new-born Savior.”

Response:  First up, there are no ‘three kings’ mentioned in the birth account of Horus, nor is there a mention there ‘three kings’ in the New Testament account. Rather, it is wise-men, with the number not being specified.

Claim:  “At the age of 12, he was a prodigal child teacher.”

Response:  Wrong again. Horus was never a child prodigal teacher. In fact, he was kept hidden away by his mother in the papyrus marshes, until he was ready to be ruler of Egypt.

Claim:  “…and at the age of 30 he was baptized by a figure known as Anup and thus began his ministry.”

Response:  Again, there is no evidence of any such baptism concerning Horus, nor are there any facts which suggest any form of ‘ministry’ of Horus.

Claim:  “Horus had 12 disciples he travelled around with.”

Response:  Horus did not have 12 disciples he travelled around with. It really is as simple as that.

Claim:  “…performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water.”

Response:  While it is true that some healing ‘miracles’ are associated with Horus, this is with Horus the Child as opposed to Horus the elder or his adult forms.

Claim:  “Horus was known by many gestural names such as The Truth, The Light, God’s Anointed Son, The Good Shepherd, The Lamb of God, and many others.”

Response:  Again, this is simply false. The only forms of the Horus-god are (1) Horus the Child; (2) Horus as son of Isis and Osiris (“pillar of his mother”; “savior of his father”); and (3) Horus as a sun-god (“lord of the sky; “god of the east”; “Horus of the horizon”).

Claim:  “After being betrayed by Typhon, Horus was crucified, buried for 3 days, and thus, resurrected.”

Response:  Wrong again. There exists no accounts of Horus being betrayed, nor a death by crucifixion. There is an incident described in one account whereby Horus is torn to pieces, with Isis requesting that the crocodile god pull him out of the water — not quite crucifixion. Moreover, seeing how the movie puts the account of Horus at around 3000 B.C., this predates the invention and practice of crucifixion by thousands of years!

Other Claims The  Zeitgeist  movie continues in the same vein as above with all the other mythological pagan gods. The Zeitgeist movie makes the claim that Hindu’s Krishna was also crucified and resurrected. However, again, the Zeitgeist is in error. Hinduism very clearly teaches that Krishna was killed by a wound inflicted from an arrow shot from a hunter who mistakenly hit him in his heal. Following his death, he ascended to be with Brahman. This can hardly be compared to the Christian concept of Christ’s resurrection.

The  Zeitgeist  movie claims, for example, that Mithras was born of a virgin. But this is in error. Rather, he emerged from a rock. It is also claimed that Mithras rose from the dead, but there is no textual evidence of his death, so there could be no resurrection. Mithras was not a teacher, and was not followed by twelve disciples, as Zeitgeist claims.

Neither is there any evidence of a bodily resurrection of Attis, the Phrygian god of vegetation, nor the virgin birth of Dionysus or Krishna (the latter of whom was his mother’s eighth son, so a virgin birth is not likely).

Conclusion Sadly, the  Zeitgeist  movie has become widely circulated on the Internet, deceiving many people with misinformation. As Peter writes in his first epistle, “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.”

According to their own testimony, the New Testament writers “did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty,” (2 Peter 1:16). They were testifying not to myths, but to ‘sober truth’ about events that had ‘not been done in a corner’ (Acts 26:25-26).

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Zeitgeist: The Movie, Myths, and Motivations

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Today we're going to point the skeptical eye at one of the most popular Internet phenomena from the last couple of years: Zeitgeist, a freely downloadable documentary movie. It purports to critically examine Christianity, the cause of 9/11, and the world economy. Instead, it paints them all with a single wide stroke of the conspiracy paintbrush. "Zeitgeist" is a German word meaning the spirit of the times, thus Zeitgeist the movie purports to pull aside the curtain and reveal the true nature of the world in which we live. The problem with the film, as has been roundly pointed out by academics worldwide, is that many of the conspiratorial claims and historical references are outright fictional inventions. Zeitgeist does have a message that's not necessarily invalid, but it's lost underneath the unequivocal dishonesty.

For a long time, people have been asking me to do a Skeptoid episode about Zeitgeist. I've resisted, mainly because it's so poorly researched that I didn't feel it deserved any response from legitimate science journalism. But people have kept asking. And, obviously, a lot of viewers have been swayed by it. I've even had people who innocently bought into it write me and quote Zeitgeist as an authority, suggesting I do some episode promoting one of its claims. Zeitgeist, and the 9/11 conspiracy movie Loose Change, are largely what motivated me to produce Here Be Dragons , my free 40-minute video giving a general introduction to applied critical thinking, which I felt was a more appropriate response than publicly acknowledging either film. But I spent some time learning more about Zeitgeist, its sequels and related events, and its creator, and concluded that the mainstream criticism of the film doesn't tell the whole story, and its worldwide impact does make it deserving of a more critical examination.

Understanding Zeitgeist means understanding its creator, Peter Joseph Merola, a young musician, artist, and freelance film editor living in New York City, at last account. I've found no reference to any educational or professional experience pertaining to any of the subjects covered in the movie. He moved to New York in order to attend art school. That appears to be the extent of his qualifications to teach history and political science, but of course it doesn't make him wrong. It may, however, explain why many of his factual claims contradict what anyone can learn from any textbook on religious history or political science.

Merola made a second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum which offers much better insight into the man and his motivations for creating Zeitgeist. He's basically a postmodern utopian, who spends most of his effort speaking out against money-based economics. He advocates the rejection of government, profit, banking, and civil infrastructure: basically, the "establishment". Once you understand where he's coming from, it makes it a lot easier to understand why he made Zeitgeist and tried so hard to point out the corruption and evils of the establishment. The problem is that he simply made up a bunch of crap to drive his point, and that's where he crossed the line between philosophical advocacy and unethical propaganda.

Much of what makes Zeitgeist popular is that the sustainable utopia he describes is very compelling. It's probably not very realistic, but it's alluring at an organic level. Mistrust of the establishment has been a popular theme ever since a caveman first raised a club, so the two combine to make the message of Zeitgeist appealing, at some level, to nearly everyone. For example, in his sequel, Merola profiles futurist Jacque Fresco who envisions what he calls a "resource-based economy", a world without money where the Earth's natural resources are freely available to all and responsibly managed through public virtue and high technology. This is a fine idea, and while its practicality and workability can certainly be debated, it's perfectly valid as a philosophy. And so, it was from this utopian perspective that the young idealist Peter Joseph Merola set out to first convince us that our current system is fundamentally broken.

He began in the first of Zeitgeist's three chapters with an assault on Christianity. The film draws many parallels between the Nativity story and pagan sun worship and astrology, suggesting that their origins are all the same. This is followed by an impressive set of similarities between the life of Jesus and the life of Horus, the Egyptian god — similarities far too extensive to be simple coincidences. And then, taking key points from the life of Jesus (the virgin birth, December 25th, a resurrection after three days, and so on), we find that the same elements are found in the stories of many other gods from diverse cultures, namely the Phrygian Attis, the Indian Krishna, the Greek Dionysus, and the Persian Mithra. Merola's presentation is compelling, and constitutes a convincing argument that Christianity is just one of many branches of mythology stemming from the same ancient stories going all the way back to prehistoric sun worship.

Where this compelling presentation breaks down is, well, almost everywhere. The majority of Merola's assertions are flagrantly wrong , as if he had begun with a conclusion, and worked backwards making up facts that would get him there. He gave no sources, but it turns out that most of these same claims about other gods having the same details as the Jesus stories come from a 1999 book called The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold. Christian scholars in particular have been highly critical of Merola's unresearched and wrong assertions, which is understandable given that they are probably the best authorities on religious histories.

Part II of the movie depicts the 9/11 attacks as having been perpetrated by the American government, essentially repeating the same basic charges found throughout the 9/11 "truth" community. These charges fall into two basic categories: innuendo and misinformation. Innuendo like the Bushes knew the bin Ladens, the alleged hijackers have since been found to be alive and well, the inexperienced pilot couldn't have hit the building; and misinformation like straw man arguments mischaracterizing what we all watched that day. These, and many other tactics claimed by the "truthers" to be evidence that the attack was an inside job, have been thoroughly addressed elsewhere and I'm not going to go into them here. In short, searching for alternative possible motivations, and finding and making extraneous connections between various people and events, does not prove or serve as evidence of anything. Raising the specter of doubts or alternate possibilities is very effective in distracting people away from the facts, as we saw so dramatically in O. J. Simpson's murder acquittal, and as we see throughout the 9/11 "truth" movement.

According to a New York Times interview with Peter Joseph Merola in which he was asked about the 9/11 conspiracy claims made in Zeitgeist, he says he has since "moved away from" these beliefs. While it's great that he was willing to come out publicly and say that he's abandoned one line of irrational thinking, to me it says more that he leaves it in the movie anyway (Zeitgeist has gone through a number of revisions, and he's had ample opportunity to edit out sections he no longer believes). This is only speculation on my part, of course, but I'd guess he leaves it in because it so dramatically illustrates the evils of the establishment, which is a pillar of his philosophy. If true, it would show that the content of Merola's films are driven more by ideology than by fact.

That this is Merola's ideology is most impactfully illustrated in part III of Zeitgeist. This asserts the existence of what Merola believes is a worldwide conspiracy of international bankers, who are directly responsible for causing all wars in the past century as a way to earn profits. From his student art studio, Merola purports to have uncovered plans, known only to a select few of these hypothesized bankers, to combine the currencies of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into a single denomination called the Amero, as a next step toward an eventual one world government. In fact, the Amero was proposed in a couple of books: in 1999 by Canadian economist Herb Grubel in The Case for the Amero, and in 2001 by political science professor Robert Pastor in Toward a North American Community. The number of economists not proposing an Amero is much larger. This chapter of Zeitgeist goes into great detail, most annoyingly in the way it quote-mines everyone from Thomas Jefferson to Carl Sagan (from letters both real and counterfeit) to suggest that leaders in government and science have always known about this. People knowledgeable in this subject have gone through Zeitgeist point-by-point and refuted each and every one of its dishonest claims, none more effectively than Edward Winston on his Conspiracy Science website, which I highly recommend if you want to discuss any of the nitty gritty details in any section of Zeitgeist.

I can empathize with Peter Joseph Merola on one level. When I first started the Skeptoid podcast, I didn't really yet know what it was going to be about or where it was going to lead. I didn't keep references either. Having done it a few years, I now have my focus dialed in much better. I can see the same evolution from the conspiracy theories in the original Zeitgeist film to the utopian and philosophical topics Merola now talks about. He described Zeitgeist's inception as a personal project and a "public awareness expression", a context in which it was unnecessary to keep references or even to be historically accurate. I suspect that if he'd known where he was going to be today, he wouldn't have made Zeitgeist, and would have instead gone straight to the sequel which almost completely omits the conspiracy theories and untrue history.

If he had, the Zeitgeist franchise would probably not be nearly so successful. Nothing commands attention and feeds our native desire for power like a good conspiracy theory. If you know about the conspiracy, you're in on the secret information, and you are more powerful than the conspirators. For better or for worse, we all have a deep craving to have the upper hand. This is perhaps the main reason for the unending popularity of Zeitgeist, Loose Change, Alex Jones, Richard Hoagland, and other conspiracy theory machines. It also explains the passion shown by those who defend them: All that matters is "being the one who knows more than you," and the facts are a distant second.

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Cite this article: Dunning, B. "Zeitgeist: The Movie, Myths, and Motivations." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 9 Mar 2010. Web. 4 Mar 2024. <https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4196>

References & Further Reading Callahan, T. "The Greatest Story Ever Garbled." Skeptic. The Skeptics Society, 25 Feb. 2009. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. <http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/09-02-25> Dunbar, D., Reagan, B. Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts. New York: Hearst Books, 2006. Feuer, A. "They’ve Seen the Future and Dislike the Present." New York Times. 16 Mar. 2009, N/A: A24. Lippard, J. "Zeitgeist: The Movie." The Lippard Blog. Jim Lippard, 11 Jun. 2008. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. <http://lippard.blogspot.com/2008/06/zeitgeist-movie.html> Meigs, J. "Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report." Popular Mechanics, March 2005 Issue. 1 Mar. 2005, Year 103, Number 3. Pastor, Robert A. Toward a North American Community: Lessons from the Old World for the New. Washington: Institute for International Economics, 2001. 111-115. Siegel, Jon. "Income Tax: Voluntary or Mandatory?" Jon Siegel's Income Tax Protestors Page. Jon Siegel, 31 Jan. 2007. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/jsiegel/Personal/taxes/IncomeTax.htm> Winston, E. "Zeitgeist, the Movie Debunked." Conspiracy Science. Edward L Winston, 1 Jan. 2008. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. <http://conspiracyscience.com/articles/zeitgeist/>

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The Straight Line Between Zeitgeist: The Movie’s 9/11 Truth and the Modern Conspiracy Cult

The 2007 Peter Joseph film and the two movies that followed acted as the ball bearings that helped smooth the rise of anti-vaxxers and QAnon

On January 8, 2011, Jared Loughner walked up to newly re-elected Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and shot her in the face. The congresswoman was standing outside of a Tucson grocery store speaking with constituents at an event called “Congress on Your Corner,” when the 22-year-old leveled his Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun at her . He continued firing into the small gathered crowd until he was “ tackled by a bystander and taken into custody by the police. ” Eighteen bystanders were shot, and six were killed before Loughner was subdued. One of his victims was a third grader.

His motive was unclear. Some reasoned it was about politics, since the target of the shooting was a Democratic politician. Others speculated it was because Giffords was Jewish. The answer, however, seemed to be something completely unrelated. “He didn’t watch TV. He disliked the news. He didn’t listen to political radio. He didn’t take sides. He wasn’t on the left. He wasn’t on the right,” a friend of Loughner’s told ABC News . “There was no political motive in this; he was just angry at the world. […] I really think this Zeitgeist documentary had a profound impact on Jared Loughner’s mindset and how he viewed the world that he lives in.”

As The Daily Beast reported at the time , “It’s hard to place Zeitgeist and Loose Change on the conventional partisan spectrum — both come from a shadowy conspiracy-mad subculture where the far right and the far left meet. [Alex] Jones was the executive producer of Loose Change , and chunks of Zeitgeist are taken from his documentary Terrorstorm .” Reason agreed with that assessment : “In the case of Zeitgeist , the labels left and right are pretty useless descriptors. The best label would probably be ‘New Age paranoia.’”

Zeitgeist: The Movie is the first of three films in a series, followed by Zeitgeist: Addendum and Zeitgeist: Moving Forward . The original film was composed of three parts — the first part compared the story of Jesus to earlier religious stories, thereby showing how it’s actually a coded narrative for the yearly cosmic migration of the sun. The second part focuses on the power of what it deems to be another myth — 9/11, using archival footage to construct an argument for why 9/11 was an “inside job” that was intended to advance the agenda of an international cabal of bankers and defense contractors. The third part hones this into a fine point, examining how the Federal Reserve is a central component of a system of debt that’s destined to enslave Americans, at which point the population will be microchipped. To further their plan, this cabal of bankers use “false-flag” events to goad a reluctant public into profitable wars.

Meanwhile, Addendum puts forward the work of Jacque Fresco from the Venus Project, considering the moneyless society and “resource-based economy” that Fresco envisioned. Moving Forward is pretty much more of the same. Either way, the last two films formed the foundation for The Zeitgeist Movement, which, despite its name, had very little to do with the first film.

The trilogy is the work of director Peter Joseph Merola (whose professional name is Peter Joseph). Despite the films’ popularity and influence, he has vehemently argued that he couldn’t possibly be to blame for Jared Loughner’s actions. To that end, Joseph has released both a public statement and a video on the matter.

“It has come to my attention that various mainstream news organizations are beginning to run an association between my 2007 performance piece/film, Zeitgeist: The Movie , and the tragic murders conducted by an extremely troubled young man in Tucson, Arizona,” Joseph wrote in the public statement. “They are also slowly beginning to bleed the obvious line between my 2007 documentary work, my film series as a whole, and The Zeitgeist Movement, which I am the founder. Frankly, I find this isolating, growing association tremendously irresponsible on the part of ABC, NBC and their affiliates — further reflecting the disingenuous nature of the America Media Establishment today.”

In his video defense, Joseph rationalizes any culpability on his part by arguing that his treatment of September 11th is “simply looking at 9/11 from a different angle.” He also countered with the idea that the official “government story is indeed a conspiracy theory.“ (As for the the last third of Zeitgeist , which, again, focuses on how a banking cabal is presently working to enslave the world with debt and microchips, Joseph argues that it merely presents the “history of the U.S.,” and does so “with no grand conspiracy element to be found.”)

He hasn’t really stopped distancing himself from Zeitgeist in the decade since. Yet no matter how much he protests, many people have pointed out that a plausible argument can be made that Zeitgeist didn’t just capitalize on the 9/11 Truth movement to garner attention, it also acted as the ball bearings that helped smooth the rise of anti-vaxxers and QAnon.

Back in my day we didn’t have “QAnon” we had a film called “Zeitgeist.” At far too young an age you watched it, found out everything you ever knew was wrong and that Jesus was really the sun, and then you moved on with your life. — thicc sicilian (Stefano Sanzo) (@StefaBro) August 18, 2021
I cannot be surprised that people believe QAnon stuff when me and my stoned friends truly entertained Zeitgeist as "mindblowing truths" in 2008. — Cameron Little (@ClisterVision) July 31, 2020
The QAnon/Anti Vax people remind me of myself when I was 20 and saw the movie Zeitgeist and then was an asshole for three years. I wanna be like America, you're alcoholic and trans, bro. — Fifi Dosch (@fifidosch) May 15, 2021
The intellectual headwaters of QAnon definitely include Zeitgeist, Loose Change, and OWS — Joseph M. Keegin (@fxxfy) April 14, 2021

It’s not just Joseph critics who say Zeitgeist helped popularize anti-vaxxers and QAnon either –– it’s what anti-vaxxers and QAnon folks say, too:

Hello world. It's tme I support the spread of info. My white rabbit was zeitgeist back in 07/08 and since then i've been coming to my own conclusions about what were doing here. Power in unity. Follow for follow back! #QAnon #WWG1WGA — smhthisplace (@YahQuint) May 30, 2020

In fact, this assumed association remains a constant fight for Joseph:

I can’t believe the guy who first convinced that 9/11 was an inside job, whose brother made a movie about the cancer industry being a scam, is not even *open* to the idea that this is the 9/11 for the nect generation This virus is distraction, the point is Econ Shock Therapy. — Hue Mayne (@BHempworth) December 27, 2020
How could someone so brilliant, revealing that 9/11 was not what we were told in the Zeitgeist film, be so ignorant on the topic of coronavirus? Have you simply turned your brain off? I'm doubting whether this is really Peter Joseph at all. — Ken Krypto [#DGB, #BTC, #LTC] (@khinnenkamp) May 30, 2020
Peter what happened? How is it possible that you don't even dare to question the official Covid narrative considering your first Zeitgeist movie?! Especially when you regard the incredible collateral damage stemming from all those lockdowns and sanctions around the globe? — y0_Dawg (@CarlCarls0on) January 31, 2021
Let me get this straight. Because I have talked about the fact that sometimes things are not what they seem – Suddenly everything is not what it seems? This is exactly the problem with conspiracy culture. You folks need to grow up — Peter Joseph (@ZeitgeistFilm) February 1, 2021
And my journey towards conspiracies started with Zeitgeist: The Movie. As I remember you suggested both 9/11 false flag and the public getting chipped etc. etc., so… your pretty much team tinfoil hat yourself. — Lurendrejeren (@PedeDen) August 26, 2020
If you think criticizing the official account of 9/11 is fringe you don’t know about the debate in terms of global public consensus. It is a viable debate and I have never professed to know the answer. And micro chipping was a metaphor for the surveillance society- which is fact — Peter Joseph (@ZeitgeistFilm) August 26, 2020

“Conspiracy theories have always been with us, and people have always believed them,” explains Karen Douglas, a social psychologist from the University of Kent who is a preeminent researcher on conspiracy theories and curates the Conspiracy Theory Research Database . “One thing that’s changed a lot, though — and which has allowed people to find and communicate conspiracy theories more easily — is the internet. This isn’t to say that the internet equals more conspiracy theories. It’s more complex than that. But having such an easy means to find and communicate conspiracy ideas means that they have a chance to spread, grow and evolve into something more complex.”

When did your political awakening take place? I'm pretty sure mine was at least indirectly connected to the 2007 independent film Zeitgeist by Peter Joseph. @ZeitgeistFilm — ✊? Stained Class (@DEMS_R_GOP) July 23, 2020
Watching @ZeitgeistFilm 's film, Zeitgeist. I am aware of the factual errors, but the theme and message holds true. The problems humanity faces are systemic and need to be changed at that level. All the activism and general problem-solving we do, is just dealing with symptoms. — Ace (@Acelaotzen) March 7, 2020

For her part, 40-year-old Veronica Wilson found Zeitgeist via a colleague at work, not the internet. It was 2015, and she was in the first year of her humanities studies at the time. “We must’ve been discussing money and capitalism, and he talked to me about The Venus Project in Addendum and the concept of a moneyless society. So I went home that night and watched Zeitgeist: The Movie first, and within days Addendum , and then, much later, Moving Forwards .”

Her reaction was “instant enlightenment, basically.”

“All of it was insightful, though I realize there are also ‘debunking’ responses to the movie,” she tells me. “So I try not to accept anything at face value, and I’m not particularly interested in the microscopic specifics in order to verify every single aspect of the movie. But overall, I found the movie very informative and it filled a lot of knowledge gaps, particularly in respect to the production of money (even though it’s Ameri-centric and I’m British). When I watched Addendum , that became my overall favorite of the three docs, and I found The Venus Project concepts very attractive as an alternative future.”

When I ask her if, as time has passed, the film has changed her thinking, she responds, “I don’t think it changed my thinking, but rather plugged some knowledge gaps in respect to the current ‘system,’ thus heightening my critical thinking skills overall. It’s difficult to analyze the effectiveness of a machine without understanding how each of the components work or why they exist. I was also in the first year of a humanities/English literature degree and studied Marxist literary theory over four years. So the combination of the Zeitgeist films and those studies were certainly pivotal for my thinking. They were very much an awakening.”

In the essay “The New Polemics of Discontinuity and Media Convergence,” which was published as part of the essay collection Captivating Screens: (Dis)Orienting Media and Narrative Mazes , Benjamin Eugster analyzes the creative influence of Zeitgeist . He makes clear that employing a “stream of seemingly non-sequitur transitions” has quickly become “typical for ‘today’s alternative news broadcast.’ This is exemplified by the strong affinity of conspiracy videos to certain polemics of discontinuity in reference to the far more outreaching movie Zeitgeist by Peter Joseph.”

Translation: Zeitgeist showed the rest of them how to do it.

“The main influence the series seems to have is that people are much more aware of how the system works and how money is created,” says Niels van der Molen, who was once an active member of Joseph’s follower base. “Even on a mainstream network in the Netherlands [where van der Molen is based], I saw an animation of how the fiat system works and that money is created out of debt. I wouldn’t be surprised if the creator of Bitcoin would have watched the Zeitgeist series.”

At the same time, though, van der Molen argues, “I think you can hold Zeitgeist responsible for some of the 9/11 conspiracy, but it feels off to go further than that. Believing in a 9/11 conspiracy does little damage. For a normal adult person to believe that taking the COVID vaccination is bad for them has a real negative effect — for the individual and the society. I’d rather put part of the blame on the current influencers like Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein, who are continuously publicly skeptical about taking the vaccine. And I definitely wouldn’t give any blame to Zeitgeist for QAnon. I believe the rise of Donald Trump was pushback to the social justice warrior movement.”

He does, however, still believe in the value of conspiracy theories. “If you have a logical coherent narrative to explain things, it will give you a lot of psychological relief,” he explains. “In that sense, a conspiracy theory is a bit of a dogmatic religious belief where it does provide psychological value for an individual while it’s not the scientific truth. The word that’s used in the community for that phenomenon is metaphorical truth.”

As for Veronica Wilson, when I ask her about the straight line many clearly see between Zeitgeist and QAnon, she’s quick to point out, “It’s sad because [QAnon] simply shows how little trust these people RIGHTLY have in the system/establishment. There seems to be a common trend of people joining the closest movement they’re welcomed into, regardless of the cause.”

She has similar empathy for the anti-vaxx movement. “I didn’t trust the COVID vaccines before anyone else started saying anything,” she tells me. “This was my initial instinct when they were announced: ‘Too soon.’ I’m unconvinced they have good efficacy, or that they’re required for the vast majority of people. I’m horrified by the negative reactions some have had to them, and the media blackout of those who have legitimate concerns, including scientists. I, like QAnoners, have little faith in any part of the capitalist/Western establishment, and frankly, I don’t know if the current state of affairs were planned or the result of sheer incompetence of so-called ‘world leaders.’ Any conspiracy theories I’ve heard thus far are plausible. That doesn’t mean they’re correct. Maybe in 20 to 50 years we’ll find out some truths. Maybe not.”

Clearly, many of the people Joseph first “red-pilled” have moved past him. Yet, he still thinks he can regain their attention — with or without 9/11 conspiracy theories:

Dear Society, I really didn’t want to have to do this to you again. I wanted to let it go. But I now see you have learned nothing. I’m opening up the most watched documentary film series in internet history for another installment. And it’s not going to be pretty Z:IV 2022 — Peter Joseph (@ZeitgeistFilm) May 5, 2021

But here’s the thing: We don’t need more theories, we need dedicated moral action. After all, people are drawn to conspiracy theories because of a sense of uncertainty and powerlessness. Power, however, doesn’t come from decoding mysterious theories. It results from working collectively for change.

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2007 Directed by Peter Joseph

A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.

Chögyam Trungpa Jordan Maxwell George Carlin Bill Hicks David Ray Griffin Joe Casaliggi Joseph Casaliggi

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Jay

Review by Jay ½ 18

Directed, written and narrated by - Peter Joseph

It takes a special kind of moron to make a film this bad. Zeitgeist is a “documentary” (in the loosest sense of the word) that is split into three distinct parts; an attack on organised religion (specifically Christianity), an attack on the “9/11 myth” and an attack on the global financial system.

Let’s begin with the first part of the film, in which Joseph suggests that Jesus never existed and that all religions are based on the same basic myth. For anyone with even the remotest interest in religion and the debunking of superstition this is a point that simply does not need to be made, let alone laboured. The virgin birth,…

Jack

Review by Jack ★ 3

TIP: When your Dad says he has a really interesting documentary to show you, DON'T WATCH IT.

Bethany

Review by Bethany ★★ 3

we live in a society

🎄 MattLovesMovies 🎄

Review by 🎄 MattLovesMovies 🎄 2

Me at 15: “god isn’t real. You’re all a bunch of sheeple. I’m wildly insecure and need to feel like I’m the smartest guy in the room!” 

Me at 19, high 24/7: “this is it. This is the pot of gold at the end of the conspiracy rainbow. This is what it all stems from. 9/11. The moon landing. JFK maybe, idk. You’re all a bunch of sheeple. I’m wildly insecure and need to feel like I’m the smartest guy in the room!” 

Me at almost 27: “besides some  of the sun deity stuff most of this is borderline InfoWars level conspiracy nonsense…but the editing was kind of fire for 2007.”

Tentin Quarantino ☭

Review by Tentin Quarantino ☭ 3

Whether you believe any of this or not, it's best to exist as far outside of the system as you possibly can. The big businesses and corporations don't need your money, but the local band trying to make a name for themselves does. The local coffee shop could use that money you're throwing away on garbage at Starbucks. The local artists can use some recognition for their work. Fuck the people who already have money. Support those trying to make a living on their own, outside of the system. And dammit, find a way to do that for yourself. Life will improve immediately.

Mike Apps🍿

Review by Mike Apps🍿 ★★ 6

Who wrote the bible? Was jesus a fictional character? Was religion a great scam to control the masses? Was 9/11 an inside job? What happened to tower 7 and the Pentagon? How is money made? Is there a secret plot to insert microchips in all of us? Peter Joseph felt like the guy with all the answers to modern life's questions with his Zeitgeist documentary!

Of course you can only think that when you're a confused impressionable teenager searching for validation in your angst.......which was me in the 2000s. I thought Zeitgeist was the most profound scoop I had ever heard at the time. I wouldn't shut up about the doc or Joseph's movement back then. I would shove Zeitgeist …

essie

Review by essie ½ 1

Reminiscing about the time my first ever boyfriend thought it was a good idea to show this film to my parents.

Mike Hricik

Review by Mike Hricik ½ 4

Just one poorly-sourced conspiracy theory after another. If anything, director Peter Joseph is an auteur of liberal-leaning troll cinema, incorporating weirdly trippy geometric graphics into the mise en scène.

Nesib

Review by Nesib ★

No lo sé Rick parece falso.

Jared "Mid-Sized Sedan" Dennis

Review by Jared "Mid-Sized Sedan" Dennis ½

I unironically used to think this was the most brilliant piece of documentary filmmaking I'd ever seen. The "facts" presented in this movie are shocking and interesting as long as you don't do a modicum of research yourself or look into any of the claims that Zeitgeist makes.

This film is a dark reminder that my friends and I were one step away from being full blown Alex Jones-adjacent anti-Semites back in our conspiracy theory days. Thank god I started smoking weed and having sex or I might still be trapped in this "2 smart 4 u" edgelord mentality.

anne_f_

Review by anne_f_ ½ 5

If you enjoy badly researched conspiracy theory you'll love this. Otherwise steer well clear - just because someone sounds as if he believes what he is saying and says it with authority it doesn't mean that what he is saying is true. I have no idea if some of what was said here was correct, the inexcusable errors that I had spotted meant that I believed none of it.

Samantha

Review by Samantha ★★ 1

The vibes have been consistently and rapidly deteriorating since the Big Bang. I love a good conspiracy theory but this feels like it was made by a 9 year old just discovering Windows Movie Maker enthusiastically stitching together clips from the first year of YouTube.

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Filmmaker Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and the need to change socioeconomic paradigms.

Genre: Documentary

Original Language: English

Director: Peter Joseph

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Writer: Peter Joseph

Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2008  limited

Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2016

Runtime: 2h 3m

Production Co: Gentle Machine Productions

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Both Zeitgesit Addendum and Moving Forward explore topics relevant to every individual; money, government, health, the planets limited resources and how we live our lives. Throughout these 2 films "the system" is discussed at length, the negative aspects (which are many) exposed and possible alternatives suggested and explored. If nothing else, by the end of both or either documentary the viewer will understand that rather than "THE system" it is but "A" system and there are other healthier, leaner, smarter, cleaner, more resourceful and more ethical ways we can inhabit, survive and prosper on Earth as human beings. Whether drastic or subtle, I think that anyone who watches either of these films will change the way they do something in their day to day life. That is a bold statement to make, but I think that these films are that powerful. You can see these films as dangerous Propaganda or our dirty laundry finally being aired in public; but that is down to the individual. As films, I don't feel that either is polished or edited very well. There are many places where a leading thinker in his field will be speaking at length on a topic that could have been cut down - it is left in a kind of semi-lecture format. I can see viewers becoming bored or nodding off perhaps. Both films take a long time to get to the juicy content and appear rather amateurish at times. Although, both of these films feel like "bargain basement" documentaries it is in the content where both excel. Rather than giving me "food for thought" these films have changed my life more than perhaps anything else I have ever watched (with the obvious exception of the News). Having impact of this level cannot be ignored. Out of the 2 films I would recommend Addendum over Moving Forward as I feel it covers more ground, is a little less boring and is better documentary all round.

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Well, I dared to see it, you see. Just like Paradise Lost: Revelations, this one too levels up with its prequel.This one's also a mixture of interesting moments and boredom. It reveals some dark realistic info, but only as far as it suits its purpose. I, for none, hadn't come across the Jerome Daly case before seeing it in the movie. The director is generous enough to educate on such matters, but I'd have appreciated it all the more had he also shared the final outcome of that case (of course, i.e. after the following appeal by the plaintiff on the judgment shown in the movie). Well, but that doesn't fit in our lesson. We can educate better without it. While that's not misinforming, you may identify the pattern with... To each, their own. The lesson goes on and on and on. Might as well go to test one's patience. Like its prequel, its one of the best make-believe films I've seen. I liked how it consoles that we've resources enough at our disposal that we need not worry about scarcity or many other problems!!! It's just a matter of time that I assemble those expert technicians, who are a bit busy with some chores for the time being, and work it all out. Don't worry about nothing. I'd suggest to give it a go when your options are exhausted, but mind you, you're on your own.

No way as good and informative and entertaining as the first, it still gives a huge insight into how controlled Americans (and the world) really are.

Stretch jumped from one topic to another which wasn't really all that hard to follow but the transition from this topic to that was like... Mercury and Jupiter. (Referring to the tech part of it). Oh yeah, heres an introduction to Future by Design by Jacque Fresco and William Gazecki. If the world could truly be greed free... The thing is... I believe certain things about this film because I know for a fact that there is a way man could live OIL and GAS free, the technology already exists... Its just that the system was designed not to be ousted. Will we always live in a material world? And those who argue that religion is there to save mankind from the materialistic demon that corrupts the soul, I have yet to meet a man who flashes religion and has NOT been a hypocrite. 2nd comment about this film is that, some may argue that it writes off religion but ends it somewhat with another "promised land". -------------------------------------------------------------- I want to end this with a quote from ANOTHER movie that I really love. "I lived as humans lived years ago. Humans knew how to live in the world then, before--" "Before civilization?" "No, before you, Juha and all your kind." "Takers." ~ Instinct (1999) Xtra Xtra: Find Future by Design. Its related to this film.

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Author: Edward L Winston Added: November 29th, 2007

Peter Joseph (creator of Zeitgeist) believes that I'm mentally ill because I disagree with him. You can read all about it on his forums (linked from this forum post ), with a blog-based rebuttal here . You better not disagree with him, or you'll be labeled insane next. Perhaps I'm crazy for pointing out his forum post?

Zeitgeist, The Movie is a film that was released on Google Video in the spring of 2007 and was created by Peter Joseph. Essentially the video covers three areas of Interest: Part I, entitled "The Greatest Story Ever Told" evaluates Christian beliefs and asserts that it was all taken from pre-existing myths, primarily Egyptian mythology. In Part II, entitled "All The World's a Stage" it goes on to talk about how the US Government knew about the attacks on September 11th, 2001 before hand and that it was a large conspiracy and cover up -- essentially an it was an inside job. Lastly we are told in Part III, entitled "Don't Mind The Men Behind The Curtain", that powerful bankers and world leaders are conspiring for world domination and consolidation of power.

<- On the left side you can navigate each part (put here because some people did not notice)

A little back story

This video has recently (early 2008 now) spread through the Internet like wild fire. I cannot go to a forum on the Internet without someone mentioning how this is the "truth" and it has "opened [their] eyes". Nearly always, they also claim that they know these things are true because of their "own research". The interesting part of all this is, you rarely see any engineers, scientists, or anyone else making such claims.

I decided to sit down and watch the film, I honestly began watching it thinking it may have some interesting information. When it was all over, I realized that many things were completely wrong, misquoted, or had already been disproven by many other people long ago. The problem was that when I tried to Google more information about it, nobody had made a complete guide discussing all the inaccuracies of the film. So, here I am. If you don't want to read the whole site, you can read my conclusion page for a general overview -- be sure to read the actual analysis for sourced information.

The movie rarely cites sources, and when it does, it fails to provide page numbers, dates, and other information. Sourced information listed on their web site is primarily from books which are sometimes hard to obtain -- trust me, I tried -- making fact checking near impossible. So, in my work, I am going to source all my claims and exactly where I find them. If it is in a book, I will do my best to find an online version of the book, and if I cannot, I will link to where the book can be purchased. For the most part, however, I wanted to use web sites and online information so it is easier for everyone to read -- I have received several complaints about this, somehow a book is more authoritative than a web site, I'm not sure where that logic comes from considering the crazy books that are in circulation these days.

Question the Conspiracy Theorists

I am not naïve, and you should not be either; the information here will be considered controversial to many of those who see Zeitgeist, the movie as the truth. That said, do not be surprised if they refuse to believe anything written in these pages. I personally have tried to show people before, generally they reply "you shouldn't believe everything you read on the Internet" (ironic, isn't it?) and/or that they "just have an open mind". Note that these are not answers to the skeptics' questions, these are just ways to avoid facing something that disproves what they believe. Readers have also reported that conspiracy theorists who read my site, if they have one problem with anything on it, they automatically throw out the whole thing without reading the site in its entirety.

One of the biggest rebuttals I receive is that the film "isn't meant to be true, just to open your mind to other possibilities." The problem with this logic is that there are better ways to show someone alternative view points other than blatantly lying to them. Most importantly, most people that like this movie do believe it, they don't see it as just some metaphorical mind-opening experience. My question to these people who refute me this way is this: if I am wrong and/or lying on my web site, then why aren't I also just trying to open peoples minds? Why am I the liar? Is it because I don't make outrageous and impossible claims about the world and believe you to be an idiot?

They say I have "missed the entire point of the film", but have I really? If the film is lying to me about everything, then what is the point? It can't be to open my mind, that really doesn't make sense, because if that is the case, all liars are really just trying to open your mind. The film's web site makes a big deal that if you find anything incorrect, then it wasn't supposed to be correct -- however, I imagine if you do believe something in it, they'll tell you that it's true as well.

Good luck to anyone using this information to try to talk sense into someone.

Methodology

The movie talks about things such as "the sun was worshipped by the ancients" and I do not dispute this. Information that has been widely known for countless years I will not mention. My goal is to only debate the new ideas they put forth that challenge older ones.

That said, a lot of people claim that "I do not believe everything in the movie, but this thing seems true to me, so you should watch it." Just because something of substance might be found, does not make it a good / factual movie. For example, if I have a pie, and I fill it with dirt and put a slice of apple in it, it does not make it an apple pie -- though some would claim so. If I can't find any information in the film to be true, I will say so, however sometimes people who criticize me say that if I "can't prove it isn't true, then it must be true". I'm sorry, that isn't how science works.

In these pages I will state their claim intended and in a slightly different color, and below it I will have a sourced rebuttal. I may also separate them into sections to make it easier to find things, these will be noted by larger headers. I also want to avoid explaining things more than once, so a large section may not have every problem brought forth, but these problems are instead addressed later.

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Posted on Jun 29, 2023   Updated on Jun 29, 2023, 8:59 am CDT

“We aggregate the culture war so you can avoid it.”

This is the promise made by a crowdsourced review site that allows users to filter movies by various metrics that indicate “wokeness”—which it despises.

Zeitgeist Reviews’ metrics include “gay stuff,” feminism, neo-Marxism, and affirmative action. The site also uses facial recognition and other open-source tools, including a platform called “Jew or Not Jew,” to determine actors’ races and the overall racial breakdown of the cast, which it compares to global and domestic demographics.

It’s like Yelp for movies if Yelp included the racial demographics for each business’ employees.

Founder Michael, who declined to give his last name, claims that Zeitgeist Reviews has amassed “the world’s largest database of actors’ race and gender.” He said that he created the site, formerly known as Right Wing Tomatoes, after an argument with a friend about diversity in Hollywood.

“I just wanted to prove academia wrong about how diversity does not increase sales,” Michael told the Daily Dot via email. But his effort to make this point has resulted in the creation of a movie review site steeped in bigotry.

The underlying premise of Zeitgeist Reviews is basically that people want to consume entertainment that aligns with their worldview and personal identity. The site says it stands against two things—large studios and being woke—and that it “obsesses about race, politics & finance so you don’t have to.”

Zeitgeist isn’t even the only site of its kind— Rolling Stone reported that another similar site was founded earlier this year. Zeitgeist does appear to have been the first, however. It’s been active on social media since at least 2021.

Just found out about right wing tomatoes these mfs are hilarious bro pic.twitter.com/TrT5A3DUMJ — Noelle (@the__v_o_i_d) December 8, 2021

Zeitgeist is also the only site of its kind that includes the demographics of the cast and production. This information factors in to some reviews, such as one who claimed to have been surprised that The Night Agent wasn’t created by women because it had so many “stronk wahmin” (strong women) characters. Each individual’s race is automatically determined by consulting multiple sites, including the aforementioned Jew or Not Jew and facial recognition sites. It appears that most of the individual’s races and ethnicities are correct. Zeitgeist allows reviewers to submit corrections if they believe anyone’s race or ethnicity is inaccurate.

According to Zeitgeist, it has nearly 60,000 movie reviews, 15,000 TV/streaming reviews, and 300 video game reviews. Some of the reviews are written by Zeitgeist’s anonymous users; others are from various websites and influencers that seem to be primarily right-leaning.

Every day more are added.

Based on their reviews, Zeitgeist’s users overwhelmingly oppose movies that promote equality for women, racial minorities, and LGBTQ people. They like their movies straight, white, and patriarchal.

Everything Everywhere All At Once , which won the Oscar for Best Picture, was panned by one reviewer for being “predictably anti-patriarchal” and “token gay stuff.” Another warned would-be watchers, “this movie is full of homosexuality, butt plugs and other gobltygok [ sic ].”

Conversely, Zeitgeist’s anonymous reviewers loved Matt Walsh’s transphobic pseudo-documentary, What is a Woman? “Baby’s first redpill,” one gushed. Another said it “really gives you insight into how insane these people are.”

In April, one of Zeitgeist’s anonymous reviewers characterized Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as “strong Black women who don’t need no man.”

Another anonymous reviewer recently slammed the buddy comedy Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg as “everything wrong with Netflix.”

“Make a drinking game out of the affirmative action. Every time they say a woke buzzword or introduce a token diversity character take a shot. You will be shitfaced,” they wrote.

Zeitgeist is capitalizing on the culture war that’s being waged on multiple fronts, primarily around LGBTQ rights, racial equality, and women’s rights. While there is no real consensus as to who or what issue started it, the conflict is largely a political one between conservatives who believe America has adopted progressive positions too quickly versus liberals who believe the changes make the nation more just and accepting.

The movie business itself has dealt with escalating attacks from people who feel as Zeitgeist’s users do. Boycotts, review bombs, and even death threats are increasingly common experiences in the entertainment industry.

To meet the demand for anti-woke cinema, two years ago the Daily Wire announced it was launching its own studio for conservatives.

Zeitgeist Reviews is helping that same anti-woke audience avoid movies, shows, and video games that offend their sensibilities.

While Zeitgeist might not like woke entertainment, it doesn’t seem particularly optimistic about any conservative studio’s chances of producing quality content. The site acknowledges that “lefties are much better at art” and describes most conservative art as “trash.”

There's a solution. pic.twitter.com/j6XAZJJnKn — ZeitgeistReviews•com (@ZeitgeistRev) June 12, 2023

Zeitgeist is active across most major social media platforms. Its 2,500 Facebook followers represent its biggest audience outside its website. It also takes donations from multiple major platforms, including PayPal and Patreon. Or, if you’re so inclined, you can send a crypto donation.

Posts on its Telegram channel provide a window into Zeitgeist’s credo.

In October, the site posted a meme in response to a Black actress playing the lead character in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid , which outraged a number on the right. The meme suggested that having a Black mermaid would cause an increase in underwater crime.

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While it is possible to use Zeitgeist for the inverse purpose—to find movies, shows, and games to play that do feature diverse characters and themes—these are far more likely to rack up negative reviews from its anonymous users.

Of Dune: Part One , a reviewer wrote, “I nominate this award to my reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton’ – Timothée Chalamet,” seemingly referring to the actor having a Jewish mother and liberal views . Another person who recommended the movie said that Dune was good “despite its diversity.”

“It’s a shame that characters had to be race and gender swapped,” they added.

Wonder Woman 1984 got similar treatment. A person who uses the screen name “N-Stomper” quipped, “Gal Gadot belongs in the kitchen.”

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Zeitgeist’s users’ raved about The Northman , an action movie based on a Scandinavian legend. A reviewer wrote of the movie, whose main characters are all white, “A big budget, mainstream, pro-white film at last.” Another wrote approvingly that it “doesn’t have a single non-European character or actor/actress in it or transgenderism or feminism” but lamented that it wasn’t making money is a sign that “it is just as likely for film producers to go based, go bust” as to “go woke, go broke.”

A user who recommended Nobody , which features a former government operative exacting revenge on a Russian crime family, nevertheless described it as a “bait and switch” because the villains are white. “You will not be getting a White guy on a rampage against hoodlums that you come across in real life (Mexicans/Blacks),” they wrote.

Zeitgeist founder Michael insists that he doesn’t take issue with diversity in film. But he did admit that he’s “pretty sick of whatever the gay community has turned into,” that he thinks parents affirming their child’s gender identity is “child abuse,” and believes that consuming entertainment with LGBTQ characters makes you more likely to become LGBTQ.

“I know some shitlibs will claim they were just in the closet before. Yeah, ok Groomer,” he wrote via email.

Michael scoffs at the notion that his site is bigoted but acknowledged its users are.

“It’s hard for normie White Liberals to understand because it causes cognitive dissonance, but we genuinely love each other and are also racist,” he said.

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“Zeitgeist”: A Movie Review

Paul Derengowski, ThM

On March 15, 2008 the movie Zeitgeist 1 is advertised to start making its rounds in selected movie theatres, university campuses, and various other private and public settings.  For those of us who just could not wait until the release date (of course I speak facetiously), the producers of the movie have provided a website where it could be in advance.  The movie touts itself as “A World Wide Expression for Change.”  According to a statement on its website, Producer Peter Joseph created the film “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 population at large think they are.”  Interestingly, the statement goes on to say, “It is my hope that people will not take what is said in the film as the truth, but find out for themselves, for truth is not told, it is realized.”  Now, that all sounds fine, wonderful, and outstanding does it not?  But just exactly what is Zeitgeist about, given all the talk about change, truth, and the encouragement to critically think?  In a nutshell, it is a propaganda film created to promote humanistic and atheistic values, and has just enough truth sprinkled throughout to keep it interesting, yet mind-boggling to the unwary.

The movie itself is just under two-hours long (1:56).  It is divided into 3 Parts, with a fairly lengthy 10 minute introduction filled with one scene after another of death, destruction, and mayhem to get the viewer’s attention.  After an hour and 45 minutes, there is a final 10-minute summary and condemnation of all that was discussed previously, revolving around how religion, education, and the mass media have misled people into believing many of the things which have resulted in today’s worldwide deception being propagated by only a few very powerful people.  The movie is somewhat thought-provoking, even though too much of it is built on bad information, conspiracy theories, and ultimately inherent contradiction.

Part I is the producer’s attack upon religion, and that primarily Christianity.  In the “Greatest Story Ever Told,” Joseph attempts to paint Christ and Christianity in as bland of colors as possible, with the express hope of persuading the viewer that Christianity itself is nothing more than a rehash of a multitude of other world religions.  His favorite parallel is to equate it with the pagan Egyptian religion, where everything from the date of Jesus’ birth, to the 12 disciples, to being “born again” are, in his opinion, all taken directly from the Egyptians.  There is nothing original in Christianity itself according to Joseph.  The Bible is nothing more than an astrological tool, the cross is taken from the Signs of the Zodiac, and Jesus is nothing more than a plagiarized figure taken from the mythological Egyptian god Horus.  In fact, when Peter Joseph is done, his conclusion, in atheistic/humanistic fashion, is to deny all historical accounts of Jesus’ existence, and declare that Jesus did not exist at all.  Clearly, what Joseph is propagating is nothing short of what many of us are currently seeing in the modern atheistic ranks, and that is to keep repeating the same nonsense that others have conjured before.  Richard Dawkins ( The God Delusion ), Sam Harris ( Letter to a Christian Nation ), and Christopher Hitchens ( god is not Great ) are perhaps some of the more noted proponents of contemporary atheistic hostility towards Christians and Christianity.  And now it looks as if Mr. Joseph is about to join them with this piece of misguided cinema.

Part II changes from demeaning Jesus, Christians, and religion in general, to what Joseph thinks occurred on September 11, 2001, or 9-11.  He calls this part of the movie “The 9-11 Myth,” because in his mind “9-11 was an inside job.”  In 37 minutes he proceeds to go through eight different categories where the evidence behind the events of 9-11 does not point to Islamic Terrorists, but to the United States Government as culpable for everything.  And I must say, the interviews that he conducts, along with the film footage, are compelling.  For instance, when he interviews BYU Professor of Physics Dr. Steven Jones on the destruction of the World Trade Center towers, one has to wonder how it was possible for both towers, along with Tower 7, to fall in the manner that they did, given (1) they were engineered to withstand the very thing (i.e., a plane crash) that brought them down, and (2) in Tower 7’s case, it wasn’t even touched by a plane, or one of the falling towers, and yet the 47-story building came down as if it was professionally imploded.  Add to that the complete absence of plane parts at the Pentagon and Shankesville, Pennsylvania, both due to the rationale that they completely vaporized on impact because of intense heat caused by jet fuel, and for the average person, things certainly seem awry.  The rest of his “evidence” is not quite as compelling, though it remains interesting.  The bottom line is that Part II is Mr. Joseph’s attempt to paint a conspiracy theory better than others already have regarding 9-11, and in some cases he does, while in others he doesn’t.

Part III , entitled “Don’t Mind the Men Behind the Iron Curtain,” takes a stab at primarily the Federal Reserve Bank.  To Joseph it is nothing more than a central bank, which is not what the Founding Father of the United States ever envisioned for this country, simply because that was one of the reasons why America was founded in the first place: to escape the financial tyranny imposed upon it when the early settlers began to flee British rule.  He expands his thesis to include that the Federal Reserve Bank is nothing more than a private corporation that was set up by a few wealthy tyrants, starting with none other than the late John D. Rockefeller.  And because the Federal Reserve Bank is nothing more than a private corporation, no one in the Federal government has any say concerning its policies, rules, and regulations, which is absolutely true.  Instead, it sets its own policies, interest rates, and is the establisher of the Federal Income Tax, which Joseph deems as “Unconstitutional.”  In Joseph’s opinion the Federal Reserve is a huge loan organization that perpetually enslaves people in debt, given that it survives by lending out interest-accumulating funds, meaning that because of the interest involved, the country itself is to be forever indebted to the Federal Reserve.  Lastly, it is because of the Federal Reserve, and the greed of the few running its show, that the United States has continually been in one war after another, especially World War I, II, and Vietnam.  This is where Joseph’s anti-George Bush sentiments really start to come out, since be believes that the primary reason why the U. S. was involved in WWII was because George W. Bush’s grandfather, Prescott Bush, helped to precipitate the U. S. involvement in WWII, since he was a main figurehead in the Federal Reserve system, and WWII would serve his interests in helping the Federal Reserve make money off the war.  That mentality has trickled down to George W. Bush, who Joseph sees as a person currently capitalizing monetarily in the Iraq-Afghanistan wars, rather than merely fighting terrorists.

Joseph’s concluding statements are basically a rehash of what he had to say about 9-11, except he now calls it “A Pretext for War,” and compared it to Nazi rule in WWII Germany, when Adolf Hitler used similar tactics to persuade that country with his pretext for war.  Joseph, though, does bring out some interesting data concerning the North American Union, the New Currency, and “One World Government” that I think are worth consideration.  For quite some time, now, the United States people have been battling illegal immigration, particularly with those to its south, namely illegals streaming in from Mexico.  What Joseph reports, however, seems to point to dissolution of the national sovereignty of the United States, and form a conglomerate “union” between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.  Illegal immigration, and the lack-luster efforts of those in the U. S. Government to really do anything about it, is merely a prelude of that dissolution of national sovereignty.  The disconcerting part of this plan is to learn that those ultimately behind the North American Union are also behind the European Union and others.  That plan would include not only the development of “one bank, one army, and one center of power,” but a “centralized one-world economy” where everyone is implanted with an RFID chip to track their every move.  Now, before someone says, “Hey Paul, come back to planet earth and rejoin us; you’re getting just a little too far out there,” let me say that while I’m not into all of the conspiracy stuff that constantly surfaces, what Joseph is onto here is biblical, even though I’m sure he never intended it to be.  It is biblical in the sense that we know from the Bible that the day is coming where there will be both a one-world economic system and a one-world religion.  All of this talk about illegal immigration, NAFTA, and now the North American Union all seem to be pointing in those directions.  Could this film by Peter Joseph be an inadvertent foreshadow of things to come?  I don’t know, but we will see, and I think that it probably won’t be too far off in the future either.

Zeitgeist is an interesting film, although it does seem to have some credibility problems with it.  There are places in the film where the footage contains some scatological language, and that always seems to take away from what a person has to say, simply because such language is empty to begin with.  Above all, though, it is a propaganda film, intended to get people to see a particular worldview as more true than all the others.  That worldview, unfortunately, is atheistic and/or humanistic, which makes the movie’s intent hypocritical when one stops to think about it.  It is hypocritical in the sense that despite all the wrongs that it hopes to point out, when rationally thought about, atheistic humanism has nothing to contribute to the woes of humanity, and everything to contribute to its demise.  It certainly offers nothing to counter the mindsets of those it seeks to challenge, given that false religion, self-indulgent greed, and ruthless world domination by a totalitarian dictator all stem from the same faulty worldview as atheism does.

Is Zeitgeist worth viewing?  Sure, if for no other reason than to keep abreast as to what is going on among those who are enemies of Christianity, so that if they come calling, the Christian can offer a reasonable response to the charges.  Conversely, as pointed out earlier, Zeitgeist contains information that could easily trip-up a person if they are not careful.  Therefore, a word to the wise would be to watch the film, but make sure your worldview filter is working properly, lest you come away confused and unsure as to what to believe or what is true, and end up contributing to the problems of humanity, rather than acting as a beacon of light pointing out the solution.

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Since his breakout sketches on “Saturday Night Live,” Julio Torres has established himself as a surrealistic comic. He graduated from the show to co-creating and starring in the quirky horror comedy series “Los Espookys” as the deadpan blue-haired diva Andrés and the solo special "My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres," which true to its title, features Torres in a glamorous silver suit on a futuristic set using shapes to tell humorous stories and jokes. On Instagram, he features a chicken nugget toy named Krisha that argues with him in a long running antagonistic friendship. 

Knowing Julio Torres’ previous work is the key to understanding his feature debut “Problemista,” which combines his love of design, the inner lives of toys, surrealism, and whimsy into a race against the clock, the immigration system, and the art scene in New York City. Torres, who wrote and directed the film, plays Alejandro, a young man who leaves home in El Salvador to pursue his dreams of making toys in “the most competitive city in the world.” While waiting to pursue his dreams at Hasbro, he makes ends meet at a cryogenics facility aimed at artists. Assigned to the frozen artist Bobby (RZA), himself a dreamer who specialized in painting eggs, Alejandro’s paths cross with Bobby’s widow, Elizabeth ( Tilda Swinton ), a tempestuous art critic who is rude and unforgiving to just about everyone. Despite her horrid behavior, she takes a shine to Alejandro, who jumps at the chance to help her curate a show of her late husband’s work in the hopes she will sponsor him for a visa. 

Torres’ Alejandro is a dreamer but not detached from reality. While he may pitch ideas about insincere Barbies, disappointing Slinkys, and Cabbage Patch Dolls posting on social media, he also has to be a realist when navigating the labyrinthian bureaucracy that is the American immigration system, an experience Torres had to deal with less than a decade ago. His character, like others he’s played before, acts mostly restrained, almost soft spoken, except when Elizabeth manages to get the better of him. Torres’ performance is understated in contrast to his outlandish co-star, almost Keaton-esque in its somber observation of those around him. 

While Swinton may be better known for her ethereal screen presence, as Elizabeth, she puts the “problem” in “Problemista.” Her character is a sharp-tongued chaos monster, making enemies wherever she goes, rude to people in her life and strangers alike, and ruthless to anyone she isn’t pleased with, earning the nickname hydra for the way she attacks back with more questions and angry criticisms. She’s paranoid, holds grudges, and outdated beliefs like “Filemaker Pro is the Cadillac of spreadsheets,” or leaves her phone light on because people are afraid to correct her since she would rather fight than listen. Swinton is terrifying in her magenta-stained wig and angry face, the kind of walking pillar of anger you would move away from on the subway because she looks liable to scold you for something. Eventually, Alejandro sticks up for her and stands by her, perhaps a bit out of Stockholm Syndrome, but also because he sees something of himself in her passion and ambition. He’s drawn to her combative spirit and understands her in a way few others do. In contrast, narrator Isabella Rosselini appears only in voice, calmly recounting Alejandro’s quest as her own bemused storyteller self, softening Elizabeth’s cutting remarks with exposition. 

Alejandro’s mother, Dolores ( Catalina Saavedra from Sebastián Silva's "The Maid"), appears as a soothing presence in his life, giving him everything he wanted when he was a child and rooting for him from afar when he’s moved away as an adult. It’s a reality many parents and children share, but Dolores and Alejandro also share a creative connection. She introduced him to fantastical designs, and when she’s worried about him, she finds it hard to sculpt. This seems like an homage to Torres’ real mother, who as an architect and a fashion designer, has also influenced him. 

Design and playful colors are crucial ingredients to the whimsical feel of “Problemista,” which also draws elements from surrealistic classics like Jacques Tati's “PlayTime” and Luis Buñuel’s “ The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie .” Torres imagines a world where immigrants are racing against an hourglass to stay in this country or fade away once they’re no longer legally allowed to remain, a metaphysical world where he’s stuck in a neverending escape room to resolve his visa issues, or trapped in a messy web of a Craigslist genie who offers suspect job listings among Ikea bookcases and unwanted gym equipment. “Problemista” is the latest evolution in Torres’ offbeat comedy; it rewards those who know what came before it (“My Favorite Shapes,” “Los Espookys”), but it is not closed off to those who haven’t kept up with all of the in-jokes. It helps to be open to the whimsy, the silly, and the creative essence of “Problemista,” or face Elizabeth’s wrath with no source of joy for reprieve.

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo is a critic, journalist, programmer, and curator based in New York City. She is the Senior Film Programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center and a contributor to  RogerEbert.com .

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No one was shocked more than Hayden Christensen when he landed the role of Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas’ “ Star Wars : Attack of the Clones” and “Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith.” Christensen was far from the biggest name that Lucasfilm was trying to lure into its galaxy far, far away. When he had heard that Leonardo DiCaprio was being courted, Christensen thought “Star Wars” was a lost cause for him.

While fans have come around to Christensen’s casting in recent years, the initial reviews for his performance as Anakin Skywalker were far from kind. Like the prequel movies themselves, Christensen found himself at the center of fan backlash.

“The character was criticized, my performance was criticized, and that part sucked,” he told Empire. “But I also felt like I had some context that perhaps helped a little bit. When ‘Episode I’ came out, there was a lot of excitement that they were making a new ‘Star Wars,’ and it was going to be the backstory of Darth Vader. But I had friends that were upset that the character was starting off as this young kid. And I watched the film, and I loved it. It was everything I wanted and more. And I didn’t understand the disconnect between the movie that I saw, and the negativity in some of the reviews.”

“In a way that sort of criticism, I think, comes from a certain failure of their own suspension of disbelief,” Christensen continued. “If you’re gonna go sit in a theater, and the opening scroll starts with, ‘A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,’ that’s setting the stage that anything is possible. These people don’t need to sound and behave the way that we might expect. And if you’re going to sit down and think that you’re getting something that is of our current zeitgeist, then you’re setting yourself up for something else. You know what I mean?”

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