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Hi!
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I just wanted to say,


Fuck all you anti-zeitgeist/anti-zeitgeist movement people. How pathetic and obsessed you are. Cowards. Pussies. You spend all your time attacking the only movement in the world that is actually trying help things.
'''''Zeitgeist''''' is a series of documentary-style films directed by [[Peter Joseph]] which also has an informal group associated with it that calls itself "The Zeitgeist Movement"
I now hope you and your families all suffer as the current system fails.
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This is what you deserve as the dishonest propagandists you are.
==Zeitgeist: The Movie==
''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' is a 2007 documentary-style film by [[Peter Joseph]] presenting a number of [[conspiracy theory]]-based ideas. The film disputes the historicity of [[Jesus Christ]] (the [[Christ myth theory]]) and claims that the [[9/11]] attacks in 2001 were [[9/11 conspiracy theories|pre-arranged]] by [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order]] forces,<ref name=Constant /> and claims that bankers manipulate world events.<ref name=Tossell>{{cite web|last=Tossell|first=Ivor|title=Conspiracy theorists yelling in the echo chamber|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/conspiracy-theorists-yelling-in-the-echo-chamber/article4402442/|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2014-01-19|date=2007-08-17}}</ref> In ''Zeitgeist'', it is claimed that the [[Federal Reserve]] was behind several wars and manipulates the American public for a [[One World Government]] or “New World Order,” common themes in the [[Patriot Movement]].<ref name=Constant /><ref name=Tossell /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gane-McCalla|first1=Casey|title=AZ Shooter Was Fan Of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Movies|url=http://newsone.com/974095/az-shooter-jared-loughner-was-fan-of-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-movies|accessdate=2 October 2014|publisher=News One|date=12 January 2011}}</ref> Though the film is based solely on anecdotal evidence, the Zeitgeist original movie probably drew more people into the [[Truther movement]] than anything else.<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=309650 Retrieved November-02-2014</ref>


EXACTLY
{{Infobox film
| name = Zeitgeist: The Movie
| image = Zeitgeist-themovie.jpg
| director = [[Peter Joseph]]
| producer = Peter Joseph
| writer = Peter Joseph
| music = Peter Joseph
| editing = Peter Joseph
| distributor = GMP LLC
| released = {{Film date|2007|6|18}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}

''Zeitgeist'' makes a case that 'everything has always been a part of a master plan to create a New World Order, and the film's emotional climax involves a documentary filmmaker befriending a loose-lipped [[Rockefeller family]] member who blurts out the events of 9/11, nearly one year before they happened!' or so the film claims.<ref name=Constant />
Released online on June 18, 2007 at zeitgeistmovie.com, it became popular among conspiracy theorists.<ref name=Constant /><ref name=Tossell /><ref name="NYT20090317" /> Some critics have questioned the accuracy of its claims and the quality of its arguments, describing it as "[[agitprop]]" and "propaganda."<ref name=Constant /><ref name="Irish" /><ref>Frauenfelder, Mark (August 6, 2007). [http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/06/jay-kinney-reviews-z.html "Jay Kinney reviews Zeitgeist, the Movie."]. [[Boing Boing]].</ref> The film assembles archival footage, animations and narration into 'a kind of primer on conspiracies'.<ref name=Tossell />

The original ''Zeitgeist'' was not a film, but a performance piece, consisting of a [[Vaudeville|vaudevillian]], multimedia style event using recorded music, live instruments, and video.<ref name=Tablet2>{{Cite news| last = Goldberg | first = Michelle | title = Brave New World. |date = February 2, 2011| url = http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world|title=Brave New World|newspaper=[[Tablet Magazine]]| quote = The documentary that started it all began as an art project. “The original Zeitgeist was not a film, but a performance piece, which consisted of a vaudevillian style multi-media event using recorded music, live instruments and video,” the Zeitgeist website explains.}}</ref>

[[Image:Horus Jesus.png|thumb|right|[[Horus]] ''left'' and Jesus ''right'', both presented in the film as "solar messiahs."]]
The film opens with animated abstract visualizations, film and stock footage, a cartoon and audio quotes about spirituality by [[Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche]], followed by clips of war, explosions, and the [[September 11 attacks]]. This is followed by the film's title screen. The film's introduction ends with a portion of the late comedian [[George Carlin]]'s monologue on religion accompanied by an animated cartoon. The rest of the film, divided into three parts, is narrated by Peter Joseph.<ref name=Constant>{{cite web|last=Constant|first=Paul|title=Beauty Is Truth|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=309650|work=Features|publisher=The Stranger|accessdate=2014-01-22|date=2007-09-06}}</ref>

Part I questions religions as being god-given stories, stating that the Christian religion specifically is mainly derived from other religions, astronomical assertions, [[astrology|astrological]] myths and traditions, which in turn were derived from or shared elements with other traditions. In furtherance of the [[Jesus myth theory|Jesus myth hypothesis]] this part states that the [[historical Jesus]] is a literary and astrological hybrid, nurtured politically.<ref name=Constant />

[[Image:FEMA - 4184 - Photograph by Michael Rieger taken on 09-25-2001 in New York.jpg|right|thumb|the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] are the subject,]]

Part two, using footage of several [[9/11 conspiracy theories|9/11 conspiracy theory]] films, alleges that the September 11 attacks were either orchestrated or allowed to happen by elements within the United States government in order to generate mass fear, initiate and justify the [[War on Terror]], provide a pretext for the curtailment of civil liberties, and produce economic gain. These ideas include assertions that the U.S. government had [[September 11 attacks advance-knowledge debate|advance knowledge]] of the attacks, that the military [[U.S. military response during the September 11 attacks|deliberately allowed]] the planes to reach their targets, and that [[World Trade Center]] buildings 1, 2, and 7 underwent a [[World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories|controlled demolition]].<ref name=Constant/> Part III states that the [[Federal Reserve System]] is controlled by a small cabal of international bankers who conspire to create global calamities to enrich themselves.<ref name=Tossell /> Three wars involving the United States during the twentieth century are highlighted as part of this alleged agenda. Events said to have been engineered as excuses to enter into these wars include the [[RMS Lusitania#War|sinking of the RMS Lusitania]], the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] and the [[Gulf of Tonkin Incident]]. The film asserts that such wars serve to sustain conflict in general and force the U.S. government to borrow money, thereby increasing the profits of the international bankers. The film then goes on to state that the [[Tax protester statutory arguments|Federal Income Tax is illegal]].<ref name=Constant/>

[[Image:Federal Reserve.jpg|right|thumb|The film states that the [[United States Government]]'s income tax is unconstitutional.]]
This section also says the existence of a secret agreement to merge the United States, Canada and Mexico into a [[North American Union]]. The creation of this North American Union is then alleged to be a step towards the creation of [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|a single world government]]. The film speculates that under such a government every human could be implanted with an [[Microchip implant (human)|RFID chip]] to monitor individuals and suppress dissent.

The third part of ''Zeitgeist'', according to Paul Constant from ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'', is about "how everything has always been a part of a master plan to create a New World Order, and the film’s emotional climax involves a documentary filmmaker befriending a loose-lipped Rockefeller family member who blurts out the events of 9/11 ... nearly one year before they happened!"<ref name=Constant />

===Reception===
The film was screened on November 10, 2007, at the [[Grauman's Egyptian Theatre|Egyptian Theater]] in Hollywood as part of the 4th Annual [[Artivist Film Festival]], where it won the 'best feature' award in the Artivist Spirit category for feature-length documentaries.<ref name="MW20071105">{{cite web|title=4th Annual Artivist Film Festival and Artivist Awards Announce the Winning Films of This Year's Festival|date=November 5, 2007|publisher=Artivist Film Festival and Artivist Award press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=788818|accessdate=February 10, 2009}}</ref>

The newspaper ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'' described ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' as "a bramble of conspiracy theories involving Sept. 11, the international monetary system, and Christianity" saying also that the movie trailer states that 'there are people guiding your life and you don't even know it'."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Faherty|first1=John|title=Gabrielle Giffords shooter suspect: Moments from a life in spiral|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/16/20110116gabrielle-giffords-jared-loughner-profile.html|accessdate=1 October 2014|publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=16 January 2011}}</ref>

A review in ''[[The Irish Times]]'' entitled "Zeitgeist: the Nonsense" wrote that "these are surreal perversions of genuine issues and debates, and they tarnish all criticism of faith, the Bush administration, and globalization—there are more than enough factual injustices in this world to be going around without having to invent fictional ones."<ref name="Irish">{{Cite news|last=O'Dwyer|first=Davin|title=Zeitgeist: the nonsense|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2007/0825/1187332519087.html|accessdate=September 16, 2010|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=August 8, 2007}}</ref>

Other reviews have characterized the film as "conspiracy crap,"<ref name="vvoice">{{Cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-09-10/film/able-danger/|publisher=[[The Village Voice]]|last=Orange|first=Michelle|title=Able Danger|date=September 10, 2008}}</ref> "based solely on anecdotal evidence," and "fiction couched in a few facts,"<ref name=Constant /> or they have made disparaging reference to its part in the [[9/11 truth movement]].<ref name="NYT20090317" />

Some journalists have focused on it as an example of how conspiracy theories are promulgated in the Internet age. For example, Ivor Tossell in the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' argued that contradictions in the film are overwhelmed by passion and effective use of video editing:

<blockquote>The film is an interesting object lesson on how conspiracy theories get to be so popular.... It's a driven, if uneven, piece of propaganda, a marvel of tight editing and fuzzy thinking. Its on-camera sources are mostly conspiracy theorists, co-mingled with selective eyewitness accounts, drawn from archival footage and often taken out of context. It derides the media as a pawn of the International Bankers, but produces media reports for credibility when convenient. The film ignores expert opinion, except the handful of experts who agree with it. And yet, it's compelling. It shamelessly ploughs forward, connecting dots with an earnest certainty that makes you want to give it an A for effort.<ref name=Tossell /></blockquote>

Filipe Feio, reflecting upon the film's Internet popularity in ''[[Diário de Notícias]]'', stated that "Fiction or not, ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' threatens to become the champion of conspiracy theories of today."<ref name="Diario1">{{Cite news|last=Feio|first=Felipe|title=Teoria da conspiração no 'top' do Google Video (Conspiracy theory is the 'top' Google Video)|url=http://dn.sapo.pt/inicio/interior.aspx?content_id=1002811|accessdate=September 16, 2010|newspaper=[[Diário de Notícias]]|date=February 18, 2008|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

[[Michael Shermer]], founder of the [[Skeptics Society]], mentioned ''Zeitgeist'' in an article in ''[[Scientific American]]'' on skepticism in the age of mass media and the postmodern belief in the relativism of truth. He argues that this belief, coupled with a "clicker culture of mass media," results in a multitude of various truth claims packaged in "infotainment units", in the form of films such as ''Zeitgeist'' and ''[[Loose Change (film series)|Loose Change]]''.<ref name="SciAm">{{Cite journal|title=What Skepticism Reveals about Science|last=Shermer|first=Michael|journal=Scientific American|date=July 2009|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-skepticism-reveals}}</ref>

Jane Chapman, a film producer and reader in [[media studies]] at the [[University of Lincoln]], called ''Zeitgeist'' "a fast-paced assemblage of [[agitprop]]," an example of unethical film-making.<ref name="chapman">{{Cite book|title= Issues in Contemporary Documentary|publisher=Polity Press|last=Chapman|first=Jane|pages=171–173|year=2009|isbn= 978-0-7456-4009-9}}</ref> She accuses Peter Joseph of "implicit deception" through the use of standard film-making propaganda techniques. While parts of the film are, she says, "comically" self-defeating, the nature of "twisted evidence" and use of Madrid bomb footage to imply it is of the London bombings amount to ethical abuse in sourcing. In later versions of the movie a subtitle is added to this footage identifying it as from the Madrid bombings. She finishes her analysis with the comment: "Thus legitimate questions about what happened on 9/11, and about corruption in religious and financial organizations, are all undermined by the film's determined effort to maximize an emotional response at the expense of reasoned argument."

On March 17, 2009, in a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article, Alan Feuer reported that Peter Joseph had indicated that he had "moved away from" his opinion on whether the September 11 attacks were an inside job perpetrated by the U.S. government.<ref name="NYT20090317">{{Cite news|title=They’ve Seen the Future and Dislike the Present|author=Alan Feuer|date=March 17, 2009<!--"A version of this article appeared in print on March 17, 2009, on page A24 of the New York edition." -->|work=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html|accessdate=March 17, 2009}}</ref>

[[Alex Jones (radio host)|Alex Jones]], American radio host, prominent conspiracy theorist and executive producer of ''[[Loose Change (film series)|Loose Change]]'', stated that film segments of ''Zeitgeist'' are taken directly from his documentary ''[[Terrorstorm]]'', and that he supports "90 percent" of the film.<ref name=goldberg>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Michelle|title=The Cult Web Film that Inspired Loughner|publisher=The Daily Beast Company, LLC|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/13/zeitgeist-the-documentary-that-may-have-shaped-jared-loughners-worldview.html#|accessdate=August 17, 2014|date=January 13, 2011}}</ref>

[[Skeptic (U.S. magazine)|''Skeptic'' magazine's]] Tim Callahan, criticizing the first part of the film (on the origins of Christianity), wrote that "some of what it asserts is true. Unfortunately, this material is liberally—and sloppily—mixed with material that is only partially true and much that is plainly and simply bogus."<ref name="callahan">{{Cite news|title= The Greatest Story Ever Garbled|last= Callahan|first= Tim|magazine= Skeptic|volume= 28| issue= 1|year= 2009|url= http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/09-02-25#feature}}</ref>

Chris Forbes, Senior lecturer in [[Ancient History]] of [[Macquarie University]] and member of the [[Synod]] of the Diocese of Sydney, severely criticized Part I of the movie, stating that it has no basis in serious scholarship or ancient sources, and that it relies on amateur sources that recycle frivolous ideas from one another, rather than serious academic sources, commenting, "It is extraordinary how many claims it makes which are simply not true."<ref name=forbes>{{Cite web|url=https://publicchristianity.org/search/edf06f5712adcabf75147cca7fda1cfa/|title=Zeitgeist: Time to discard the Christian story?|publisher=Interview at the Centre for Public Christianity, Sydney, Australia}}</ref> Similar conclusions were reached by Dr. Mark Foreman of [[Liberty University]].<ref name=foreman>{{Cite web|url=http://www.epsociety.org/library/authors.asp?mode=profile&pid=75|title=Challenging the Zeitgeist Movie: Alleged Parallels between Jesus and Ancient Pagan Religions|year=2011|publisher=Evangelical Philosophical Society}}</ref>

Paul Constant writing in Seattle newspaper ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' reviewed the religious critique in the film by saying: "First the film destroys the idea of God, and then, through the lens of [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], it introduces a sort of new Bizarro God. Instead of an omnipotent, omniscient being who loves you and has inspired a variety of organized religions, there is an omnipotent, omniscient organization of ruthless beings who hate you and want to take your rights away, if not throw you in a work camp forever."<ref name=Constant />

In ''Tablet Magazine'', journalist [[Michelle Goldberg]] criticized ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' as being "steeped in far-right, isolationist, and covertly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories," and called the Zeitgeist Movement "the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity." She went on to write that the film borrows from the work of [[Eustace Mullins]], [[Lyndon LaRouche]], and radio host [[Alex Jones (radio host)|Alex Jones]], saying that ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' portrays a [[cabal]] of international bankers purportedly ruling the world.<ref name=Tablet>{{Cite news| last = Goldberg | first = Michelle | title = Brave New World. |date = February 2, 2011| url = http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world|title=Brave New World|newspaper=[[Tablet Magazine]]| quote = The first ''Zeitgeist'' documentary borrowed from the work of Eustace Mullins, Lyndon LaRouche, and Alex Jones to rail against the cabal of international bankers that purportedly rules the world.}}</ref> In an interview with [[TheMarker]], Joseph stated that while the film does mention bankers it does not seek to place blame on any individual or group of individuals. He argues they are merely a product of a socioeconomic system in need of change.<ref name=TheMarkerTV>{{YouTube|GbN86J-ihHE|Discussion of the Zeitgeist Movement with Peter Joseph}}, [[TheMarker|TheMarkerTV]] (Israel), Jan. 19, 2012. Interview conducted in English, following a brief introduction to Joseph and the Movement in Hebrew.</ref>

[[Chip Berlet]] writes that the 9/11 conspiracy theories "are bait used to attract viewers from the 9/11 truth movement and others who embrace conspiracist thinking to the idiosyncratic anti-religion views of the videographer and the world of right-wing antisemitic theories of a global banking conspiracy."<ref>{{Cite web | title = Loughner, "Zeitgeist - The Movie," and Right-Wing Antisemitic Conspiracism | accessdate = 2012-06-03 | url = http://www.talk2action.org/story/2011/1/14/92946/9451 }}</ref>

[[Jared Lee Loughner]] was described in news accounts as "obsessed" with ''Zeitgeist''. Loughner was convicted of the [[2011 Tucson shooting]]s in which six people died and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Gabrielle Giffords]] was permanently injured.<ref name=goldberg /><ref>{{cite web|last=Herreras |first=Mari |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/10/14/occupy-tucson-starts-saturday-9-am-armory-park |title=Occupy Tucson Starts Saturday, 9 a.m., Armory Park &#124; The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch |publisher=Tucsonweekly.com |date=October 14, 2011 |accessdate=January 25, 2012}}</ref> Joseph criticized the media for making this association, accusing them of using Zeitgeist as a scapegoat to avoid discussing the deeper social issues behind spree shootings.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Peter|title=Public statement from the creator of the "Zeitgeist film series", Peter Joseph: Re: The mainstream media association created between "Zeitgeist" and the Tucson murders.|url=http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/tucson.html|website=zeitgeistmovie.com|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref>

===Excerpts used in video===
In June 2013, the band [[Black Sabbath]] used extensive imagery from ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' and the ''Zeitgeist'' film sequels in their music video "[[God Is Dead?]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=BLACK SABBATH Taps Controversial Filmmaker PETER JOSEPH For 'God Is Dead?'' Video|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-sabbath-taps-controversial-filmmaker-peter-joseph-for-god-is-dead-video|publisher=BlabberMouth|date=June 8, 2013}}</ref>

==Zeitgeist: Addendum==
''Zeitgeist: Addendum''' is a 2008 documentary style film produced and directed by [[Peter Joseph]], and a sequel to the 2007 film ''[[Zeitgeist: The Movie]]''. It premiered at the 5th Annual [[Artivist Film Festival]] in Los Angeles, California on October 2, 2008.

{{Infobox film
| name = Zeitgeist: Addendum
| image = Zeitgeist-addendum-poster.jpg
| director = [[Peter Joseph]]
| producer = Peter Joseph
| music = Peter Joseph
| editing = Peter Joseph
| distributor = GMP LLC
| released = {{Film date|2008|10}}
| runtime = 123 min
| country = United States
| language = English
}}

The film begins and ends with excerpts from a speech by [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]. The remainder of the film is narrated by Peter Joseph and divided into four parts.<ref>[http://www.moonlightingcorp.com/smhrfj/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&Itemid=67&id=20 ''Zeitgeist: Addendum''] at the Sarasota – Manatee Hebraic Roots Forum, accessed January 31, 2011</ref> Part One discusses the monetary system in the [[United States]] through the [[fractional reserve banking]] system as illustrated in the book, "Modern Money Mechanics". Part Two shares an interview with [[John Perkins (author)|John Perkins]], author of ''[[Confessions of an Economic Hitman]]''.
Part Three introduces [[Jacque Fresco]] and [[the Venus Project]], and it asserts a need to move away from current socioeconomic paradigms.

The final statement of the film is to boycott the most powerful banks in the Federal Reserve System.

===Reception===
''Zeitgeist: Addendum'' won the 2008 [[Artivist Film Festival & Awards|Artivist Film Festival]]'s award for ''best feature'' ("Artivist Spirit" category).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Artivist Awards|url=http://artivist.com/the-artivist-awards-3/|publisher=Artivist Film Festival|accessdate=2014-01-18|year=2008|quote=Best Feature – Artivist Spirit: “Zeitgeist: Addendum“ directed by Peter Joseph}}</ref>

Originally, the film was uploaded-released on [[Google video]]. The current video posting on [[YouTube]] surpassed 5,000,000 views by late 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zeitgeist: Addendum|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EewGMBOB4Gg|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2014-01-19|author=TZMOfficialChannel}}</ref>

Alan Feuer of ''[[The New York Times]]'' summarized the film as "a utopian presentation of a money-free and computer-driven vision of the future, a wholesale reimagination of civilization"…likening it to the works of [[Karl Marx]], [[Carl Sagan]], and [[John Lennon]]. He quoted director Joseph's summary as simply "the application of the scientific method for social change." Feuer also noted that while the previous film was famous for its alleging that the attacks of September 11 were an inside job, the second installment "was all but empty of such conspiratorial notions, directing its rhetoric and high production values toward posing a replacement for the evils of the banking system and a perilous economy of scarcity and debt."<ref name="Alan Feuer">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html | title=They’ve Seen the Future and Dislike the Present | accessdate=March 7, 2011 | author=Alan Feuer | date=March 16, 2009 | publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

Film critic Bill Stamets for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' characterized Joseph's source materials as "disparate," writing: "At times, Peter Joseph skirts with esoterica. Never as kooky as 'visionaries' [[Lyndon LaRouche]] and [[L. Ron Hubbard]], he nonetheless partakes in science worship, sci-fi mind-slavery metaphors, and a global banking obsessions [sic]."<ref name="Bill Stamets">{{cite news | url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3245249-421/hogancamp-marwencol-zeitgeist-dolls-films.html?print=true | title=Art-house films: ‘Marwencol,’ ‘Zeitgeist’ | accessdate=March 7, 2011 | author=Bill Stamets | date=February 15, 2011 | publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref>

==Zeitgeist: Moving Forward==
''Zeitgeist: Moving Forward'' is the third installment in [[Peter Joseph]]'s ''Zeitgeist'' film trilogy. The film premiered at the JACC Theater in Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 at the Artivist Film Festival,<ref>http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2011/01/17/artspublish/2348909739.html</ref> was released in theaters and online. As of November 2014, the film has over 22 million views on YouTube.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9WVZddH9w</ref> The film is arranged into four parts. Each part contains interviews, narration and animated sequences.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/v/4Z9WVZddH9w?autoplay=1&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer Link to film from official site.] Retrieved: 31 May 2014.</ref>

{{Infobox film
| name = Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
| image = Zeitgeist Moving Forward.jpg
| director = [[Peter Joseph]]
| producer = Peter Joseph
| music = Peter Joseph, [[Lili Haydn]] and Yes
| editing = Peter Joseph
| distributor = GMP LLC
| released = {{Film date|2011|1|15}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}

The film begins with an animated sequence narrated by [[Jacque Fresco]]. He describes his adolescent life and his discontinuation of public education at the age of 14 and describes his early life influences.

Human behavior and the nature vs. nurture debate is discussed. [[Robert Sapolsky]] sums up his opinion of the [[Nature versus nurture|nature vs. nurture debate]] in which he refers to it as a "false dichotomy." Disease, criminal activity and addictions are also discussed. In part two
[[John Locke]] and [[Adam Smith]] are discussed in regard to modern economics. In ''[[Two Treatises of Government]]'', John Locke lays out the fundamental principles of private ownership of land, labor and capital. In ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'', Adam Smith uses the term [[invisible hand]] as a means to explain how an individual's self-interest benefits society as a whole.<ref>Smith, A., 1976, ''The Glasgow edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith'', vol. 2a, p. 456, edited by R.H. Cambell and A.S. Skinner, Oxford: Claredon Press.</ref> Private property, money and the view that inherent inequality exists in a system of private enterprise ([[price system]]) is discussed. In part three as with Zeitgeist: Addendum, the film presents a "resource-based economy" as an alternative. In part four the world situation is described as disastrous. The film surmises that pollution, deforestation, climate change, overpopulation, and warfare are all created and perpetuated by the mainstream socioeconomic system.

===Reception===
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward received "Best Political Documentary" in 2011 from the [[Action on Film International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 ACTION ON FILM OFFICIAL FILM AND VIDEO AWARD NOMINEES|url=http://media.wix.com/ugd/28ac82_bcae7973f1624374a492bb081e35a815.pdf|publisher=Action on Film|pages=7}}</ref>

A review in the ''[[Socialist Standard|The Socialist Standard]]'' regarding production values said the film had a "well rounded feel." In terms of content they criticized the "shaky economic analysis" contained in the second part of the film and noted that [[Karl Marx]] had already undertaken a more scientific and wrote that, "despite these false beginnings the analysis is at least on the right track." Regarding transition to the new system proposed in the film, the review critically noted that in the film "there is no mention of how to get from here to there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/mar11/film_review.html |title=Film Review &#124; The Socialist Party of Great Britain |publisher=Worldsocialism.org |date= |accessdate=2012-06-11}}</ref>

Fouad Al-Noor in ''[[Wessex Scene]]'' said that the film was more focused on solutions than the previous film, and commented that while there are controversial elements, he challenged those using labels to describe the film to watch the films.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/politics/2011/02/06/zeitgeist-moving-forward-review/ |title=Zeitgeist: Moving Forward Review |first= Fouad | last= Al-Noor|date=6 February 2011 |newspaper=[[Wessex Scene]] |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>

In her article, published in ''[[Tablet Magazine]]'', [[Michelle Goldberg]] described the film as "silly enough that at times [she] suspected it was [a] satire about new-age techno-utopianism instead of an example of it", but noted the large following of the movement that produced the film, saying "it even seems like the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoffman |first=Allison |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world/ |title=Brave New World - by Michelle Goldberg - Tablet Magazine – Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion |publisher=Tabletmag.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-11}}</ref>

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{{Infobox organization
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'''The Zeitgeist Movement''' advocates a transition from a global [[money]]-based [[economic system]] to their version of a [[resource]]-based economy.<ref name=VCreporter>[http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/new_world_re_order/8838/ New world re-order: The Zeitgeist Movement spreads to Ventura County], Shane Cohn, VC Reporter (California), May 12, 2011</ref> The informal group was founded by and is directed by [[Peter Joseph]].<ref name=VCreporter/>

Joseph's films form the basis of The Zeitgeist Movement's ideas. The films are critical of [[market capitalism]] and the [[price system]] method in general. Joseph created a [[political movement]] that, according to ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', dismisses historic religious concepts as misleading and embraces a version of sustainable ecological concepts and science administration of society.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/9337209/Forest-boy-inspired-by-Zeitgeist-movement.html Retrieved April-29-2014</ref>

The name of the group comes from the German word ''[[Zeitgeist]]'', meaning "spirit of the age" or "spirit of the time".

==History==

''[[Zeitgeist: The Movie]]'' (2007) started the chain of events leading to the introduction of the movement.<ref name=tabletmag>http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world Retrieved June 9, 2012</ref> At the end of the subsequent film, ''[[Zeitgeist: Addendum]]'' (2008), Joseph introduced the Zeitgeist Movement.<ref name="Bill Stamets">{{cite news |url= http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3245249-421/hogancamp-marwencol-zeitgeist-dolls-films.html?print=true | title=Art-house films: ‘Marwencol,’ ‘Zeitgeist’ | accessdate=March 7, 2011 | author=Bill Stamets | date=February 15, 2011 | publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref> The group described itself as the activist arm of [[The Venus Project]], featured in ''Zeitgeist: Addendum'' and ''[[Zeitgeist: Moving Forward]]'' (2011). In April 2011 the two groups ended their association with one reporter describing their contentions as an "apparent power struggle".<ref name="Bill Stamets">{{cite news |url= http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3245249-421/hogancamp-marwencol-zeitgeist-dolls-films.html?print=true | title=Art-house films: ‘Marwencol,’ ‘Zeitgeist’ | accessdate=March 7, 2011 | author=Bill Stamets | date=February 15, 2011 | publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref><ref>http://orlandoweekly.com/news/the-view-from-venus-1.1217175?pgno=6 Retrieved May-18-2014</ref>

== Views ==
The group describes the current [[socioeconomics|socioeconomic system]] as structurally corrupt and inefficient in the use of resources.<ref name=nytimes>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html?_r=2|title=They’ve Seen the Future and Dislike the Present|publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=2009-03-16}}</ref> The Zeitgeist Movement advocates transition from a global [[money]]-based [[economic system]] to a [[resource]]-based style economy of the type advocated by the Venus Project's [[Jacques Fresco]].<ref name=VCreporter>[http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/new_world_re_order/8838/ New world re-order: The Zeitgeist Movement spreads to Ventura County], Shane Cohn, VC Reporter (California), May 12, 2011</ref>

==Currently==

The Zeitgeist Movement's ideas are presented through local and national chapters and online release of media.<ref name="VCreporter"/> Zeitgeist holds an annual event, Z-Day, in March. Z-Day 2014 was held in Toronto, Ontario.

== Reception ==
An article in ''The New York Times'' noted that ''Zeitgeist The Movie'' may be most famous for alleging that the attacks of Sept. 11 were an “inside job” 'perpetrated by a power-hungry government on its witless population', a point of view Mr. Joseph said he "moved away from" (as of 2009 in an interview).<ref name=nytimes/>

According to a film critic for the [[Chicago Sun Times]] (Bill Stamets) Peter Joseph’s movie ''Zeitgeist Moving Forward'' takes an imaginative leap at the end of the movie when a dramatized scenario for peaceful revolt occurs: 'citizens of Earth see the light and toss all their cash into fires outside banks'. The review goes on to say that 'the first two “Zeitgeist” films [“Zeitgeist: The Movie” (2007) and “Zeitgeist: Addendum” (2008)] spawned a grass-roots movement'.<ref>Bill Stamets: [http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3245249-421/hogancamp-marwencol-zeitgeist-dolls-films.html?print=true Art-house films: ‘Marwencol,’ ‘Zeitgeist’]. Chicago Sun Times, Feb 12, 2011.</ref>

An article in the ''[[Journal of Contemporary Religion]]'' describes the movement as an example of a "conspirituality", a synthesis of [[New Age]] spirituality and [[conspiracy theory]].<ref name=jcr109>{{cite journal |last1=Ward |first1=Charlotte |last2=Voas |first2=David |year=2011 |title=The Emergence of Conspirituality |journal=Journal of Contemporary Religion |volume=26 |issue=1 |page=109 |doi= 10.1080/13537903.2011.539846|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13537903.2011.539846 |accessdate=June 16, 2012}}</ref>

In ''[[Tablet Magazine]]'', journalist [[Michelle Goldberg]] criticized ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' as being "steeped in far-right, isolationist, and covertly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories," and called the Zeitgeist Movement "the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity." She went on to write that the film borrows from the work of [[Eustace Mullins]], [[Lyndon LaRouche]], and radio host [[Alex Jones (radio host)|Alex Jones]], saying that ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' portrays a [[cabal]] of international bankers purportedly ruling the world.<ref name=Tablet>{{Cite news| last = Goldberg | first = Michelle | title = Brave New World. |date = February 2, 2011| url = http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world|title=Brave New World|newspaper=[[Tablet Magazine]]| quote = The first ''Zeitgeist'' documentary borrowed from the work of Eustace Mullins, Lyndon LaRouche, and Alex Jones to rail against the cabal of international bankers that purportedly rules the world.}}</ref> In an interview with [[TheMarker]], Joseph stated that while the film does mention bankers it does not seek to place blame on any individual or group of individuals. He argues they are merely a product of a socioeconomic system in need of change.<ref name=TheMarkerTV>{{YouTube|GbN86J-ihHE|Discussion of the Zeitgeist Movement with Peter Joseph}}, [[TheMarker|TheMarkerTV]] (Israel), Jan. 19, 2012. Interview conducted in English, following a brief introduction to Joseph and the Movement in Hebrew.</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Post-scarcity economy]]
* [[Technological utopianism]]

== References ==
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Revision as of 06:26, 7 December 2014

Hi! I just wanted to say,

Fuck all you anti-zeitgeist/anti-zeitgeist movement people. How pathetic and obsessed you are. Cowards. Pussies. You spend all your time attacking the only movement in the world that is actually trying help things. I now hope you and your families all suffer as the current system fails.

This is what you deserve as the dishonest propagandists you are.

EXACTLY

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