As they said, they are not watching the latest Harry Potter movie (pff... shows how much they know. The last Harry Potter movie came out MONTHS ago. Who hasn't seen it yet?) Apparently they are watching short documentaries. Now, this would sound interesting, if I wouldn't have classes the same day, thus making me disgusted with the idea of going in Uni for... let me see... 8 hours.
Anyways, even if I do like documentaries, my favorite one is by way far: Zeitgeist. And it's two... no, soon to be 3 sequels.
For those out there who never watched them, the only thing I can propose is to GTFO and rent it.
Of course, I managed to make a list about topics that they talk about in the movies, so if you are really interested you might want to read further.
1. Zeitgeist: The Movie.
This is the first installment of the series. It has 3 chapters in it, starting with "The greatest story ever told". This chapter talks about religions, and how Christianity is derived from other religions, astronomical assertions, astrological myths and traditions. The second chapter in the movie, called "All the World's a stage" brings up the topic of September 11, and the WTC issue. Then part three, called "Don't Mind the Men Behind the Curtain" goes on with stating that international bankers were the ones at fault for recent wars. Well, this first movie is more or less full with conspiracy theories, but I have to tell you guys, it's worth watching. It has some interesting points, and I think it thought me quite a few things about our culture. 2. Zeitgeist: Addendum
The second movie of the series has 4 parts. It starts pretty much where the first movie ended: picking up at the monetary system and its policies. I think this one is a great part for those out there who work or study about economy, and business. The second one is pretty much about money again, but this time they presented an interview with John Perkins, who explains his own role in the facilitatiion of subjugation of Latin American economies by multinational corporations, including the United States government's involvement in the overthrow and installation of various Latin American heads-of-state. The third part introduces Jacque Fresco, and the Venus Project. "The Venus Project advocates an alternative vision for a sustainable new world civilization unlike any socio-economic system that has gone before. It calls for a straightforward redesign of a culture, in which the age-old inadequacies of war, poverty, hunger, debt, and unnecessary human suffering are viewed not only as avoidable, but totally unacceptable." (http://www.thevenusproject.com/) The fourth, and last part is the continuation of this project. The movie ends with a symbolic sequence, depicting actors as members of the fast-paced modern world suddenly stopping in their everyday activities and letting go of various symbolic items of corporate, religious, and materialistic significance. If not for anything else, I think this would be a great movie just for the deep message it brings. 3. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
The third movie of the series starts off pretty much where the last one ended again. The first part of it talks about the human nature, and the nature vs. nurture debate. This whole movie is amazing, it goes on talking about how stressful mothers usually have children with addictions, it teaches us, that new born babies are more likely to die if they are not touched. The overall conclusion of Part I is that social environment and cultural conditioning play a large part in shaping human behavior. The second part goes back to economic problems again. It explains, that the existing money supply is only a principal. The interest to pay the loan that created the money does not exist in the money supply and must be borrowed repetitively in order to service the debt. Due to this exponential money supply growth, Zeitgeist predicts the value of money is eventually destroyed. The third part, Project Earth, presents a "resource-based economy" as advocated by Jacque Fresco, and the fourth part wraps the movie up with a strong case against pollution, deforestation, climate change, overpopulation, and warfare. The movie closes with a standoff between protesters on the streets of Times Square in New York City facing off against police in riot gear while in the midst of global economic depression. People withdraw trillions of dollars from the world’s central banks, then dump the money at the doors of the banks. The police stand down. The final scene of the film shows a partial view of earth from space, followed by a sequence of superimposed statements; "This is your world", "This is our world", and "The revolution is now".4. Zeitgeist: Beyond the Pale (This link will lead you to the trailer)
This is the fourth part of the movie, that will come out sometime next year. If my informations are correct, this part will continue its exploration of culture. The focus will be on culturally dominant value systems, beliefs and institutions, with the challenge proposed: Are your values and beliefs sustainable? Are the deeply held, conditioned beliefs and reinforced patterns of behavior common today actually serving to advance our societies? Or are these beliefs holding back and even corrupting the human species to an extent that might lead to our extinction?Well, this is pretty much it. I can't wait to see this fourth part of the movie- which, in case you were wondering is totally free: Public DVD Torrents; Free
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