Bernhard
Jedi Master
Laura said:I'm just wondering how many people on the forum here have watched this movie and did it have an impact on you? Did you show it to friends or family? What were their reactions?
When I first watched it, it had quit an impact on me because most of such documentaries were poorly done in terms of production. I went to the screening premiere in Los Angeles at some independent film festival. The two screenings were completely sold out and hundreds of people outside the theater couldn't get in. Peter Joseph was there for Q&A, but he mostly focused on the Monetary System, which is also evident in his follow up film and collaboration with the "Venus Project".
They gave away free DVD's of the film at the screening which I gave to friends and family. It had an impact on my parents who are usually not that open to these topics. Since then they listen more if I bring up something related to these topics in conversation.
Back then I was quite excited about the film, because I though it would help to get the word out, which it did to an extent. I thought it was a good introduction of the "basics" so to speak and help people open up a bit.
However, after the hype, I also felt that the most important topic was missing: Psychopathy in Power and I thought he threw out the baby with the bath water in the part about Religion. That's also why I didn't like the 2nd Zeitgeist film and thought he presented solutions prematurely without using the momentum to go deeper with it all. Since then I don't recommend Zeitgeist anymore, because he's giving "false hopes", imo. Or if I do it, I do so with a disclaimer, saying that's a basic insight into some important topics, but the solutions are shot-sighted.
I still think it was very well done in terms of production and you can tell that P. Joseph is a film maker turned truth seeker. If he would make a film (or anyone with good film making skills) about Psychopathy/Ponerology and present it the same way as his other films, that would have quite an impact, imo.