Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Simply Perfect

Fresh and Exciting

Absolutely Fantastic

I admit that the main reason why I find this so much better than the original is because this one didn't focus on 911 conspiracy theories. It does briefly reference it, but it's in no way the main focus. I believe this is a very irrational belief that must stop. Anyway, this movie was divided into four parts, but it didn't seem to really talk about the same subjects in each. Well, the first part was certainly about money. I especially love this because of how hopeful it was near the end. I stand by the notion that it's hypocritical to say that religion is dumb while believing in conspiracy theories.Still, this film makes much better arguments. Aww, we get to hear that nice narrator's voice throughout the whole movie! The best part is probably when he's talking about money. It was great to have audio from Bill Hicks and George Carlin. They certainly support what the movie says. I was expecting them to say abandon religion at the end. Of course, they're probably implying that we should. Just remember Mr. Rogers. It's impossible for an awful ideology to make someone that good. I also like when it says that technology is the most tangible thing.This film supports few institutions and ideals. Food, location, and science are about the only "real things" that this film seems to praise. It does raise the question of how you'd build a tunnel for a train that fast. I'd think that would be pretty expensive. Well, I probably just need to do more research. With Donald Trump becoming President, we need to focus less on materialism than ever. Wait, isn't technology technically a material? I've never heard of a documentary film series before or even a documentary sequel. I thought Michael Moore was making one at one point. ***1/2

I think this movie is a must watch, yet keep in mind that topics covered in it are subject to active debate and this movie only depicts some of the hypotheses and for the sake of the story many other ideas are not even mentioned! In particular are the topics on the genetics and economics. The problem is very well explained yet the solution that is given at the end is unrealistic I think! The program traces back all the problems to the early theories of Adam Smith in 1700s. The scene at the end with the pile of trash money is so radical I would say! The fact that they try to distant themselves from socialism is a bit annoying. Socialism of Sovient Union didn't work! This doesn't mean that socialism, meaning equality and egalite is a taboo to talk about!

This film is basically an indictment of all types of governments and economies which have ever existed on the planet. The film is centered around the ideas of the earnest Jacque Fresco, who thinks technology will free all humans from competition with each other, will allow us to do away with monetary societies, dictatorships, socialism, and replace these with a resource based economies.If you accept Fresco's thinking that there is no such think as innate human behavior, ie: that literally everything we do is culturally dictated (the blank slate theory), then you might be susceptible to his impassioned line of hogwash. That is, if you aren't very well read, and are about 16 yrs. old.But anyone who has even the slightest knowledge of evolutionary biology and child development knows there is a HUGE biological component to human behavior. Like all animals, we are hardwired for certain behavior patterns, although our specific environments do indeed work upon our genetic endowments.I would expect most 12-yr. old school children in developed nations have enough common sense to realize the fallacy of Fresco's argument; if everything we do is shaped by our environment, how did our impoverishing monetary-based slavery system even evolve in the first place? The answer is, economic and governmental systems evolved and continue to better themselves organically, in the most efficient ways possible, according to how intellectually advanced the people in a given country/region have become.In Fresco's utopian world, there are no lazy people, no criminals, and no need for police. He thinks by doing away with the evil U.S. monetary system, and creating technology to replace the jobs of 90% of the population (his figure), people would be so relieved and happy that peace on earth and good-will toward men would rule the day.The problem Fresco doesn't answer is: who the hell is making all those machines which will give 90% of us a life of leisure? Who is running the show, and what on earth would prevent those leaders from allowing absolute power to corrupt them absolutely? Oh yeah...human nature is infinitely malleable, according to Fresco. But...WHO is doing the molding? Apparently Mr. Fresco is. What would that make him...a Technology Tzar of the universe?A silly film, all said and done, and palatable only to dreamers who would deny human nature. Social engineering hasn't worked in the past anywhere in the world. America isn't perfect, but our levels of economic and political freedom provide the highest standard of living human beings have ever experienced in the history of mankind. I just hope our socialistic president hasn't led us down the same path to ruin which Europe is currently on. Long live free markets! Down with the utopian social engineers who know better than we do what is good for us.

The First Zeitgeist was an amazing movie that I gave 10/10 despite being a practising and proud Christian. Joseph tackles very taboo topics such as Sept.11th and the U.S agenda of world domination. Because of this fact the film was attacked and all the factual flaws exposed.In Zeitgiest Addendum Joseph used a better fact checker because the movie is so tight, it's impeccably done.Joseph delves into the financial system, but this time stays away from theories, and just deals with facts...and the facts alone are scary. We learn that the financial system is basically a pyramid scheme that has taken place over the last 100 years and it is about to crash, no bail out will save them.What's good about this film is that it offers a solution...the Venus Project....and a Resource based economy, this system of society is beyond Utopia, beyond communism, a technologically advanced society where the survival of humanity is the inspiration. Money is abolished back to the stones age where it came from.This would be a beautiful place to live, I'd love to see this happen in my children's lifetime...even if it was one city. We have so much more potential as human beings, than working on a shipping doc, to buy cigarettes, so some fat cat can eat lobster....in the new world we will be exploring space, and knowledge will be far more valuable that money.Like the first, this movie is free...please search for it on line and enjoy.