Zeitgeist Movie Review

I like the film simply because it pokes holes in the status quo of a corrupt establishment. It challenges the viewer to look more deeply into the origin of their belief structures. This is so necessary for these times, in fact it is the silver lining of these times.

Bush is the grain of sand in the oyster of society, it is up to the people to make the pearl. We cannot make pearls if we do not know how deeply we are connected to the grain of sand. All around us myths are being dissolved and new beliefs are arising in their stead. I have spent my life sheparding people into the new beliefs set forth by the cultural revolution of the 60's.

One new belief is a more equalitarian society. The Bushites can be seen as the great equalizer as the free market economy destroys the old economy. How people react to their new economy, their new poverty will determine if we are to live in the values of the New World or the New World Order. Sharing and bartering to meet our needs are examples of equalizing society and are good reactions to the poverty that Bush's establishment is creating.

The process of change is in two main stages -- disillusionment with the old status quo (Zeitgeist) and adoption of a new status quo (sustainable Ballard).

To get caught up in the small print in Zeitgeist is missing the point. The movie is to challenge some major beliefs around religion, country, and money. John Lennon did it in 3 minutes in a song called Imagine, this movie does it in 2 hours.

There are over 200 youth living in the woods on Whidbey Island. They can be seen as candidates for living on an organic, self sustaining farm or left alone they will probably take on a Robin Hood scenario (rob from the rich and give to the poor) to stay alive. The choice is in the hands of those that choose to take action. Visionaries look to harvest the disillusioned and heard them into the New World system; culturalists see this as an opportunity to spread the message of the New World (being stewards of the land), and true human beings see it as a way to spread love and kindness.

The current status quo is being broken apart. Our constitutional government is being rendered useless. Our democratic society is being replaced with feudalism. The opportunity to create a new society out of the disillusioned is growing greater. Its life depends on how many people drop out or escape from the old system and join in the creation of the new. I mentioned a few ideas at the dinner on how people can make the transfer to the New World; start a garden club, join a food club, and start an energy exchange club (neighborhood energy grids). The New World is off the grid; the more your life is off the grid the more you are engaged in the New World.

The movie Zeitgeist is a breaking down of the mental walls in our lives to free us from their attachment and ready us for change; not unlike breaking down the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall to let new ideas spring forth. The prophets say I told you so, the visionaries say there is a better way, the hosts and stewards of the new way say welcome aboard.

Michael