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Whatever it's intentions may be, this film is massively incoherent despite it's abundant use of images, quotations, and stock footage. The veracity of films like the Zeitgeist series have been questioned by many people and have come under serious scrutiny from laymen and academics. Many would not really consider them to be documentaries at all. But if they inspire you, go ahead and enjoy them. However, see for yourself if the information given checks out even after minimal research.
For example, in that video Kymatica, the narrator tries to tell us that a 'certificate' is by definition a document that certifies the ownership of something (then it goes on about the sinister implications of 'birth certificates'). But after just a quick search I found this definition as well, "a document testifying to the truth of something". That was just using common sense. Take the information given in these videos with a grain of salt if you must, but like I mentioned before, there are those who would say that these sorts of videos don't really live up to the standards of an actual documentary. Of course that doesn't mean that there isn't any wisdom to be gleaned from watching them.
I agree, these internet-movies aren't documentaries, they can't be categorized. You never know who made them and which interest is behind it and so you have to research the information before you start using it elsewhere. But I think the Zeitgeist-film doesn't really claim to be scientific so often, it just gives you thought-provoking impulses about the general system most of us live in. Plus, there are lies on television as well so you can never trust "documentaries" 100 percent. Just look at those series on TV where they put an iPhone in a microwave and call it "science". In contrast I think these internet movies are immeasurably more valuable.
Fair enough. And just because people like Alex Jones are sensationalistic and highly eccentric doesn't mean that things such as Eugenics, Social Darwinism, Malthusianism, Edward Bernays etc. aren't real. Those are subjects anyone can look up in the encyclopedia. Some people, however, give in to the fear and paranoia that those like Alex Jones seem to induce.
edit: You know what? Forget it. Post whichever videos you want. Doesn't matter.
Here, let's see if anybody makes it through this one...
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