Zeitgeist

Just got through part 1. Highly thought provoking. Religion being an astrotheological interpretation of the Sun's movements.

Parts 2 and 3 deal with more contemporary issues including 9/11. Worth watching for sure. Very gripping and very bold. It's not like BullShit! by Penn and Teller. It actually has brilliant substance and is not just mindless ranting.

American based as can be expected, but definitely not Hollywood esque. Well structured and well worded. Seems neutral and unbiased.

(Updated) Just going through Part II now. It's lost most of its neutrality. It's become another 911 demolition conspiracy theory as used by the United States as a self inflicted wound for greater control over the people. An excuse for a communist way of government in a democracy. Seems very believable as do all such documentaries. But here, it gets a little too sentimental, and understandably so. The Gauntlet has an excellent critique of the documentary.

Do I think 911 was facilitated or staged by the government. I would definitely say, yes. Intelligence operations has reached that stage in the world where everything is known at least a few hours before it happens, most of the time days and weeks before it happens. The USA cannot be incompetent in this field. The 911 "attack" was a tragedy, but it was a controlled tragedy. A common enemy syndrome emerged and it was immensely profitable to Cheney, Bush and the others. Check Haliburton for instance. A cost plus contract during a recession? Very shady indeed. The 911 commission report alluded to in the movie can be found here.