zeitgeist: addendum
Normally, I’d break down the film but Zeitgeist: Addendum is a “documentary” (think, Michael Moore) so instead, here’s an open letter to Peter Joseph (writer, director):
Dear Peter Joseph,
Your optimism in regard to the human animal is reassuring and unfounded. The presentation of the data is entertaining. Some of the facts were obvious, others obscure. The movie itself is fun for the whole family.
You made fine points about our money being worthless and the economic system being unsustainable. I’m all about it. Then you moved on to Utopian and lost me. To think the common folk will realize their oppressed status, have the finances to revolt and establish an advanced society is juvenile but comforting.
Your ideas on the abolition of religion are enlightening in their redundancy. Since there has been logical thought, some have opposed the regressive doctrine of intolerant faiths. Thanks for your diligence in reminding everyone.
The last sequence is laughable. Your mention of Seven World Trade Center was more a shout-out to those that spend their days taking illegible notes in worn notebooks about everything they see than a pointed statement.
You need to change your target market to spread the message beyond word of mouth and hippies. Aim for trust fund kids. They’re out of touch enough with present-day America and have the money to finance your initiatives.
Mostly, though, it’s the weak website you and your compatriots are subjecting my eyes to. I mean, the ideas of the Venus Project are interesting and all but it’s associated site is terrible. Until you find a decent designer, thanks but no thanks.
I wish you luck as one that shares your frustration with current trends and financial assumptions.
Cheers,
Draynd
Seriously though, take a look at this movie. It’s entertaining save for the suffocating hopefulness. The alternative perspective alone is worth at least a skim.