'Zeitgeist' paints a chilling picture.(Entertainment)

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ZEITGEIST. Documentary. Directed by Peter Joseph. At the Labia Theatre, today at 8pm.

Review: JANE MAYNE

If you can sit through a laboured introduction and amateurish filming, this documentary's collation of information regarding religion, September 11 and the Federal Reserve Bank, provides much food for thought.

It's not surprising then that Zeitgeist won the best feature documentary prize at the 2007 Artivist Film Festival, and has been the all-time most viewed movie on the internet, with 2.1 million views a month.

It's in a similar vein to Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, but the two-hour film leans more towards research done on the power play by bankers and other interested parties.

Much of the information will be familiar to anyone with an interest in conspiracy theory, or to those open to reading between the lines about global shenanigans in the business of war and the manipulation of religious fervour.

The movie's strengths lie in its summation of astrological links to Christianity, and explanations of the uncanny similarity between Christianity and Egyptian philosophy. Joseph paints a chilling picture of religious plagiarism, and posits that the bible is nothing more than an astro-theological literary hybrid.

One of the most relevant aspect of this three-part photo-essay is the research done into events surrounding 9/11, and interviews with professionals tasked with dealing with the 9/11 aftermath raise pertinent questions.

By far the most disturbing reminder though, is the subtle move towards a micro-chipped society, with the world's population potentially destined to be logged onto a monitored grid, leading up to a centralised one world economy.

l Call 021 424 5927, or see www.zeitgeistmovie.com