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Showing posts with label ben stewart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ben stewart. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Esoteric Agenda (2008)

A Canadian documentary by Ben Stewart.
Information regarding how religious and political systems work, war and the nature of reality is communicated.
Too much repetitive techno! I swear they must have recorded less than 10 minutes of music to use for the whole 2 hour film. There's a drum track that plays for the first section, a section without music in the middle and then a keyboard/synth sound for the third section. These tiny tracks repeat ad nauseum. The information in this film is great and I think that it would be an awesome introduction film for anyone who is just getting into this subject matter. The many strands of the web of control are touched upon and it would give a new researcher ideas of what to look into. There's a gentleman in a suit towards the end who says that in a room full of darkness, a single candle can make a big difference, but no amount of darkness can enter a room full of light. I rate this adequate and would recommend it as one of the first few conspiracy/new world order documentaries to watch. Unfortunately for this film, the inferior musical score prevents a higher rating.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Kymatica (2009)

A Canadian documentary by Benjamin and Daniel Stewart.
Ideas of scale and "as above, so below" are explained, using cells, humans and our planet as examples.
I've begun to distrust these guys. Maybe they don't know everything. Their films go heavy on techno/light on talk and seem to me more entertainment than education. It's all in the presentation. When they use artsy-fartsy video with techno music constantly playing, I take it as a sign that they're not as serious as they claim to be. Am I watching a music video or a documentary about serious shit? Make up your mind! Some correctly exposed footage without video effects or music would REALLY help their case. There is some good information in this film, but it's mostly an art school jack-off session. I rate it poor for not being a good enough art film or good enough documentary.

Ungrip (2011)

A Canadian documentary by Ben and Dan Stewart, starring Rob Page.
A Canadian man decided to get "off the grid" a few years ago and explains his experience.
This is made by the same people who did Kymatica (2009) and Esoteric Agenda (2008) and very much in the same style. They use a smidge too much techno and it tends to drown out the talk. Another documentary scale that I use: techno vs. talk. I would compare what's actually going on most closely to Garbage Warrior (2007) and Out of the Woods: Life and Death in Dirty Dave's Homeless Camp (2012), but the production is more Zeitgeist (2007). If you are familiar with the films, you will see that there is a discrepancy between the content and presentation. There were some good points made and some scenes of interviews with Rob at his earth ship, but I didn't see the need for over the top music and doomy cut-scene descriptions of society. I would have done more interview with Rob about technical aspects of his new home and details about his dealings with local law enforcement. I would probably have tried for a more personal, emotional approach as well. Overall, I think the content was good, but the presentation sucked. I rate this adequate and would recommend watching if you can filter the media that you expose yourself to.