Movie Review: Shadow Government
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When I first heard of this film, the same thing happened that almost always happens when I first hear about a documentary. I get the wrong idea about the title. I had first assumed that this film was going to be about Continuity of Government or the UN takeover of several local governments.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this film was actually about the big brother surveillance state and Agenda 21. Watching the first half of the film, I was greatly impressed by the depth in which they go into the information surrounding the use of Internet 2, RFID, and smart tech. You really start questioning the reality of the devices and software you've allowed into your life. “What could a computer in MY refrigerator tell the government?” However, when they shifted to Agenda 21, I was watching closely. The Agenda 21 control grid was covered with a lot of depth, but the “Global Warming” issue was not really brought out as the selling point of the tyranny. One issue I take with most people in the movement, is that we don't focus on using the term “Agenda 21,” and neither did this film, but it did gather quite a few of the experts.
I was delighted to see Michael Shaw, G. Edward Griffin, and Catherine Albreicht in this movie along with several experts that I hadn't heard of before. That is excellency in documentary film making, to gather known experts and persons mostly unknown within the movement. The one issue I have with the cast of experts is that no “Fusion Center” experts were used when the MIAC Militia report was brought up. In fact the film did not go very deep into the issue of Fusion Centers. As with most reporting on MIAC, there was no coverage of the library of reports, only the Militia report.
I find most coverage of MIAC nauseating because this seems to be the focus, due to the left-right paradigm and how this report attacked mostly mainstream right wing ideals, whereas the Fusion Center issue is dangerous for everyone. Especially when you dig deeper into the other leaked MIAC reports.
This movie is no different, for after MIAC is covered, religious freedom of expression is then focused on for the rest of the film. I have no problem with coverage of Christianity and Christian values, however, by the end of this film, you tend to come away not thinking “I need to worry about my rights,” instead you tend to feel “I need to worry about my rights if I'm a Christian.”
I hate to focus so hard on the negativity, because most of the information is awesome and sound, and anyone who is concerned with the massive categorizing of private information by Corporations and Governments can really get a complete breakdown during the first half of the film.
Presentation is clever when compared to most modern documentaries, however, clever isn't always entertaining or informative. While the graphics and production are remarkable, the style of the film is too much like a Junior High Health Class film. Narrator talks in monotone, cuts to a “skit” to provide an example, then the expert interviews, rinse, repeat.
Information: Superb on Big Brother / Great on Agenda 21 / Mediocre on Fusion Centers / Decent but biased on Religious Freedom - 4 stars
Source Documentation: Light on actual Documentation, however any of the experts can be trusted and verified. – 4 stars
Presentation Method: 80's Educational Film. – 3 stars
Visuals/Sound: Spectacular graphical elements provide emphasis on how all of this information is related to databases and control. - 5 stars
Political & Social Spectrum: Partially Neutral with some “grassroots” Conservative focus and a Christian message. - 3 stars
Solution, Constitution, or Pollution: Constitution. A ton of information, but pretty much a call to stand up for your values. - 4 stars
Overall Wake-up-ability: Great film for anyone looking specifically for a big brother breakdown, but potentially too “preachy” to wake up “Newbies” and lacking pop to “Preach to the choir.” If you have, or expect to have a friend or a family member asking you about Big Brother, definitely keep this on hand, otherwise, grab a more neutral film on Agenda 21, such as Endgame or Esoteric Agenda. – 3 stars
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