New World Order (film)

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New World Order
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Directed by Luke Meyer
Andrew Neel
Produced byTom Davis
Cinematography Luke Meyer
Andrew Neel
Edited byNathan S. Caswell
Music byJonn Ollsin
Jonah Rapino
Production
company
Distributed by Independent Film Channel
Release date
  • March 13, 2009 (2009-03-13)(South by Southwest)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

New World Order is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel. It explores conspiracy theorists who are committed to vigorously opposing what they believe to be an emerging "New World Order".

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Plot

The film concentrates on the activities of Alex Jones, Jim Tucker, Jack McLamb, and Luke Rudkowski, with particular focus on their efforts to expose the highly secretive meetings of the Bilderberg Group, promote the 9/11 Truth Movement, and oppose what they see as the erosion of traditional American, Constitutionally-based civil and political rights and liberties.

Critical reception

In his review of the film for the magazine Wired , Lewis Wallace writes, "As New World Order follows Jones and some of his fellow conspiracy mongers, it delivers a fascinating look at true believers who are desperate to expose the supposed sins of politicians and business chieftains...the movie introduces the real people whose lives are in some instances consumed by these exotic ideas." [1]

In his IGN review, Christopher Monfette writes, "New World Order is a fascinating, confusing, moving, frustrating, multi-layered documentary that sheds light on a group we might otherwise purposefully keep in the darkness. Without agenda or judgment, we are left to decide on our own how we feel, and for a documentary in a day when documentaries are notoriously manipulative, that's a mark of excellence." [2]

Don R. Lewis writes for Film Threat , "New World Order is an intriguing, evenhanded peek into a world all around us that we never really see." [3]

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References

  1. Wired magazine "SXSW: New World Order Illuminates Conspiracy Theorists," by Lewis Wallace (March 14th, 2009 - retrieved on May 11th, 2009).
  2. IGN "SXSW 09: New World Order Review: A fascinating documentary about conspiracy theorists," by Christoper Monfette (March 16th, 2009 - retrieved on May 11th, 2009).
  3. Film Threat "New World Order," by Don R. Lewis (March 14th, 2009 - retrieved on March 25th, 2024).