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'''''Ethos: A Time for a Change''''' is a 2011 documentary film directed and written by Pete McGrain and hosted by [[Woody Harrelson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smellslikescreenspirit.com/2012/02/ethos-a-time-for-change-review/ |title=Ethos: A Time For Change &#124; Review |publisher=Smells Like Screen Spirit |date=2012-02-07 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.moviespirit.com/2012/11/22/ethos-democracy-is-ours-to-reclaim-in-stunning-documentary/ |title=Ethos: democracy is ours to reclaim in stunning documentary |publisher=Moviespirit.com |date=2012-11-22 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> The main point of the film is to encourage people to engage in [[ethical consumerism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ago |first=Tinfoilfedorain #documentary • 6 Years |date=2016-07-07 |title=Ethos - A documentary on ethical consumerism hosted by Woody Harrelson |url=https://steemit.com/documentary/@tinfoilfedora/ethos-a-documentary-on-ethical-consumerism-hosted-by-woody-harrelson |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Steemit |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-13 |title=Ethos: A Time For Change |url=https://www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/ethos-time-change |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Environment & Society Portal |language=en}}</ref>


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The film uses many video interview segments from other films at length, including the [[Zeitgeist (film series)|''Zeitgeist'' movies]] and, predominantly, ''[[The Corporation (2003 film)|The Corporation]]''.<ref>http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ethostimeforchange.php "Zeitgeist." DVD Verdict. 2012.</ref>
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'''''Ethos''''' is a 2011 documentary film directed and written by Pete McGrain and hosted by [[Woody Harrelson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smellslikescreenspirit.com/2012/02/ethos-a-time-for-change-review/ |title=Ethos: A Time For Change &#124; Review |publisher=Smells Like Screen Spirit |date=2012-02-07 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=November 22, 2012 |url=http://www.moviespirit.com/2012/11/22/ethos-democracy-is-ours-to-reclaim-in-stunning-documentary/ |title=Ethos: democracy is ours to reclaim in stunning documentary |publisher=Moviespirit.com |date=2012-11-22 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> The main point of the film is to encourage people to engage in [[ethical consumerism]].{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}


== Reception ==
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The film uses many video interview segments from other films at length, including the [[Zeitgeist (film series)|''Zeitgeist'' movies]] and, predominantly, ''[[The Corporation (film)|The Corporation]]''.<ref>http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ethostimeforchange.php "Zeitgeist." DVD Verdict. 2012.</ref>
A review describes the film as follows: "This film is a Chamber of Possible Horrors. A staccato listing of many possible conspiracies of varying degrees of credibility challenges us with the statement that there are real conspiracies. The suggestions have got to come fast because it is all packed into a short 69-minute film, and there are a lot of conspiracies and scary situations to get through. And no doubt some of what McGrain is suggesting is indeed true, and no doubt some of it is absolute balderdash. McGrain gives little evidence beyond quotes and questionable testimony. Before the viewer has time to think about one claim, McGrain has presented two more. What he presents lies somewhere in the twilight zone between the Washington Post and the Weekly World News."<ref>{{Cite web |title=ETHOS: A TIME FOR CHANGE (a film review by Mark R. Leeper) |url=http://leepers.us/ethos.htm |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=leepers.us}}</ref>

Hosted by twice [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, ''Ethos'' lifts the lid on a [[Pandora's box|Pandora’s box]] of systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our lives; from the environment to democracy and our own personal liberty: from terrifying conflicts of interests in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a media in the hands of massive [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerates]], and a military industrial complex that virtually owns our representatives. With interviews from some of today’s leading thinkers and source material from the finest documentary film makers of our times Ethos examines and unravels these complex relationships, and offers a solution, a simple but powerful way for you to change this system.


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}} official website= http://www.ethosdocumentary.com
Ethos on imdb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707818/
More at EndtheLie.com - http://EndtheLie.com/documentaries-and-informative-videos/more-educational-films/ethos/#ixzz2mZ6e976J


==External links==
==External links==
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{{dead link|date=June 2020}}{{Official website|www.ethosdocumentary.com}}
*{{IMDb title|1707818}}
*{{IMDb title|1707818}}


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[[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles, California]]
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[[Category:Documentary films about American politics]]
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Latest revision as of 21:29, 8 November 2023

Ethos
Film poster
Directed byPete McGrain
Written byPete McGrain
Narrated byWoody Harrelson
Release date
  • February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05)[1]

Ethos: A Time for a Change is a 2011 documentary film directed and written by Pete McGrain and hosted by Woody Harrelson.[2][3] The main point of the film is to encourage people to engage in ethical consumerism.[4][5]

The film uses many video interview segments from other films at length, including the Zeitgeist movies and, predominantly, The Corporation.[6]

Reception

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A review describes the film as follows: "This film is a Chamber of Possible Horrors. A staccato listing of many possible conspiracies of varying degrees of credibility challenges us with the statement that there are real conspiracies. The suggestions have got to come fast because it is all packed into a short 69-minute film, and there are a lot of conspiracies and scary situations to get through. And no doubt some of what McGrain is suggesting is indeed true, and no doubt some of it is absolute balderdash. McGrain gives little evidence beyond quotes and questionable testimony. Before the viewer has time to think about one claim, McGrain has presented two more. What he presents lies somewhere in the twilight zone between the Washington Post and the Weekly World News."[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ethos". Amazon. 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Ethos: A Time For Change | Review". Smells Like Screen Spirit. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  3. ^ "Ethos: democracy is ours to reclaim in stunning documentary". Moviespirit.com. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ^ Ago, Tinfoilfedorain #documentary • 6 Years (2016-07-07). "Ethos - A documentary on ethical consumerism hosted by Woody Harrelson". Steemit. Retrieved 2022-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Ethos: A Time For Change". Environment & Society Portal. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  6. ^ http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ethostimeforchange.php "Zeitgeist." DVD Verdict. 2012.
  7. ^ "ETHOS: A TIME FOR CHANGE (a film review by Mark R. Leeper)". leepers.us. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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