The Naked Truth - Exposing the Deceptions About the Origins of Modern Religions
by Bill Jenkins, DEREK PARTRIDGE
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Actor: Bill Jenkins, Derek Partridge, Jordan MaxwellDirector: Bill Jenkins, DEREK PARTRIDGE
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1995-06-15
Studio: LIGHTWORKS AUDIO & VIDEO
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Movie Review: DVD seems thrown together, needs better editing.
Summary: 3 Stars
The informational content of this DVD is very thought provoking and interesting, but the footage was clearly transferred from VHS tapes, with the original footage being taped circa 1991. I wish the producers of this DVD had taken a little more time and invested a little more money in putting together a quality DVD with a top level menu, special features including citations for further research would not have been that hard to do, and would have definitely added value to the product.
As far as presentation, it basically covers a lot of the material touched upon in Part I of the movie ZEITGEIST, though in a little more detail. The comparative scriptural interpretation segment, quoting from an unspecified source (quite possibly the BOOK YOUR CHURCH DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ, or something similar), was the weakest point of the presentation. It was good information, but not very compelling television viewing. Brian Flemming covers this material much more adroitly in his recent documentary THE GOD WHO WASN'T THERE.
The only thing that would make me uncomfortable showing this DVD to fellow atheists is the final interview where one of the presenters unexpectedly cops a non-sequitur Deistic & creationist stance that is downright embarrassing; this is reinforced earlier on by images of dinosaurs juxtaposed with humans; to their credit, they don't claim dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time; but the image editing should have been more careful to remove this from even being inadvertently implied. If these minor gaffes were not present, I would have no trouble showing it to fellow atheists.
This information, i.e. totally naturalistic explanations of religious myths, etc, is important for atheists to know, but this film is flawed; I similarly would like to show just Part I of ZEITGEIST to fellow atheists, but the rest of that film (which I do mostly agree with) is admittedly off putting to those not prepared to deal with the wider political implications of that film.
Unfortunately, since both films either have flaws or go beyond the confines of the subject matter that I feel comfortable sharing with fellow atheists, I will probably confine myself to print resources.
That said, The Naked Truth DVD is really fascinating anthropological work. I contend that it is worth owning, but it is not a stand alone resource; use it as a guide to further personal research and intellectual growth.
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