A Great Movie Everyone Should See

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Cathlete
What the Bleep do we know!?

Simple things we should know but don't think about, you will have a lot of Ah Ha moments. Check out the web site and read about it. I have watched it twice and the second time I got a better understanding of it, open your mind to a new way of thinking.

www.whatthebleep.com
 
OMG, we rented that movie a couple weeks ago and it bored me to TEARS! My dh enjoyed it, but I went and took a shower in the middle of it. I don't care for those kinds of things.
Debbie in OH
 
Open your mind to the possibility..., June 1, 2005
Reviewer: Eleven "one more than 10" (Culver City, CA)

...that you may not know everything about life and the world around us...

...that there may be a different way of looking at things, a different perspective, which will transform your life into something much easier, different, and better...

... That there may be a bit of information which you do not possess -- one so simple that it can be conveyed to you by a silly little movie starring marlie matlin -- which you can watch on your very own dvd player in the privacy of your bedroom...

This is that movie, that moment, and that possibility. This movie can open your eyes to a new way of living. And it will, if you open your mind to that possibility. It will do to your metaphysical existence what the dvd "NEW SEX NOW" will do to your sexuality -- deliver you to a realm of existence which you never knew existed, but which is beyond your wildest dreams.

It is shocking to me that life can become so different because of my interaction with the internet; ordering a couple of DVDs from Amazon has changed me so completely, I am amazed.
 
Logos, I went to the website. It looks a little quirky, but I may still rent it. I don't believe in the metaphysical, mystic, or any other mumbo-jumbo like that, so I don't know how interesting it will be for me.

Lori
 
It is not a thriller, or a movie with a violence and a lot of killing, it is a thought provoking movie for those interested in exploring more than meets the eye. You either like it or hate it that seems to be the reaction, that is a sure sign of a good movie.
 
My brother also raved about this movie, but before my husband and I could rent the film my husband read a review of it on the section of Roger Ebert's website entitled "Answer Man" and apparently the film is; "

What the #$*! Doc's a hoax

By Roger Ebert / October 3, 2004

October 3, 2004

Q. While the film "What the #$*! Do We Know!?" parades itself as a tell-all about quantum physics, it turns out that it's actually a 111-minute infomercial for ... that's right, the Ramtha School of Enlightenment. In fact, the three filmmakers, [William] Arntz, [Betsy] Chasse and [Mark] Vicente, are all devotees of Ramtha.

There's little to no accurate science in the film, and, as a physicist pointed out recently in your Answer Man column, the individuals who are quoted are pretty far from qualified experts on the field of quantum mechanics. Case in point: One of the persons expounding on causality and quantum physics (Dispenza) is a chiropractor. The film's sole purpose appears to be to promote the ideology of the Ramtha School of Enlightenment. A quick browse through their Web site will clearly demonstrate that the film's pseudoscientific nonsense comes straight from the teachings of the RSE.

Rubin Safaya, Edina, Minn.

A. Several other readers also unmasked the documentary as a hoax. I knew there had to be something fishy when the expert who made the most sense was channeling a 35,000-year-old seer from Atlantis."

This turned us off to the film, but a lot of other viewers like the film not for the answers it purports to provide, but for the questions it asks instead. So you might still really enjoy it and have it be a very profound experience for you.
Just thought you should know before renting.
Mattea
 
I enjoyed it. I thought it really underlined the power of positive thinking and we all need more of that. :) My husband thought it was Scientology. I don't know what Scientology is or isn't but it didn't rub me the wrong way in the least. It was great fun and food for thought. I had seen the water photos before and found them very intriguing. I can't see it as a hoax if the Ramtha and her devotees believe she is a 35,000 year old Atlantean seer. A hoax implies deception and they were laying out their ideas for observation because they genuinely believe them. No harm in that. And the physicist with the wild hair was adorable. Do you ever see it, Mattea? I didn't feel it had an agenda and I found it quite enjoyable.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"

Tell me, what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? -Mary Oliver
 
Bobbi,
We never ended up seeing the film, what with end of the semester scheduling and moving to attend to, but I've heard so many positive things about the thought provoking nature of the film as well as anger over the 'hoax' accusation. And I have poked about on their official website quite a bit. I think what the poster meant by "hoax" was that was most people took as scientific truth in a documentary was actually the beliefs of a certain group of people and that the actual "hard" science behind the film was portrayed as having a better foundation that it actually had, i.e. having a chiropractor labeled as "Dr." when his area of specialization had nothing to do with physics, but allowing the audience to assume that it did.
I'm not sure about it's 'agenda' but from what I understand it certainly was devious if it did have one, just to get people to think and be open to new or different possibilities. And you're right, no harm in that;-) Although if you've ever been a teacher your students often make you feel as though that is a capital offense!
We'll probably see it once the summer settles in, if we ever get a quiet minute!
Best,
Mattea
 
I hope you get a minute regardless of whether or not you see it. I feel your pain. I noticed he was a Chiropractor but I do believe he was getting a degree in Physics as well. :D Don't quote me on that though. It's been months since I saw it and my memory is faulty. It was a crazy, fun ride so if you get the chance, it's worth taking a peek just to see what you think of it. I didn't get any negative vibes until the hubs saw it and sneered at it and he does read Hawkings and the like. Slogged his way through The Elegant Universe and it came out as a show on PBS soon after. Ha ha! I love that we can all dabble in physics these days. I am a huge fan of Heisenberg and Einstein myself but most of what I know about physics is the very basic stuff so I couldn't speak to it being pseudoscience but it was funky and rather charming too. And Candace Perth, who did Bill Moyers Healing and the Mind long ago, was featured. I like her. It's at least as interesting as many philosophies and mythologies I can think of but what the bleeb do I know? ;) I may have to see it again myself. When Rich and I watched it, he fell asleep and I watched it on the the heels of I Heart Huckabees since my oldest child was studying existentialism for a report at school. It mirrored the school of existential thought that we have the capability to act upon the universe which is not as indifferent as it can seem. I think the fact that the blond woman admitted to getting her information from a 35,000 year old mystic speaks volumes for the films sincerity even if it also makes one question it's credibilty.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"

Tell me, what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? -Mary Oliver
 
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