What the Bleep Do We Know!?
by Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente, William Arntz
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Actor: Barry Newman, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie, Marlee Matlin, Robert Bailey Jr.Director: Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente, William Arntz
Brand: MATLIN,MARLEE
Producer: Betsy Chasse
Writer: Betsy Chasse
Writer: Mark Vicente
Writer: William Arntz
Writer: Matthew Hoffman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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DVD Review: Man's tireless need to recreate the wheel **1/2
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie was recommended to me by several people. I had no hopes, no expectations as to what the movie was about, though it was hinted to me that quantum physics was the basis. I'm a chiropractic student and quantum physics is often discussed, as Q Phys (of sorts) along with standard science as the basis of what I'll be doing, so I gave the movie a try. I was surprised from the beginning at how little the movie had to do with actual science in conjunction with Q Phys, but that was fine; people can believe what they believe, as long as I am allowed the same freedom. Understand that the views given in the movie are not the whole scope of Q Phys, but rather an opinion mixed with it. This is evident from the interviewees not able to agree on the same topic. Again, nothing is wrong with a little debate, especially in such a controversial topic.
What bothers me the most about the movie is the absolute obsession with the "I," the "self." So much emphasis is put on the self, that they go so far as to say matter is scattered until you pay attention to it. Nothing is really there unless you imagine it. The boy bouncing the ball is a good example. It shows several possibilities of where the ball could be when the woman is faced away from it, and not until she faces it does the ball appear in the boys hand. Is there a problem with this? Yes. Saying this is saying we are the center of the universe. They have no problem with this notion, going so far as to say we are God, creating and destroying where we will. But the movement of objects, like the projectile of the basketball is said to only come from what thoughts we create and the influence of others on us.
If you performed an experiment on this concept, theoretically, you could put a baby in captivity on an island by himself, and he could "experience" the ball moving in ways the rest of us don't imagine, like bouncing once, then being absorbed by the sky, or erratically moving right to left as it bounces, or not bouncing at all. Would the child experience this? Q Phys says yes! It also brings up chemistry (at a time it is convenient for the movie) to illistrate that the woman being hurt by the ball being thrown at her is impossible, as it is only electrons interacting, and the ball never touches her. I'll remember this excuse the next time I have the urge to punch a quantum physicist in the face. After all Newton's third law of motion says what we hit hits us back with equal force in the opposite direction.
The only experiment the movie is willing to produce (or able to, depending on your level of suspicion), is the photographs of water droplets changed by the positive or negative thinking of the experimentor. Next time you watch the movie, notice the lighting on each of the photos; a pretty blue on the positive thoughts, and an ugly yellow-green on the "I'm sick of you" drop. If there was no tampering of the experiment (which is never discussed, nor is it discussed if the experiment is peer reviewed) and the droplets are so drastically different, why would they need to enhance the effects?
Also, lots of cheerleading is given to the lifestyle of Q Phys, without a lot of examples of what the follower can do or act that is different than those of us unbelievers. They mention seeing the future, going backward through time, and other amazing concepts. But as well versed as these people are in the language of Q Phys, none of them can do these things. Well, they're working toward doing those things, right? What about children who don't have thought limits like adults do? The first time the baby falls off the couch, wouldn't it stand to their reason that he could fall... up? What about objects without a soul or thinking or an innate intelligence? Couldn't they defy gravity or other man-made laws? Oh, they do, but we can't see them unless we change how we think. This circular logic is Q Phys's saftey net.
Now don't get me wrong. There is much good in what is being taught, like thinking positively, "we create the world around us by our attitude," and much of what we do is self-fulfilling... all these things are correct in my opinion. But they act like these things are revelatory. Much of this logic has been taught for thousands of years, and many by the very thing Q Phys detest the most; organized religion. We'll get to that in a minute. The hormones of the body really DO go to the cells that are expecting a certain emotion to feel validated. Thus, if I consider myself a victim, I won't feel whole until something bad happens, then I can say, "See?! It ALWAYS happens to ME!" I know because I've thought this way; I wasn't happy unless I was miserable. Likewise, neurons of the brain really DO travel in a pattern of habit. So if I'm confronted with a situation I'm used to failing in, I have a difficult time imagining myself succeeding. And yes, often times our minds can confuse its past with the present andsee ourselves in situations that we have attatched a strong emotion to. These concepts are very beneficial for everyone. I may disagree with about half of the movie (maybe more :), but I honestly think this knowledge should be taught to young and old. "My negativity will stop when I stop justifying it." "If you can dream it, you can do it." "Success, happiness, and love are determined by my attitude." Etc, etc, etc. This is the good part of the movie.
And the bad? Their take on religion. Now even with that sentence I just typed, you as the reader have already formulated an opinion on what I'm going to say before you even read it. Try not to do it. Let's be objective about what the movie says and what it does. First, just before religion comes up as a topic, it is said that there is a difference between trulely thinking positively and having a positive thought wrapped around a large ball of negativity. Fair enough. Then they go on a mini tirade about the follies of organized religion and how they get everything wrong and how they fail to teach the true nature of God and.... whoa, whoa, wait a minute! Didn't you just say there's danger in thinking negatively? You mean you can talk about it, but not feel it for something so prevalent in the human experience?? Next, they admit that God is so big and mysterious that he can't be understood, and two minutes later they're tlaking about how a God so perfect isn't concerned with concepts like right and wrong... Is this not a contradiction?
"God must be greater than the greatest of human weaknesses and, indeed, the greatest of human skill. God must even transcend our most remarkable-to emulate nature in its absolute splendor. How can any man or woman sin against such greatness of mind? How can one little carbon unit on Earth-in the backwaters of the Milky Way, the boondocks-betray God almighty? That is impossible." Why is it impossible? Because YOU as a person can't comprehend anything else? Because you tried this way of thinking and it didn't work for YOU, so it must not work for anyone? The logic is if God created us, we can't go against him. Think about that the next time your child disobeys you. Then tell me it's impossible. I made myself a sandwhich today, but it didn't teach me anatomy. "The height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image." Oh, our short sightedness. When this woman says this, she can't see she's doing the exact thing she's condemning. She creates God to fit HER mold, her way of thinking.
Lastly, religion isn't even presented as an OPTION. This is the fault of som much of this new-agey, hippie thinking. They say "think for yourself, don't let others decide for you," but what if I CHOOSE religion. Religion doesn't require me to live a certain way, or think a certain way, or aspire to be a certain way. I require that of myself. Religion happens to be MY model for how I can obtain MY happiness, satisfaction, and love. Again, a contradiction: "There's no right and wrong. Only emtion." And as she explains this concept, she is saying that organized religion is wrong. "But I thought there was no right or wrong." "There isn't." "Okay. I'm going to Church now." "Don't do that. That religion is wrong." "Wait I'm confused." If you really want to let people make their own decisions and create their own reality, then let them do it.
The last part of the movie shows the heroin thinking positively about herself, writing positive messages on her body, and finding happiness. As she walks down the street she sees the church again, and it is reiterated where religions get it "wrong." Somehow, they connect feeling negative about life and religion. As a firm advocate of "All religions are not created equal," I can tell you if ANY religion makes you think negatively about yourself, you are in the wrong one.
Overall: The movie makes some nice points, some bad ones, and some obvious ones. I could discuss them more at length, and would be willing to do so via e-mail. Feel free. The movie is at best good, but inconsistent. At worst, hypocritical, self-serving, and intollerant. It may be a nice way to reaffirm what you already believe. 5 out of 10.
Description of What the Bleep Do We Know!?
Explores human perception, quantum uncertainty and life at a cellular and mollecular level through the eyes of a jaded divorced photographer who begins to question the reality of her existence.No Track Information Available
Media Type: DVD
Artist: MATLIN,MARLEE
Title: WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW
Street Release Date: 10/11/2005
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
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