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For a change, this month I include a
review of a film.
"WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?" This is a
new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part
elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The
protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a
fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired
life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the
quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking
reality.
She is literally plunged into a swirl
of chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this
odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesn’t even realize
she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into crisis,
questioning the fundamental premises of her life – that the reality
she has believed in about how men are, how relationships with others
should be, and how her emotions are affecting her work isn’t reality
at all!
As Amanda learns to relax into the
experience, she conquers her fears, gains wisdom, and wins the keys to
the great secrets of the ages, all in the most entertaining way. She
is then no longer the victim of circumstances, but she is on the way
to being the creative force in her life. Her life will never be the
same.
The fourteen top scientists and
mystics interviewed in documentary style serve as a modern day Greek
Chorus. In an artful filmic dance, their ideas are woven together as a
tapestry of truth. The thoughts and words of one member of the chorus
blend into those of the next, adding further emphasis to the film’s
underlying concept of the interconnectedness of all things.
The chorus members act as hosts who
live outside of the story, and from this Olympian view, comment on the
actions of the characters below. They are also there to introduce the
Great Questions framed by both science and religion, which divides the
film into a series of acts. Through the course of the film, the
distinction between science and religion becomes increasingly blurred,
since we realize that, in essence, both science and religion describe
the same phenomena.
The film employs animation to realize
the radical knowledge that modern science has unearthed in recent
years. Powerful cinematic sequences explore the inner-workings of the
human brain. Quirky animation introduces us to the smallest form of
consciousness in the body – the cell. Dazzling visuals reinforce the
film’s message in an exciting, powerful way. Done with humour,
precision, and irreverence, these scenes are only part of what makes
this film unique in the history of
cinema, and a true box-office winner.
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