 "What a Review on What the Bleep and the Rabbit Hole" | 2008-09-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A34LJPQJ5VWVZV |
| Interesting concepts on taking responsibility and our place in the scheme of things. However, there is a lot of repeat material and two DVDs would have done the job. |
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 "Well, not that" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By wiredweird |
This movie presents an odd mix - a positive personal outlook with scientific substrate. The writers draw on brain imagining, neurochemistry, and quantum physics. Using those bases, they describe how the intention to feel a certain way or to have specific events occur comes from a personal choice. That in turn changes the body, the physical substance of the mind, to reinforce those feelings. It's a positive and empowering message.
The problem is, they distort or simply invent the science to support their message. Yes, in a common interpretation, the quantum wave function collapses when the observer measures the phenomenon (creating profound philosophical quandaries). That does not imply that happy thoughts affect the outcome of that collapse. There's some unsound biology, as well, too much to go into.
On the whole, this comes across as a gram of genuine fact diluted in liters of wishful thinking.
-- wiredweird |
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 "wow" | 2008-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2R601SA938FZU |
| love this edition. love the randomization. learn something new every time and want to go further down the rabbit hole. |
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| "Someday maybe churches will be 5% as worthwhile" | 2008-08-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9TYTZ7RT5ADR |
Awestruck In Action....... Good place for scientists to show... NO FEAR.. to grow. As well as THE DIRECTION the churches WILL GO....... or those churches will go. As in "away".
PRAISE THE LAW! PRAISE THE LORD! no diff. |
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| "A Metaphysical Journey Captured On Film" | 2008-08-28 |
| - Reviewed By ulearn2seekup |
| The timing of my watching this movie a couple of weeks back was impeccable due to the unexpected death of a very dear friend. "The real trick to life is not to be in the know, but to be in the mystery," is one of the many brilliant thoughts you'll hear throughout, as an abundance of teachers and scientists give their view on the meanings of life. The concepts and applications of science and spirituality do come together throughout this movie, and all cleverly woven into a storyline featuring Amanda(Marlee Matlin)as a frustrated photographer who begins to question her own purpose on this earth, and comes to understand, as we all should, how there's always a deeper meaning to everything we experience. You will be enthralled as this film gives you the opportunity to take your own spiritual-metaphysical odyssey as you follow the story and words of wisdom offered, and you will likely feel like a different person by the time the credits are rolling. The storyline itself is also very witty, touching, and funny, plus the whole scene where Amanda observes everybody and then lets loose at the wedding reception is unforgettable, creative, and simply classic. |
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 "THIS IS NOT THE MOVIE" | 2008-08-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A28PU8PCKODAOL |
| I liked this longer version of "down the rabbit hole" but it is not the movie that I thought it was, the movie is "what the bleep do we know" |
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| "A must see" | 2008-07-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3QB47TE5H3I6E |
| This movie wil surley open your eyes or at the very least it will grab your attention. Down the rabbit is definatly a must see. |
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| "Different Things to Different People" | 2008-07-27 |
| - Reviewed By lloydmcfarlin |
This movies tends to create a lot of friction when discussed. It's easy to see why. It belongs in the new/re-branded area of mysticism that dresses up in the trappings of modern physics. Science as a name has belonged to scientists for so long that their not willing to let mysticism use the name just yet.
If you practice Astrology, science of mind, out-of-body travel and so on, this movie is for you. It validates such pre-existing beliefs with the reputable stamps of "Science" and "Physics" placed on the box. The belief-system is now more aesthetically repackaged and can be widely recommended to co-workers throughout the office without being construed as "hokey".
If you're this type of person, don't bother preaching it to those co-workers in the engineering department, though. It won't catch on with them. Admittedly, I'm one of those guys, but I do understand the appeal. Those with any actual background in the hard sciences will just scoff at this or demand that their wasted time be refunded through your positive thinking.
I was disappointed when I went to see the movie because I was hoping for a study in Quantum Physics, as the movie is often proclaimed to be such a study. It's not. I was hoping to see cool (colorful CGI imagery) examples of sub-atomic particle behavior, the Butterfly Effect, maybe even some of the parallel worlds stuff, and so on (even if that is all stuff widely available on the Discovery channel). While this movie did touch on those things a tiny bit (maybe not the Butterfly Effect), for the most part, it was about metaphysics, pseudo-psychology and personal sociology. The movie has a closer relationship with the daily horoscope than with Einstein.
For those of us who prefer that theories be scrutinized and tasked with proof under the scientific method, we really just have to accept the fact that we got something mis-labeled and wasted some time watching it. There's no point in trying to change the views of the other half. Trying to get someone who loves this movie to read some Erwin Schroedinger over Uri Geller is a lost cause. It's just not what they want and sometimes it's best to just move along and smile at the newly discovered love of "Quantum Physics". |
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| "Best hybred movie ever!" | 2008-07-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A30CP8E6AZLGNV |
| Better and lots more content totally worth it! It'll change the way you think about life. |
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 "Do research, find the truth" | 2008-07-11 |
| - Reviewed By michaelbuechele |
I was very disappointed to discover that most of this movie is unscientific fluff. I can't remember his name, but the professor from Columbia was shocked after seeing the finished film. He said he would have never agreed to it if he knew what the producers had in mind.
The woman channeling the ghost from Atlantis (I wish I was kidding) is using it to drive a marketing campaign for her products.
Do some research on the water labeling experiment. It turns out he only selected the ones that reflected what he was looking for. Meaning, he labeled 50 bottles of water with "love" and only used the ones that worked.
I can go on, but you just need to research for yourself or talk to a real quantum scientist. If you like a feel good fictional movie, this is for you. If you're looking for real quantum science and it's impact on real life, look elsewhere.
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