Product Summary
Format: DVD
Buy.com Sku: 40704447
UPC: 00024543170884
Item#: VXCQ9S
Science and spirituality come together in this mind-bending trip down the rabbit hole.
What The "Bleep" Do We Know? 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!
"...fascinating: Bring your eager hypothalamus and your tuned-up frontal lobes with you. Bill Gallo, Dallas Observer
"This is the most fun you will ever have learning about quantum physics. Charles Tatum, EFilmCritic.com
"...a feisty extension of our ongoing religious debate. Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
Editor's Note
Applying basic principles of quantum physics to human psychology, this film consists largely of interviews with experts in related fields, who pose existential questions and answer them with theories of endless possibilities. They explain that reality is only as we define it, that matter is permeable, and that experiences in life should be approached as controllable by the human mind. Opening doors to broad ideas--that we could exist simultaneously in many realities, that we could be in multiple places at once, that we could observe ourselves from outside our bodies, that time travels backwards and forwards--experts encourage positive thinking and open-mindedness. A situational plot involving a deaf photographer who is assigned to work at a Polish wedding serves to illustrate how the theories discussed could be applied to everyday experiences. Meanwhile, intense sequences of computer animation offer illustrations of outer space, the neural functions in our brains, the way that various hormones work, and even some funny Jello-like characters representing chemical reactions in our bodies. A raucous soundtrack of 1980s tunes--Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love," and Animotion's "Obsession" among them--adds to a jarringly dynamic score. For viewers who gravitate toward New Age theories of enlightenment and self-knowledge, or those who enjoyed the sci-fi plotlines of television series like STAR TREK, QUANTUM LEAP, and WITCHBLADE, this film will be a welcome addition to their library.
Features
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DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Featurettes, English, Spanish Subtitled |
Cast & Crew
Professional Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
"[W]ondrously curious..."
09/10/2004 p.33
Austin Chronicle 6 of 10
From its unmarketable title on down to its occasionally silly use of computer-animated anthropomorph
- Marc Savlov
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
"What the #$*! Do We Know?" is a movie that attempts to explain quantum physics in terms anyone can
- Roger Ebert
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4 of 5 A Map for a Full Life 2/17/2009
Philip Jay from Running springs, CA
If organized religion doesn't seem to fit into your thinking, this movie may explain why. If you are just searching for the basic truths of our existence, this movie may fill in some of the blanks. View with an open mind and you will be rewarded abundantly. Every thinking human being should expose themselves to what this simple dvd has to say. If you are close minded to the possibilities of what God may or may not be, don't waste your time.
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1.7 of 5 An insult to real science 4/9/2006
from R.H. SC
If you are looking for a "movie," I don't think this qualifies. It is repackaged pseudo new-age ruminations and opinions dressed up like science. The problem is, the science isn't accurate and/or misapplied to the point where those unaware of this might think the movie is deep. It is actually nonsense.
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
4.7 of 5 Interesting movie 1/31/2006
Hector from El Paso, Texas.
If you watch this movie with an open mind it might answer a lot of questions about your own life and the world around you, watch it and think about it.
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
3.3 of 5 Thought provoking 7/21/2005
from Phoenix, Arizona
A very interesting presentation of quantum physics. Very worthwhile to see.
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 It's a really good movie to see 6/16/2005
Mike from NY
To correct what one viewer wrote:
The movie is not made by lefties, these people have more degrees than this guy has brain cells. God is given due respect, and several opinions about God are given -- that's what it means to live in a free country, where free speech is allowed.
The movie goes on to say that we have infinite possibilities, how we affect our world from our experiences, and how we can change the possibilities by changing our thoughts. Nice, smart people are interviewed, there's an interesting plot, and it's well put together.
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9 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Amazing Insight 5/24/2005
from Syracuse, NY
Amazing insight into our daily lives and how the science of quantum physics applies to it. A wonderful story punctuated by thought provoking interviews with some of the greatest minds of our day. If the previous reviewer had paid more attention he would have realized that this film does not discount the existence of a God at all, but only opens the doors to a whole new relm of possiblilties. Not left or right leaning, What The bleep offers a non-partisan, even handed look at the subject at hand.
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2 of 13 customers found this review helpful.
1.7 of 5 New age Spiritual junk 3/15/2005
Ace from Florida
The lefty's trying to explain a world without God; are sounding nuttier and nuttier. This movie had better be a joke....or there are some white jackets needed.
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