April 30, 2005

• What the Bleep Do We Know?

  There is a strange little movie out, now on DVD, titled "What the Bleep Do We Know?". It is about a large variety of subjects: God, quantum mechanics, the universe, mind power, belief, physics, biology -- in short, everything. It tells a story but is narrated by a large number of people who, initially, seem to get in the way of the story. Its heroine, appropriately, is deaf, speaking rarely, sometimes by signing and at other times in a peculiarly weak voice.

  Each narrator has his own voice, his own perspective. Their opinions, while not forming a unified whole, are sufficiently similar to reinforce each other. If you were to ask this group, "Is there a God?", I can imagine them responding, "There are over six billion Gods that we know of and there may be many more". On the other hand, I can also imagine them saying, "Yes, the Observer exists and may be many or, ultimately, one." I would not be surprised, though, if they simply replied, "That's up to you".

  The heroine eventually discovers her power to create the universe around herself. Once she reaches that point, however, she is asked, "Do you want to go a little farther down the rabbit hole?".

  It's a playful little film, which is surprising for a collaboration on so serious a subject or group of subjects. At the end, if you watch beyond the end of the story, you will be surprised to find out who the narrators are. Only one is a mystic, but, knowing that, you would have difficulty picking out which one before it is revealed to you.

  I like upbeat movies with happy endings. This is such a movie.

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