What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004)

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Prometheus: Due to advances in quantum physics, scientists now recommend disregarding established physical laws and leaping off the nearest cliff in the belief you can fly. Hmm... Just because quantum physics poses some mysteries doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with your mind. Nice wish-fulfillment fantasy. Thumbs down.

Hephaestus: I never understood much beyond what you can hammer out with your own hands. Even so, the "science" here smells awfully fishy to me. I think I'll stick with forging metals and leave forging reality to cleverer folks. Thumbs down.

Dionysos: Am I the only one here who liked this movie? There's no question about the scientific arguments--the public's general ignorance of quantum physics is clearly being exploited to sell a New Age agenda--but as cinema, it's done well. The computer animated receptor-blobs are hilarious. The content may be weak, but the delivery is strong. It's good for a laugh. Thumbs up.

What the Bleep Do We know!?, also written What tнe #$*! Dө ωΣ (k)πow!? and What the #$*! Do We Know!?, dramatizes the Law of Attraction, the notion that our thoughts create our reality. In this respect it resembles its younger cousin, The Secret. It takes basic principles of quantum physics (which only apply to particles on the subatomic level, by the way) and runs with them into a realm of mystic consciousness. The conclusion is that we create our own reality. If bad things happen to you, it's your fault because you attracted them. Conversely, good things can be attracted through good thoughts. All three of the directors are students of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. An extended DVD version with over 15 hours of material was released in 2006 under the name What the BLEEP - Down the Rabbit Hole, Quantum Edition.
Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente
Cast: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, FrankRobert Bailey Jr., John Ross Bowie, Armin Shimerman, Robert Blanche
Interviewees: David Albert, Joseph Dispenza, Masaru Emoto, Amit Goswami, John Hagelin, Stuart Hameroff, Miceal Ledwith, Daniel Monti, Andrew B. Newberg, Candace Pert, Ramtha, Jeffrey Satinover, William Tiller, Fred Alan Wolf
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 34% fresh
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DID YOU KNOW? Prometheus, famed as the bringer of fire to mankind, later became an icon of scientific progress.