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What the Bleep Do We Know?

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What the Bleep Do We Know? (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 74 Fresh: 25  Rotten:49 Average Rating: 4.6/10
 
Consensus: Educational, but as entertainment, it'll have viewers asking, 'What the bleep?'
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: “WHAT THE #$*! DO WE KNOW?!” is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired... “WHAT THE #$*! 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! 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 humor, 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. -- © Lord of the Wind Films [More]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Starring: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie

Director: Betsy Chasse, Marc Vicente, William Arntz
Screenwriter: Betsy Chasse, William Arntz, Matt Hoffman
Producer: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse
Composer: Christopher Franke

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 3, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35
  • Dual Side

Side 1:

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. I HEART HUCKABEES (2:00)
  • 2. HUNTING OF THE PRESIDENT (2:00)

Side 2:

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Music Video
  • Featurette - 1. Interview (5:00)
  • 2. The Top Five Bleeps (15:00)
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

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This documentary will either be a life-changing experience, or it'll drive you nuts with its new-agey tone.

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Houston Chronicle
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The overall tone is that of an indoctrination film for a cult, if such films were made by the people who make training videos for fast-food franchises.

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05/04/05
Jeremy C. Fox
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03/23/05
Steven Snyder
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Lumbering docudrama.

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03/23/05
Dennis Schwartz
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1/5

There are two minor problems with What the #$*!: it’s bad science and it’s a bad movie.

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03/10/05
David Cornelius
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Ainda que interessante em sua metade inicial, quando fascina pela ausência de respostas, acaba desmoronando ao tornar-se um previsível manual de auto-ajuda.

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03/07/05
Pablo Villaca
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...a clumsy hybrid of romantic comedy and New Age infomercial that plays like the weirdest driver's education film you've ever seen.

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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A highly enjoyable, brain teasing elucidation of quantum physics and theory

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01/05/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun
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Tries to meld quantum physics with pop philosophy using a bunch of talking heads spliced in with a mediocre narrative.

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12/16/04
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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If positive thinking results in computer-animated body cells farting or singing Robert Palmer, our chi, mojo, or whatever has miles to go toward self-actualization.

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12/09/04
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
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Movies are a visual medium, and not even four dimensions of Ph.D.s are going to change that. Not in this lifetime, anyway.

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11/17/04
Anthony Del Valle
Las Vegas Mercury
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Here's what we know: We know that What the #$*! Do We Know!? is a tedious, faux-philosophical waste of time.

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11/13/04
Eric D. Snider
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USA Today "What the Bleep" Review
by: evanjacobs 1/9


*Warning* This movie is a cult Infomercial
by: Mechta 6/14/07


No Good or Evil........I don’t think so.
by: crashemup 5/20/07


it took 3 directors to put this piece of #$*! together?
by: a046712t 12/19/06


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by: johntkucz 12/15/06

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