What we know about bleep: an academic essay

¶ … bleep do we know." The documentary has been chosen based on the fact that it has highlighted various issues that relate to the quantum uncertainty, spirituality, evolutionary thought and neurological processes that are an important part of life. The documentary has gained great success all over the world and has been known for a great cinematic blend of drama and comedy. Some of the main facts that have been mentioned in the documentary will be supported with the help of a case study. The documentary will be explained in detail with the characters that have been used in the movie to display the processes being the base of the documentary. In the end of the paper, recommendations will be made that will be related to the changes that are needed in the society in relation to the concepts presented in the paper.

Description

What bleep do we know is one of the documentaries that have gained great importance and worldwide success in the world? One of the most important terms that are used for the movie is reality shattering movie. The film critics have added that they cannot come to terms with the fact of category where the movie needs to be placed. Festival arrangers and programmers are the ones who are still looking into the fact that the movie has gained greater than anticipated levels of success and the movie needs to be listed in their catalogs (Arntz, Chasse, and Vicente 45). An important fact that needs to be mentioned here is that the movie has immense power to capture the minds of the viewer. Greater capacity of the movie to blend the minds of the viewers is another important fact. The documentary has been created by three people, William Arntz, Betsy Chasse and Mark Vicente. The movie has been known as a low budget movie. The main strategies that were used to market the movie were based on viral marketing. With three directors, three different dimensions have been given to the film. Three different directors have added three different genres in one movie that also plays a great role in the success of the movie. The movie was released in the year 2004. The movie has been defined as being pseudoscientific.

One of the main aims of the movie is to show that there is a close link between quantum physics and consciousness. The film can be called as an animation that has in depth explored the science of inner human beings along with cells that are always in motion being an important part of our lives. The documentary has included the interviews of modern days most important scientists belonging to various fields along with certain academics and mystics. The feature film includes various artists that include Marlee Matlin, and Elaine Hendrix as leading actors.

The movie has more subjectivity than what can be thought of it. One of the most important questions that have been highlighted in the movie is in relation to the reasons of situations that are faced by all human beings currently. The answer that appears is 'we, ourselves'. The fact that has been mentioned in the movie is that the face of the current life that the individuals have is because of the individuals themselves. This has been scientifically linked to the fact that life becomes what the individuals perceive of it. This is the point in the movie where an important character of the movie, Marlee Matlin comes on the stage playing the role of Amanda. Amanda is a photographer who is trying to get rid of her failures from the past (Aertsa, Broekaerta, and Gaborab 137). However, she is so wrapped in her past that she is unable to see her success and happiness wrapped in her present. From here the movies changes and shows that the universe decides to show her what the reality is, what her present is and what her future holds for her. The first reality tutorial comes to Amanda from a kid playing basketball in the court. He shows her the reality by adding that the human beings only focus on the facts that are apparent and that can be seen easily. The kid tells Amanda that if focus is given only to the physical piece of the matter, it has a single existence as it exists at one place at one time. It depends on how we look at the matter that makes it exists is more than one dimensions and places. This is the fact that defines the aspect of quantum physics in the movie. One of the most important aspects that with this one small fact, the reality related to Amanda begins to open and she begins to realize the importance of her present time. This is just one example of how the reality can unravel and how it can transform into certain sets of cosmos that are controlled by the human cells. These facts have been highlighted in the documentary in an important manner with inspiring animation (Arntz, Chasse, and Vicente 20).

An important fact that adds more to the movie is that numerous physicists, quantum physicists, biologists have been interviewed in the movie and all of these have highlighted one important fact that simple quantum physics can make great changes in the way individuals perceive life. The quantum physics cannot only affect the daily lives but also the levels of spirituality of a person. These facts can be better understood when the views can see in the movie how Amanda ends up finding herself inside rabbit hole. This scene shows that there are varieties of environments that are faced by the human brain in order to reveal the fact of how reality really works (Sun 61). Amanda is thereby a representation of a typical individual who is stuck in his past and is trying to cope with the failures that have been faced in the past. These failures are represented by a solid basketball by the kid and what lies in the future and in the present beyond the ball is what Amanda needs to see and connect to (Tressoldi 582).

Amanda is an important part of the movie and she represents any common miserable human being who lives a life composed of bad behaviors, bad decisions, unaccounted for mistakes and decisions, and miserable relationships. The movie connects the viewer to the time of realization that great potential exists in the human mind and body based on which great changes can be made in the life of an individual. Second important fact that connects the viewer to the reality is in relation to the real worth of life that has been proven in the movie with the help of certain scientific evidence (Nitta 55).

General Analysis

Success of the movie is based on the fact that a greater proportion of the population is now looking into an importance of spiritual connection and choices are more. It is important to be mentioned here that in a very artistic manner, the link between quantum physics and cognitive therapy has been created (Castagnoli 857). One of the weaker points of the movie is a jump from cognition to large and wider spiritual beliefs that were not presented in a fruitful manner. It can be added here that in relation to the modern times, the documentary can be regarded as an answer to the more traditionally religious movies as the Passion of the Christ. Spiritual and philosophical beliefs of the new age philosophy have been represented in the documentary. In most of the cases, traditional religious moral values have been challenged (Wilson 2048). An individual creates his or her own reality is the underlining fact of the movie. In addition to the main ideas that have been highlighted in the sections above, additional ideas that increase the importance of the movie include;

1. An important source of the construction of universe is the thought or an idea rather a substance (Khrennikova, and Havenb 378),

2. Space that looks empty, in actual, is filled and not empty.

3. All matter that looks solid to the eyes of an individual is not solid, in fact, it I made up of a group of electrons that have their own energy (McCarthya 202).

4. One of the most important facts that have been mentioned in the movie is in relation to the beliefs that an individual has. It has been mentioned that the beliefs are what shape the reality of an individual, the situations that are faced by an individual and realities that are faced by the individual (Arecchi 205).

5. Science has been linked in an interesting way with the reality. The reality in these cases is the emotions that are faced by the individual. The movie has mentioned that all kinds of chemical reactions that take place in the body are responsible for the creation and shaping of emotions (Aerts, Broekaert, and Gabora 137).

Actualization

The case study in this section is in relation to the belief that the makers of the documentary have in quantum physics. Does quantum physics possess the power to save an individual's life' (Chalmers 39). With the help of concepts highlighted in the movie, it can be argued here that the fact asserted is in relation to the powers that the quantum physic have over the thinking process or cognition of a person. Reality is a cognitive construct that can be rearranged, remade, and organized (French, and Ladyman 32). These constructs of reality can be improved only if the individual wants. A great association thereby seems to exist between science and spirituality and in the connection; the world has been given in the hands of an individual to make the required changes in his world. "Down the Rabbit hole" is an expanded version of the documentary. It seems that it is an expansion of the belief that the filmmakers have in the cosmos (De Muynck 52). The common fact between What the Bleep do we Know and Down the Rabbit hole is taking scientists who have argued and mentioned the great new found link between quantum physics and normal human cognition that have the powers to change an individual's life and reality. The movie has highlighted the powers of meditation (Schwartz, Stapp, and Beauregard 1310). From Japan, a doctor of alternative medicine has shown that the water, as composed of atoms and molecules, can be crystallized with the power of meditation. One of the most important fact that make the movie stronger is that the crystals have been shown to be the organized structures that are produced with immense care and love, while messy structure that results after the destruction of the crystal represents ran input of hatred. In the background, thereby the main theme of both the movies is based on the power of meditation. If water can be changed to crystals with the power of meditation, the powers can make great changes to the life and realities of the human beings (Amarasingam 277).

Since many years, one of the most important question that the physicist still are unable to answer is how quantum theory, as defined by the mathematicians, converges into the human reality and the human power of cognition. The way in which quantum physics collapses into concrete reality and actuality has been termed as collapsing of a wavelength (Praetorius 29). This mystery was answered many years ago by Eugene Wigner, a Nobel laureate saying that the answers of the mysteries lie in the human consciousness. Based on this one fact, thousand New Age Dreams was released by Wigner (Peterson 49). The power of quantum physics and its strong link with eastern mysticism has been highlighted by a number of books in the past that include "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" and "The Tao of Physics." These are the facts that have now become the foundation of the concepts of quantum healing, started by Deepak Chopra (Dautenhahn 88). In many corners of the world, schools of parapsychology are now working on the link between quantum physics and cognition. One fact that these schools are learning is that telepathy and telekinesis are the phenomenon based on the manipulation of the human minds based on quantum potentials (Aerts, Aerts, and Gabora 60).

Our minds can control the reality and we are in charge of our realities. If the realities do not change in accordance to what we need, it means we do not believe. Reality is the product of human consciousness. Anything can be made possible if psychology and consciousness can be controlled at the quantum model. The only room where self-confidence can breed is the success (Bruce 39).

Physicists have mentioned that the waves representing quantum phenomena are fragile. The fragility of these waves is represented by their demise and collapse as soon as these waves come in contact with the reality and the environment (Clemmer 100).

Discussions

The topic highlighted in the movie has great importance. One of the main advantages of the topic is for the clinicians, psychotherapists and the psychologists. It has been observed that in the modern days, the importance of self-healing has gained a great hype. Controlling the reality is in the hands of an individual him or herself. This topic has not only been highlighted in "What the bleep do we know," but there are many movies that have indirectly focused on how an individual with his consciousness can change the reality that he faces. Some of the broad examples include Money Ball, and Next Three Days. It needs to be added here that at no point in these movies, the link of consciousness, cognition, and quantum phenomena has been mentioned. But, the reason that links these movies with "What the bleep do we know" is the control of the reality of an individual with all consciousness. The concepts that have been mentioned in the named movies and "What the bleep do we know," are the ones that are now being taken under consideration by the psychologists and physicians. In simpler words, these concepts can be summarized by arguing that realities can be controlled by an individual based on the thinking modes that the individual has. Realities begin to grow negative when the thought process of individual is based on negativities and pessimism. It has been shown by the psychologists that when optimism is the base of the cognition of an individual, it leads to a more positive life. It can be argued here that the same concepts have been shown in "What the bleep do we know," in a complex manner. The concepts have been rather linked to newfound concepts of the linkage between quantum physics, reality, and cognition.