ps to my previous note... we too (the group of us that saw the film) agreed that there was nothing very new in it - tho' I was still surprised it was made ie. getting some ideas out more widely
dunno about the JD Knight stuff, tho' the channelling woman (can't remember her name) certainly was not popular with one of our group who had read her books. best part for me was the humour from the guy with the white hair ie. taking just a little less seriously Romy On 20 Sep 2004, at 14:23, Therese Fitzpatrick wrote:
What the bleep is definitely a 'commercially made film'. The makers have an agenda, to be sure, but the people behind the film are film industry professionals. The marketing for this film, which is not backed by a studio and does not have normal film industry distributorship, is very savvy, effective marketing. I heard about this film on this list back in the spring. It started showing in Seattle in the late spring and I saw it right away. I am happy to see the ideas in the film getting out into the world but there was nothing in the film that was new to me. I don't claim, of course, to have advanced knowledge of quantum physics but I've actually read a few books about the new physics. This film actually made me uneasy. After seeing it, I did a bit of research and it turns out that the people behind the film are all very serious devotes of JD Knight, who channels an ancient spirit called Ramtha. JD Knight was a strong presence in the film, too. I concluded, and this is my idiosyncratic, unprofessional and nonquantifiable opinion, that the film is actually JD Knight/Ramtha propaganda carefully spun with new physics; that the film is really about proselytizing JD Knight's ideas. Is there something wrong with proselytizing JD Knight's ideas? No, not to me. I believe the people behind the film really do want to get out new ways of viewing reality. I believe the science presented in the film has support from experts like the people in the film. I even can accept that a woman named JD Knight channels beings from other realms of reality. But there is something about hidden agendas that always leave me uneasy. I am made even uneasier when people think the film is 'not commercial'. The people who made this movie intend for it to make money. . . isn't that commercial? Just thinking aloud. If you read my thoughts and are irritated, I don't exepct anyone to agree with me. I didn't mention the film on this list after I saw it because of my uneasiness but now that it has popped up again, I felt like I had to share my thoughts. >From: Joelle Lyons Everett <jleshel...@aol.com> >Reply-To: OSLIST <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: What the Bleep...? >Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:18:17 EDT > >Marei-- > >" >What the Bleep. . ." is not a commercially made film. It was made >independently by a group in Oregon, and initially was shown in a few theaters on the >West Coast of the U.S. Because it has been successful in those few places, >they now are extending their distribution to many theaters in the U.S. (I think >they are using a digital process for distribution, which makes it affordable >for smaller theaters.) > >So, it may be a while before it reaches Europe. But if you know someone who >has a small theater in your area, maybe it could be arranged to show it >there. > >I've not seen it yet myself, as we have not been going to Seattle very often >recently. > >Joelle Everett >Shelton, Washington, USA > >* >* >========================================================== >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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