I had no idea what I was going to see, but a friend said that they had heard that this was a thought provoking film.  That is was.  For those who don't know it, I love thinking about the big picture, and the unanswerable questions about Why we are here, What's our purpose, and Is there anything to eat in the fridge?  This film enchanted me for its two hours. 

Believe it or not, this film's genre was a documentary/comedy/drama on the subject of Quantum Physics!  You heard me.  If that wasn't a hard enough subject, they also entwined the Physics with religious overtones that I'm sure will come to some startling conclusions for some.  Now, I'm actually going to discuss what I learned from the movie in the coming paragraphs.  But before I do, know that I would love to get a group together to watch it again and discuss it afterwards.  My synopsis will be very elementary and I don't feel that it really ruins the movie but, if you're going to see it and don't want it spoiled in any way, STOP READING NOW!  If you are still reading this, please feel free to comment, but under one condition.  All ideas are to be treated with respect.  Personally, I'm not sure anybody has the perfect solution to the why's, who's, and how's of the world.  I ask that you comment with an open mind and acceptance of all views, even if they are personally distasteful to you.

The movie uncovers the transience of atoms (sometimes they are there, and sometimes they dissapear), the concept of superpositioning (the same object being in multiple places as once) and the effect that thought can have on a droplet of water.  Good thoughts of "thank you" or "I Love You" formed beautiful, near symmetrical shapes when looked at through a dark field microscope. As you might imagine, "I hate you" resulted in a distorted image.  From there, they lay claim to our unconscious psychic ability to actually make ourselves better, or harm ourselves based on our personal self image (remember the body is 80% water). 

The film also deals with reality and our perception of it.  Because of reality's subjective nature, we can not be outside observers, therefore, there is no way of knowing if we all live in one reality or in infinite realities that bump into each other.  Really mind blowing stuff, when you come to think of it.  There's also a cool story about our past experiences actually determining what we can see or not see!  I thought this was bogus, but to be honest it has happened to me countless times.  Have you ever looked in a drawer for something, say a bottle opener.  But because, you didn't think that it would be there, you don't see it.  Then, a minute later, you open the drawer to find it.  They explain this by your mind opening up to it being there, rather than by experiential data that tells you it can't possibly be there.  That happened to me just this week!