Mindwalk [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Mindwalk [VHS]
Movie Review: Great Concept, Clunky Execution
Summary: 3 Stars
Mindwalk is part of a series of eye-opening, mind-expanding treatises on how to better view the universe. It seems a large movement is gaining momentum in this generation, building on the efforts of generations past, to find a more cohesive explanation for how the world works from a subatomic level up to politics and religion. While Mindwalk is a great entry into that new sociological wave, it's certainly not the best of the bunch due to a compressed feeling and lack of emotion.Essentially a daylong conversation about politics, science and art among a politician, a scientist and a poet, Mindwalk provides an entry-level insight into the concept that the various aspects of life may be more intimately linked than we've traditionally believed. The politican and, to some degree, the poet, are surprised to learn this from the scientist, taking on the guise of the novice viewer in that respect. Opinions are shared, examples given -- the most memorable for me being a discussion of the link between music and atoms as accompanied by an antique organ -- and, in the end, all three characters leave their unguided tour of a French castle (a metaphor for the traditional thought process of the human mind?) with a little more insight than they started.
As a way of reexamining life and its underlying connections, Midwalk serves a simple and useful purpose. As a film, however, it suffers -- there is no plot, as the characters merely share their views and stumble upon new realizations, which is more suited to a book than a motion picture. Beyond that, the characters aren't really characters at all but types, their individuality muted and refined so as to best embody the three alleged prongs -- science, politics and art -- of the unifying concept. While I'm sure Mindwalk was a wonderful book, its message and its call to think for ourselves, and continue TO think, fails to take advantage of the film medium and instead feels like a recorded stage play. It's commendable for its philosophy, but not its execution.
Movie Review: Head Trip
Summary: 5 Stars
Open up your mind and let these characters in. This film is remarkably engaging and really holds your attention despite the fact that there are not the usual bells and whistles, explosions and sex of popular films.If you're looking for intellectual substance and exciting ways of figuring out solutions to the planet's problems, this one's a really fun head trip!
Movie Review: MindWalk--a real "head trip"!
Summary: 5 Stars
A timeless departure from the predictable bombardment of imbecilic levity, or sex, action, and profanity. A fantastic film that catapults mind and spirit into the cosmos of intellectuality--food for thought in an era of cognitive starvation. This is not merely a film to watch, but a film that evokes your participation as an openminded seeker of a better life in a better world. A smart mix of science, politics, poetry, human emotion, and social interaction that transports the viewer into the ethereal dimension of "what if", and "what is". In the truest sense, MindWalk lives up to it's title. In my opinion, this film needs to be released on DVD--SOON!!!
Movie Review: My favorite movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my favorite movie ever - mostly because I learn something new every time I watch it, but also because Mont St Michel has got to be one of the prettiest places on earth. It's not a light film, and requires that the viewer pay attention - but if you're willing to put in the effort, you'll be greatly rewarded.Movie Review: a life changing afternoon for me
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all...I LOVE this film...not a movie...a FILM trust me on this. Like MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, but with people you'd actually like to spend a day with!! I haven't read all of the other reviews, and though I own it, I haven't watched this film in at least a year. Nevertheless...I remember the exact day, time, weather, and circumstances when I saw it the first time. As a matter of fact, I only saw the last half(the first time) on Bravo, and watched the entire film at least five times in the next week. This film tied together all of my fears, hopes, and dreams for humanity, politics, the ecosystem, and the arts in one...and I didn't even know I was a "new-ager". Ironically...this happened between me playing piano for a matinee and evening performance of SOUND OF MUSIC. This film has influenced my choice of books, films and music ever since. (It's not the only influence, but a major one.)I now pay far more attention to world politics,environmental issues, and economics. Give it a shot!!
P.S. Now 8/22/04...just got back from a small weekend-long Omega Institute class taught by Fritjof Capra. Systems theory is also known as Complexity Theory and this guy is about HARD science/mathmatics first, not psycho-babble...you can trust the statistics. I am convinced now more than ever that his(and his colleagues') ideas offer a blueprint for the future. Please check out the books, especially the most recent, THE HIDDEN CONNECTIONS. And by the way...this is one fun, easy-going, down-to-earth, natural-born listener. He's "real people" with a big brain!!