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What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)
Feel-good movie for believers
Although it claimed a great deal more than should be accepted by any reasonably thinking person, I quite liked the first BLEEP movie. It was refreshing and offered an interesting view on reality that was presented in an entertaining way.
Alas, I can't say the same is true for the sequel: it further builds on the concepts that were already outlined in #1, which brings us well within the realm where fairy tales and other fantasies dwell.
As such I would have given it another star or two, *but* for the effort that has gone into convincing the viewer that it is actually *we* who are living in a fantasy instead.
The 'proof' for this relies on extrapolations of solid scientific facts far beyond the borders where they can be applied with any degree of dignity, quasi-scientific claims for which no support is presented whatsoever, and self-important statements by expert with impressive but meaningless CV's. This is done in such a chaotic manner that the only entanglement that results will be your own trying to make a coherent picture of it all.
All-in-all this sequel left me feeling only lectured, not entertained.
But if you're already into this kind of stuff I suppose I could recommend it: chances are you will feel pretty good about yourself after-wards.
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
nice movie but misleading if you're not familiar with the topics presented
If you're prepared to take this movie not too seriously (if you're a critic) chances are you will like this movie.
At least I did.
I'm a physics Phd myself, and as such, I probably should be irritated by the more outrageous claims, or the reckless extrapolations of solid scientific facts far far beyond their valid domain.
But I'm not: even though the claims are highly questionable from a scientific point of view, I think the philosophy of it all is very appealing. I honestly believe that if you really want to believe in anything at all, this should be it.
At least, it's a whole lot less dangerous than some religions I can think of.