What the Bleep...?

Romy Shovelton romys at compuserve.com
Mon Sep 20 23:43:59 PDT 2004


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 <JLEShelton at aol.com>
> >Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> >To: OSLIST at 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
> >
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