There are some more fantastical assertions made in the movie that I did not include in my blog. The comments about making a hundred dollar bill appear in your hand is one of those comments, but that is just the logical extension of what their experiments have been leading them to believe. After reading His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, I delved into researching quantum physics. I wasn't my area of study in college (or even high school), so I was going into it with no knowledge. However, the books I have on quantum physics support some of the basic pieces of information they present in the movie. For example, the double slit test (which is what really, really blew my mind) is well-known in the quantum physics field and has been written about quite extensively. However, I can understand why the film would rub some people the wrong way. It does make a very strong connection between quantum physics being the "new religion". I take that with a grain of salt because I'm not a religious sort, but some people may be offended or annoyed by the claim. Some of the hypothetical ideas the experts presented were a bit out there, but again, I take that with a grain of salt. They saw the information and then take it to the next level, even though the information is astounding enough. Anyway, I got into the whole mess because of Philip Pullman and his fiction novels that deal heavily with the concept of a universe that is alive, conscious, and chaotic.
I'm glad you linked that article, though. It solved a question of mine. There was one woman in particular in the film who rubbed me the wrong way. She kept talking, but nothing made sense. I believe she's the nutball referred to in the article as the woman who channels some manly spirit. Ha! Each time she popped up on the screen (which was not all that often), I wanted to fast forward it. ;-)
Anyway, I liked the film. I'm not all that easily sold on things, so it was a nice jumping-off point for me, giving me things to investigate further. It wouldn't consider it the be-all-end-all on quantum physics, but it does a great job of presenting different ideas and discussing the research into quantum physics.
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Date: 2008-04-10 10:42 pm (UTC)I'm glad you linked that article, though. It solved a question of mine. There was one woman in particular in the film who rubbed me the wrong way. She kept talking, but nothing made sense. I believe she's the nutball referred to in the article as the woman who channels some manly spirit. Ha! Each time she popped up on the screen (which was not all that often), I wanted to fast forward it. ;-)
Anyway, I liked the film. I'm not all that easily sold on things, so it was a nice jumping-off point for me, giving me things to investigate further. It wouldn't consider it the be-all-end-all on quantum physics, but it does a great job of presenting different ideas and discussing the research into quantum physics.