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Mindwalk [VHS] 
Actors : Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye, Emmanuel Montes
Director : Bernt Amadeus Capra
Studio : Paramount
by Paramount
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Publisher : Paramount
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Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9786302670301
UPC : 097361514239
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 92 reviews)
List Price : $19.95
Our Price : $76.00
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This strange experiment in filmed conversation finds three people--a physicist, a poet, a politician--yammering about the environment, science, art, government, and much else, all in an effort either to find or to dispute connections between disparate subjects. There is no story, as such--just lots of chatter (much of it not particularly profound) shot against a variety of picturesque backgrounds. If director Bernt Capra thought this would turn out to be another My Dinner with André, that fantasy falls on its face. --Tom Keogh |
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My Poor Friends |
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I loved this movie and told my friends to see it. I insisted they see it. They didn't see in it what I did so I changed friends. |
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Opinionated People Literally Shape the World! |
The scenery is gorgeous and there is no action unless you really like a long walk because the name conveys the blocking and mostly the theme of the doing part of this movie. The actors are interesting because their careers have taken them many places but waning philosophical on a comfortable stroll is not where you would expect to find them! Now the characters as written are less than important but I believe that adds to the charm of this particular work. It truly isn't about who they are as much as it is about the topics they discuss and I think that goal was achieved here.
Sam Waterson plays a politician with a conscience who sees the value in knowing what he is talking about and why being a politician is important. That alone makes the movie worth watching and memorable. He reminds us that politicians are actually trying to do good deeds to the benefit of mankind as a whole!
I believe Liv Ulman offers less than an honest portrayal of a physicist as I have known a few but again she is the physicist we would like to have walk among us and there is hope in that. I found her patience amazing as she piece by piece explains things no one grasps without a masters degree.
The script was written in such clear tones that I feel sure it is safe to call this movie a classic before its time. I learned two things from this movie I will never forget. An electron shell is never where you look! That is significant because it has now been determined that in high speed particle accelerators the observer seems to influence outcomes of tests. There has to be a subatomic influence being imposed by the human self and it is neither defined nor until recently recognized. This movie suggests that the act of 'looking' alters an electron shell and new science will inevitably fall from that statement! That makes this movie one that will help the layman grasp changes in our future because if I can understand what was said here then anyone can. The second thing I learned is how egos in scientific fields can influence peer review literally directing the force of funding and 'accepted' science. The political overview of the Waterson character shows political influence but what changed the course of man and the world at large is more significantly noted by the delay in considering Descartes work and much of that was personal and petty. Now it may be true that all fields and directions in science have equal merit and it is true this determination only caused a delay in the relevance of Descartes work so it is a matter of durations I think..the world I live in would have been different and the changes that science may make I may never see.
There is an edginess and urgency that comes together towards the end of the movie perhaps based on the two things I learned and told you. What is important? When is it important? What can one man do? These concerns have a broader and more developed feel to them after watching this movie. Perhaps it will bring a more thoughtful approach to where leaders would lead us but only if they watch this movie and I am afraid it is little known.
The poet character adds grace to the finale and throughout seeing ever the beauty of life and men and our struggles and goals but he is underdeveloped in this screen play. Unfortunately when the movie is over I felt the need to wonder why the writer didn't just have them wrestle on the beach or burst into a run somewhere to liven it up. Unless you listen closely this is a rather dry movie and the average 10 year old would balk at being made to watch it.
Darn shame too! I really like this movie and have made all my kids and friends watch it...that's how I know about the balking! Its worth paying attention to what it says though. Everyone should watch this movie! |
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Paradoxical little talk movie ... |
Ever since I first saw "Dinner With Andre" I have a soft spot for movies like this ... meaning anything that tries to be different from the average action or warmed over reruns that we get year after year when new movies come out. I seek out movies like this and enjoy them mostly. "MIndwalk" is about a conversation between a poet, a scientist and a poltician as they walk around in the island of Mont St. Michel, the castle, in the walls.
The scenery is captivating and interesting, the characters are representing ideas that the writer or the movie is using to try to impart his view of life and the universe, a kind of mix of science and poetry, and the politician is there to mediate how to get that message out to people, most of whom are only interested in day to day realities.
There was things I liked and disliked about the conversation, and agreed and disagreed with in the ideas. It does seem the Western civilization is at a crossroads as the world gets smaller, and the Newtonian, Cartesian world versus the Einsteinian world is an allegory for that, but the conversations about physics supporting some of what are religious ideas are idiosyncratic to the writer. They are nice ideas to listen to and I have nothing against them, and I am glad someone took the time to try to present these ideas in a movie like this, but this is just a conversation among people.
There is little change in the characters, action of the sort we see and expect in most movies. I found it refreshing and enjoyable. To me the main idea is that we have to start being able to look at ourselves clearly to survive in a world that is changing in ways even the brightest among us do not understand and cannot predict. The nationalistic idea or identifying with any group and rejecting other groups and using violence to solve our problems cannot continue.
One of my favorite movies, even with its flaws. Make up your own mind, but this ought to at least provoke a little thought. |
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Painful film, atrocious writing. |
Unbearable. This is not cinematic: It is the self-indulgent and unsuccessful attempt to shove a high school textbook of the history and philosophy of science--without alteration, cleverness, or artistry--into the format of a 2-hour dramatic film.
This movie should never have been made with this kind of terrible writing. It is, literally, a nonstop dialog in the form of a conversation about scientific theory among three characters as they stroll along a beach in Normandy. There is no room for acting (which is as a result hokey and absurd), no cinematography, no natural or realistic human interaction, no storyline or dramatic development, and a tone that is painfully preachy and patronizing. The characters can only be totally uncompelling and unsympathetic. There is no attempt to pull viewers in.
While the actual concepts discussed in the running conversation are fascinating on their own, the torturous way this is turned into a movie is saps them of any excitement. Mindwalk is like unintentional kitsch--minus the life, humanity, spectacle and entertainment value of the tongue-in-cheek, intentional variety--and minus the creative and artistic value of avant-garde cinema. So whats left? Unbearable pretense and an awful piece of film.
This isn't a movie that weathers time well. Few but cloistered, geeky science buffs will find it tolerable, or be able to pardon its fatal flaws. It's the type of thing that will likely have a small cult fan base. I've seen other commenters here who wrote that this movie "changed their entire perception". I have to say I agree with them: I now realize that I had never before fathomed what the depths of horrible, self-indulgent moviemaking could be. |
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Incredible Movie |
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This is worth seing over and over. I get something new every time I watch it. They should remake this movie on DVD for better audience participation. |
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