simonbeck-68208 The basic message of the film (that the patterns of nature from the macrocosmic to the microcosmic and from the gross to the subtle repeat themselves implying an underlying unity of consciousness and we all need to meditate and rediscover that underlying unity) is a good message but the film's finer details, the way the message is conveyed, and the stylistic presentation leave a lot to be desired. The main issue is that everything is presented as objective fact when actually it is just one person's understanding of reality and his interpretation of different spiritual traditions. Instead of being totally upfront and clear about it, the film maker, Daniel Schmidt, hides behind a narrator voice for the whole two hours (which unfortunately sounds uncannily like a trailer voice for Hollywood action movies). Making use of narration in this way makes all that is said sound more believable: the narrator (in any film or documentary) is usually hidden and presents the facts with an all-knowing (God-like) authority which the viewer in general takes on as truth without question. However, a lot of documentaries nowadays (from what I've seen) have moved away from having a narrator at all, and allow the subjects or interviewees themselves present their understanding as they see it which is more in line with a relativistic worldview (i.e. that reality presents itself differently for different individuals). They don't attempt to present the whole picture of a situation or phenomenon but just say that this is one picture, or this is these people's understanding. In so doing they are far more honest than Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds manages to be. This film is presented as giving objective facts of the big picture of reality which is really nothing short of arrogant. Throughout, tidbits of information are thrown out as fact but without any back-up argumentation or further analysis. To take just two (of many) examples, the film states that heaven in Christianity and nirvana in Buddhism are the same thing, and that the symbol of the serpent in ancient Greece, in ancient Egypt, in Hinduism, and in Judaism/Christianity all represent the same kundalini awakening. Now, it may well be right but it may just as well not be. I mean, these are questions that could start long theological/philosophical discussions with many a well-traversed spiritual practitioner but Shmidt just rushes to simple conclusions that support his point of view.In many ways, Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds, gives a superficial impression despite trying to be the complete opposite. It seems to want to take in a little bit of every field of knowledge that has ever existed and show that all of it is pointing toward the same reality, but there is no critical thinking, no difficult questions being asked, no deeper line of reasoning. There is no room for the possibility that not everything that is said may not in fact be true. It is a potpourri of wisdom quotes from sages and philosophers, a dash of theoretical physics and geometry, hintings of mysticism, ancient civilisations and religion, the odd reference to less well-known phenomena such as synaethesia, entheogens, and Higgs Boson particles, all told over entrancing fractal imagery, geometric patterns and nature pics together with an alternating soundtrack of at times relaxation/meditation tones and at times dramatic and emotionally charged music. It is a bit ironic that in the fourth part of the film, Schmidt laments the contemporary overuse of technology, the endless playing of video games and surfing on phones and tablets, and what it does to us as people, while at the same time the whole film seems geared towards someone with an attention span of 30 seconds. The film's subject matter is incredibly interesting but the film does not come close to doing justice to it.
Elan Sun Star This film is more than a mere documentary and contains a wonderful presentation of the world's wisdom traditions with the science and insights of physics and spirituality as well as a visual / acoustic unfolding of a wonderful and trans-formative journey of revelation and growth . The graphics and imagery of sacred geometric forms and toroids and Golden Mean visuals is unmatched in any other consciousness films I have ever seen. this is true state of the art "Consciousness expanding Art".If you enjoy spiritual unfoldment and insight and revelation as well as incredible visual art this is the film Th music is very well edited and the sound quality is incredibly enhanced very intimate and crystal clarity of tonal values....This film deserves to be a "viral classic" .
peit_edda I would like to thanks the creators of this movie that summarizes in a very detailed and clear way the "existence" in this "realitity" and in the whole universe of the Akasha and Kundalini energy that connects us with one each other through love. The energy that is , it is perfectly expressed and probed to exist . In this dual reality we human still need probes to believe in all that we have forgotten ...thanks for you contribution to spread light and love. Namaste PS: I am sure that in the akashick records we can find the answers unanswered yet by humans regarding so many mysteries in life. If i found them so i will the let you know...
SpiritFilms Inner Worlds Outer Worlds creates in the viewer a feeling that one is going down a rabbit hole, deeper and deeper until one realizes that we have ACTUALLY been down the rabbit hole all along. Our eyes have been closed as we have missed the sublime essence of nature, as we have created endless distractions for ourselves. The film juxtaposes ancient spiritual teachings with cutting edge science, beautiful fractals and observations about modern society. The main premise of the film is that we are asleep, moving in endless cycles of craving and aversion which are perpetuated by a pathological egoic or thinking mind. One needs to still the mind to "wake up". The truth is conveyed gently without offending or crushing any belief systems, and at the same time showing how all spiritual system have one common source. As we move from the head to the deeper realizations of the heart, one is left with a profound sense of the beauty and sacredness of life.
