4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
Overview
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Hinduism: Positive
Viewer Rating
4.4
Overview
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores quantum physics, consciousness, and spirituality, advocating for individual empowerment through a shift in personal perception and belief. Its focus on apolitical themes and individual transformation, rather than political ideologies or societal structures, places it squarely in the neutral category.
The film includes a central character who is a deaf woman, contributing to visible diversity within the cast. Its narrative primarily focuses on scientific and spiritual concepts, without critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film's core themes of consciousness, interconnectedness, and the mind's power to shape reality align strongly with fundamental Buddhist principles. These ideas are presented as profound truths that empower individuals and offer a path to understanding the universe.
The film references Christian concepts like God and prayer, reinterpreting them through its quantum mysticism framework. It integrates these ideas into its broader spiritual message without critique, treating them as part of a universal truth.
The film explores concepts like the nature of consciousness, the divine within, and the interconnectedness of all things, which resonate deeply with Hindu philosophy. These spiritual insights are affirmed as central to understanding reality and personal empowerment.
This documentary-drama focuses on scientific and spiritual concepts, presenting a fictional narrative about a woman's spiritual awakening. There are no discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the film's content, leading to a net impact of N/A.
The film "What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?" is a documentary-drama exploring quantum physics, consciousness, and spirituality. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative or expert interviews.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original work, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters are either new creations for the film or real individuals portraying themselves, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior canon.
This film is an original documentary-drama hybrid, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established characters or a biopic of specific historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist who were canonically or historically established as one race and then portrayed as another.
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User Ratings
5.2
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