This movie attempts to mix science with religion. This infuriates some people. I understand the fear of religious dogma, for it can kill democracy. But there is also danger in scientific dogma. Every explanation of the world has flaws, even the scientific ones. Some philosophers of science, like Paul Feyerabend (he's not in the movie), call for a rethinking of the scientific method. And he was NOT a religious man. But science CAN turn into a fundamentalist dictatorship, too. In order to avoid that, we must keep an open mind, even for the ideas that seem counterintuitive or unscientific at first. And, if we can't avoid mixing our beliefs with science, then let us try and keep them on the side of freedom of thought and speech.
The movie itself is a little slow to start, but when it gets the knack for mixing talking heads with computer graphics and a fictional story to illustrate some of the points, it really gets going. The general idea, that divides into some more specific ones, is that the way you expect the world to go DOES seem to have an influence on how you SEE it, and so it can affect your life. Change the way you see it, and you change the way it goes. That's true to some extent, and do not let anyone, not even the people in this movie decide for you to what extent you will believe in this.
In short: Cosmic Romantic Comedy
The movie itself is a little slow to start, but when it gets the knack for mixing talking heads with computer graphics and a fictional story to illustrate some of the points, it really gets going. The general idea, that divides into some more specific ones, is that the way you expect the world to go DOES seem to have an influence on how you SEE it, and so it can affect your life. Change the way you see it, and you change the way it goes. That's true to some extent, and do not let anyone, not even the people in this movie decide for you to what extent you will believe in this.
In short: Cosmic Romantic Comedy