In the Beginning There Was Light (2010)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Boring, long, and too preachy.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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I don't get why this movie has gotten such a low rating. I've found it really great. To me it was more interesting and exiting than a thriller. It was really informing and showed that there is more between heaven and earth than most scientists would admit. This movies shows various examples of people- among others a natural scientist- who live without food for a long time. Some of them even without drinking. One of them, a spiritual man from India has eaten and drunk nothing for 70 years! Interviews with scientists who admits that there are things orthodox science can't explain and quantum physicists who say that mind is connected with the universe and everything with everything complete the fascinating experience.

The movie does start out critically. They cite studies and interview the participants. The fact that some of those studies weren't published and/or taken seriously makes them conclude: conspiracy! From there on the documentary takes a turn right into complete insanity: Prana, Chakras, Quantum-Healing and similar ideas are all of a sudden accepted as working practices without further investigation. If this movie were a joke it would be funny, but for something that calls itself a documentary it is simply an affront.p.s. stating light nourishment would work when we have around one billion starving people on the planet is a bit twisted, so maybe i'm getting it all wrong and it is a masterpiece of black humor.

The quote at the end of the movie ("Mindblowing if you excuse me") describes it best: This film is a wonderful documentary with a lot of scientists talking but not lecturing. Despite whatever you might think about the people shown who claim not to eat or drink in years, the film takes you on a very pleasant and comfortable journey into the areas of life where science has to admit phenomena without being able to explain them. And further. And further into your own imagination of what might be possible in this world and what not.The director admits that the ending is a bit one-sided but well, it's his opinion on the whole subject and you're free to follow or not.The most important fact for me was the stunning camera-work, the very clever editing and a wise choice in the references/people which appeared in the film.