Mindwalk

Mindwalk is a 1990 movie directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra, based on a book by his brother Fritjof Capra, named The Turning Point. (Fritjof Capra is also the author of the book: The Tao of Physics.)

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1990 - Movie - Bernt Amadeus Capra - Fritjof Capra - The Turning Point - The Tao of Physics

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The entire movie is a conversation between three characters: Sonia Hoffman (a scientist), Jack Edwards (Politician) and Thomas Harriman (Poet).

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The movie can be deemed as an introduction to Systems theory and systems thinking, while insights into modern physical theories (Quantum mechanics and particule physics) are given as well.

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Systems theory - Quantum mechanics - Physics

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Political and social problems and alternative solutions for them are another major focus of the movie. It is not the specific problems or the solutions that the authors are trying to convey here, but rather the perception through which they view these problems and synthesize respective solutions. This perception can be called a "holistic", or "systems" perspective.

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The following quote outlines the basic theme to the movie:

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"We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results" - Herman Melville

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Thomas Harriman, The poet, recites the poem "Enigmas" (Enigma - poem) by Pablo Neruda, at the end of the movie, concluding the core of the discussion.

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Enigma - poem - Pablo Neruda

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