dykstraNet

Oh man… I can’t believe I was so excited to see this one only to have it be so aweful. I was thinking I might learn something about quantum mechanics after having seen some good stuff on string theory on PBS. Unfortunately, my bull-bleep meter was going off the charts shortly after this bad movie began. It had me going back and forth for a bit, because I think they did con some real physicists into lending their names to the film. But then some of the interviews came across as sheer quackery. Any doubt was laid to rest when one clearspeak expert uttered the word “mediocracy”. Hmmm, I think your vocab might be a little mediocre there pal. Turns out the guy is a chiropractor. Is that where you want to be getting your physics?

Check out the script. Search for ‘mediocracy’.

There is a pretty good point by point breakdown of the science (and lack) here.
A snip:
The premise of the film is that quantum mechanics proves a conscious observer is necessary to create reality. The conclusion is we literally create reality with our thoughts.

Unfortunately the theory of quantum mechanics does not say this. The film makers are confusing the theory of quantum mechanics with an interpretation of quantum mechanics. This is an explanation to help understand what might be going on, but it is not part of the theory because it is not falsifiable: it cannot be tested in such a way that, if it were false, it would fail the test (without falsifying the whole of quantum mechanics, and therefore all the other interpretations too).

Another scathing review to convince you this movie is bunk.