April 2007

 Meta-Movie Matters

 with Jacqueline Marie

What’s a meta-movie? It’s a story, told on the silver screen, that embodies the true spirit of life, a movie with a vital message so convincingly portrayed it brings a ray of light to the viewer’s mind. A meta-movie remains in the heart, long after the screen goes dark.

"The Last Mimzy" Mesmerizes

Hear ye, all “Spirit Side” readers. It’s time to go “through the Looking Glass” straight to your local theatre for a rare treat, innocently labeled “the best family film of all time”?! Brilliant in every aspect, the movie’s plot is summed up in its tagline: “The future is trying to tell us something.”

Feeling dismay at my inability to carry “The Last Mimzy”s message in a brief review, I turn to the first-grade family member who sat beside me in the theatre. Asked, afterwards, by a pal’s dad, “what’s that new movie about,” she quickly replied: “Well, it’s about a rabbit who comes back from the future to save the world.”

Though I can’t match her elegant simplicity, I can share some enthusiastic cliff notes to enrich your viewing pleasure. Produced and directed by New Line Cinema co-founder, Robert Shaye, in partnership with Disney, this magical movie serves as a source of hope and inspiration for us all. Not only is the Mimzy’s message a must, its special effects are mind-bending and the cast is perfect, particularly the unnerved parents, played by Timothy Hutton and Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave’s daughter. All that is more astonishing than the film, itself, is 1) the fact that it was drawn from a futuristic short story written way back in 1943, and 2) that it is marketed to an audience of children. Commendations to New Line for their cleverness in luring “grown-ups” to a Saturday matinee with the kids. Little do they realize what’s in store.

Once “The Last Mimzy”s young hero and heroine (brother and sister, Noah and Emma) open a mysterious box they find on a beach, we’re all taken on a whirlwind time-travel, intergalactic ride that stretches from ancient mysticism to quantum physics. Sent by a scientist 1,000,000 years in the future, the correct use of the box’s contents proves critical to our species’ future. Who better to entrust with this powerful message than the open, unclouded mind of a child?

Turns out, the wholesale slaughter of humanity’s genetic codes, through chemicalization and commercialization (sound familiar?), have been leading to trouble for generations to come. An earlier “time capsule” fell into the hands of “Alice” of Wonderland, but her little Rabbit (carried in the magic box) didn’t make it back to the future with the corrected code in time. (Remember his incessant hysterics “I’m late for a very important date!” Quite true, apparently.) Fortunately, this last little whimzy falls into just the right hands - to save us from ourselves, just in the nick of time.

If this description sounds confusing, I do apologize. After all, this film is for children. It’s a bit much for my linear-programmed mind and I really need to see it for a second time. I’ll be doing so - as soon as I take a break from meditating to its spiritually mesmerizing sound track (composed by the Oscar winner for “Lord of the Rings”).

Need another carrot to get you out to this meta-masterwork while it’s still on the big screen that shows it all off? Just go to www.thelastmimzy.com for magical visions, mystical games, time travel commentaries and more.

Jacqueline Marie is a hypnoanalyst and master metaphysician. A pioneer in the holistic field, her works as a counselor, hypnotherapy trainer and teacher of practical spirituality span three decades. She is the author of Wake Up and Dream, a Wakeful Dreaming guide to personal and planetary transformation. For information on Wakeful Dreaming CDs, teleseminars and workshops, contact Jacqueline at inneruniverse@wi.rr.com.