Fiction...only to the mind controlled drones who cant see past 'actors'

Bob Frissel has a few good books out there that will blow your mind--especially if you are open to thinking about everything a human is REALLY capable of and how far behind we could possibly be. If you really get into it, he even offers seminars and workshops.
David Icke opened my eyes to the "real" world. He has alot of good, comprehensive books about the wide array of conspiracies throughout human history. His books are a pretty entertaining read--much less dry--than other metaphysical/new age books available. He also ties different concepts and theories together to what he calls "the global conspiracy".
Overall though, I believe everyone can have very different journeys to the same realization of "true human reality" and what is truly possible when we stop thinking things are impossible.
Exercise-wise, I would have to say the most meaningful guidelines to follow in terms of faith and spirituality come from Buddhism and Confucianism. However, religious beliefs and traditions are the hardest roadblocks to open your mind to simply because the influence of religion has been around for such a long time. I suggest experiencing and trying to learn about as many different religions as you can--you will see they are far more alike--AND USELESS--than what we are made to believe.
But, don't just believe everything you come by--those thoughts and ideas are unique to that person. We are all supposed to be different--every single person. However, ignorance and rejection from others have turned us into programmed replicas of public opinion.
Take back your control over your mind and body--you will find your own answers and point of view of the world.
PEACE & LOVE

appreciation
— n
1. thanks or gratitude
2. assessment of the true worth or value of persons or things
3. perceptive recognition of qualities, as in art
4. an increase in value, as of goods or property
5. a written review of a book, etc, esp when favorable

Following that definition, my "appreciation" to this movie--not the actors--is completely accurate to anyone who truly understands the power of the ideas behind this movie. George Clooney gets my appreciation when his acting ADDS OR ENHANCES THE MOVIE. Here, he does neither. Wait...maybe he managed to get it showed in more cities to more people...
That doesn't help ME much...he should appreciate me, and the other people like me, because we actually bought a movie ticket to something starring him. 95 % of the struggling actors in this country alone could have performed just as well.
There ARE some times an actor or actress MAKES a movie what it comes to be--albeit, far and few between--and that is an appropriate time to give them their praise and accolades.
My point is that acting is only ONE tiny fraction of what creates a movie. In my opinion, MANY people who enjoy criticizing other peoples' opinions of movies, music, books, art, politics, etc, etc, etc..., tend to hone in on the most conventional and obvious components of a movie. The fault I see in this is that there are unthinkable amounts of opinions daily that influence your "personal opinion" about the movie as a whole. For example, independent movies become increasingly more popular around Academy Award nom. time when they are mentioned--that is also applicable to studio pictures with nominations as well. Miraculously, all of a sudden, half of America loves the movie too! Possible? Absolutely! Probable? Doubtful. I would bet money on the fact that of the 99% of the people that go to see the movie following that scenario, more people will exit liking it. Unfortunately, the majority of those opinions will be based on: your evaluation of the movie based on hearsay popular opinion + amount of award nominations + your likability of the actors/director - an unbiased starting opinion of the movie +/- etc, etc, etc......
My point is that the only way a person can form an opinion on a film--or anything else in the world--is to look at it from ALL possible points of view. The more knowledgeable a person is to the many nuances of the ART of film, the more able they are to assess it as "good" art or "bad art". ART--which is what movies actually are at the core--is what creativity produces. ART is what happens when an artist expresses THEIR PERSONAL OPINION--SYMBOLICALLY--through more concrete means of communication(from the time when symbols became the main form of communication up to the present-day) to elicit ANY response or reaction or opinion by its audience. It is essentially a symbolic way of expressing the artist's personal opinion and feelings about some realm of the world we live in. Take what you want from it--just let other people do the same. There are no rights or wrongs in an interpretation of art--every person SHOULD and SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO have any opinion they want without being told they are wrong.
This movie states my opinion perfectly:
Lyn Cassady: Once you understand the linkage between observation and reality then you begin to dance with invisibility.
Bob Wilton: Like camouflage.
Lyn Cassady: No, it's not like camouflage.
We camouflage our ability to TRULY think freely with what the consensus thinks--no one should control your mind but YOU.

Spielberto -

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/11/psychic-spies-acid-guinea-pigs -new-age-gis-the-true-men-who-stare-at-goats/

The movie is based on a book (which is much better than the movie), which is based on a lot of truth. Most of the characters in the movie are real.

"is LOVED by many"

You cannot love someone you've never met, it's nothing but superficial admiration.

It's interesting that you rate actors so highly, it shows complete vanity and emptiness ('dorks and goblins') on your part, why not love and admire scientists, doctors, engineers, nurses, you know, the people who actually to something to tangibly improve our lives? I quite like a lot of actors and I've been haunted/inspired/blown away by many of their performances but, ultimately, they are not doing anything of any greatness, they are just a distraction from our ordinary lives.

Thank god someone pointed out the '5% of our brains!' *beep* A quick explanation because I highly doubt he'll ever go look that up, it doesn't fit into this view on the world, so therefore it is not relevant.

We use an average of 10% at any given time. Just the same as we only use a certain amount of muscles in our body during a specific activity, playing tennis will use a specific set of muscles, sitting on my arse typing will use a specific set of muscles, obviously far less (unfortunately for most of us) than playing tennis. The brain will use certain parts to calculate arithmetic, certain parts to imagine a woman sitting on a horse, certain parts to correct mad strangers on the interwebs, and so on. It is impossible to use '100% of the brain' at any given time, it has evolved to be as efficient as possible. Having the thing on full power the whole time would use up a massive amount of energy, we would never have survived to get to this stage if it had been this way.

That 5-10% of the brain thing AGAIN?
I was gonna point that out. I also think it has somethng to do with glial cells, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroglia

It's curtains for you, Dr. Horrible. Lacy, gently wafting curtains. -- Captain Hammer

how did you braindead F@#$ers manage turn the op's somewhat insightful comments into a debate about george clooney

from what i gather he was making two crucial and significant points:

1. Every single actor including but not limited to Clooney is irrelevant to the creative dimensions of the movie, they are simply a tool used and exploited by writers and directors, being spoon fed lines and how best to deliver them, as such they do not deserve praise for being a vehicle for someone else's ideas

2. This film is labelled "fiction" only because it does not adhere to the established norms of what we are made to and told to believe, whilst there may be clear instances of exaggerated hollywood romanticism of this story, its substance remains believable. Im not saying to take this film as fact but what myself and the op i believe are trying to convey is the fact that anyone who spits chips and labels this film pure fiction without a 2nd thought are buying into/are a part of the very system the film tries to oppose

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