It's easy to get caught up in a judgmental mode and put all sorts of barriers in one's mind to dismiss what Mark's saying. They are things most people don't want to accept about themselves because it means changing their long-held beliefs and making a very big mental effort. What is the point of the film you may ask? Well, it's not for me to say, but I think that the more important things Mark talks about are uncomfortable truths. All in all I feel a lot of people focused on irrelevant details or completely missed the point of the film. Mark doesn't owe you an explanation, he doesn't owe you a citation, he's just giving something that can help. Mark has his own ideas and interpretations. When you cite someone else's work, all you're doing is citing their ideas and interpretations. There are those who say 'Who are you to tell me this? Where do you get your information from? Where are your citations?' to which I say: the study of psychology is mostly just ideas and interpretations. There are those who say the message is obvious and nothing new to them, but seem to assume this makes it a bad film, instead of just not for them at this moment in their lives. There are those who sum it up in a few of Mark's words, yet seem to ignore the other things that Mark also says. I see a lot of negative comments about this film (here and on amazon).
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