My Review of the ACIM 'movie'

Here' s the review I posted on Amazon.com this week in regards the recently released A Course in Miracles The Movie. I gave it three stars out of five.


Not great, but it didn't suck

First, I would say it is a bit misleading to call this a 'movie.' 'Documentary' would be a more appropriate term. This documentary is only about an hour long, so there is only so much that can be covered in that span of time. For a newbie, you'll get some ideas about what the Course is about from many different teachers, but if you really want to understand it and learn how to apply it, I highly recommend reading The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness by Gary Renard. It explains the Course in no uncertain terms; very clear and blunt, and without compromise.

Also, no background was really given in this documentary in order to put what the teachers were saying into context, so a newbie wouldn't have the benefit of comparing the thought system of A Course in Miracles to other spiritual thought systems that are out there. The Course is certainly unique, and unlike anything else. Also, perhaps a longer program would have allowed for more time to get into much more detail about the unconscious guilt we all have and how it came about, how true forgiveness removes it, and how to apply true forgiveness into your everyday life. As it's stated in The Disappearance of the Universe, `Without its practical method of forgiveness, the Course would be nothing but a beautiful and useless book.' So, again, The Disappearance of the Universe covers all this.

But if you're not much of a reader and you really want to get an in-depth take on the Course with something you can watch on your TV or computer screen, I highly recommend the DVD Beyond the Ego Workshop with Gary Renard. Also, for an audio teaching, I highly recommend Gary's six disc CD program, Secrets of the Immortal: Advanced Teachings from a Course in Miracles.

Finally, no offense to Puppetji, but he does not really add anything to this program that is Course related, although I found him rather amusing, and laughter is always a good thing. But I certainly could have done without the woman talking about her relationship problems as I didn't feel that added anything useful to this documentary. That time could have been used more appropriately, in my opinion. So, I guess I have some mixed feelings about this documentary, but you're much better off watching this than trying to figure out the Course through Marianne Williamson or through any of the other popular New Age authors who are NOT teaching the same thing as the Course. Ok, I've said enough. Can I have a brownie now?

To find the product and my review on Amazon, click on the following link: A Course in Miracles The Movie