Comments on: Why “The Secret” Is Mistrusted http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Evolving Times » Law of Attraction Carnival #14: The Secret http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Evolving Times » Law of Attraction Carnival #14: The Secret Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:13:46 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-104 [...] Lee presents Why The Secret Is Mistrusted | Dirty Mechanism - Personal Development posted at Dirty Mechanism - Personal [...] [...] Lee presents Why The Secret Is Mistrusted | Dirty Mechanism – Personal Development posted at Dirty Mechanism – Personal [...]

]]> By: Isis Kali http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Isis Kali Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:28:23 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-103 Heh...I think they must've heard you. "The Secret" is now available for free on Youtube. It looks like the production company put it up. You know, I was thinking about that myself. What's with the commercialization? It's not the most groundbreaking theory in the world, after all. It just occured to me, though, that people place much value on what they buy, not on what they're given. That could be part of the reasoning. Also, the American audience has to be lured by gimmicks, bells, and whistles (sigh), so they got it right in that respect. Heh…I think they must’ve heard you. “The Secret” is now available for free on Youtube. It looks like the production company put it up.

You know, I was thinking about that myself. What’s with the commercialization? It’s not the most groundbreaking theory in the world, after all. It just occured to me, though, that people place much value on what they buy, not on what they’re given. That could be part of the reasoning. Also, the American audience has to be lured by gimmicks, bells, and whistles (sigh), so they got it right in that respect.

]]> By: Chris Stretten http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Chris Stretten Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:46:24 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-102 "...Do the marketers who are marketing the film want to make money, or do they want to spread this “wonderful knowledge” about positive thinking, the like-attract-like mentality, and so on? The answer, I think, is both! A problem with that part of it, too, though is - if they want to do both, why bother making money at all that way when the Law of Attraction can supposedly make them money some other way? Why give people the shaft?..." Perhaps selling the DVD was part of their intention to make money and is in fact one of the ways they wished to make money? If so... I'd say it's a great example of how it is working for them. :) I don't think people are getting "the shaft" for paying money for an obviously well produced movie. A lot of people had to get paid to do that film. When I first saw the Secret over a year ago, it was on Google video for free. The producers themselves put it there for a few months! Then they offered it for download at 4.99... which is a perfectly reasonable amount to watch it. Purchasing the DVD for 29.95 (or whatever) seems to me to be simply an option rather than a requirement to see the movie. One that people who enjoy watching on their TV's and over and over again would take. The book was the latest release and basically covers the movie verbatim (so I've been told). I find it difficult to understand why people have a problem with others making money on this... money is a requirement to live these days unfortunately, and the marketing costs for this were not free I can assure you. :D Cheers, Chris “…Do the marketers who are marketing the film want to make money, or do they want to spread this “wonderful knowledge” about positive thinking, the like-attract-like mentality, and so on? The answer, I think, is both! A problem with that part of it, too, though is – if they want to do both, why bother making money at all that way when the Law of Attraction can supposedly make them money some other way? Why give people the shaft?…”
Perhaps selling the DVD was part of their intention to make money and is in fact one of the ways they wished to make money? If so… I’d say it’s a great example of how it is working for them. :) I don’t think people are getting “the shaft” for paying money for an obviously well produced movie. A lot of people had to get paid to do that film. When I first saw the Secret over a year ago, it was on Google video for free. The producers themselves put it there for a few months! Then they offered it for download at 4.99… which is a perfectly reasonable amount to watch it. Purchasing the DVD for 29.95 (or whatever) seems to me to be simply an option rather than a requirement to see the movie. One that people who enjoy watching on their TV’s and over and over again would take. The book was the latest release and basically covers the movie verbatim (so I’ve been told). I find it difficult to understand why people have a problem with others making money on this… money is a requirement to live these days unfortunately, and the marketing costs for this were not free I can assure you. :D

Cheers,
Chris

]]> By: Lyman Reed http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Lyman Reed Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:58:45 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-101 Your welcome, Scott. It's my pleasure... I think this blog's gonna go far. For a good article on the What the Bleep backstory, there's a good article on <a href="http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2004/09/16/bleep/index.html" rel="nofollow">Salon.com</a>. Personally, I don't care about the organizations behind it... it's just the fact that they were barely mentioned in the film, and what was mentioned wasn't until the end of it. It just really turned me off when I found out later where it came from. Also, when JZ Knight was on Larry King's "Beyond Positive Thinking" segments, there wasn't a single mention of Ramtha. As far as I could tell, all of the other panelists were pretty up front about their work. You would think the fact that she's been channeling the spirit of a warrior from Atlantis for many years now is important... Your welcome, Scott. It’s my pleasure… I think this blog’s gonna go far.

For a good article on the What the Bleep backstory, there’s a good article on Salon.com. Personally, I don’t care about the organizations behind it… it’s just the fact that they were barely mentioned in the film, and what was mentioned wasn’t until the end of it. It just really turned me off when I found out later where it came from.

Also, when JZ Knight was on Larry King’s “Beyond Positive Thinking” segments, there wasn’t a single mention of Ramtha. As far as I could tell, all of the other panelists were pretty up front about their work. You would think the fact that she’s been channeling the spirit of a warrior from Atlantis for many years now is important…

]]> By: Scott Lee http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Scott Lee Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:45:13 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-100 Thanks for reading, Lyman. What were the origins of What the Bleep...? Thanks for reading, Lyman.

What were the origins of What the Bleep…?

]]> By: Lyman Reed http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2007/01/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Lyman Reed Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:00:44 +0000 http://www.scottfreethinking.com/blog/index.php/why-the-secret-is-mistrusted/#comment-99 Great post, Scott. I love "The Secret", but I hear you on some of the marketing angles that were used in the film itself and in it's distribution. But it is possible that without the marketing, it wouldn't have reached the audience that it did. I do think that it was much more transparent than a similar movie - "What The Bleep Do We Know"... with that one, it really disappointed me to learn that it was made by the people it was, with absolutely no disclosure that I could see. The film had a great message, but when I later discovered it's origins, I felt almost... betrayed. Great post, Scott. I love “The Secret”, but I hear you on some of the marketing angles that were used in the film itself and in it’s distribution. But it is possible that without the marketing, it wouldn’t have reached the audience that it did.

I do think that it was much more transparent than a similar movie – “What The Bleep Do We Know”… with that one, it really disappointed me to learn that it was made by the people it was, with absolutely no disclosure that I could see. The film had a great message, but when I later discovered it’s origins, I felt almost… betrayed.

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