Mindwalk (1990) *** of **** Rated: PG Length: 112 minutes Book Writer: "The Turning Point" by Fritof Capra Screen Writers:   Floyd Byars   Bernt Amadeus Capra   Fritof Capra Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra Cast:   Liv Ullmann: Sonia Hoffman   Sam Waterston: Jack Edwards   John Heard: Thomas Harriman   Ione Skye: Kit Hoffman			Titles & images are property of their respective owners.
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	Synopsis: A former Presidential candidate needs a break, and calls his old poet friend looking for a revitalizing get away.  They go to the island abbey of Mont. St. Michael in France where they meet up with a physicist who is currently avoiding the world.  They get into a philosophical conversation of how our human view of the world effects how we as a species behave.  System Theory relationships and importance is discussed from the points of view of the scientist, the politician and the poet with a small emphasis on the effects this has on individuals.  Review: This is a very well done film for describing the concepts and holding attention.  It is a bit one sided, but the concepts here have proven largely to be correct in the decade since the book was made into a film.  The use of characters as scientist, politician, and poet to personify human viewpoints was successful, and helped to put a face on problems for which many people have had a hard time conceiving.  Each of the actors portrayed their role well as they brought out their strengths and vulnerabilities.  Ironically, what makes this so successful is that it breaks all the elements down to more manageable pieces for the audience, but it is the limitations of such isolated break downs that it is speaking out against in the first place.  The human view of the world as discussed is very poignantly displayed in parallel through various rooms within the abbey as well as the general scenery.  The film's one weakness is that it can come off as pretentious at times, but part of that is the expediency required to state the concept and get the story moving.  This is intended to be thought provoking, and it is.  Those with an aversion towards thought will of course not like this trialog, and may even feel threatened by it.