Flight From Death - The Quest for Immortality

Starring:Perrin Sprecace, Gabriel Byrne
Director: Patrick Shen
Studio: GO-KART RECORDS
Product Type: DVD

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At some point in everyone's life, thoughts turn to death. A subject that most people like to skirt around, it is tackled head on in this award-winning documentary from director Patrick Shen. Shen identifies death as one of the underlying factors in causing modern day malaise, and examines various responses to the specter of death as it looms large over our heads. Positing the theory that death is inherently buried in everything we do, Shen lets his theory unravel in an interesting and informative manner. Travelling the globe, the director pools his ideas from an array of sources, including expert commentary from scholars such as Ernest Becker and Sheldon Solomon.

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Running Time: 85 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Flight From Death - The Quest for Immortality
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Not Perfect, but better than nothing

The work of idiots

THIS IS A MUST SEE

Not what I expected.

"Everything Has Been Figured Out Except How To Live" ~ The Eventuality Of Death

Flight From Death - The Quest for Immortality
Starring: Perrin Sprecace , and Gabriel Byrne
Director: Patrick Shen
Manufacturer: GO-KART RECORDS
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ASIN: B0009NZ77E
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Product Description

At some point in everyone's life, thoughts turn to death. A subject that most people like to skirt around, it is tackled head on in this award-winning documentary from director Patrick Shen. Shen identifies death as one of the underlying factors in causing modern day malaise, and examines various responses to the specter of death as it looms large over our heads. Positing the theory that death is inherently buried in everything we do, Shen lets his theory unravel in an interesting and informative manner. Travelling the globe, the director pools his ideas from an array of sources, including expert commentary from scholars such as Ernest Becker and Sheldon Solomon.

System Requirements:
Running Time: 85 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Not Perfect, but better than nothing.......2007-06-22

Having been a proponent of Ernest Becker's theories articulated in The Denial of Death since its publication in 1973, and of terror management theory, I came watch the movie with great expectation considering the past reviews. While acceptable as a purely introductory movie, it did not add much to my understanding of the subject of death's impact on human motivation and behavior. Still, by confirming the viability of Becker's ideas, my immortality project was enhanced. And that is always good!

The work of idiots.......2007-06-07

When your premise is wrong, everything after that, including your conclusion, is horribly erroneous. This film claims that we are all afraid of death, that we are all in denial of it (two statements that contradict and cancel each other out - if we are in denial, we are not in a state of fear; if we are conscious of something to fear, we can't be in denial), and that this anxiety motivates so much - or perhaps all, of human activity - creativity, war, aggression, religion, art, etc. First of all, let me speak as someone who has absolutely no fear of death. Why don't I have any fear of death? Simple logic. When I am dead, I will have no sensation and I will be incapable of thinking so I will not experience death. Without sensation or thought, there is no experience. When I am, there is no death. When death comes, I will not be. It is stupid to fear something that you will never experience. It would be like fearing being attacked by an extinct animal like a T-Rex - it's not going to happen. We cannot experience non-existence; if we did, it would not be non-existence. Where are all these people that the commentators in this film believe supposedly walk around in fear and anxiety of death? Most people I know are involved in joyful careers, relationships, affairs, athletics, hobbies, travel, etc. They are affirming the precious gift of life. They don't waste a single second fearing death or worrying about it. The commentators of this film seem to be talking more about their own personal fears and neuroses (and the commentators seem to consist mostly of secular, Jewish academics (who have a distinctly different cultural, historical, theological, and familial dynamic experience from most people in the Christian/secular West)) than about any research into facts and figures. In fact, when they do address the objection that many people disagree with these idiots' idea that they have anxiety and fear of death, these self-reports are dismissed by claiming that these people are simply in denial. So, according to them, if you state that you are not afraid of death, you must be in denial because everyone is afraid of death and this only means you are in denial of being afraid. This idiotic argument is a win-win for them every time because it is nothing but circular reasoning. I am not afraid of death and it is NOT because I am in denial. It is because I enjoying my life as best I can and happen to be a pretty happy and content guy.
The fear of death is not universal. The denial of death is not universal. And these two do not motivate most of our activity no matter what these guys say. It simply is not so.
What motivates human activity? Gee, I hate to sound like a radical but the desire for food, water, sleep, sex, love, companionship, creative activity, excitement, and novelty are pretty high up on my list. A pity that the commentators on this silly film couldn't stoop to accepting such simple truths. They would rather sound like fourth-rate existentialists and neurotics than have a stitch of common sense.

THIS IS A MUST SEE.......2007-01-31

This documental is one of the best i have seen, it really makes you think about the way human beings behave and how the awareness of death changes our behavior, GREAT DOCUMENTAL, DEFENETLY A MUST SEE FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS SOMETIMES ABOUT DEATH.

Not what I expected........2007-01-22

This documentary has won a boatload of awards, but I was personally not too happy with it. After I watched the dvd I felt really depressed about everything around me. I felt hopeless. I was at a point in my life where agnosticism seemed to make sense to me. But I seriously felt different after seeing this. The one major flaw in the dvd is the one main professor in it sounds like a total burnout when he talks. I am sure he is well-respected and I know he is intelligent, but when he talks it is like fingernails on a chalkboard. This is just my personal take on it, but I would watch a friend's copy before dropping some cash on this. You can even buy mine if you want to...seriously.

"Everything Has Been Figured Out Except How To Live" ~ The Eventuality Of Death .......2006-12-23

`Flight From Death - The Quest for Immortality' (`03) is a thought provoking journey into the most basic of all mans' fears, the fear of impending death. Using Ernst Becker's classic work `The Denial of Death' as a springboard, this documentary explores the ongoing research by a group of cultural anthropologist and their formulation of what they call, "Terror Management Theory."

Overall I found this documentary to be intelligent, informative and at times emotional. Its one weakness in my estimation is its brief meandering into international politics and its convert sermonizing on the evil within. I sincerely doubt that our reaction to the events of 9/11 were based on our quest for immortality. Otherwise a worthwhile watch about a subject that we all must one day come to grips with.

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