I love this film! It is daring, challenging the viewer to think way outside the box

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2009)

I love this film! It is daring, well acted, but most importantly, challenges the viewer to think . . . way outside the box.
On a scale of 1 - 10, I'll give this film a 12+, and I am not usually inclined to be so generous in my comments along these lines.
I have always had considerable respect for Nicholas Cage as an actor, but in this film, he shines - could not have been castled more perfectly.
I freely admit, this film is not for everyone. If you're someone who stays glued to the TV screen watching the usual sort of mindless dribble that is dished out to the mainstream TV audience, this film is probably not for you.
The one clue I will offer is that this is sort of what "The Day the Earth Stood Still" could have been, although I did like that film as well, and Keanu Reeves was the perfect choice for the part in that film, in its modern remake version.
But "Knowing" truly is unique.
People who are scared of thinking outside the box, and like to stay safely ensconced in the world they were trained to believe in, in many cases will not "get this" - that's to be expected.
But for a very large and growing percentage of the population who are beginning to take a serious look at what our history on this planet might have been, and what many are now trying to understand in this context, this film does walk the viewer down a path that leads to areas of thought that are quite timely.
This was a well crafted example of the art-form - two thumbs up!