The Principle

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This article is about the 2014 documentary film. For other uses, see Principle (disambiguation).
The Principle
Directed by Katheryne Thomas
Produced by Rick Delano
Robert Sungenis
Narrated by Kate Mulgrew
Distributed by Rocky Mountain Pictures
Release dates
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  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $86,172 as of April 26, 2015[1]

The Principle is a 2014 American documentary film produced by Rick Delano and Robert Sungenis questioning the Copernican principle and discussing geocentricism. The film opened in Chicago on October 24, 2014. The film is narrated by Kate Mulgrew and features scientists such as Lawrence M. Krauss and Michio Kaku. Mulgrew and some of the scientists who were interviewed have since repudiated the ideas advanced in the film and have alleged that their involvement was the result of being misled by the filmmaker. The repudiation occurred before the film was released, and without the scientists or Mulgrew having viewed the film.[2]

Summary

The film's producers state that the documentary concerns recent observations challenging the Copernican principle.[3][4][5] Some authors speculate that the film aims to support the theory that the Earth is motionless at the center of the universe.[6][7]

Release

The release date of the film was October 24, 2014, when it was screened at the Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Illinois, according to the distributor Rocky Mountain Pictures.[8]

Controversy

Claims

Following the release of the film's trailer, narrator Kate Mulgrew said that she was misinformed as to the purpose of the documentary.[9][10] Max Tegmark claims that DeLano "cleverly tricked a whole bunch of us scientists into thinking that they were independent filmmakers doing an ordinary cosmology documentary, without mentioning anything about their hidden agenda."[11] George Ellis has said that "I was interviewed for it but they did not disclose this agenda, which of course is nonsense. I don't think it's worth responding to -- it just gives them publicity. To ignore is the best policy. But for the record, I totally disavow that silly agenda."[11] Michio Kaku said that the film was likely "clever editing" of his statements and bordered on "intellectual dishonesty"[4] and Lawrence Krauss said he had no recollection of being interviewed for the film and would have refused to be in it if he had known more about it.[12][13] Julian Barbour claims he never gave permission to be in the film.[14]

Counterclaims

The release forms for both Krauss and Barbour were displayed on a live web cast session by the producers of the film on May 28, 2014.[5] The release forms include the verbiage, "Interviewee...agrees that the footage... will be used in a feature documentary ... interviewee also understands Producer will seek out ... unconventional interpretations and theories as well as mainstream views."[5] On the live recorded weblog Rationally Speaking, uploaded to YouTube on May 22, 2014, Krauss states that after thinking about it, he recalls being interviewed for The Principle. After making the admission, he is critical of Mulgrew's participation as narrator of the documentary but ultimately gives her the benefit of the doubt.[15]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=principle.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/08/300609595/why-physicists-are-in-a-film-promoting-an-earth-centered-universe
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