Laws of Attraction Blog

Well, The Secret Book and The Secret Movie completely changed my life so I’m afraid I’m going to have to say this is going to be a very biased review!

The movie explores the universal law that operates whether we know it or not known as the Law of Attraction. The movie goes into some detail as to how you can use the law of attraction to change the world around you. It interviews several people from around the world and they tell all their stories and how their belief and vision have attracted what they need into their lives. I was particularly impressed with Jack Canfield’s story, enough to then go out and buy his book The Success Principles . Having read most of his series ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ and looking forward to his latest Teacher Tales he was the one that finally won me over. Admittedly I have yet to stick a vision check onto my ceiling but I’ll do that one day.

I thought the video was brilliant for a number of reasons.

1. It is full of self-empowering and complimentary comments. For those people who are feeling a bit depressed it is a feel-good movie. Lots of lines about why YOU are special and how YOU can change things.

2. It doesn’t try to sell you anything. All the information is freely given and there’s enough there for you to go and do it yourself without buying any additional merchandise. On the DVD release version there is an advertisement at the end by Bob Proctor encouraging you to buy merchandise, but that’s the only sell.

3. It’s like a science program on gravity. You learn everything you need to know about gravity but until you drop a ball you can’t completely believe it. The movie gave examples on how you can test the theory of the law of attraction for yourself. Imagining a car parking space where you want it to be or believing someone will buy you a cup of coffee. Simple things like that that you can test yourself. So, of course, I tested them and found the law of attraction to work for me too.

4. The direct to camera cut and swap style of storytelling is not for everyone but I liked it. The stories and music and background images, as well as the fact that many of the speakers gave their own views, in sections, on how things worked, that were well-edited together, meant that it kept my attention. Each section was a revelation for me and kept me wanting more.

The other great thing about the movie is that, unlike other direct to camera interview documentaries, there were copious reenactments and explanatory scenes going on while the speakers talked. This helped reinforce a number of things some of the speakers were saying and also meant the movie did not get boring.

One of the downsides is that, if you were one of the people who went to the cinema to see this movie based on the advertising, you were probably disappointed. Many thought The Secret was a story rather than a group of interviews. I don’t think I’d ever pay money to see a movie at a cinema featuring interviews!

Even so, the fact that the movie contained life changing information made it worthwhile for anyone who decides to follow the 21st century way of viewing the universe. 9/10. Find out more about the DVD release here