INTRODUCTION Mindwalk simultaneously engages, intrigues, and confuses its viewers. The films continuous discourse defines various philosophical ideas including, but not limited to, ecological thinking as defined by Sonia Hoffman in the film, and Cartesian philosophy. The intention of the dialogue was to make the audience think about their own philosophies, or from a sociological standpoint, their personal sociological ideals. When watching the movie, my main takeaway from the film was the recurring concept of world issues shifting to different spheres. Issues such as the payment of a country’s debts, healthcare, and the problem with viewing the world as a giant machine rather than an ecosystem. These concepts intrigued me and now I have a real desire to study their validity. The film essentially becomes a debate between the merits of three different sociological perspectives. This paper will …show more content…
Throughout the film, the moments of conflict, are instigated by Jack, for example, Jack’s continuous dislike and questioning of poetry. Jack also invites Sonia to come work for him during his campaign for reelection. Having her work for him would have been a shift in power in his favor and also would have been a growth in his resources. The most compelling argument made against conflict perspective in Mindwalk was made by Sonia when she spoke about “thinking in terms of pieces” (Capra and Byars 1990). Conflict perspective tends to be very compartmentalized and encourage an “us versus them” response in society which Sonia’s argument