The documentary film Particle Fever, directed by Mark Levinson and produced by physicist David Kaplan, opened a while back and has been playing on and off in various big cities. But it’s still been out of reach for many people who don’t happen to be lucky enough to live near a theater enlightened enough to play it. No more!
The movie has just been released on iTunes, so now almost everyone can watch it from the comfort of their own computer. And watch it you should — it’s a fascinating and enlightening glimpse into the world of modern particle physics, focusing on the Large Hadron Collider and the discovery of the Higgs boson. That’s not just my bias talking, either — the film is rated 95% “fresh” on RottenTomatoes.com, which represents an amazingly strong critical consensus. (Full disclosure: I’m not in it, and I had nothing to do with making it.)
Huge kudos to Mark (who went to grad school in physics before becoming a filmmaker) and David (who did a brief stint as an undergraduate film major before switching to physics) for pulling this off. It’s great for the public appreciation of science, but it’s also just an extremely enjoyable movie, no matter what your background is. Watch it with a friend! Another place you can watch the documentary at the moment is on trans-atlantic Air Canada flights (and probably a number of other airlines that have a similar entertainment package). You have to look under the “Avant Garde” category of movies rather than the TV Documentaries to find it, which is a little surprising. Are there any sites that allow you to watch the film for free?
How about renting the film? 14.99 is a lot to pay. How about Redbox? I have coupon codes for Redbox that allows me to get free rentals. Not all of us are celebrities like you, Sean, with money to throw around. Not all of us appeared on The Colbert Report. Please don’t be mad on me for this … but
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Like or Dislike: I bought it, and it was a great movie. Even non-sciency types and crackpots will enjoy it. Did you hear that up there? I said, EVEN CRACKPOTS WILL ENJOY IT.
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