I am a dues-paying advocate of the North American Bigfoot Center and believe that Sasquatch is a real, living creature. Groups like the NABC, BFRO, the Olympic Project, and various scientific researchers like Dr. John Bindernagel, Dr. Jeff Meldrum and the late Dr. Grover Krantz, have gathered enough evidence to convince me that very large apes are alive and well in the vast reaches of our forests. And the cultural histories of many Native American and First Nations peoples include stories and beliefs about non-human "people" of the wild. Many of these descriptions bear a striking resemblance to the hairy man-like creatures reported today. I have always found that to be most convincing.
But, as with many other subjects that are on the outlying borders of what is generally accepted by mainstream science and society in general, there will always be certain kinds of people who infuse such subjects with what is known as the "woo woo" factor. (Woo woo refers to paranormal, or fringe religious beliefs, and other forms of "New Age" philosophy. And the woo woo is definitely applied liberally to the subject of this film).
This is the second release of the "Flash of Beauty" film series. This edition, titled "Paranormal Bigfoot," includes many of the same witnesses as we saw in the first film, only now we are presented with tales of people who claim to have had psychic interactions with Sasquatch, that a Sasquatch can "cloak" in order to become invisible, can disappear by moving through portals or dimensional shifts, can "shapeshift" into other animals, and the suggestion that they ride around in glowing orbs of light or UFOs.
I'll go ahead and say that, while I will always respect the beliefs, practices and choices of others as to what they want to believe, I'm definitely one of those persons who prefers to stick with hard science and tangible evidence, so far as this subject is concerned. So yes, I was a bit put off with the heavy emphasis of the film along these kinds of woo woo lines.
I own a copy of the first "A Flash of Beauty" release, titled, "Bigfoot Revealed." That film was much more grounded in science and consisted mainly of interviews with witnesses who recounted their Bigfoot encounters, along with a few photos, videos, and physical evidence, such as hairs and track impressions. Pretty straightforward, well-grounded stuff, and typical of other good Sasquatch documentaries. (I gave "Bigfoot Revealed" a much higher rating on here).
I want to include here that I don't completely dismiss claims of the paranormal. And if real evidence comes forward that can definitively show that these creatures can do any of the things that the witnesses claim in this film, I'll be as excited as anyone else. But right now, I tend to prefer Sasquatch evidence that can be measured in a laboratory or examined scientifically.
If you enjoy Bigfoot documentaries, but are skeptical of extraordinary claims that are firmly rooted in the realm of the supernatural, then you may feel that you wasted your time watching this film. Be prepared for a whole lot of New Age Woo Woo throughout.
