![]() That's why the 'Mandala' (basically a geometric pattern of the universe) became a recurring image in the story. Inevitably the biggest challenge was expanding the story to fill the widescreen canvas, and so screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin turned to the philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism for answers. ![]() In a batch of six behind-the-scenes featurettes, the filmmakers tell us the story from the initial glint in producer Michael Phillips' eye to its eventual realisation on film. Sadly, at the worldwide box office it struggled to compete with big glossy CG toons (opening at No.10 in the UK). It's basically " ET with a BSc" garnering mixed reviews for its ambitious sweep. ![]() Offbeat fantasy adventure The Last Mimzy is based on a short story by Lewis Padgett, and director Bob Shaye fleshes it out with a lot of New Age mysticism and mind-bending physics theories.
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