Moviecut—The Mystery of the Carpathian Sphinx

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This is a typical self-indulging (I was tempted to use the phrase "spiritual masturbating" because that's how it looked to me) documentary about the topic which the writer, director, producer, narrator and everything else - Oana Ghiocel probably red couple of books about and had no real knowledge or expertise. I can vouch for that statement as an archaeologist, historian of art, philosopher and anthropologist! Our wonder-woman Oana decided to do this documentary in English, with an IELTS level 5.5 (I guess she never past 6.0) ... so the mispronunciation and awkward screenplay writing "nicely" contributed to even less understanding of what was she trying to present to us as a claim! Her "star", Robert Schoch, "expertly" followed her lead agreeing to everything proposed as a possibility, just to convert and accept those possibilities as facts few minutes later, helping to reconstruct a spiritual Neanderthal world which can be real in their heads only! That is not science... that is how kids work! So, if this was a kindergarten show I would give it 5 stars for educational and fantasy development... but if this claims that the Carpathian Sphinx points to a very old sacred world that we are just now beginning to unfold: the world of the First Spiritual Man, the misunderstood and little known man we most commonly refer to as the Neanderthal... even one star is too much! By the way, I agree that the Neanderthal was much different than media and traditional science textbooks have portrayed him, but this documentary didn't show the Neanderthal in a new, unexpected light, one that might completely shock me, because there is not a single evidence to support all the statements and fantasies these two characters managed to bring forward in a romantic atmosphere of the Bear Caves. If this was made just for someone to get laid... well, I hope it worked!

Yes, Neanderthals have been greatly misunderstood historically. But, Schoch and Gooch are both complete nutcases who project their own theories without the slightest bit of real evidence or proof for they imaginative claims. I kept getting the impression that Schoch was really trying to impress Oana Ghiocel and get some. He is totally not believable as an "expert" Oana Ghiocel has a beautiful, soothing voice, and she is physically beautiful as well. She did a great job of showing us the beauty of the Carpathian Mountains and landscape of Romania. She should have just stuck with that as a subject, and left out the idiotic ramblings of Gooch and Schoch. The one thing that bothered me, was out of the two reviews for this film here on IMDB, one was written by Oana Ghiocel herself, writing as though she were someone else, and giving herself a 10/10 rating for her own film.

This documentary is a must see for everyone interested in history. It was a very pleasant surprise to me to discover. I was very familiar with other TV documentaries from Discovery and BBC 2 featuring the fascinanting work of Dr. Robert Schoch on the Egyptian Sphinx. This documentary came as a great addition to that advanced field work that Robert had carried in the past. The film left me in awe and changed my view on the Neanderthals. It puts forth many interesting hypothesis about the Neanderthals and their culture. Some have been validated since this film was produced in 2014. I found the journey in the Carpathian Mountains taken by Robert Schoch and Oana Ghiocel highly fascinanting and thought provoking. Some Images of the Carpathian Sphinx are iconic and will linger with me for a long time. The music is haunting and fits beautifully in this very well researched documentary. I am impressed with Oana the young film-maker, just out of film school, her passion and dedication. It is a film about the distant but relevant past pf Humanity made with a lot of compassion and reverance for our ancestors and cousins, the misunderstood Neanderthals. I highly recommend it for people interested in history documentaries. Beautiful documentary I recommended to all my friends.

source: The Mystery of the Carpathian Sphinx

This documentary is a must see for everyone interested in history. It was a very pleasant surprise to me to discover. I was very familiar with other TV documentaries from Discovery and BBC 2 featuring the fascinanting work of Dr. Robert Schoch on the Egyptian Sphinx. This documentary came as a great addition to that advanced field work that Robert had carried in the past. The film left me in awe and changed my view on the Neanderthals. It puts forth many interesting hypothesis about the Neanderthals and their culture. Some have been validated since this film was produced in 2014. I found the journey in the Carpathian Mountains taken by Robert Schoch and Oana Ghiocel highly fascinanting and thought provoking. Some Images of the Carpathian Sphinx are iconic and will linger with me for a long time. The music is haunting and fits beautifully in this very well researched documentary. I am impressed with Oana the young film-maker, just out of film school, her passion and dedication. It is a film about the distant but relevant past pf Humanity made with a lot of compassion and reverance for our ancestors and cousins, the misunderstood Neanderthals. I highly recommend it for people interested in history documentaries. Beautiful documentary I recommended to all my friends.

This is a typical self-indulging (I was tempted to use the phrase "spiritual masturbating" because that's how it looked to me) documentary about the topic which the writer, director, producer, narrator and everything else - Oana Ghiocel probably red couple of books about and had no real knowledge or expertise. I can vouch for that statement as an archaeologist, historian of art, philosopher and anthropologist! Our wonder-woman Oana decided to do this documentary in English, with an IELTS level 5.5 (I guess she never past 6.0) ... so the mispronunciation and awkward screenplay writing "nicely" contributed to even less understanding of what was she trying to present to us as a claim! Her "star", Robert Schoch, "expertly" followed her lead agreeing to everything proposed as a possibility, just to convert and accept those possibilities as facts few minutes later, helping to reconstruct a spiritual Neanderthal world which can be real in their heads only! That is not science... that is how kids work! So, if this was a kindergarten show I would give it 5 stars for educational and fantasy development... but if this claims that the Carpathian Sphinx points to a very old sacred world that we are just now beginning to unfold: the world of the First Spiritual Man, the misunderstood and little known man we most commonly refer to as the Neanderthal... even one star is too much! By the way, I agree that the Neanderthal was much different than media and traditional science textbooks have portrayed him, but this documentary didn't show the Neanderthal in a new, unexpected light, one that might completely shock me, because there is not a single evidence to support all the statements and fantasies these two characters managed to bring forward in a romantic atmosphere of the Bear Caves. If this was made just for someone to get laid... well, I hope it worked!

Yes, Neanderthals have been greatly misunderstood historically. But, Schoch and Gooch are both complete nutcases who project their own theories without the slightest bit of real evidence or proof for they imaginative claims. I kept getting the impression that Schoch was really trying to impress Oana Ghiocel and get some. He is totally not believable as an "expert" Oana Ghiocel has a beautiful, soothing voice, and she is physically beautiful as well. She did a great job of showing us the beauty of the Carpathian Mountains and landscape of Romania. She should have just stuck with that as a subject, and left out the idiotic ramblings of Gooch and Schoch. The one thing that bothered me, was out of the two reviews for this film here on IMDB, one was written by Oana Ghiocel herself, writing as though she were someone else, and giving herself a 10/10 rating for her own film.

The Mystery of the Carpathian Sphinx