The Secret (2006)

The concept of wish fulfillment is nothing new. Neither is the power of positive thinking. But when adapted for a modern audience and repackaged as a shortcut to material wealth and the acquisition of actual stuff, those hippie-dippy 70s notions suddenly start to seem pretty attractive to a modern audience.

The Secret argues that if you want something of material value all you have to do is visualize it hard enough and eventually the sky will rain money. In some parts of the world, the idea of trying to wish something into existence by sheer force of will is known as "prayer," but the religion practiced by followers of the secret prizes new cars over new insights, cash and prizes over a deeper understanding of self. But unlike religion, the secret is intended for personal gain only, and it is this transparent materialism that is both its best quality and its most egregious affront.

And it really needed to be turned into an entire documentary film? Those producers must really have been using the secret.