Sunday, April 10, 2011
Waking Life - 2001
No human being interested in their own journey through life could walk away from this movie the same. Exploring every facet of existential thought from self-actualization to the theory of an afterlife, this movie relies more on its diverse (and sometimes contradicting) ideas and ideologies more than the plot itself.
Think of 'Waking Life' as a documentary that interviews the greatest minds this world has to offer, while displaying the information through the eyes of a boy stuck in a dream. The visual aspects of the movie are a dream themselves. Unlike Richard Linklater's other frame by frame drawn over animations, 'Waking Life' assigns a different artist to each scene making for one hell of a piece of art.
'Waking Life' changed my world forever. I hope it does the same for you.
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You're the best Christopher! I've pushed this to the top of my NetFlix cue. I'm especially intrigued because I've never seen it! Also, the caricatures in the above preview look like Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy who are amazing in their dialogue in the two films BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET. I look forward to improving my life with 'Waking Life'. ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad to share it with the world; I know you will love it!
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