Saturday 2 April 2011

Waking Life





I'm a little late to the boat with this one (ten years to be exact), but that doesn't effect it's brilliance in the slightest. The animation is trippy, sublime and remarkable, while the dialogue is profound and funny. It's distinctive look makes it a pleasure just to look at, and the variety of characters not to mention the interesting over-arching plot left me completely enthralled. One of a very small number of films that can genuinely effect anybody who watches it, it makes you think about dreams, but even more so about how you lead your life and if you really are awake during it. A Richard Linklater classic that was so good I'm actually considering watching A Scanner Darkly despite the fact it contains 'worst actor in the world' Keanu Reeves.

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