holy fucking mid.
jesus cage christ this blows.
watch a video of a deep speech about life and then basically you've watched this film.
Waking Life
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
10/19/2001Runtime
101 minsOverview
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$2,000,000Revenue
$3,176,880Homepage
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A hallucinatory dive into philosophical inquiry where the boundary between dream and waking dissolves; hypnotic and intellectually restless in equal measure.
Mood
ContemplativeWistfulUnsettlingWhimsical
Themes
IdentityMortalityFreedomArt and creation
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Meditative
Look
2D animationPainterlyStylized genre
Structure
Framed flashback
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Julie Delpy
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Wiley Wiggins
Main Character
Bill Wise
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Alex E. Jones
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Steven Soderbergh
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Ken Webster
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Charles Gunning
Angry Man in Jail
Lorelei Linklater
Young Girl Playing Paper Game
Trevor Jack Brooks
Young Boy Playing Paper Game
Glover Gill
Accordion Player
Lara Hicks
Violin Player
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