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| Waking Life | 
 enlarge | Actors: Louis Black, Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Charles Gunning, Ethan Hawke
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  315 reviews
Sales Rank: 2381
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 024543040651
UPC: 024543040651
EAN: 0024543040651
ASIN: B00005YU1O
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: May 7, 2002
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Product Description
A man in a dream state begins to question whether waking or dreaming is the true reality; while on his journey in the dream he meets many interesting characters who talk with him about the meaning of life, perception and human existance.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 15-APR-2003
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
Waking Life is a film that never settles down. Or maybe it never wakes up. Regardless, Richard Linklater's animated meditation seems to strike a perfect balance between the plotless meanderings of Slacker and the unquenchable knowledge-seeking of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Any way you look at it, this is a weird, original movie. As he attempts to figure out what separates dreams from reality, the protagonist (Dazed and Confused's Wiley Wiggins) hears an earful from everyone he stumbles upon. Ramblings range from the scholarly (Linklater's former college professor Robert C. Solomon gives a monologue) to the banal (of which there are plenty). Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Steven Soderbergh, and Adam Goldberg all get animated cameos, basically playing themselves. The dream-centered dialogues eventually grow mind-numbing, but that's OK; the animation steals the show. Each frame of the movie, which was first shot with live actors, was painted over, and the process renders a distorted and trippy collage of sights and sounds. Linklater's film is ultimately quite poignant, but, as with any good journey, you'll need to sit through some fairly tedious moments before reaching the destination. --Jason Verlinde
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 Good movies like this aren't made very often. September 21, 2008
this movie covers a lot of ground, things that people need realize or hear at the very least. just a lot of people talking about some very important issues. well presented, well written, properly executed and effectively implemented. should be in every movie aficionado's collection!
open you rmind September 16, 2008
I love the thought provoking dialogue I was expecting that I wasn't completely pleased with the presentation. The way this film is "animated", to me, distracts fom the message a bit...
Waking Life August 18, 2008
Waking Life
This movie is surreal. It is captured in real life via a hand held camera, then it was sent to six different artists to create their own style of animation over the live action. The styles are all unique, giving the viewer amazing views of interations between the main character and his many acquaintances in his dream/real(?) world. The animation is the very best visual reprsentation of what I can remember of hallucinations on LSD from 40 years ago. It's amazing. The movie has some much to offer that you need to see it over and over again to catch the many insightful thoughts presented. Be sure to put the English captions on to catch all of the clever wording. You will either love this movie, or hate it. I loved it.
Eye opening and artistic August 4, 2008
This movie is very well done. The animation is great, I especially liked the way it matched the characters personality. It's cool to see so many different opinions and thoughts on life and existence. Awesome movie!
What a trip! July 22, 2008
This is possibly my favorite movie of all-time. The movie is about an adolescent kid who is stuck in a dream he keeps waking up from and navigates his way talking to various people each with deep philosophical outlooks on life. The entire movie was filmed with real people then animated over, which makes it unique. The animation alone makes this movie worth seeing and is going to make you feel like you're on drugs. In the words of a fellow college student "This movie will rape your perception of reality".
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