This is by far one of the most trippy movies I've seen.
It's a character walking around from one dream to another, the dream pulsating with more life and depth than real life is. In those dreams meeting people who throw out these articulate, intelligent, probing ideas and theories on the meaning and purpose of existence.
It's the kind of questions and conversation that you might ask as you're growing up, and then adult life takes over and we are perforce moulded into norms and expectations. We move from 'what is the purpose' to 'what did you eat, or which mutual fund gives best returns'.
It's like literally trippy. When I asked a friend if she'd seen it, she said "is that the one where the thing is always in movement, in ripples, and nothing is static?" "That's how it feels when you're on LSD....it's a whole different dimension of experience" :)
It's so difficult to watch even visually, that I had to spread it over five days, else my head was beginning to spin for being unable to focus, plus to process those crazily intellectual and philosophical thoughts that are put there in abundance.
The movie has no real story, it's like listening in on someone else's fascinating conversations....as intriguing as crazy....i read the phrase 'deliriously verbal' somewhere which I think describes it best.
It once again wakes you up to life, and ironically enough through dreams.
It's a Richard Linklater film, and he's so experimental...I've loved his films (the before sunrise, before sunset series), and I actually found this by searching for his movies. Will need another watch for sure.
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