http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000070.html Comments and trackbacks for the entry "Waking Life" en-us eric@burningdoor.com eric@burningdoor.com Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:32:52 CDT Movies Movable Type v3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000070.html I watched this movie in two sittings, both times in the wee hours in the morning when I couldn't sleep. Kind of ironic for a movie that examines the dream-state and its relationship to reality. This was a facinating movie on many levels. First off, it's animated, but done in such a creative way -- basically, it's like someone filmed a movie with a handheld camera and then "painted over" the movie with Photoshop or something. I saw in the credits that someone was listed for "animation software", so maybe it was homegrown. Anyway, it was a really cool way to do it, and it allowed for some embellishments to series of conversations that the main character has. Which is all this movie is, really: a series of conversations, so you probably want to be in the right mood for it (mind-altering chemicals might be helpful here). One more thing: I bet this movie is filled with subliminal images and messages. Just about every time I pause the movie, I saw something interesting in the animation foreground or background. Might be cool to own the DVD of this one. Waking Life: the closest thing to experiencing a dream while you're... http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000070.html 70@http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/ Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:32:52 CDT Dancing About Architecture