Waking Life
Animation • R • 2001 • 1 hr 41 min
Starring
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex Jones
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This is without a doubt something that I would give a 10/10, everything is perfect. Highly recommend if you love asking life questions!
Big questions. Big questions everywhere. And a cool visual style.
This one needs to be studied, not just watched. Drops bombs throughout! Some of which have stayed with me ever since ... Excellent!
A film that attempts to ask all the big philosophical questions and leaves you to try and answer them.
A breath of fresh air. Satisfying for all of your senses. Truly a one of a kind movie, it is pure pop for dreamy people.
Thoughtful, philosophical, insightful, and with the added bonus of shattering one’s notions of meaning and existence.
A lot to think about with great visuals
Not everyone would like it, deep, surreal and philosophical.
Although this film has a lot of interesting artful visuals, it's a philosophical film that's mainly two people talking. Worth a watch
Has the abrasiveness and charm of that person who presses for a "deep conversation" whenever possible.
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