The sequence leading up to the ending – with the presentation of whole dreaming-entertainment concept by Tilda Swinton's character (Tilda always makes an unforgettable appearance) and David's and Tech Support's conversation in elevator is exceptional – We get to see Sofia again and we get to see her reaction to the fact someone chose death, chose illusion, because he couldn't live without her. I have not seen 'Abre Los Ojos' – the movie Vanilla Sky is the remake of, so I cannot compare those two. If the film ended with David seeing the ground getting closer and closer that would open the new possibility of actual conspiracy theory occurring in the plot or the moment of his death – perhaps the entire last 2/3 of the film were David's dream when he was in coma after which he died? That would definitely be depressing and even more powerful than the actual ending. That ending brings a lot of hope and it proves the whole dream concept of the movie. I am still on the fence when it comes to the last shot of the film, where we see David's eye opening and someone's voice saying “Relax, David, open your eyes”. He jumps off the roof and his entire life (and dreams) flash before his eyes. The ending where David says goodbye to Sofia and chooses life over dream is amazing. I think it is actually a very near future. The idea of using that concept as an entertainment and actually interfere with person's mind whilst he or she is dreaming is not so far-off. I experienced lucid dreaming many times, so the whole thing wasn't so complicated to me as it may be to other people. The whole notion is fascinating to me and I think the creators depicted how human subconscious and dreaming work very well. After the accident his face was disfigured and his body and his life were in pieces. And maybe he only let go because Sofia said to him „I'll see you in another life, when we are both cats”?īecause in the end of the movie we find out David is in deed dreaming. It took him 150 years of dreaming to let go. He forsake reality, he forsake life to be with her in a perfect illusion. But it was enough for him to decide that she is the one. David met Sofia only 3 times in real life – one of those times wasn't even pleasant. The story depicts many things but the way it depicts love is stunning. He gets out, knowing the true feeling of love and happiness and he gets into his insane girlfriend's car. They spent a night together, talking, laughing, drawing pictures of each other. That is why I related to characters – David meets Sofia, incredible woman and he falls in love. I strongly insist that there is magic in love. I never believed in this whole 'only hormones and chemicals' version of things. ![]() I always believed in perfect love – that you just meet a person and you know that this is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. The timing is perfect and the narration doesn't let the viewer get lost in the complicated story.Īnd the story is – David Aames is young, successful, he has more money than God, he has great friend, pretty girlfriend, tons of people addicted to him in different ways. The movie's construction is very complicated – we jump between present and past, between characters, reality and dreams. That scene gets into your head – it is both incredible and frightening. Tom Cruise's character wakes up, gets to his car and drives. The movie's prologue is amazing – If I were to choose the best prologue in the history of the cinema that would be it. Who cares if that's not real? What is real anyways? I would stay with the person I love, living immortal life. It is so noble and brave, that even I, raging case of a romantic wouldn't jump off that damn roof in the end. ![]() And it is the only movie where the character acts in a way that I cannot understand. ![]() It is a complete look into a person's personality. It depicts life as it is – the issue of love, death, dreams, friendship, work, money, sanity. I wouldn't change a single thing in this film. Vanilla Sky is one of those movies that I can watch over and over again, because I think that they are perfect.
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