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Has anyone seen a movie called Waking Life and if so what are your thoughts on it?

2001 film directed by Richard Linklater, Waking Life is a psychological movie that touches on many philosophical, political, spiritual and scientific view points. I would highly recommend this movie and would love to hear some feedback on what you think


I really liked Waking Life, especially because it really seemed like a continuance of Slacker, but done in a (imo) more visually appealing rotoscope animation.

Like Slacker, and Before Sunrise, the course of the film moves in one straight

Waking Life Official Trailer

Waking Life by Richard Linklater (2001)

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Louisiana mother shares how 9/11 changed her life forever

Around 9 a.m. my desk phone rang; it was my husband asking had I been watching the news. Of course I had not. He began telling me that a plane had flown into one of the Twin Towers in New York City. The news was not sure if it was a deliberate act or not; and that moment another hit the second tower. We then knew of course it was not accidental, but a planned attack on the United States. We immediately hung up, and I went to find a television. By that time the other occurrences had taken place. A plane had been flown into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and one was reported headed for the United States Capital building. However, that plane went down in a field in Pennsylvania, before it met with its final destination. We later learned a few passengers, after realizing what was happening, tried to overtake the terrorists. By now all of America knew our country was under terrorist attack. By who was now the question? The realization was setting in for everyone that we were not safe and could

Waking Life 2001 - Bookshelf


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The Great Movies III
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The Great Movies III

Waking Life I t is hard to say how much of Richard Linklater's Waking Life (2001 ) is a dream. I think all of it is. His hero keeps dreaming that he has ...

Waking Life 2001 - News


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