Comments on: The Top 8 Movies on Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, and Assorted Mind-Weirdness http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/ a blog exploring lucid dreaming, entheogens, metaphysics, & the conscious experience Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: t http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28607 t Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:08:11 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28607 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/ Although it doesn't contain dreaming, the main character is "awake" in his past memories while they are being erased, and he tries desperately to hold onto at least some of the memories that are being erased. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/

Although it doesn’t contain dreaming, the main character is “awake” in his past memories while they are being erased, and he tries desperately to hold onto at least some of the memories that are being erased.

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28679 Ben Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:16:20 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28679 AH! How could I forget Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?! This is one of my favorite films. Thanks!! AH! How could I forget Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?! This is one of my favorite films. Thanks!!

]]> By: Jacob http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28876 Jacob Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:56:28 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28876 Although it's not directly about dreaming, I would include <i>The Matrix</i> on a list like this as the fundamental theme deals with the reality that is created by our minds. Although it’s not directly about dreaming, I would include The Matrix on a list like this as the fundamental theme deals with the reality that is created by our minds.

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28882 Ben Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:19:17 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-28882 Jacob you have perfectly described this movie list by saying its "...fundamental theme deals with the reality that is created by our minds." I might have to edit the post to write this in. And you're right about The Matrix. It's a classic and it does belong here. Perhaps I was subconsciously excluding it due to the 3rd one sucking so much; I recently watched it again and man, it was even worse than the first time I saw it, and that's saying A LOT. Jacob you have perfectly described this movie list by saying its “…fundamental theme deals with the reality that is created by our minds.” I might have to edit the post to write this in.

And you’re right about The Matrix. It’s a classic and it does belong here.

Perhaps I was subconsciously excluding it due to the 3rd one sucking so much; I recently watched it again and man, it was even worse than the first time I saw it, and that’s saying A LOT.

]]> By: TPM http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29318 TPM Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:44:36 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29318 Paprika is the anime film you were thinking of. Paprika is the anime film you were thinking of.

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29391 Ben Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:21:12 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29391 Paprika! That sounds familiar. So is it a film worth watching? Paprika! That sounds familiar. So is it a film worth watching?

]]> By: Nazz http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29404 Nazz Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:09:48 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29404 how about Sharboy & Lavagirl 3D adventure?I know,it's a bit kiddy-kiddy film,but it does show the main character Max who loves to write his dreams in a dream journal & live out his 'dream' characters =D p/s: fave Max quote-"some dreams are so strong that they become real" how about Sharboy & Lavagirl 3D adventure?I know,it’s a bit kiddy-kiddy film,but it does show the main character Max who loves to write his dreams in a dream journal & live out his ‘dream’ characters =D

p/s: fave Max quote-”some dreams are so strong that they become real”

]]> By: TPM http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29411 TPM Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:36:52 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29411 I haven't rented it yet, but I plan to. The trailer is still on Apple's site: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/paprika/trailer/ I haven’t rented it yet, but I plan to. The trailer is still on Apple’s site:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/paprika/trailer/

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29417 Ben Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:37:11 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29417 TPM, Thanks for posting that link to the trailer. Now that I know the name I should look for it on Netflix. Nazz, I had no idea that movie was about dreams! The fact that it's a kids movie doesn't bother me. Some of my favorite movies are kids movies! :) The way you describe it makes it sound really cool, actually. TPM,
Thanks for posting that link to the trailer. Now that I know the name I should look for it on Netflix.

Nazz,
I had no idea that movie was about dreams! The fact that it’s a kids movie doesn’t bother me. Some of my favorite movies are kids movies! :) The way you describe it makes it sound really cool, actually.

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29418 Ben Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:37:37 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-29418 I thought of another one: Nightmare on Elm Street! I thought of another one:

Nightmare on Elm Street!

]]> By: nihat barin http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31397 nihat barin Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:46:40 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31397 the thirteenth floor http://imdb.com/title/tt0139809/ the thirteenth floor http://imdb.com/title/tt0139809/

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31562 Ben Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:13:58 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31562 Never seen Thirteenth Floor.... is it any good? Never seen Thirteenth Floor…. is it any good?

]]> By: Machunga http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31685 Machunga Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:57:28 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-31685 The japanese one is probably Paprika, its quite good, fun at least. This is my first answer on your blog so i'll go ahead and thank you for all the other links you've posted, they've been very helpful. here's a blog I keep with some friends of mine and were we write the dreams we have every now and then and try to find relationships in them and write about what we want to dream about whch sometimes works too. it's in Spanish so I don't know if you'll be able to understand anything but ohh well, here you go http://itsallwaysteatime.blogspot.com/ thanks again for blogging. Good night!! Gabriel The japanese one is probably Paprika, its quite good, fun at least. This is my first answer on your blog so i’ll go ahead and thank you for all the other links you’ve posted, they’ve been very helpful.

here’s a blog I keep with some friends of mine and were we write the dreams we have every now and then and try to find relationships in them and write about what we want to dream about whch sometimes works too. it’s in Spanish so I don’t know if you’ll be able to understand anything but ohh well, here you go http://itsallwaysteatime.blogspot.com/

thanks again for blogging. Good night!!
Gabriel

]]> By: Ryan http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-33196 Ryan Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:02:52 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-33196 paprika is worth watching - very hyperkinetic, but also one of the better depictions i've seen yet of the fluidity of dream content. i also recommend 13th floor. in fact, thirteenth floor is basically a lower budget "matrix" and i think it is better, more believable characters too. it came out the same year and was completely overshadowed by all the tight black leather. on the dreamy front, but not necessarily @ dreams: city of lost children. it's like dark city but better and weirder. and also the original dream movie: the wizard of oz. paprika is worth watching - very hyperkinetic, but also one of the better depictions i’ve seen yet of the fluidity of dream content.

i also recommend 13th floor. in fact, thirteenth floor is basically a lower budget “matrix” and i think it is better, more believable characters too. it came out the same year and was completely overshadowed by all the tight black leather.

on the dreamy front, but not necessarily @ dreams: city of lost children. it’s like dark city but better and weirder.

and also the original dream movie: the wizard of oz.

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-33447 Ben Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:38:42 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-33447 Dude...Wizard of Oz - Nice catch. I do love that movie. Not only does it have the dream theme going but let's not forget the drug theme as well! I gotta see 13th Floor and Paprika. I saw Paprika at the store the other day when my wife and I were renting a movie... but I could not convince her to watch a strange anime film on lucid dreaming with me. Hmmmm. Dude…Wizard of Oz - Nice catch. I do love that movie. Not only does it have the dream theme going but let’s not forget the drug theme as well!

I gotta see 13th Floor and Paprika. I saw Paprika at the store the other day when my wife and I were renting a movie… but I could not convince her to watch a strange anime film on lucid dreaming with me. Hmmmm.

]]> By: Dream Character http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-35850 Dream Character Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:17:20 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-35850 You gotta check out a movie called Existenz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXistenZ Pretty straight forward Lucid Dreaming flick.... You gotta check out a movie called Existenz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXistenZ

Pretty straight forward Lucid Dreaming flick….

]]> By: Awesker http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-37793 Awesker Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:53:50 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-37793 You might also want to check out The Science of Sleep. Although not nearly as thought provoking as the others on your list (which is a great list by the way), it keeps with same waking/dream fabric. You might also want to check out The Science of Sleep. Although not nearly as thought provoking as the others on your list (which is a great list by the way), it keeps with same waking/dream fabric.

]]> By: Lucid http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-40792 Lucid Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:13:18 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-40792 Donnie Darko Donnie Darko

]]> By: Martin http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-44697 Martin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:22:22 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-44697 L'Année Dernière à Marienbad/ Last year at Marienbad(1961)from the french cineast Alain Resnais is one of my favourite movies on lucid dreaming. The main character is trying to convince a dream personage that he has seen her before. Obviously she can't remember. I love what Resnais did to the dream characters. They seem to talk on and on about the same things, unaware of their own existence. This is one of the nouvelle vague classics. A must-see! Not only for oneironauts, but for film enthousiasts in general. L’Année Dernière à Marienbad/ Last year at Marienbad(1961)from the french cineast Alain Resnais is one of my favourite movies on lucid dreaming. The main character is trying to convince a dream personage that he has seen her before. Obviously she can’t remember. I love what Resnais did to the dream characters. They seem to talk on and on about the same things, unaware of their own existence. This is one of the nouvelle vague classics. A must-see! Not only for oneironauts, but for film enthousiasts in general.

]]> By: kahl http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-49224 kahl Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:59:15 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/11/10/movies-related-to-dreams-and-lucid-dreaming/#comment-49224 this movie was more about a double identity/schizophrenia concept, but overall it was a dream sequence throughout the film IDENTITY this movie was more about a double identity/schizophrenia concept, but overall it was a dream sequence throughout the film

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