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Where can I stream Waking Life?
In the United States, you can rent or buy Waking Life from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 4 other countries, but not in the United States.
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Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Philosophical ExplorationRotoscoped AnimationDreamlike NarrativeExistential ThemesSurreal ScenariosIntellectual DialogueIndie FilmMind-ExpandingContemplative
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Is Waking Life worth watching?
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GreatGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 85).
Can I half-watch Waking Life?
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No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for philosophical and 8 for complexity.
Is Waking Life plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (10 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
What tropes does Waking Life use?
Creepy MonotoneDeranged AnimationStealth ParodyDoing It for the ArtRotoscopingTranshuman AlienTheseus' Ship ParadoxAuthor AppealSliding Scale of Free Will vs. FateYou Look FamiliarMood WhiplashDespair Event Horizonand 24 more
TV Tropes lists 36 tropes for it, including Creepy Monotone, Deranged Animation, and Stealth Parody.