He observes quietly but later participates actively in philosophical discussions involving other characters-ranging from quirky scholars and artists to everyday restaurant-goers and friends-about such issues as metaphysics, free will, social philosophy, and the meaning of life. Waking Life premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on October 19, 2001, where it received critical acclaim however, it underperformed at the box office.Īn unnamed young man lives an ethereal existence that lacks transitions between everyday events and eventually progresses toward an existential crisis. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their characters from the 1995 Before Sunrise in one scene. It contains several parallels to Linklater's 1991 film Slacker. The entire film was digitally rotoscoped. It is centered on a young man who wanders through a succession of dream-like realities wherein he encounters a series of individuals who engage in insightful philosophical discussions. The film explores a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of reality, dreams and lucid dreams, consciousness, the meaning of life, free will, and existentialism. Waking Life is a 2001 American experimental adult animated film written and directed by Richard Linklater.
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