Comments on: In Defense of Vanilla Sky, a Sci-Fi Movie http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/ Fri, 25 May 2012 14:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mikehttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-80683 Mike Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:43:01 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-80683 Vanilla Sky is my favorite movie of all time! Second place goes to Fight Club. You could say, I love mindf*ck movies. Vanilla Sky is my favorite movie of all time! Second place goes to Fight Club. You could say, I love mindf*ck movies.

]]> By: Unreality - Memorable Elevator Scenes in Movies |http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-80292 Unreality - Memorable Elevator Scenes in Movies | Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:54:44 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-80292 [...] As a warning, this scene is a huge spoiler.  All the surreal, trippy things that have been happening to David Ames since his car accident are explained to him.  A lot of people don’t really care for this movie, but I’ve always maintained that it’s pretty damn good. [...] [...] As a warning, this scene is a huge spoiler.  All the surreal, trippy things that have been happening to David Ames since his car accident are explained to him.  A lot of people don’t really care for this movie, but I’ve always maintained that it’s pretty damn good. [...]

]]> By: e_solid007http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-16060 e_solid007 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:04:34 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-16060 I'm a big fan too of this story but the thing is that I saw Abre los ojos first, and I really love it, and when Vanilla Sky come out, I just don't get off me the idea that is just a remake of a great movie. I’m a big fan too of this story but the thing is that I saw Abre los ojos first, and I really love it, and when Vanilla Sky come out, I just don’t get off me the idea that is just a remake of a great movie.

]]> By: Unreality - The 10 Most Polarizing Movies of the Last Decade |http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-14642 Unreality - The 10 Most Polarizing Movies of the Last Decade | Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:00:05 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-14642 [...] My opinion: I’m a pretty big fan. [...] [...] My opinion: I’m a pretty big fan. [...]

]]> By: Pedro Antuneshttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-13718 Pedro Antunes Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:27:56 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-13718 Vanilla is my FAVORITE moviethat's all :) Vanilla is my FAVORITE movie

that’s all :)

]]> By: Snoopies622http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-11417 Snoopies622 Fri, 15 May 2009 22:31:17 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-11417 Overall I'd say Vanilla Sky is worth seeing as good sci-fi. I liked the last thirty or so minutes of the film very much, but personally was mystified by the choice of "Good Vibrations" as background music for the big relevation scene. What on earth is the connection between the lyrics and mood of that song, and what is happening in the story at that moment? I actually thought it was a technical error. Overall I’d say Vanilla Sky is worth seeing as good sci-fi. I liked the last thirty or so minutes of the film very much, but personally was mystified by the choice of “Good Vibrations” as background music for the big relevation scene. What on earth is the connection between the lyrics and mood of that song, and what is happening in the story at that moment? I actually thought it was a technical error.

]]> By: eahttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-5546 ea Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:11:23 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-5546 I think you all missed a number of important points:Duality, existence, love, friends, choices & consequencesThe fact that David Ames grows along the way and never gets to change while being him "pretty" self. How he has physical love but finds "true" love and thus the duality of body vs soul, one lacking the other. His choices & consequences lead him to loose it all and get it back, this in his dreams which contrasts his real life meets each other to form the perfect existence that is not real and never could be so it falls apart. This takes us to the final judgment where he faces his fears and chooses one existence. Either live with your love knowing it is not physically real but emotional or live physically as you mentally perceive yourself without any physical wealth.This is just scratching the surface of this movie.I know I should not say this but Vanilla sky is in the top ten best movies ever made. Seriously, it has all genres in it and is an amazing journey through self realization.I have two multimedia, arts major and a medialogy degrees, seen thousands of movies and never have I seen anything like this all wrapped together so neatly. I think you all missed a number of important points:

Duality, existence, love, friends, choices & consequences

The fact that David Ames grows along the way and never gets to change while being him “pretty” self. How he has physical love but finds “true” love and thus the duality of body vs soul, one lacking the other. His choices & consequences lead him to loose it all and get it back, this in his dreams which contrasts his real life meets each other to form the perfect existence that is not real and never could be so it falls apart. This takes us to the final judgment where he faces his fears and chooses one existence. Either live with your love knowing it is not physically real but emotional or live physically as you mentally perceive yourself without any physical wealth.

This is just scratching the surface of this movie.

I know I should not say this but Vanilla sky is in the top ten best movies ever made. Seriously, it has all genres in it and is an amazing journey through self realization.

I have two multimedia, arts major and a medialogy degrees, seen thousands of movies and never have I seen anything like this all wrapped together so neatly.

]]> By: revdonhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-253 revdon Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:07:33 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-253 Vanilla Sky is an unfortunate pastiche that only works if you've never seen any other sci-fi. So, I can understand why it appealed to a lot of mainstream movie goers who don't like the genre, but for geeks it was pastiche-y as hell.How many other genre movie can you think of where:The main character is a paranoiac who isn't sure who he can trust.Also, he isn't sure where the dream/delusion begins and ends.But, it turns out he's just stuck in a computer simulation. Whew! Vanilla Sky is an unfortunate pastiche that only works if you’ve never seen any other sci-fi. So, I can understand why it appealed to a lot of mainstream movie goers who don’t like the genre, but for geeks it was pastiche-y as hell.

How many other genre movie can you think of where:

The main character is a paranoiac who isn’t sure who he can trust.

Also, he isn’t sure where the dream/delusion begins and ends.

But, it turns out he’s just stuck in a computer simulation. Whew!

]]> By: Justinhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-104 Justin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:19:26 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-104 I really did enjoy Vanilla Sky, but I liked Abre Los Ojos better. Crowe had a great cast and a big budget, but the direction wasn't as good(I hate to say it because love Cameron Crowe). Plus I thought the addition of the "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" thing was really cheesy. I really did enjoy Vanilla Sky, but I liked Abre Los Ojos better. Crowe had a great cast and a big budget, but the direction wasn’t as good(I hate to say it because love Cameron Crowe). Plus I thought the addition of the “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” thing was really cheesy.

]]> By: billyhankhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-92 billyhank Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:12:48 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/10/31/in-defense-of-vanilla-sky-a-sci-fi-movie/#comment-92 Conceptually it's fine, bad marketing aside. The problem with the movie is the slack story-telling. 95% of the flick is scene-setting for 10 minutes of exposition at the end. If you have to end the movie by telling the audience exactly what it was that they just saw -- given that there was no real way for them to have put it together on their own -- you've screwed up in a fairly big way.JACOB'S LADDER is similar in tone and big mindfucks, but the whole movie is a trail of breadcrumbs to get you through to the end. Excellent story-telling, everything is shown and almost nothing is said, you see?That said, the bit where Kurt Russell's character begins to understand that he's just someone else's daydream? Great stuff. Conceptually it’s fine, bad marketing aside. The problem with the movie is the slack story-telling. 95% of the flick is scene-setting for 10 minutes of exposition at the end. If you have to end the movie by telling the audience exactly what it was that they just saw — given that there was no real way for them to have put it together on their own — you’ve screwed up in a fairly big way.

JACOB’S LADDER is similar in tone and big mindfucks, but the whole movie is a trail of breadcrumbs to get you through to the end. Excellent story-telling, everything is shown and almost nothing is said, you see?

That said, the bit where Kurt Russell’s character begins to understand that he’s just someone else’s daydream? Great stuff.

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