WAKING LIFE ESSAY
Lisa Owens - 00051894
PHILB37-31786
EXTRA CREDIT MOVIE
WAKING LIFE - 2001
Written and Directed by Richard Liklater
The first scene caught me off-guard, feeling and sensing the real people behind the hypnotic yet grotesque animation. At first it might distract or feel weird seeing shakiness all over and big eyes seemingly pulsating in and outside the lines of their faces, but after the initial unsettling cartoonish vibe, everything just becomes more surreal. It's art, and it's beautiful. Without a doubt, it's a hugely compelling and thought provoking movie and it makes you ask very poignant questions about yourselves or anyone around. As we grow and get lost in the crowd we tend to keep away from the philosophy of life and seek only materialistic things, the money, the name, the prosperity while our purpose of existence and purpose of doing something still remains in question.
We tend not to do a few things as we grow up due to fear and few things remain undone because of our laziness which essentially means that we are taking life for granted we are becoming complacent and certain of a tomorrow and even tomorrow we might not do it. That's just a part of this movie where i's said. Richard Linklater's attention to details with his camera works and cinematography gives you a unique experience, but the script is truly amazing. The dialogues/script reverberates from your ear into your mind & into your soul, and it will be hard to shake it out of your system . It's as real as life. It's a fantastical feeling. At some point while watching it, I asked myself, if this is done without the animation, would it be the same movie? NO. What makes Waking Life as surreal & beautiful as a famous work of art is the fusion
PHILB37-31786
EXTRA CREDIT MOVIE
WAKING LIFE - 2001
Written and Directed by Richard Liklater
The first scene caught me off-guard, feeling and sensing the real people behind the hypnotic yet grotesque animation. At first it might distract or feel weird seeing shakiness all over and big eyes seemingly pulsating in and outside the lines of their faces, but after the initial unsettling cartoonish vibe, everything just becomes more surreal. It's art, and it's beautiful. Without a doubt, it's a hugely compelling and thought provoking movie and it makes you ask very poignant questions about yourselves or anyone around. As we grow and get lost in the crowd we tend to keep away from the philosophy of life and seek only materialistic things, the money, the name, the prosperity while our purpose of existence and purpose of doing something still remains in question.
We tend not to do a few things as we grow up due to fear and few things remain undone because of our laziness which essentially means that we are taking life for granted we are becoming complacent and certain of a tomorrow and even tomorrow we might not do it. That's just a part of this movie where i's said. Richard Linklater's attention to details with his camera works and cinematography gives you a unique experience, but the script is truly amazing. The dialogues/script reverberates from your ear into your mind & into your soul, and it will be hard to shake it out of your system . It's as real as life. It's a fantastical feeling. At some point while watching it, I asked myself, if this is done without the animation, would it be the same movie? NO. What makes Waking Life as surreal & beautiful as a famous work of art is the fusion