"I had a friend once who told me that the worst mistake you could make is to think that you are alive when really you are asleep in life's waiting room/ The trick...is...to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams....because if you can do that you can do anything. Did you ever have a job that you hated?...worked really hard at...long hard day at work finally you get to go home, get in bed, close your eyes...and immediately you wake up and realize that the whole day at work had been a dream...it's bad enough that you sell your waking life for..for minimum wage but now they get your dreams for free."
The above excerpt is from the movie, Waking Life. If you have not watched this movie before, I suggest you watch it today. This movie is life changing as it is a deep philosophical movie, that touches on existentialism, free will, lucid dreams, and perception. As the characters ponder life, they do so with rich ideas, and the film is presented in an organic fashion. The director, Richard Linklater recruited a talented team of artists to paint over each individual frame in a unique process known as interpolated rotoscoping.
Watch Waking Life on Amazon Prime
A synopsis of the movie, with questions (and spoilers) is available at
http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/1/waking.htm
After watching Waking Life, do you believe the existentialist idea that even though there are six billion people in the world we as individuals can make a difference? Explain your answer.
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