Review of Waking Life (2001) by Oren M — 31 Aug 2012

Stimulating cinema, from a visual standpoint, yes, but also in the narrative that emerges from this disparate collection of dialogues. The animation is consistently engaging, the changes in quality and style serving as intrusions into the narrative (while also working well to support the random quality of dreams).

Further, the conversations are variations on a theme, on what it means to live, to be human. And Soderbergh's humorous moment reminds us Linklater doesn't take himself too seriously.