Review of Waking Life (2001) by Steve M — 28 Dec 2011

A cvasi-philosophical examination of dreaming.

This review of Waking Life (2001) was written by Steve M on 28 Dec 2011.

Waking Life has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Alex S (2,786) on 27 Aug 2014

So long and confusing. Couldn't watch in one sitting…

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Beautiful animation, but I could not get through it. Turned it off halfway through. Shallow explications of interesting philosophy…

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