Great Thinking Issue 1 Jun. 2014 | Page 6

METAPHYSICS FILM REVIEW:

WAKING LIFE

Richard Linklater's 2001 film Waking Life is very unique. The production behind the film is extraordinary. The film was created by first filming live action with a digital camera then transferring the fottage onto computers. Then 30 artists of various styles rotoscoped each frame to transfer them into an animation.

Waking Life deals with the main character Wiley Wiggins, going on an adventure in his lucid dream. Throughout his travels he finds answers to broad philosophical questions. Such as, what is the difference between appearence and reality? What is free will? What is life and death? Waking Life is a 2001 American animated drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The main actors in this film are: Wiley Wiggins, Alex Jones, Julie Deply, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater. This film was awarded with the National Society of Film Critics Experimental Film Award.