Vhs video tape in box in new condition. Subtitled in English. Includes original retail box and tape. Unopened, undamaged, still sealed in factory shrink-wrap. Private collection. Not rental resale. Cover as shown, color, 117 minutes. Artisan Home Entert
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Open Your Eyes Specs:
Product Name
Open Your Eyes
Manufacturer
Artisan
Retail Price
$9.98
UPC
012236060734
Specifications
Release Date
1997-01-01
Format
VHS Tape
Actor(s)
Penélope Cruz, Eduardo Noriega (II)
Director(s)
Alejandro Amenabar
Num. of Items
1
Deal first added on:
6-March-2004
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Can you distinguish between reality and dreaming? Are you sure? If you had to choose between dying and perpetually dreaming, which would you choose? If you could influence your dreams such that they fulfill your fantasies, would you choose perpetually dreaming over living your real life? If you chose the former, would you make the same choice if there was a risk that your dreams would become nightmares? If you could skip the rest of your current life and instead wake up far in the future, would you do it?
These are the sort of psycho-philosophical issues explored by this movie. Of course, this is a movie rather than an academic lecture, so the exploration of these issues is symbolized through an engaging plot involving flesh-and-bone characters (or so it seems). In the process, a number of more standard themes are also explored, such as friendship, romantic love, lust, betrayal, revenge, punishment, social acceptance/rejection, and the influence of wealth and personal appearance (and, yes, Penelope Cruz is pretty hot in this movie).
So why 4 stars rather than 5? Because some elements of the plot seem unnecessarily incoherent to me. This adds avoidable confusion to a movie which is already exploring themes which are inherently amply challenging, disorienting, and maybe even disturbing. I think this incoherence muddles things a bit and thereby causes the movie to lose some of its potential power.
Nevertheless, I do recommend this movie to anyone interested in the themes I've mentioned. Also, this is a Spanish movie with English subtitles, and it definitely has what strikes me as a Spanish "feel," so that may enhance or weaken the movie for you, according to your taste (certainly enhanced it for me).
"Not a bad film"
2008-11-23
- Reviewed By User: AUN0UAQWK6GE9
I got this because I am big fan of "Vanilla Sky." The plot line and even the dialog is very close. The climax of "Vanila Sky" was much better and it also better conveyed the sense of dis-jointedness of a bad dream. I'm glad I bought this video but if I had to choose between the two I would choose "Vanilla Sky" every time.
If you can follow subtitles along with movie, you'll like this one much more than vanilla sky. However, vanilla sky answered some questions for me or perhaps just that I knew what to expect.
"Watch this first!"
2008-05-02
- Reviewed By User: A1SKPEY7DFOWR9
Oh yes you sould really see this movie before you watch the "Tom Cruise" one. But I guess you've already saw the hollywood version of it. But if you can please watch this first!
This is a great movie I feel if you are fan of unorthodox ideas and stories.
I heard an interesting theory which is we can be reincarnated into any time period past or future or even live the same life over again to try to change something that we deeply regret.
This movie gets into some of those kinds of ideas.
I don't want to ruin it by saying too much more about the plot.
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"Not a bad film"
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