Film: Science of Sleep
Rating: +4.2
It’s time we step outside the music realm for a second and step into the schmarm movie realm. I used to go out and see movies a lot and was in search of all those indie-pop films. I was probably that movie guy who thought he could hold his own in the indie movie world, but I was more equal to the guy who tries to drop a name like Death Cab For Cutie for a look. To be totally honest, music actually got in the way and I just stopped seeing “the cool” movies, or movies in general for that matter. Either way, there comes a movie once a year or so that really blows me away and I have to see. Since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind there really hasn’t been anything out worth mentioning…well Final Destination 3 was pretty awesome (seriously).
This brings me to Science of Sleep. I saw a preview for this a little bit ago and immediately thought, “Yes. I’m there.” Then I saw it was a Michel Gondry film and thought, “Yes. I’m actually there no joke even if there was the possibility of one”. So, I was there a few nights ago. In just the most basic words, this film was awesome. It was everything I wanted it to be. It had a great sense of creativity, and did things I haven’t seen done in film yet. The characters were well developed right off the bat, and the humor in each was nailed and well delivered. The movie made me think too. Movies don’t do that much anymore, but this one really had me thinking. There was a lot happening, but I could follow it and it was paced well…yet left just enough to the imagination. I actually need to see it again because I bet there are things I missed that tied it all together more.
I often find in movies that the love stories get a little unreal, or they aren’t really something everyone can relate to. This love story had very human qualities with the common insanity of girls and guys. The added twist to it was something I liked too, and made it that much more interesting. I personally related to these characters and really enjoyed their chemistry. The humor fit well with it all, and had a sorta goofy raw quality that had me rolling a few times. They incorporated that with a constant language change, which I really liked too and haven’t seen done like this before, and it really added to the whole feel of the film.
I don’t want be the guy that ruins anything or hypes it up too much, even though I just might have, so just go see it. The theater was filled with Hollywood trendy kids so that tells ya’ something.
That means you belong there.
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Dan Tana
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