I saw Vanilla Sky some time ago, enjoyed it. Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), written and directed by Amenábar, the original Spanish film that Vanilla Sky was a re-make of, however, has shaken me. Intersplicing of love, betrayal, loss, anger, desire with an attempted murder/horrible scaring accident, dreaming, virtual reality, insanity, and the struggle to re-find the self and the real world from inside an illusion - it's a powerful tale.
When the actors can reveal the underlying emotional complexity of a story like this, as this cast does, in particular Noriega, it makes for theatre that crosses the bounds of 'on the screen' to us, our lives.
Seeing a younger Penélope was delightful too.
Sheath of feeling. Words groping to touch air.
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That's the best thing, maybe, about the current trend of remaking foreign movies for American audiences: They make us aware of the, usually, superior originals. Sounds like what happened here. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI just stopped by to say Hi, see what you're up to. I gotta come back when I've got more time and check out these 'vlogs' of yours.
Later!(maybe sooner)
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