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    Waking Life is a 2001 American animated film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film explores a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of reality, dreams and lucid dreams, consciousness, the meaning of life, free will, and existentialism.

  3. Waking-life definition: The reality of the awakened state of consciousness, in contrast to the supposed reality of the dream state.

  4. In "Waking Life," Wiley Wiggins ("Dazed and Confused") travels through a series of encounters and observations in a world that may or may not be reality.

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  5. Jan 31, 2024 · Why does our consciousness seem to disappear in deep sleep, only to return on waking? For that matter, how is it that you can be more conscious when asleep than when slumped tired and drunk in front of the TV?

  6. Mar 5, 2020 · One of the most influential researchers to examine how dreams relate to waking emotions was Ernest Hartmann, who summarised his decades-long research in his 2014 book The nature and functions of dreaming.

  7. Feb 11, 2009 · A man who despairs of life sets himself on fire, and the hero stares at him, and then his dream continues elsewhere. Dreams often cut out in midstream. There's a crucial scene where the hero is told a story involving synchronicity.

  8. Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

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