THIS IS A GREAT FILM PEOPLE - WE'RE ALL THE PROOF!

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2002)

Ok people I've read many of the theories proposed about this film on the message board. I've seen people heralding the genius of this film and I've seen people professing the pretension of this film.
People are unhappy with it, for conflicting reasons. Some people have said that the entire film is too complicated and vague, while others have said that the ending is a sell-out, put on a plate for the viewer and thus compromising its artistic integrity.
I would certainly disagree with the latter opinion. I think that the end of the film is unpredictable, original, and damn entertaining. It sheds light on ALL the seemingly inexplicable inconsistancies, which really boil down to the continuous alteration of the reality Dave perceives. It gives the entire course of events a surreal plausibility(if that makes any sense!).

And yet, it leaves an element of mystery. The 'open your eyes' line at the end opens up an entirely new can of worms. The 'is he just after opening his eyes to a new dream?' question is provoked. And that is I believe an invitation for the viewer to examine what exactly is so damn irrefutably real about OUR own reality? The cryogenics 'lucid dream' explanation when it comes provides a much more satisfying twist than simply explaining Dave's delusions with psychosis.
It is a little far-fetched perhaps, the idea that this type of technology would be accessible, but a little application of imagination and it shouldn't bother even the most ardent of cynics. They are the very people complaining that the viewer is spoonfed by the final ten minutes synopsis of what occured. So can't they use that brain of theirs they so love to use and decide for themselves how this could have been possible?
I had heard absolutely no feedback or read any reviews before I went to see this film, and as such, didn't expect much based on the current standard of American movies. It blew me away. The best film I've seen in ages. I've also gathered that by the sheer volume of comments on this message board it provoked a lot of thought in others, displayed either willingly or in the mask of cynicism which (along with attempting to assert yourself to others and compensate for your deficits in other areas) was an indication of the thought-provoking majesty of this great film.