Thread: How does the movie Vanilla Sky talk about lucid dreaming?

Or Waking Life?

I was very surprised from the end of that movie... it was definately an interesting one. The main character was living in a lucid dream without even realising it, but at the end he did some reality checks and found out he was really dreaming. I don't know how to tell you about it without spoiling the whole movie

But he didn't know he was dreaming so he wasn't lucid until the end

Originally posted by cynical_bob
But he didn't know he was dreaming so he wasn't lucid until the end

How many people are in this same situation in real life until they are turned on to the aspect of what a lucid dream is?? . just a point to ponder.

Originally posted by cynical_bob
But he didn't know he was dreaming so he wasn't lucid until the end

Actually, I would call that a conscious dream then. You don't really have to realize your dreaming to have a lucid dream... it just helps. THe awareness of the reality around you is all you need to be conscious. The awareness that it is a dream, simply brings you the option of control over the reality around you. Just be conscious, and thats a lucid dream... by real definition.

-Daniel

Can someone please define what lucid dreaming actually is? I thaught it was being aware you are dreaming (even without the conscious part), but everyone else seems to have a different opinion... I am just a confused newbie at the moment. Thanks.

Originally posted by cynical_bob
Can someone please define what lucid dreaming actually is? I thaught it was being aware you are dreaming (even without the conscious part), but everyone else seems to have a different opinion... I am just a confused newbie at the moment. Thanks.

Lucid by definition means;
Easily understood; intelligible.
Mentally sound; sane or rational.

A lucid dream does relate to consciousness. When you are awake you are in a conscious state. The same holds true in a lucid dream. I like to think of lucidity as awareness.

Synonyms: apprehensible, clear, clear-cut, comprehendible, comprehensible, crystal clear, distinct, evident, explicit, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, limpid, luminous, pelLucid, plain, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, understandable

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But he didn't know he was dreaming so he wasn't lucid until the end

Actually, I would call that a conscious dream then. You don't really have to realize your dreaming to have a lucid dream... it just helps. THe awareness of the reality around you is all you need to be conscious. The awareness that it is a dream, simply brings you the option of control over the reality around you. Just be conscious, and thats a lucid dream... by real definition.

-Daniel[/b]

That statement seems like an oxymoron to me.