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List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $14.99 You Save: $4.96 Features • Color • DVD-Video • Letterboxed • NTSC In Theaters : 08 September, 2002 DVD Release : 29 October, 2002 |
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Lathe of Heaven description For Ursula Le Guin's devoted following, the 2002 remake of the 1980 film based on her novel may not be the stuff dreams are made of. This new adaptation omits some of the original's most memorable developments (the racially equalized "grays" and the alien invasion). Lucas Haas stars as George Orr, a "little lost boy" haunted by his dreams, which, he cl ... review details |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | For thinking, not just entertaining |
| LeGuin's story of a young man who claims his dreams alter reality and the psychiatrist who finally believes him prompts watchers to ask some weighty questions. How do we know what is? What power do we have to change what is, and should we change it? Should we use another individual to make these changes? What do we lose in these changes? What is worth keeping?
I agree with other reviewers who say this movie appeals to the thinkers. This is the kind of film that stamps an archetype in one's mind; one finds oneself comparing other plots to the Lathe of Heaven. If you want ninety minutes fistfights, car chases, cursin', and killin', you'll be dissappointed by this film. If you enjoy films that play with your concept of reality (e.g. Matrix, The Visitors), you may enjoy this film. |
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