Film Journal 2023: Dream Sequence
Directed by Kristoffer Borgli
This far into his current late stage renaissance and Cage is still finding ways to surprise. It’s almost tempting to say he’s playing to type here, but that doesn’t quite capture it. This is it’s own thing, and it’s a ton of fun.
The same could be said about the script. I don’t know if its Cage’s presence and performance or something else entirely, but one of the great things about Dream Sequence is that it is able to take something so off the wall and so unconventional and make it feel relatable in some weird way. Like it’s a grand metaphor for how things work in the real world and something true to everyday experiences. It also has a way of keeping one on their toes, as there is no real way to predict where this thing is going from one turn to the next. It just becomes what it becomes, and by the time it gets to the end, it becomes something else entirely. And yet it all just fits in the same glove.
Best experienced knowing as little as possible going in, but even if you know something about it, its not the sort of film that is easily spoiled.
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