Vanilla Sky

“What is happiness to you David?” Absolutely incredible. You know it’s going to be a good movie when you’re confused for the first half of the movie, start piecing it together for the second half, and then fully comprehend it at the end and your mind is completely blown. I knew that the movie was going to be about confusion between dreams and reality but i really didn’t expect the ending. I absolutely loved the plot and i am blown away by all of the smaller messages and themes throughout the film. Showing the life of a deeply insecure man unable to find happiness as he gets caught up in his dreams, unable to be in touch with reality. And don’t even get me started on this wonderful sound track!! Banger after banger playing and they fit the movie so well with their melancholy aesthetics. Just a beautiful movie and i loved the dreamy color pallet. Multiple aspects of this movie reminded me of Donnie Darko, which is probably why i liked this movie so much. I could definitely write an essay analyzing everything in this movie.