"The Science of Sleep"

The Science of Sleep directed by Michel Gondry in 2006. The genre of this film, according to IMDb, is comedy, drama, fantasy, and romance. I personally thought this film was an experimental one.

The film takes place in France. The main character in the film, Stephane moves back with his mom because his father dies. Stephane was living with his father in Mexico. Stephane has problems with getting his fantasy world (dreaming) mixed up with the real world. He ends up falling for his new neighbor, Stephanie. A series of problems between both characters create hardships on trying to create a romantic relationship. The ending is ambiguous and is hard to figure out if what is happening in the fantasy world will occur in the real world. It is left up for the audience to decide.

This movie is by far one of the hardest to figure out and to understand. The two different worlds that the director portrays is creative and a one of a kind. The animation parts of the film remind me of Walter Williams and his character Mr. Bill. I thought it was at times hard to follow and slow in some parts. I think that this is a film where either people like it or they hate it. I think that it can appeal to different types of people. People who are more realistic can relate to the real world aspect of the movie and those who are adventurous and tend to daydream will enjoy the fantasy aspect. The movie tends to poke fun and at is a little over the top when it cones to the jokes Incorporated in the film as well as the sexual tendencies in the film.

It was really neat to see the psychological aspect of sleep portrayed in the film, especially since I was learning about that topic in my psychology class that week.