As a psychological phenomenon, dreams appear mysterious and hazy. When dreams meet movies, they will add a touch of dreaminess to the original unreal movies. This time, we will take stock of 10 high-quality dream-related films, 10 of which cannot cover all of them, and the space is limited, so you may wish to revisit them.
1. "Dream"
Douban score: 8.7
Recommended reason: a dream that is both empty and real.
Synopsis: This film is a depiction of dreams by Akira Kurosawa, the Emperor of the Japanese film, and there are eight dreams in the whole film, namely: Sun Rain, Taoyuan, Wind and Snow, Tunnel, Crow, Red Mt. Fuji, Weeping Devil and Waterwheel Village. These eight dreams run through almost all the themes of human life, war and peace, society and life. In different dreams, there are different scenes, with different colors, presenting all the themes facing human beings one by one.
2. "Inception"
Douban score: 8.4
Recommended reason: strong abstract painting style, strange scenes.
Synopsis: Psychotherapist Ruben's dreams are invaded by "demonized" famous paintings, and mona Lisa and Venus have all become terrifying nightmare monsters; If he wants to get a good night's sleep, the only way is to steal all the famous paintings that invaded his dreams. In order to help Reuben get out of the nightmare, he and four patients with extraordinary skills joined forces to steal the Louvre, Tate Modern and other major art galleries a crazy theft plan that flew around the world and crossed the sea...
3. "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
Douban score: 9.0
Reason for recommendation: Fantastic ingenuity, breathtaking.
Synopsis: In the near future, in order to treat the increasing number and serious mental illness of modern humans, the Institute of Mental Health Research in Tokyo has developed a machine that can reflect the dreams of others. With the help of micro-DC, dreams are presented on the monitor, making it easier to find the crux of a person's anxiety. One day, three miniature DCs were stolen, and the dreams of the researchers involved were invaded one after another, and then seriously injured. Another identity of the beautiful medical doctor Atsuko Chiba is the dream detective "Red Hot Chili Peppers", who is able to experience dreams in sync with patients. In order to prevent thieves from using Micro DC to commit further evil, she has to sneak into the victim's dream to find the terrorist, and a battle full of fantasy and thrilling begins...
4. Inception
Douban score: 9.3
Reason for recommendation: A dream that cannot be stolen.
Synopsis: Domu Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and colleagues Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Nash (Lucas Haas) are used by Saito after failing in a dream-stealing operation against Japanese energy tycoon Saito (Ken Watanabe). Saito threatens to induce Cobb, who is wanted and exiled abroad, to help him break up his rival company, taking extreme measures to plant in the deep subconscious of his only heir, Robert Fisher (Chirion Murphy), the idea of abandoning the family company and becoming independent. In order to return to the United States, Cobb secretly turns to his father-in-law Miles (Michael Kane), and recruits young dream designer Ariardney (Alan Peggy), dream actor Ames (Tom Hardy) and pharmacist Joseph (Delip Law) to join the action. In the layers of progressive dreams, Cobb must not only rebel against the subconscious instincts of Payhill, but also face the destruction of his deceased wife Mel (Marion Godia), which is far more dangerous than expected...
5. "Dr. Edward"
Douban score: 8.3
Reason for recommendation: Psychoanalytic film pioneering work.
Synopsis: The director of the mental hospital, Murchison, is retiring and is taken over by the young and promising Dr. Edward (Gregory Parker). Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), a young and beautiful female doctor in the hospital, falls in love with him, but discovers that the lover in front of him is not Dr. Edward, and the real Edward's secretary comes to point out that the impostor is Edward's murderer. In the face of the confused identity of the lover, Peterson never believed that he was the murderer, but Dean Murchison confirmed the "facts" with psychoanalysis. Even more intractable is that this fake Edward also believes that he is guilty, and he does not even know who he is or what he has experienced. Peterson was very adamant about her judgment, and she decided to help him find out the truth. Pursued by the police, she takes him to the home of the professor of psychoanalysis, where a series of wonderful psychoanalytic processes unfold, and the shadow of his childhood and the truth about Dr. Edward's murder gradually surface.
6. "Scientific Sleep"
Douban score: 7.7
Recommended reason: the intersection of dreams and reality.
Synopsis: Stephanie (Gail García Bernal) is a young man full of whimsy and fresh ideas who comes to France from Mexico and finds this mechanically boring office job with the help of relatives. Stephanie loves to dream, and there are all kinds of wonderful things in dreams; because he is shy, he is very restrained in front of girls. On this day, Stephanie moves in with a new neighbor— the smiling neighbor girl who has the same name as him: Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Stephen found that her talent for imagination was very similar to her own. They interact in ways that belong only to each other, and the connection of fate begins.
7. "Invasion of Brain Cells"
Douban score: 7.5
Recommended reason: eerie dreams, gorgeous scenes.
Synopsis: Children's clinical physician Catherine Dean (Jennifer López) works for a medical research institute that studies the brain, and her mission is to heal the scars in the young minds of young patients by high-tech means of falling into the dreams of young patients. Police received reports that many young girls were missing. The FBI agent in charge of the case (Vince Vaughan) concludes that the move was committed by a serial perverted murderer. After investigation, the police lock up the suspect, Carl Stagg (Vincent D'Orofeo), but because he is too tight-lipped to rescue the girl he has imprisoned. At this time, the police contacted Catherine, hoping that she could sneak into the prisoner's brain through the dream method and find the location of the victim. However, things are far more dangerous than imagined...
8. Requiem for Dreams
Douban score: 8.8
Reason for recommendation: A nightmare without an ending.
Synopsis: Harry (Jared Leto) and Marianne (Jennifer Connery) love each other, dream of opening a clothing store, and dream of a better tomorrow. However, they are inseparable from drugs and want to earn the first pot of gold by selling drugs. Harry's mother was a complete TV fan, and her biggest dream was to be on TV, so she swallowed diet pills in spite of her old age. Because of the drug content in the drug, she gradually became addicted. Harry's friend Dillon (Marlon Waynes) is also an addict who joins the underworld in order to make a lot of money. In order to dream, they work hard, but step by step they are trapped in drugs and cannot extricate themselves. Harry's arm was cut off for injecting drugs; Marianne sold her body and self-esteem for drugs; Harry's mother ended up in a mental hospital and tortured; Dillon was imprisoned. When the vision becomes blurred and the dream calls out in the distance, how should the lost person soothe his soul.
9. "Mulholland Drive"
Reason for recommendation: A movie that is very difficult to understand.
Synopsis: A car accident occurs in Mulholland Road late at night, and the woman Rita (Laura Hurley) loses her memory in the car accident. She stumbled into an apartment to hide. One man said he often dreamed of a place called Yun qi, where a demon was staring at him. So he came to Yunqi, and if he really saw a monster appear behind the wall, the man fainted on the spot. Another killer killed the man in front of him, but the lame man caused a lot of trouble. The story returns to a woman who has just arrived in Hollywood to "find her dreams", Betty (Naomi Watts), her aunt and uncle have a wide range of popularity in the film industry, which makes Betty's development more powerful and the audition is very acclaimed. Meanwhile, the apartment she lives in happens to be Rita's hiding place. Betty takes Rita in, and the two get along. Faced with Rita, who can't remember who she is, Betty decides to help her find her memories back. A director wants to decide the heroine of a new play for himself, but is forced to arrange the candidate. When his work was not going well, he also found his wife sleeping with the cleaner. These seemingly loose events, like a labyrinth, lead to a world that people can't guess...
10. "Mirror Mask"
Recommended reason: Movies full of crazy imagination. The visual impact is very strong.
Synopsis: Helen (Stephanie Leonidas) grew up in the circus, but the things around her that excite all the children can only make her feel tired, and she wants to escape from this unreal life, so she clashes with her parents. Misfortune ensued, followed by the mother (Joanne Campbell) collapsing during the performance and being admitted to the hospital, and then the father revealing that the circus was in crisis. Repressed and guilty, Helen enters a dream where the Queen of Light and the Queen of Darkness rule at the same time, but the Queen of Light falls ill and the balance of the world is broken, and Helen is entrusted with finding the "Mirror Mask" to save the dream world. Accompanied by the clown Valentine (Jason Barry), Helen embarks on a journey to find the "Mirror Mask", and it seems that only by saving the dream first can she save reality...