The film begins in a, shall we say, strange way. Very strange. We see Nicolas Cage, the protagonist, in the park of his house when things start falling from the sky. No, it’s not a cow as in A Chinese story, but faced with the danger of what would be his daughter, the character does nothing. Absolutely nothing.
He doesn’t even flinch.
Paul Matthews is a normal man, with a routine life. And if you think he was boring, it’s better not to know what happened to her on a good (or bad) day.
Paul is a teacher, he gives lessons and from one moment to the next he discovers that he appears in other people’s dreams. The first to tell him are his closest friends (an ex, a student of his), but soon Paul materializes in the dreams (or rather, in the nightmares) of thousands of people, who had not had any relationship with him.
How not to be afraid. Paul (Nicolas Cage) begins to gain fame that he doesn’t want. Photos Videos ImagemHow is it possible?
Everything expands when the media and the Internet begin to spread the news. Paul begins to acquire a fame that he didn’t ask for, which he denies but which he embraces in order to convince a marketing company, which sees in him a business to grow, to publish a book he has always wanted to write.
Things get complicated when Paul’s passive role in dreams becomes active. And in the worst way: as a Freddy KruegerFrom Nightmare in the depths of the nightPaul violently hurts or rapes those who dream of him… For now, in his dreams.
From a well-known and popular face in the media, the character falls into disgrace.If before it didn’t save people from catastrophes, attacks or monsters, now it is synonymous with danger.
The plot of The man of dreams It seems to have emerged from minds like Charlie Kaufman or Spike Jonze. But no, it is by the Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli, who passed the Cannes Film Festival with his previous film and with this one obtained a Golden Globe nomination for best comic actor for his protagonist, Nicolas Cage.
We already know that Cage is reborn and sinks in his career, and that he says yes to all the screenplays that are offered to him because he needs money (he was scammed by his accountant a few years ago). But the script The man of dreams There’s nothing wrong.
The film is also a parody of the world of marketing and media.Absolutely.
Yes, it’s original, let’s say Eternal light of the pure mind OR The orchid thief, in which Cage starred. Borgli adds a twist to the story when Paul, in the nightmares, is aggressive. In his inner circle, no one wants anything to do with him, and they even stop him from going to an event where his daughter will perform.
But The man of dreams It’s more of a comedy than a horror film, with some hilarious situations. The absurd will soon take over the plot, in addition to criticism from the media and from a sick society fearful of what it neither knows nor understands.
Sign copies. How the life of an ordinary man becomes extraordinary.A little bald and bearded, Nicolas Cage has perhaps never acted in a comedy like here. He is clearly the victim of the film, a production as provocative as it is ambitious.
“The Man of Dreams”
Comedy/horror. United States, 2023. Original title: “Dream scenario”. 102′, SAM 13 R. From: Kristoffer Borgli. With: Nicolas Cage, Lily Bird, Julianne Nicholson, Dylan Baker. Rooms: Hoyts Abasto, Cinemark Palermo, Cinépolis Recoleta, Avellaneda and Pilar, Showcase Belgrano and Haedo.
Source: Clarin
