
In a near future society, a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first, but soon decides to use him for his own gain.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a near future society, a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first, but soon decides to use him for his own gain.
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| User ReviewRich BLathe of Heaven (2002) ? Set in the future, this is the story of a young man whose dream visions come true (in a big way). Trying to stop himself from dreaming, he (Lucas Haas) turns to drugs, gets arrested, and is ordered to ?voluntarily? seek psychiatric treatment. The doctor (James Caan) discovers that the Lucas? powers are real and attempts to manipulate Lucas? to the doctor?s benefit (his own personal Genie). This is the best effort I?ve seen from Lucas in a long time and James Caan was cold scary in his pursuit of wealth and power. |
| User ReviewGreg WUrsula K. Le Guin is something of an enigma amongst Sci-Fi writers - her books are very successful but very little has been put to film - the Lathe of Heaven is especially unusual amongst her works as it has been filmed twice. This 2002 version is the latest and biggest budget attempt featuring a good cast including the "A"ish list James Caan. Watching the story unfold I am reminded of the similarities between the science of sci-fi and magic of fantasy. I am also left in little doubt that, to writers like Le Guin, sci-fi is simply a medium for exploring issues and philosophies that would be too constrained by the limits of the "real" world. This is a pretty good film version of the book albeit with some major changes and, if you don't mind taking your sci-fi neat, I recommend you give it a try. |
| User ReviewLauren HThis movie will put you to sleep. It's bad enough they didn't include one of the more dramatic parts of the novel. I guess they thought it was too sci-fi. |