Movie: Vanilla Sky

Interpretation:
Here's a quick summary. Aames "dream" is his own personal journey through hell. He has sold his soul to the devil,Edmund Ventura at Lucid Dreams (Lucid from the Latin "lucidus" meaning full of light, similar to Lucifer, from the latin word meaning light bringing or morning star). In exchange, he has been given all the material possessions he desires, and he engages in indulging in the seven deadly sins, represented by the "seven dwarfs". McCabe represents God, who tries to save him from his sins but in the end is unsuccessful. An example of McCabe and Ventura's representation of good/evil is shown at the end of the film when Aames has great difficulty in finding Ventura from "tech support" when he needs help, but has only to mention McCabe's name once on the roof top and he appears through the nearest door immediately. Like Satan, Ventura manipulates Aames by telling him lies, finally telling him that if he kills himself his nightmare will end. He decides to try and save himself, of course, and listens to Ventura and jumps from the building. He is exercising his own free will to continue his journey through hell. We then hear the words "open your eyes", the same words heard at the beginning of the film. He is doomed to repeat this sequence again (and again, perhaps for eternity?). There are multiple references to this theme throughout the film, some more obscure than others, but I think this is a basic summary of what the film represents, at least to me.

Rating: 3.3 with 7 votes.