Vanilla Sky
2001 · 136 min · Director: Cameron Crowe
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Incarcerated and charged with murder, David Aames Jr. is telling the story of how he got to where he is to McCabe, the police psychologist. That story includes: being the 51% shareholder of a major publishing firm, which he inherited from his long deceased parents; the firm's board, appointed by David Aames Sr., being the 49% shareholders who would probably like to see him gone as they see him as being too irresponsible and immature to run the company; his best bro friendship with author, Brian Shelby; his "friends with benefits" relationship with Julie Gianni, who saw their relationship in a slightly different light; his budding romance with Sofia Serrano, who Brian brought to David's party as his own date and who Brian saw as his own possible life mate; and being in an accident which disfigured his face and killed the person who caused the accident. But as the story proceeds, David isn't sure what is real and what is a dream/nightmare as many facets of the story are incompatible to be all real. The mysterious man in the restaurant may be able to shed some light on David's confusion.
Emotional fingerprint
Vanilla Sky (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Anxiety25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Confusion
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 48 % | 33 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 43 % | 33 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 34 % | 28 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 29 % | 23 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Love | 44 % | 26 % | 18 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Love | 53 % | 28 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 69 % | 31 % | 54 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 73 % | 29 % | 51 % | 59 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 66 % | 21 % | 44 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 65 % | 24 % | 43 % | 55 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Love | 63 % | 35 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Love | 63 % | 41 % | 29 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 71 % | 49 % | 51 % | 14 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 80 % | 60 % | 71 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Confusion | 79 % | 69 % | 66 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 75 % | 57 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Curiosity | 77 % | 76 % | 63 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Curiosity | 80 % | 68 % | 61 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Sadness | 80 % | 57 % | 52 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
David's Assistant
Lynette
Jamie Berliner
Dr. Pomeranz
Other Doctor
Third Doctor
Doctor from Berlin
Details
- Directed by
- Cameron Crowe
- Written by
- Cameron Crowe, Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Country
- United States, Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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