Slumberland
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
- Released: 2022-11-09
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Stars: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Humberly Gonzalez, Cameron Nicoll, Antonio Raine Pastore, Chris D'Silva, Yanna McIntosh, Jacob So, Izaak Smith, Michael Blake, Irene Barriault, Jana Lorbetski, Leslie Adlam, Owais Sheikh, Sergio Osuna, Ken Hall, Kassian Pascal, Leo Lorenzo Jones, Yosvani Castañeda, Ava Cheung, Jamillah Ross, Tonya Cornelisse, Luxton Handspiker, Neville Edwards, Andre Sills
- Director: Francis Lawrence
Comments
- macgyrl - 11 March 2024
What other may have missed
I really like this movie, this is purely my moment of opinionating, take it as you wish.
At 1:03 the entire movie comes together. Flip admitting not being able to wake up to the solid ca-chunk of the cell door as Flip says "Sorry it didn't work kid". Then the realization that everything in Slumberland happens for a reason. No one wants to be alone and we hold on to what's comfortable. Nemo soon realizes who Flip really is. Playing pretend is enormously important for any kid and when we lose that imagination, when we stop dreaming fantastical adventures, we become boring adults. Akin to door knob salesman. - qbmpgj - 16 November 2023
Lush, innovative, complex; solid acting, editing, directing
So, I hadn't heard Jack about this film but the list of credible actors involved said it might be worth the time. Turned out, well well worth the time. The film's premise is a delight for anyone who has tried to control their dreams... because in the end you realize it's an entirely possible thing. But the waking world is where the adventures lay, not in the escapism of dreams & what might have been or personal insecurities & safe spaces. The plot line feels contrived sometimes, eg, the regulators' world feels a lot like Harry Potter meets Men in Black. But the allure of operating in a chaotic, messy, adrenaline pumping world of dreams where rules don't matter- genius time by the screenwriters and priceless. It's a film well worth watching. I didn't think of it as a family film; at 67 I found the lessons charming and insightful. Flip felt like Captain Jack Sparrow on speed and in the beginning of the film, I dare you not to hear his voice aped by Jason Momoa.
