At the time of writing,Open Your Eyesis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Abre Los OjosorOpen Your Eyes, directed by Alejandro Amenabar, is the Spanish 1997 original that predatesVanilla Sky.
The movie was released to majorly positive reviews, with critics praising the complexity and depth of the film.
This, however, was not the case for theCameron Crowe-directed remake.
Vanilla Skyalso lacks the ambiguity that madeOpen Your Eyesas impactful as it did.
How Vanilla Sky Changes Open Your Eyes' Story
Broad appeal seems to beVanilla Skys biggest problem.
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The two stories are nearly identical, with just small nuances lessening the remakes impact.
Both movies peak intrigue, butVanilla Skyfails to evoke the reality-bending immersion of the original.
Vanilla Sky has a winding narrative of flashbacks and events that may or may not be dreams.
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What’s real and what’s imagined isn’t easy to uncover.
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