This month Verve’s star teen reviewer LUCY KENNEDY dives into the subconscious world of Dream Scenario.
Dream Scenario
Rated 13+
Netflix
It begins with his daughter. A dream, shrill cries of “Dad, help!”, as she floats up and away from the earth. He watches on passively, rhythmically raking autumn leaves. Next, an old flame, then old friends, then everyone across the world. Paul Matthews is ordinary. He has a wife, two daughters, a steady and unchanging career. His life tailspins out of control when the world begins to see him in their dreams, the perpetual observer to nightmares playing out before his eyes.
Tentatively, Paul steps through life – dreaming of greatness and doing nothing to achieve it. He leaps at the chance to be recognised for something, anything, without considering the swinging pendulum of fame and the perils that come with it.
An equally enthralling and horrifying win from A24, Dream Scenario is not to be skipped. It examines that strange untamedness of the subconscious, and the way we perceive the people and world around us. The complexities of the ‘cancel culture’ of modernity are portrayed in conjunction with ideas of the hive mind, as people group together to rally against the man of their dreams.
Viewers can hunt down this fantastic watch starring Nicolas Cage on the streaming platform Netflix; 3/5 stars. Instagram: @lucykennedyreviews
