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sellerdore 01/04/21 8:55:03 PM #1:	Good evening -- I've got a bit of a specific request, hopefully it's not too niche. Recently I've been craving a particular type of story that I can kind of identify, but I'm not exactly sure how to specify it. Essentially, what I'm looking for is a story of a reality that is "fake", or an alternate dimension that is "almost real"... Where a character might be motivated by a sense of "dislocation" from reality; some underlying suspicion that the world we perceive isn't what it seems, and that a "truer" reality exists behind/beyond it. And this motivates a character (or characters) to attempt to cross the boundary and "transcend" (or, "reach an enlightened state", or whatever that might mean in the story.) The most obvious example for this is, of course, in sci-fi, with virtual-reality stories like The Matrix (including The Animatrix short films) or the book Snow Crash. But I've also noticed this in horror, as in Stephen King's writing (for example in the Dark Tower books), as well as in drama films such as The Truman Show. And it is sometimes used to break the fourth wall in interesting ways. Basically I'm just really interested in how these things are portrayed in different media -- the detachment from reality, exploring the limits of human perceptions, and a character that searches for a "higher truth". Hopefully this is enough info for more? Appreciate any input! --- "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..." http://www.last.fm/user/kmal415 <cite>sellerdore posted [p:949109756] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Good evening -- I've got a bit of a specific request, hopefully it's not too niche. Recently I've been craving a particular type of story that I can kind of identify, but I'm not exactly sure how to specify it. Essentially, what I'm looking for is a story of a reality that is "fake", or an alternate dimension that is "almost real"... Where a character might be motivated by a sense of "dislocation" from reality; some underlying suspicion that the world we perceive isn't what it seems, and that a "truer" reality exists behind/beyond it. And this motivates a character (or characters) to attempt to cross the boundary and "transcend" (or, "reach an enlightened state", or whatever that might mean in the story.) The most obvious example for this is, of course, in sci-fi, with virtual-reality stories like The Matrix (including The Animatrix short films) or the book Snow Crash. But I've also noticed this in horror, as in Stephen King's writing (for example in the Dark Tower books), as well as in drama films such as The Truman Show. And it is sometimes used to break the fourth wall in interesting ways. Basically I'm just really interested in how these things are portrayed in different media -- the detachment from reality, exploring the limits of human perceptions, and a character that searches for a "higher truth". Hopefully this is enough info for more? Appreciate any input! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SteveNasti 01/04/21 8:56:35 PM #3:	Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Maybe? --- "It's brilliant. It's everything. It's Karamazov." PSN: m01stpump3r <cite>SteveNasti posted [p:949109810] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Maybe? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archedsoul 01/04/21 8:58:12 PM #4:	Doctor Who has this a lot. Lost --- "Fear cuts deeper than swords." <cite>archedsoul posted [p:949109864] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Doctor Who has this a lot. Lost </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sorozone 01/04/21 8:58:17 PM #5:	The movie Moon(2009) is kind of like this. --- https://m.twitch.tv/sorozone/profile <cite>Sorozone posted [p:949109867] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>The movie Moon(2009) is kind of like this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sellerdore 01/04/21 8:58:42 PM #6:	SteveNasti posted... Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Maybe? Yeah that totally is a good example also! Its all about how our perception of the world is tied to memory. --- "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..." http://www.last.fm/user/kmal415 <cite>sellerdore posted [p:949109882] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>SteveNasti posted... </cite> <quote>Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Maybe?</quote>Yeah that totally is a good example also! Its all about how our perception of the world is tied to memory. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sellerdore 01/04/21 9:00:55 PM #8:	Totally just realized that this is totally explained by that classic allegory of the Cave... Where there's a dude inside a cave watching a fire cast shadows of things, and since the shadows are all he sees, he believes that is reality. But then he discovers that he can see the things themselves. It's like moving up a level in perceiving the "truth" of things --- "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..." http://www.last.fm/user/kmal415 <cite>sellerdore posted [p:949109963] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Totally just realized that this is totally explained by that classic allegory of the Cave... Where there's a dude inside a cave watching a fire cast shadows of things, and since the shadows are all he sees, he believes that is reality. But then he discovers that he can see the things themselves. It's like moving up a level in perceiving the "truth" of things </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ruvan22 01/04/21 9:03:04 PM #9:	Dark City The Signal Oblivion Mirrormask <cite>Ruvan22 posted [p:949110028] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Dark City The Signal Oblivion Mirrormask </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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02fran 01/04/21 9:04:14 PM #11:	Black Mirror <cite>02fran posted [p:949110070] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Black Mirror </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 01/04/21 9:04:21 PM #12:	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:949110073] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 01/04/21 9:04:48 PM #13:	Total Recall would fit I think? --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:949110083] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Total Recall would fit I think? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabin017 01/04/21 9:07:38 PM #14:	Some Star Trek episodes do this. Frame of Mind comes to, er, mind. --- https://imgur.com/yewTplO <cite>sabin017 posted [p:949110179] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Some Star Trek episodes do this. Frame of Mind comes to, er, mind. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 01/04/21 9:08:31 PM #15:	The Lego Movie <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:949110214] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>The Lego Movie </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ghostblob 01/05/21 12:23:59 PM #16:	This is recurring theme in the books of Philip K Dick. --- https://letterboxd.com/magnoliamoon/ <cite>ghostblob posted [p:949130161] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>This is recurring theme in the books of Philip K Dick. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sellerdore 01/05/21 2:46:10 PM #17:	ghostblob posted... This is recurring theme in the books of Philip K Dick. Yeah, that's a great point too. I never did read A Scanner Darkly (been meaning to), but IIRC the movie does have elements of this... ~~With those weird shape-shifting suits~~. Appreciate the other recommendations all, thanks <3 will check out as many of these as I can --- "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..." http://www.last.fm/user/kmal415 <cite>sellerdore posted [p:949135206] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>ghostblob posted... </cite> <quote>This is recurring theme in the books of Philip K Dick.</quote>Yeah, that's a great point too. I never did read A Scanner Darkly (been meaning to), but IIRC the movie does have elements of this... With those weird shape-shifting suits. Appreciate the other recommendations all, thanks <3 will check out as many of these as I can </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SteveNasti 01/05/21 2:48:01 PM #18:	I was gonna mention A Scanner Darkly after gostboob mentioned Philip K. Dick lol. --- "It's brilliant. It's everything. It's Karamazov." PSN: m01stpump3r <cite>SteveNasti posted [p:949135288] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>I was gonna mention A Scanner Darkly after gostboob mentioned Philip K. Dick lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 01/05/21 2:54:20 PM #19:	Waking Life. --- The pamphlet on First Life contains 93 lies and 7 truths. The truths don't provide any answers. <cite>g0ldie posted [p:949135534] in More examp... [t:79218938]...</cite> <quote>Waking Life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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