After recently watching Shutter Island, I realized that most of my favorite films have amazing dream sequences, and most of my favorite directors utilize a dream sequence to detail an integral part of a main character to tie them into the stories plot. From the top of my head, I’d like to share some of the movies that I hold dear and admire for their content and dream sequences:
Ran ~ just recently viewing this film again, the Throne of Blood scene is definitely one of the most surreal scenes in cinema
Just about every David Lynch film, particularly the dream sequences in Mulholland Drive (Winkies) where the dreams begin, Eraserhead (frightening dreams with interesting visuals), Lost Highway, and of course Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me, particularly the scenes that take place in Laura’s bedroom that are startling and significant to the story as well as the characters.
The Wizard of Oz ~ Dorothy’s visions of the wicked witch are visually captivating
On a comical side: The Big Lebowski ~ I loved the bowling symbols in “Dudes” dreams…so funny and risqué
Punch Drunk Love ~ dream sequences in which the music provokes deep-seeded emotion. The film itself plays as an extended dream sequence, however the actual dreams begin when the harmonium is present
City of the Lost Children ~ the beginning of the film opens with a lovely underwater sequence involving santa clause(s) that foretells a child's fear
Naked Lunch, where in the novel as well the film’s dream sequences mesh with reality
Brazil ~ to experience the same dream over again, and each time with a different result is mind numbing
81/2 ~ Fellini is the creator and master of lucid dreams in film
Vertigo ~ where as the dreams of Carlotta, she is seen as a living person
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