This is one of those movies where after the credits roll, I say "WHAT!" and immediately go to check wikipedia in search of an explanation to what I just saw. Oh yes, now I understand that this is a movie about drug abuse written by a psychoactive drug abuser.
It's difficult to say exactly what I saw. The high contrast filter that they used to film the movie certainly gave it a weird feeling. Many of the scenes were purposefully disturbing, probably to simulate the feeling of losing your mind. I'm guessing that this is what it's like to have brain damage, most likely an experience more or less like having a high fever or sleep deprivation, but with people all around you that are supposed to help you but don't. The final scene is a memoriam to some people maimed by drug use. A tribute to a bunch of people that fucked themselves up and curse the system for failing them. I like that.
Philip K Dick uses blue flowers as a symbol of all his drug problems. According to wikipedia, the blue flower is a symbol of "desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable". I'll bet that's what people think about when they go from a life of total freedom to group therapy and a padded cell. Violins weep and we go to credits.
Keanu Reeves plays an insane guy that whispers a lot of psychosomatic stuff.
Rating: 50%
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