Some movies have a fever dream like quality, with surreal cinematography that blurs the boundaries between dream and reality.
Often, fever dream movies have a nightmare like quality. I'd put Requiem for a Dream, Pan's Labyrinthe, Jacob's Ladder, and Enter the Void into this category.
But some fever dream movies have an upbeat quality to them. They might have horrific moments or horror elements, but, on the whole, they have a positive, upbeat sense of life. For example, I'd classify all of the following as upbeat fever dream movies:
Time Bandits
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Rango
Paprika
City of Lost Children
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Fountain
Being John Malkovich
Fantasia
Alice In Wonderland
Anything by Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Isle of Dogs
What are your favorite, upbeat fever dream movies? Are there any others that you'd add to this list?
Often, fever dream movies have a nightmare like quality. I'd put Requiem for a Dream, Pan's Labyrinthe, Jacob's Ladder, and Enter the Void into this category.
But some fever dream movies have an upbeat quality to them. They might have horrific moments or horror elements, but, on the whole, they have a positive, upbeat sense of life. For example, I'd classify all of the following as upbeat fever dream movies:
Time Bandits
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Rango
Paprika
City of Lost Children
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Fountain
Being John Malkovich
Fantasia
Alice In Wonderland
Anything by Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Isle of Dogs
What are your favorite, upbeat fever dream movies? Are there any others that you'd add to this list?