Awake features Hayden Christensen(Clay Beresford), Jessica Alba(Sam Lockwood), Terrence Howard(Dr. Jack Harper), and Lina Olin( Lilith Beresford). Joby Harold wrote and directed the while Jason Kilot, John Penotti, and Joana Vicente produced the film(IMDb). Rated-R.
Clay Beresford is a 22 year old billionare with a heart condition, a loving girlfriend, and a very protective mother. Beresford is trying to live up to his father's achievements by making a name for himself as a shrewd businessman. However, he will need a heart transplant in order to live long enough to mimic his father's accomplishments, and to lead a normal life. Possessing a rare blood type, Beresford waits for his friend Dr. Jack Harper to find him a heart donor to match.
On the night of Beresford's marriage he receives news of a donor, then he undergoes the operation, but the anesthesia is administered incorrectly. As Beresford's body is immobilized from the anesthesia, he is still aware of his surroundings through his sense of touch and hearing, and what he heard and felt during his operation left him in shock.
At first the direction of the film was amorphous as the elements of Beresford's life was explained. The lovely girlfriend, the wealthy life-style, and the authentic friendship with Dr. Harper, all appeared paradisaical with the exception of the bad heart and Lilith Beresford's likely dissaproval of Clay Beresford's relationship with his girlfriend Sam Lockwood. While watching the film at that juncture one may ponder about about the real point of conflict. The point of conflict occurs at the beginning of the end.
The story was designed so the climax could not be anticipated. As a result, movie-watchers were probably waiting for the movie to get to the point. Deliberately causing the movie to linger made for an impactful and very surprising climax. Anticipating the complete shift that occured at a very crucial point in the film was difficult to do, not only based on how the story was designed, but because movie-watchers simply expected to see a man who was accidentally left conscious during surgery. Well, movie- watchers saw that and a lot more.
As the end of the film became more imminent, certain scenes involving Clay Beresford attempted to retrace the events prior to the climax. That segment of the film may have left a lot for movie-watchers to figure out. As the sequence of events leading to the climax were explained, Clay Beresford's voice was narrative, and that helped mitigate the confusion possibly experienced by movie-watchers as they saw Beresford talk bout his past by thinking to himself.
Beresford did not only talk about his past. He was physically there but in another capacity, and the transition of those scenes needed to be seamless in order to preclude confusion. Beresford's presence as a tool to explain the past was effective, but the sequence of events in those scenes could have been clarified, possibly by editing those scenes differently.
Jessica Alba's character Sam Lockwood is real easy to fall for because she so sweet and sexy. Her smile is amazing, but be careful, she's gonna get ya. People are not who you think they are in this film. The movie was very interesting, and it is definitely a conversation piece for friends after watching it on the small screen.
Clay Beresford is a 22 year old billionare with a heart condition, a loving girlfriend, and a very protective mother. Beresford is trying to live up to his father's achievements by making a name for himself as a shrewd businessman. However, he will need a heart transplant in order to live long enough to mimic his father's accomplishments, and to lead a normal life. Possessing a rare blood type, Beresford waits for his friend Dr. Jack Harper to find him a heart donor to match.
On the night of Beresford's marriage he receives news of a donor, then he undergoes the operation, but the anesthesia is administered incorrectly. As Beresford's body is immobilized from the anesthesia, he is still aware of his surroundings through his sense of touch and hearing, and what he heard and felt during his operation left him in shock.
At first the direction of the film was amorphous as the elements of Beresford's life was explained. The lovely girlfriend, the wealthy life-style, and the authentic friendship with Dr. Harper, all appeared paradisaical with the exception of the bad heart and Lilith Beresford's likely dissaproval of Clay Beresford's relationship with his girlfriend Sam Lockwood. While watching the film at that juncture one may ponder about about the real point of conflict. The point of conflict occurs at the beginning of the end.
The story was designed so the climax could not be anticipated. As a result, movie-watchers were probably waiting for the movie to get to the point. Deliberately causing the movie to linger made for an impactful and very surprising climax. Anticipating the complete shift that occured at a very crucial point in the film was difficult to do, not only based on how the story was designed, but because movie-watchers simply expected to see a man who was accidentally left conscious during surgery. Well, movie- watchers saw that and a lot more.
As the end of the film became more imminent, certain scenes involving Clay Beresford attempted to retrace the events prior to the climax. That segment of the film may have left a lot for movie-watchers to figure out. As the sequence of events leading to the climax were explained, Clay Beresford's voice was narrative, and that helped mitigate the confusion possibly experienced by movie-watchers as they saw Beresford talk bout his past by thinking to himself.
Beresford did not only talk about his past. He was physically there but in another capacity, and the transition of those scenes needed to be seamless in order to preclude confusion. Beresford's presence as a tool to explain the past was effective, but the sequence of events in those scenes could have been clarified, possibly by editing those scenes differently.
Jessica Alba's character Sam Lockwood is real easy to fall for because she so sweet and sexy. Her smile is amazing, but be careful, she's gonna get ya. People are not who you think they are in this film. The movie was very interesting, and it is definitely a conversation piece for friends after watching it on the small screen.
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