History Film / VanillaSky

* DaylightHorror: The opening dream sequence.

* WhamShot: Downplayed in that the camera doesn't linger on it, and [[spoiler: the LE corporation]] had already come into focus before it, but still [[spoiler: a mysterious RealityWarper stranger suddenly resurfacing in the LE ad]] definitely qualifies.

This movie is a remake of 1997 Spanish film ''Film/OpenYourEyes'' ("Abre Los Ojos") by Alejandro Amenábar. Penelope Cruz plays the same role in both movies.

* ForeignRemake: Of the Spanish film ''Abre Los Ojos''. The director of that film was credited as a producer and, as mentioned, Penelope Cruz played the same character in both films. Nearly every scene is identical as well, making this a closer remake than most examples.

--> '''Dr Pomeranz:''': It's a helpful unit.
--> '''David:''': Good. Because, for a minute there, I thought we were talking about a [[SuddenlyShouting FUCKING MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASK!!!]]

''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 PsychologicalThriller film starring Creator/TomCruise, and adapted and directed by Creator/CameronCrowe. It is a close remake of the original Spanish ''Film/OpenYourEyes'' (''Abre Los Ojos'', Alejandro Amenábar's second film), with the interesting fact that Creator/PenelopeCruz played the same character in both movies.

David Aames (Cruise) tells the story from a prison cell to his psychiatrist, Curtis [=McCabe=] (Creator/KurtRussell), while wearing a prosthetic mask he refuses to take off: David was a MillionairePlayboy who inherited a publishing company after the death of his father. He met Sofia (Cruz). As they became instantly attracted to each other, he brushed aside his [[FriendsWithBenefits "fuck buddy"]], Julianna (Creator/CameronDiaz). When [[WomanScorned Julianna heard of this]], [[DrivenToSuicide she tried to kill herself]] [[TakingYouWithMe and David]] in a car accident. She died, but David survived with a disfigured face. He is haunted by increasingly bizarre occurrences.

With all that said and done, please just watch the movie before going any further. '''Major spoilers ahead.'''

* DreamIntro: The film opens with David recounting a dream to his psychologist in which he woke up to find New York completely abandoned.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Dr. [=McCabe=] insists that he is real, that he is ''not'' a creation placed in David's dream world. He has his TomatoInTheMirror moment when he states again that he has two daughters and David says "What are their names?"

* FunWithAcronyms: Ellie for L.E.

* HopeSpot: The morning after the nightclub, it looks like things are starting to turn around for David: he undergoes facial reconstruction, begins a relationship with Sofia, and he and Brian repair their friendship. [[spoiler:Then Julie makes a reappearance.]]

* WhamShot: Downplayed in that the camera doesn't linger on it, and [[spoiler: the LE corporation]] had already came into focus before it, but still [[spoiler: a mysterious stranger suddenly resurfacing in the LE ad]] definitely qualifies.

* WhamShot: Downplayed in that the camera doesn't linger at it, but still [[spoiler: tech support in the LE ad]] definitely qualifies.

* LastNameBasis: PlayedWith almost to the point of subversion. [[spoiler: We tend to think that this is how things go between David and McCabe because the latter is an authority figure of sorts. Only after TheReveal do we realize that in reality it's an example of another trope - OneNameOnly, as McCabe, as a figment of David's imagination, ''literally has no first name''.]]

* WhamShot: Downplayed in that the camera doesn't linger at it, but still [[spoiler: tech supportv in the LE ad]] definitely qualifies.

* ChekhovsGunman: Benny, the dog. [[spoiler: Much more importantly, "Life Extension" company.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: Benny, the dog.

''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 PsychologicalThriller film starring Creator/TomCruise, and adapted and directed by Creator/CameronCrowe. It is a close remake of the original Spanish ''Open Your Eyes'' (''Abre Los Ojos'', Alejandro Amenábar's second film), with the interesting fact that Creator/PenelopeCruz played the same character in both movies.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/PenelopeCruz played the exact same role in the Spanish original.

--> [=McCabe=]: I have two daughters.
--> Tech Support: What are their names?
* TropeMaker[=/=]OlderThanTheyThink: ''Vanilla Sky''[=/=]''Abre los Ojos'' beat ''Film/{{Inception}}'' to the punch by more than ten years, in terms of exploring the idea of medically-induced lucid dreams.

** "The subconscious is a powerful thing."

''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 psychological thriller starring Creator/TomCruise, and adapted and directed by Creator/CameronCrowe. It is a close remake of the original Spanish ''Open Your Eyes'' (''Abre Los Ojos'', Alejandro Amenábar's second film), with the interesting fact that Creator/PenelopeCruz played the same character in both movies.

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David Aames (Creator/TomCruise) tells the story from a prison cell to his psychiatrist, Curtis [=McCabe=] (Creator/KurtRussell), while wearing a prosthetic mask he refuses to take off: David was a MillionairePlayboy who inherited a publishing company after the death of his father. He met Sofia (Creator/PenelopeCruz). As they became instantly attracted to each other, he brushed aside his [[FriendsWithBenefits "fuck buddy"]], Julianna (Creator/CameronDiaz). When [[WomanScorned Julianna heard of this]], [[DrivenToSuicide she tried to kill herself]] [[TakingYouWithMe and David]] in a car accident. She died, but David survived with a disfigured face. He is haunted by increasingly bizarre occurrences.

* ActorInspiredElement: Yet another film featuring Tom Cruise running. There are a number of arguments as to why this is such a common occurrence [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzBUkdP0iDw]], but he runs in a good percentage of his films.[[http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/a-definitive-ranking-of-tom-cruises-running-in-every-film-in-which-he-runs/4/]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Q2MgdMskQ]]