Nic Cage plays Paul Matthews, a tenured professor of biology. He stands out as much as a zebra in a herd - a mostly bald, middle-aged man, whose wardrobe pallet is a mixture of brown, grey, and beige. Paul Mathews is your average Joe, married with two teenage daughters who has never stood out. Then, suddenly he does. Everyone in America starts to dream about him. At first he appears as an innocuous figure, just standing there, doing nothing. His sudden appearance in everyone's collective consciousness (or maybe unconsciousness) vaults Paul into going viral. PR firms want him to sell Sprite and everyone wants a photo with him. Paul seems to relish the attention, at first. However he wants to write an academic book, not sell soda. But then the dreams turn into nightmares and Paul becomes everyone's Freddy Krueger as he performs horrific acts in the minds of strangers. He becomes a persona non grata. People are traumatized by his very presence. "Dream Scenario" is a lucid, self-aware, wide-awake, dark comedy about contemporary societal norms and values. Nic Cage is brilliant, funny, and I hope he receives an Oscar nomination for this - one of his best roles to date. Catch this dreamy film in theatres now.
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