In the film, Tom Cruise plays David Aames, a handsome New Yorker and heir of a publishing conglomerate, who is never short of women and fun. He meets Sofia (Penelope Cruz) and thinks of her as the last "guileless" girl in New York City. But he loses her by making a small mistake. This mistake thrusts him unexpectedly onto a roller-coaster ride of suspicion, murder, love, sex and dreams. Through the confusion and juxtaposition of reality and dream, the main character embarks on a mind-bending search for his unconscious desire and his soul.
"I'm always a big fan of love stories. And Open Your Eyes is a unique love story. But as part of paying homage to the film, I hope to add new elements to it," said the director who has received Oscar nominations for Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous.
For Crowe, the new elements that he added to his picture are taken from pop culture, such as the music of Bob Dylan, various photographs and clippings from advertisements, vintage movie stills and album covers.
"The pop culture part is one of the sub-themes of the movie; how pop culture affects us, and how we use it as a standard for love or of a better life. Crowe is great in this sense that he created different layers to the film," said Cruise.
But as for the actor who plays a man shuttling between a sweet dreamland and the bitterness of reality, Cruise said: "I would choose reality, I always look forward. I don't think about the past that much. I would not want to re-live my life even given the opportunity."
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