Imagine that the door to someone else’s dream is open, and not only can you peek in, but you can also change the rules of the game. This is exactly what happens in the teen fantasy Silver and the Book of Dreams, a film based on the first book in the trilogy by Kerstin Gier. Schoolgirl Liv Silver, grieving the loss of her father, moves to London, where her mother has found a new man. Liv’s life changes dramatically—it turns out that her stepbrother Grayson and his friends are experienced lucid dreamers and know how to influence other people’s dreams.
The plot centers around a mysterious, magical book. After reading it and performing a ritual, you can make a wish in a dream, which is supposedly fulfilled in reality. But there’s a catch: the ritual requires a virgin. The guys had one, but she broke down in a lucid dream and ended up in a psychiatric hospital. The guys invite Liv to join them, promising to reveal the secrets of dream manipulation. But not all dreams are pleasant—some are frightening, and what happens in a dream can materialize in reality.
The young lucid dreamers have several techniques at their disposal, but most of them come from the realm of fantasy—the main one being the book itself, which is a source of knowledge and the power to manipulate dreams. They also know rituals that allow passage into a lucid dream and grant the ability to influence reality. The characters also learn to jointly change the course of dreams. The main question posed by the film is, “Is it safe to fulfill one’s desires by invading the fragile world of dreams, and what are the consequences of playing games with the subconscious?”
Have you watched the film? What do you think about the connection between the dreams depicted in the film and real lucid dreams?
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