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Awake | |
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Directed by | Joby Harold |
Produced by | Jason Kliot John Penotti Joana Vicente Fisher Stevens |
Written by | Joby Harold |
Starring | Hayden Christensen Jessica Alba Lena Olin Arliss Howard Terrence Howard |
Music by | Graeme Revell Samuel Sim |
Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
Edited by | Craig McKay |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Weinstein Company |
Release date | November 30, 2007 |
84 minutes | |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Japanese |
Budget | $8.6 million |
Box office | $32.7 million |
Awake is a 2007 American conspiracy thriller film written and directed by Joby Harold (in his directorial debut). It stars Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard and Lena Olin. The film was released in the United States and Canada on November 30, 2007.
Plot[edit]
Young billionaire Clay Beresford, Jr. is in love with beautiful Samantha 'Sam' Lockwood, his mother's personal assistant. Clay requires a heart transplant. Dr. Jack Harper is Clay's heart surgeon and friend. Clay asks Dr. Harper to arrange his elopement with Sam. They marry privately at midnight, then Clay goes to the hospital for the operation. While Clay's mother Lilith awaits completion of his surgery, Clay encounters anesthesia awareness. The surgical pain causes Clay to have a clairvoyant experience exposing Dr. Harper's plot to murder him, also revealing that Sam worked at the hospital under Dr. Harper and has conspired with him against Clay. Sam's plan was to poison the donor heart by injecting Adriamycin to cause its rejection, thus murdering Clay to collect insurance money to pay off Dr. Harper's malpractice lawsuits.
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This is a tutorial on how to keep your PC or Mac OS awake using caffeine!caffeine for windows: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Caffeine.sht. Luke 21:36 - But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”.
The scheme unravels and Lilith, realizing what has happened, sacrifices her own life so that Clay, who is close to death, can live: she commits suicide so her heart can be switched for the poisoned one, and save Clay. While Sam tries to get away with what she did, Dr. Harper feels guilty and he holds onto proof so she can be arrested too. Another surgical team takes over the operation, as Clay barely clings to life and the conspirators are arrested. The new team takes Lilith's heart and transplants it into Clay's body, as Clay and Lilith have their final moments together in spirit (out of body experience).
The new head surgeon announces that Clay has come back to life, as the new team stitch Clay's wound. Clay, in spirit, is still in the afterlife with Lilith, tries to commit suicide to stay with his mother. Clay makes his new heart stop beating and the surgeons have to use the defibrillator in attempt to revive Clay. As Clay resists being revived, Lilith forces Clay (in the 'afterlife-world') to revisit a scene from his childhood, when Lilith accidentally killed Clay's abusive father. This scene reveals the truth for Clay and connects his childhood flashbacks. After seeing this scene, Clay gives away to revival, and before the surgeons could shock his body again, Clay allows his new heart to begin beating. Clay opens his eyes when the surgeons remove the eye tapes while Harper ends his narratings with 'He is awake'.
Cast[edit]
- Hayden Christensen as Clay Beresford, Jr.
- Jessica Alba as Samantha 'Sam' Lockwood/Tunnel
- Terrence Howard as Dr. Jack Harper
- Lena Olin as Lilith Beresford
- Nathalie Efron as Mary Beresford
- Fisher Stevens as Dr. Puttnam
- Arliss Howard as Dr. Neyer
- Christopher McDonald as Dr. Larry Lupin
- Georgina Chapman as Nurse Penny Carver
- Sam Robards as Clay Beresford, Sr.
- Steven Hinkle as Young Clay
Production[edit]
Portions of Awake were filmed on Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (Lowenstein Hall is converted to look like a hospital; the statue of 'St. Peter: Fisher of Men' is visible in the film). In addition, many scenes, including Dr. Jack Harper's office, the cafeteria where Lilith dies by suicide, and the elevator bank, were filmed in Bellevue Hospital.
Reception[edit]
The film was not screened in advance for critics. The film opened at #5 at the U.S. Box office in its first opening weekend. As of July 11, 2008 it had a domestic box office gross of $14,377,198 in the U.S.,[1] and a total of $32,685,679 worldwide.
Awake received generally negative reviews upon release. The review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 24% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 4.23/10. The site's critics consensus reads, 'Awake has an interesting premise but would have benefited from tighter performances and more efficient direction and editing.'[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.[3] Dennis Harvey of Variety said the film 'does have an attention-getting plot hook, but piles on too many narrative gimmicks to maintain suspense or credibility.'[4]Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times defended the film, saying, 'I went to a regular theater to see it Friday afternoon, knowing nothing about it except that the buzz was lethal, and sat there completely absorbed. ... I did not anticipate the surprises, did not anticipate them piling on after one another, got very involved in the gory surgical details, and found the supporting soap opera good as such things go'.[5] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said '[Harold] succeeds in creating a quietly ominous tone that never lets up, with this being the rare modern horror effort that relies on suspense rather than bloodshed.'[6]
A group representing anesthesiologists in Ontario criticized the film following its release for having its 'science completely wrong.' Ontario's Anesthesiologists, a section of the Ontario Medical Association, declared numerous scientific and procedural distortions in the film such as the presentation of improper anesthetic techniques. The group disputes the film's claim that anaesthesia awareness occurred as frequently as one in every 700 patients, although this in turn is debated by anesthesia awareness advocate Carol Weihrer.[7][8]
Home media[edit]
The Region 1-DVD was released on March 4, 2008. Bonus material included an audio commentary by writer/director Joby Harold, seven deleted scenes with optional audio commentary, a behind the scenes featurette, and storyboard-to-film comparisons.
A 'Blockbuster Exclusive' edition was also available for rental through Blockbuster Video which includes audio commentary, theatrical trailer, as well as outtakes and bloopers. However, it does not include the other extras included with the original DVD release.
A Blu-ray version was released on November 18, 2008.
References[edit]
- ^Awake at Box Office Mojo
- ^'Awake (2007)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^'Awake (2007) Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^'Variety review by Dennis Harvey, posted November 30, 2007'.
- ^'RogerEbert.com, review by Roger Ebert posted November 30, 2007'.
- ^'Awake: Bottom Line: Sleep won't be an option'. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^Ontario's Anesthesiologists (2007-11-30). 'Ontario's Anesthesiologists Criticize the Film Awake'. CNW Group. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^Mulholland, Angela (2007-11-28). ''Awake' exaggerates anesthesia awareness: doc'. CTV News. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
External links[edit]
- Awake at IMDb
- Awake at AllMovie
- Awake at Box Office Mojo
Does your Mac go to sleep when you are downloading a file or backing it up? Do you want to keep your Mac from sleeping? Okay, there are three easy ways to do so. The first one is using the energy-saver feature, second is to use the terminal, and the third is using a third-party app. All of these methods are straightforward. So, let us dig right in and see how to stop your Mac from sleeping.
Prevent Your Mac from Sleeping Using Energy Saver
- Click on the Apple logo from top-right → Click on System Preferences.
- Click on Energy Saver.Note: If you are on a MacBook, you will see two tabs here: Battery and Power Adapter. You can follow steps 3 and 4 below for both Battery power and while your MacBook is charging.
- Drag the Turn display off after slider to Never → Select Ok from the popup.
- Next, tick the box for Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off.
Now, your Mac will not go to sleep. If you wish to turn off this feature, follow the above steps, and drag the slider to the left and set the time according to your preference. Now, you Mac will sleep after the set period of inactivity.
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Prevent Mac From Sleeping Using Terminal App
- Go to Applications folder → Utilities → and open Terminal.Or press Command (⌘) + Space Bar to open Spotlight Search and type Terminal.
- Type one of the following Terminal commands according to your preference and hit the enter
caffeinate -d
To prevent the display from sleepingcaffeinate -i
To prevent the system from idle sleepingcaffeinate -m
To prevent the disk from going idlecaffeinate -s
Keep the Mac awake while it is plugged into AC powercaffeinate
Now, your Mac will stay awake for as long as you leave the Terminal running. To stop this, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Ccaffeinate -t 1800 &
Here 1800 is the time in seconds. You can set it to anything. Now your Mac will stay awake for this time duration
The above commands run as long as you leave the Terminal app running.
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Using Third-party Apps
- Download Amphetamine from the Mac App Store.
- Open the app and click on Next. You can read and click Next on all subsequent screens to learn more about this app.
- Click on two half-circle icon (that looks like a pill) from the top menu bar.
- Click on Indefinitely. Now you Mac will never sleep.
- Now, Click on the Amphetamine app icon from the top menu bar and then click on End Current Session.
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Other Apps That Prevent Your Mac From Sleeping
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Amphetamine is potent (and popular). However, your choices are not limited. Some other great apps that keep your Mac from sleeping are:
That’s all, mate!
Signing off…
These were the easy ways to keep your macOS device from sleeping. Now you can peacefully continue to download big files, backup the Mac, or prevent the screen from dimming when you are not watching a video in full screen. I hope this tutorial was helpful, and you learned something new.
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Which method are you going to use? System Preferences, any App, or Terminal? Please share your thoughts with us in the comments down below.