🎥 Vanilla Sky (2001)

Twilight Express

Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after "Jerry Maguire" for "Vanilla Sky," the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

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00:00Once, he woke up every day captivated by his own handsomeness.

00:03Now, every day, he wakes up terrified of himself.

00:06Since the car accident disfigured him,

00:08the once dashing and charming heir to a fortune has lost all his former confidence.

00:13Even with the girl he deeply loves, he dares not face her directly.

00:16He can only disguise himself, follow her from afar,

00:19and steal a glance at her from a distance.

00:21He no longer goes to work at his company every day,

00:24instead holding weekly video conferences to manage remotely.

00:27To regain his former good looks, Tom enlisted the world's most skilled plastic surgeon.

00:32But his prolonged coma after the severe injuries had missed the optimal window for surgery.

00:37Now, surgery was impossible.

00:39So they devised a compromise, creating a facial prosthesis for Tom.

00:43Tom laughed bitterly.

00:44He didn't need a lifeless mask.

00:45That day, he finally mustered the courage to meet Sophia.

00:48To his immense surprise, she was remarkably composed, unconcerned by his disfigured face.

00:53She agreed to continue dating him and even kissed him.

00:56Yet, when Tom wasn't looking, her expression grew desolate.

00:59That night, they met at a bar.

01:00But unexpectedly, Sophia had summoned Tom's best friend to act as a shield.

01:05Tom felt a wave of disappointment.

01:07His friend urged him to remove the mask and face reality.

01:10But Tom interpreted this as contempt, causing a rift in their friendship.

01:13Seeking solace and drink, the bartender wouldn't even look at it.

01:16And even street bugs mocked him, telling him to stop scaring people.

01:20Refusing to accept defeat, Tom reenacted their first meeting, hoping to rekindle Sophia's

01:24fond memories.

01:25But without his looks, the magic was gone.

01:28Faced with Tom's pressure, Sophia finally stopped hiding her feelings.

01:31It meant they could never be together again.

01:36His best friend escorted Sophia home, while Tom limped along behind, afraid to let them

01:41go out alone.

01:42He insisted on watching her leave by herself.

01:44We'll call you again to go out with me!

01:47Tom was devastated.

01:49He wished he could die tomorrow.

01:50The one he loved was no longer his.

01:52So many stories had reasons to be sad.

01:55He ran through the brightly lit streets, a chill creeping over him.

01:58Images of his friend and Sophia embracing kept flashing through his mind, gnawing at

02:02his soul.

02:03Tom knew he had lost her forever.

02:05Exhausted, he collapsed unconscious on the street, only waking the next day.

02:09To his astonishment, everything seemed different.

02:11Sophia had returned.

02:13She tenderly helped him up, telling him she loved the Tom she once knew and urged him to

02:17pull himself together.

02:18Indeed, love's power was immense.

02:20Hope for life reignited within Tom, and they reconciled.

02:23And the sky itself had turned the color of vanilla soon.

02:26The medical team delivered good news.

02:28They had developed cutting-edge reconstructive technology.

02:31Under the care of a team of top surgeons, Tom's operation was a success.

02:35When Sophia lifted the bandages, his once handsome face was restored.

02:38He was once again the dashing, wealthy Tom Cruise.

02:41The couple grew as affectionate as ever, and his loyal friends returned to his side.

02:45Without hesitation, he relinquished his dream lover to Tom.

02:48Yet amidst his joy, Tom suddenly noticed a man in a suit, staring intently at him from

02:53nearby.

02:54The man's expression felt eerily unsettling.

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