This is my breakdown, analysis, and spoiler review of the movie Dream Scenario (2023) staring Nicolas Cage and directed by Kristoffer Borgli.

I've seen a lot of reviewers say that Dream Scenario was about cancel culture and then complain that the film didn't have much to say on the topic.

I think that's because cancel culture was only a minor theme in this film.

For me "Dream Scenario" was an exploration of the collective unconscious and its influence on Paul Matthew's individual consciousness.

Dream Scenario explained, or rather alluded to, how personal perceptions, dreams, and the subconscious mind interact within the larger framework of a collective psyche.

It suggests that our individual minds are not isolated entities but are interconnected parts of a broader, shared mental landscape, akin to a 'global brain' or 'swarm intelligence'.

This concept is embodied in the film's narrative and the journey of its protagonist, Paul Matthews, highlighting the idea that our understanding of ourselves and others is limited and shaped by this collective psyche and our limited access to it.