OT: Simultaneous Ideas or Procrastination Doesn't Pay

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Originally Posted by Targan

The Matrix came out before Vanilla Sky (but after Abre los Ojos) and featured many similar metaphysical themes.

You could make a similar case for Ender's Game.

However, Abre los Ojos and Vanilla Sky were...warmer, more human, had more pathos than either of those.

But that's a matter of personal nuance, really.