It either is not canon, or is intended to portray a period after Before Sunset even though it was released before it.
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It's probably not considered canon. I think they conceived the idea of the Celine and Jesse scene prior to conceiving the idea for Before Sunset. I don't really know though.
shareI think you're probably right, although they obviously knew the scenes in Waking Life existed when they were writing the script for Before Sunset--so they had the choice to follow that continuity, or not.
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Were they named in Waking Life? I don't recall either one of them calling each other by name. Unless they were named in the credits.
shareThey are named when you look on the imdb page and it's a dream (as the entire movie is). It may be a dream from Jesse or Celine or from the main character in this movie or it might be a dream from us (the audience). Considering this, it is canon. They probably did not tink about Before Sunset when they made Waking Life but it fits with the continuity.
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It's also a scene in which they are in total agreement without a hint of an argument. I too think that it's not part of the canon but certainly a realistic what if. It is the only time we ever see Celine and Jesse in bed.
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I concider the moment a meta-moment, I think the main character of WL has seen before sunrise and as sometimes happens, the characters of the film he saw appeared in his dream. Therefore it is not canon in my eyes, it is just a part of a dream.
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Ahhh...interesting theory! I like it.
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