Awakening- Would you want to wake up after being gone for 30 years?  

Yes most definately and see the changes and see what you have been missing from the long sleep. Surprise you how things have changed and know who are people that stand by you and watch you sleep though facial changes will shock you a bit it doesnt matter whats important is that you get to wake up once again knowing that life must have to go on..and rebuild yourself again with the help of your loved ones.

I haven't watched this movie, but thanks for letting me know what its about...I'll be watching it when its available...

Damn, its such a tough decision...I think I would not want to wake up at all as there's nothing for me... :(

I've seen this movie quite a few times, its a great movie and sad. If i had nothing to wake up for then no i would not want to be woken, being old and alone must be horrible. Then again it would be interesting to see how much things had changed in 30 years, difficult decision
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While I've not seen the movie I've heard of the premise before in pop culture and other forms of media. One that comes to mind is Onegai Teacher, but the characters that suffer from Post-Enceph(or a similar ailment) were out for a less amount of time (3 years or 6 years, and other shorter durations throughout their lives). They too had to deal with the changes over a seemingly shorter period of time. Not being with classmates, as they had graduated; watching as other family members move on with their lives (a sister became "older" and got married); and more, but the point is that they too missed out on a lot of life. In fact this is one of the demons they face internally and another cause for further post-enceph (dubbed "withdrawl" or tetai) as they find it harder to face the world.

Would I want to go through this or any other examples of long sleep and waking up, only a bit of me would be curious about it, but no I'd not want to do this. To see people just grow up and live on without my being there... that would be devastating. Knowing other family and friends pass on in my absence... that is something else I'd not want to go through. And depending on the time involved, I couldn't live with missing multiple years of my own life.