What is life ?

Are we really alive or is this just a dream like in the matrix film ?

Whether you are asleep or awake, what we experience all comes from the brain. What you see around you is what your brain lets you see, a holographic image, but we see only a fraction of what is actually there.

You pose an interesting question. Is life factual or surreal. Some would see it as surreal, much like in a dream state, a mid point between concious and unconcious.
In order to be concious would require you to be awake and aware of things around you, ie experiencing smells, taste, touch and having a memory of such things that make up a life. So if you stayed in a state of semi conciousness perhaps life isn't real because you truely aren't experiencing anything or less remembering them.

well to dream we have to be in a state of consiousness in the first place and to be int a state of consiousness you have to be alive

hmm good question.
we are alive

you watch too much t.v.

You only realize you've been dreaming once you awaken.

I wonder the same God damnn thing.