Released nation-wide on July 16, this latest sci-fi action triller from critically acclaimed
director Christopher Nolan grossed over 800-million dollars, and quickly became one of the highest
rated films of all time.
If you have seen it yet, well, this is likely going to be a bit confusion, but here's a
quick plot synopsis for you: Leonardo DiCaprio is Dominic Cobb - a man who is tasked to sneak
into someone's dream, and plant an original idea in the furthest depths of their mind
- a practice known in the film as "inception".
Cobb recruits a team, and by using a dream-within-a-dream approach, they attempt to navigate the subconscious
world of their target, and plant an idea that'll benefit Cobb's employer.
While the plot is very well woven, and complicated - it isn't actually hard to understand or
follow-along, just as long as you pay attention.
Following his tradition of incredible films like Memento, Prestige, and The Dark Knight
Nolan has once again hit the ball out of the park here - delivering an expertly crafted
world within a world for our minds to be completely drawn-into for the 148-minute run-time.
Inception's most impressive accomplishment is not in the engrossing story, awe-inspiring
visuals, or even the nail-biting action sequences - but rather the chilling accuracy in which
it's able to recreate the experience and emotion we all have with dreaming.
Because of this, nothing in Inception is wildly unbelievable - or even unfamiliar, even it
the movie's amazingly well-filmed zero-gravity scenes.
In filmmaking, it's easy to turn a dreamscape into an impossible utopian fantasy, or filth-ridden
hell-hole... instead, Nolan presents us with a realistic portrayal of everyone's sub-conscious...
a seemingly normal environment, with the occasional quirk or irregularity that go unnoticed to
the dreamer.
Cobb and his team then attempt to exploit these irregularities they've created, to finish
the "inception".
From a visual stand-point, Inception's lush and massive landscapes are nothing short of
breathtaking...
truly transporting the audience to another world, for every dream level reached.
DiCaprio is, as always, fantastic in the lead role - and so is the entire supporting cast:
Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, and perhaps especially
Marion Cotillard, who are all fantastic in their respective roles.
Sadly though, with the exception of Cobb, and his family, none of the characters in
this movie receive any back-story or character development, in fact, many don't even have
last-names.
It's the movie's lone flaw which unfortunately emotional disconnects the audience from much
of the action on screen.
Luckily, the visuals, plot, and an another outstanding soundtrack by Hans Zimmer will
keep you more-than-invested in this modern classic.
A stimulating thriller with fantastic environments.
Well, that's what I thought about "Inception" - now lets see what you had to say in the
YouTube comments.
Here's the rate-o-matic to tell us how we rated "Inception"... an "Awesome", and an
"Amazing".
An incredible movie as I said, but the lack of character development left me a bit separated
from the movie - I gave it a 9.
No surprise here though, you overwhelming loved everything about this movie - praising
everything from the effects, to the soundtrack, but mostly - the complex and thought-provoking
story - scoring it a 10.