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Inception
Movie Review
July 29, 2010
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Starring Leonardo diCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom
Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion
Cotillard, and Michael Caine.
Backstory
One of the most anticipated films of the summer of 2010, mainly because
it's the only one that's original. Well, that's a little
harsh. It's also from Christopher Nolan, who's critically
acclaimed for Memento and the newer Batman films. Plus, the
trailers have amazed people with it's spectacular visuals.
And, pretty much the whole plot was kept under wraps.
So what is this flim about anyway?
Plot
The man known only as Cobb is a career criminal who specializes in very
sophisticated form of crime: extraction, where he enters your
dreams and steals your secrets. One day, Cobb is contacted by
a billionaire industrialist wanting to know if Cobb can do the
opposite: inception, where he plants a though to influence
someone's actions. What the industrialist offers is too big
to ignore, so Cobb begins assembling his team to carry out the
inception. And once we enter the dreamworld...that's when
things get tough to describe. Let's just say that if a man
like Cobb is battling inner demons, the last thing he should do is
enter a dreamworld where those demons become reality.
What I Liked
Well, the trailers were the tip of iceberg. There are some
spectacular visuals in this film. Of course, the plot is
somewhat complex, with an ending that you'll be left debating with your
friends for some time. The acting is all really good...I was
pleasantly surprised by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Who know that
dorky little Tommy from 3rd Rock from the Sun was destined for greater
things? Ellen Page is really good, too, as the rookie on the
team.
What I
Didn't Like
I
was saddened by the familiarity of it all. The whole "dreams
vs. reality" gimmick against the back drop of an action film reminded
me of Total Recall...the questioning of reality and reality-bending
fight sequences reminded me of The Matrix. I was reminded of
a lot of other things.
Final
Assessment
A very imaginative and exciting film. You definitly have to
pay attention to what's going on.
3 Nibs
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