Inception

A film about dream invading agents, used to extract information from political honchos, they now have to implant an idea into the mind of a business super-power. Apparently, it's quite a difficult thing to do!

Inception was a good film, but I know that it's going to be one that some people just hate. Many people will ask, why is it special? Well apart from Toy Story 3, there really aren't any decent films out yet. And it is more than enough to satisfy a movie night out. It's a not a really long film at 148 minutes, but it's a jam packed 148 minutes, and alot of confusinating and expositionising (new words) happens within that duration. The latter half of the movie is one of the most intense movie experiences I've ever had, although admittedly I don't watch that many thrillers.

I feel that for a psychological thriller, one that is literally based in the human mind, it's just not complex enough to accurately reflect that state of consciousness. I feel that Chris Nolan invented his own idea of what dreams are just so it works. And it does work - but It's not quite familiar to what I see as a dream. I have no doubt that it's a hard thing to pull off, since everyone's dream experiences can be different or even constantly changing. In some cases I don't think the movie really got deeply psychological - the main character had his problems, but they were almost too physical, and I can't believe that none of the others in the group had similar, dream invading secrets.

As for the acting, it was great to see these guys altogether, and Leonardo did an especially good job.



If you want to see a more fresh, bizzare dream-o-logical thriller, watch Paprika.