from the cult classic memento... to the reboot of the Batman franchise... Christopher Nolan had built up quite a resume to his name... naturally, this only leads to critics to ask if his next effort can out-trump his earlier work...
in Inception... the project offers a whole lot of promise even before the movie itself is released... for one.. Christopher has been working on it for almost a decade... the story is somewhat familiar to his earlier works like memento where the concept of reality is questioned...all these and a good 10 years to revise his script and at the same time hone his craft as a director must surely guarantee this movie to be a masterpiece... so did it live up to its expectations?...
the story of Inception is about a group of dream thieves led by the best of the trade played by Leonardo di Caprio... the idea is that by sharing a dream, the group can extract secrets from their target's subconscious... to do that, the team will build an environment for the subject and slowly lead the person into revealing the location of their deepest secrets...
in his last job... Leonardo's effort was foiled by the image of his wife and subsequently failed to acquire the information he needed... since failure is not an option from his employers... he was ready to go on an exile when his target offered him a chance of a life time... Saito, the man in question, offered to help him reunite with his family in US if he managed to embark on an ambitious project...
for a long time, extraction of information in dreams has been common knowledge... but it seems that no one has ever managed to implant an idea into the subject's mind... Leonardo, desperate to go back to his young kids accepted the offering because as he explained... he knew it was possible...
so the search begins to assemble members of the team and perform this implanting of idea called inception...
i try to not give too much away on the storyline because the movie is full of surprises... to be honest... i have not found such a stimulating experience both visually and mentally since perhaps all the way to the very first matrix movie... the idea is fresh... the plot is intense and smart... the execution was almost pitch perfect... while the concept of the dream and reality can be a confusing subject... the idea is presented in a simple to understand way that audience will not feel lost and detached... the great thing about this film is that it is well suited for everybody... if u are looking for a thriller that requires some thinking... this movie definitely offers u a lot of afterthoughts... if u simply want to just sit back and enjoy the action... this movie can do more than a fine job... a special thumbs up for Christopher Nolan who reassured us that movies will not be simply CG effects plastered everywhere... although there must be a lot of temptation to create boundless computer generated dream worlds... most of the worlds and effects seen in this movie is simple and realistic... one big reason how everything stays believable even though they are not...
in the end... for once... i struggle to find fault with a movie... there are no tongue-in-cheek cracks on the loopholes.. or how characters are laughable in scenes... this movie is simply a must watch for everyone... thank you Christopher Nolan for bringing Batman back to good standings and for giving me a wonderful movie experience i have not enjoyed for years...
go watch Inception now if you have not already... this is simply a 5 star movie...
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